The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-03-08

complimentary ticket. I have known
Mr.. Dashboard long enough to know
that he is invariably courteous to stran-
gers and gentleman. She settled
herself in her chair again and fixed her
eyes upon the stage. IA
The Man from Solano thanked the
Man of New York, and then, after shak-
ing hands with every body in the box,
turned to 60. When he had reached
the door he looked back to Miss X. ana
said: T =
sit acas one Of the gueerest things in
the world, Miss, that my fndin' them
But the curtain had just then risen on
the garden scene in 81 Faust,n and Miss
X. was absorbed. The Man from So
lano carefully shut the box door and re-
tired. I followed him. as
He was silent until he reached the
lobby, and then he said, as if renewing
a previous conversation, "She is a
mighty peart gal-that's SO. She's
Just my kind, and will make o stavin,
good wife" a ~ -
/ thought saw danger ahead for the
Man from lSelano, so / fastened to tell
him that she was beset by attentions,
that she could have her pick and choice
of the best of society, and, finally, that
she was, most probably, engaged to
Dashboard.
"That's so," he said quietly, with
out the slightest trace of feeling;' it
would be mighty queer if she wasn't.
But reckon I'll steer down to the ho-
tel. Idon't care much for this yellin'. :"
Gle was abiding to a cadenza of that
famous cantatrice, Signora Lutti BATH. J
"What's the timer" ].
He pulled out his watch. 1t was
such glazing sham, so obviously bo-
gus, that my eyes were fascinated by it.
''You're looking at that watch,'' he
said; sits purity to look at, but she
don't go worth a cent. And vet her
price was $l25, gold. I gobbled her
up in Chatham Street day before yes
terday, where they where selling 'em
very cheap at auction" AZ .~fs
"You have been outrageously swim
died." l said, indignantly. swatch
and chain are not worth twenty dol
! ars"
care they worth lffteenP" he asked
gravely. 1J-5s9t.d l.a
Possibly" nj lsa,sa fr5
"Then l reckon it's q fair trade.
Ye see, told 'em 1 was Californian
from Solano and hadn't any thing about
me of greenbacks. / had three slugs
with me. Ye remember them slugs Pr
| q did; the "slug" was a I" token" is
sued in the early days-a hexagonal
piece OF gold little over twice the size
of a twenty dollar gold piece-worth
and accepted for fifty dollars
"Well, handed them that and they
han led me the watch. You see them
slugs l had made myself outer brass
filings and iron pyrites, and used to
slap 'em down on the boys for bluff
in a game of draw poker. You see. not
being g'lar COMMENT money, WASN'T
counterfeiting. I recken they cost me,
counting time and anxiety, about SIS.
So, If this yer watch is worth that, it's
about square game. Amt it?''
/ began to understand the Man from
Solano, ana said it was. He returned
his watch to his pocket, toyed playfully
with the chain, and remarked: sKind-
er makes a man look fash'nble and
wealthy, don'titp'' 4sE
I agreed with him. ssBut what do
you intend to do herep" I asked.
| "Well, I've got q cash capital of
nigh on 500. | guess until | get into
regular business I'll skirmish round
Wall Street, and sorter lay low"
was about to give him few words of
warning, but remembered his watch,
and desisted. We shook hands and
parted. Tta}
A few days after I met him on Broad
way. He was attired in another new
suit, but | think saw q slight improve
ment in his general appearance. Only
five distinct colors were visib BILE in his
attire. But this, had reason to be-
lieve afterwards, was accidental. .
/ | asked him if he had been to the
ball. He said he had. s.That GAL
and a mighty peart gal she was, too
was there, but she sorter fought shy of
me. Igot this new suit to 90 in, but
those walters sorter run me into a pri-
waite box, and didn't get much chance
to continniew our. talk about them
checks. But that young Teller, Dash
board, was mighty perlite. HNbrought
lots OF fellers and young women round
to the box to see me, and he made up
q party that night to, take me round
Wall Street and in them Stock Boards
And the next day he called for me and
took me. And | invested about $500
in them stocks may be more. You
see, we sorter swopped stocks. You
know had ten shares in the Peacock
Copper mine, that you was once secre
tary Off -.
But those shares are not worth a