The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-07-26
i FEW LETTERS.

fr the WIZ BRooKsIDE, April II, 1872.
t in mi nR COUSIN BESSIE: 1t does not
IA model possible that but two months from
N saw YOU standing on your porch
,s ~ :, od old Applethorpe bidding me an
,bt = sfarewelln can see you now,
- sn saw you then, smiling-or rather
90 II INV ~ bing-and saying, "Write! write
in and if you can't find any real
Is a. and /, make something up" l little
aka kyhf then should so soon find ma
sf,nr B a for correspondence. He was very
h te.,sao at first, but really seems better now.
Into 81, forgot you don't know any thing
|easnoo but him. Well! neither do much.
|bake 4 awhat | have | give unto thee"
be use8 I'll begin at the beginning of my
kand VIII nance.
ahy before yesterday, as I was en-
IN Id in the very romantic work of
[an, ann, kEing heard the Gathering of hoofs
0ans = he snort and pant of horse at full
LM In an instant the runaway was
Io,,i aaa aght up, bang! against my fence. 1t
aaa xthe work of but moment to leap
49, aah wnd seize the animal. then per-
: .ne ~, %n nd his rider clinging, senseless, to
hale1 I saddle by one stirrup. 1t is great
lin lin gy to him that he was not killed, but
= Z nd been dragged but a short dis
pc and was therefore not severely
ED-ii ppd. secured the horse to the fence
IN cod quickly as possible, and then disen-
re, Coy sa the gentleman. Upon removing
|or sci tothe house, sending for physician
anu applying various remedies, his con-
IN BUSINESS was restored, and we soon
movin covered his injuries as we'll as a little
Fnan ~ IBIS history. wounds proved to be
laI-iro aes about the head and face (more
|e peei figuring than serious), and broken
(which it will take several weeks to
Graf re
|ipe col . here he is on my hands till he is
poun a I'm not sorry, either, for s"it is
ID 8 good for man to be alone," and |
1t; stir4 nlm my nearest neighbor- me
eggs, aaphan, like me with small fortune,
d corr ass'lng principally of his farm, and
f flour sG my age. I've no doubt we shall
pr bakEfa aIong eapitally. | shall write every
make y ugs OF his progress, knowing that
@Nl be interested in whatever inter.
sne. Don'tforget to send me all the
) Nus sap u Applethorpe, for am going
aaSe my neighbor acquainted with
heut d .,I lne inhabitants of Applethorpe by
The 80 ~ e., through your letters; sc
|of me1 lug your most entertaining ones, as
Ecetic, .gess . 70 read them all aloud to amuse
in = interest captious invalid. "Ne
|oe ia -s al present. from your affectionate
Il yoo& ',s Sg,.. PHILIP AUBREY.
= 2 M ~ NiSe Bessie TJNToO
frea,s H. .AfPLETHoRrE, April 20, 1872.
4 any IA ~ DEAR Boy: Your letter duly
IIniyl ~; ~ ! am glad you have found com
ID pss} II sS;asalp, = though am sorry for hin
! M s6 y ! y should have been an accident tha
Iieyed1 n aa'ly au threw" him in your way. Yol
ALSO 4 S@ 'eli me his name, or any thing bu
to ! .ais faet of his accident. Be sure thar
clsss -a,a.l sal nnd IN me an interested listener
not sssa .sa'ller rsatter-of any thing you ma,
|ally, sna,s ss - - ten me. But don't leave ac
kpninl NM .s " yourself out of your letters il
b, ped h ~. = make room for him. Remem
he sid ma soa are my only relation, the onl,
ken sss, a "a the world in whom I have !;
bad sss;h,. sss y oe interested. Itdoes not seen
M inl ~ saole to me, when I think Of G It s tba
pleas pss. :, "niy nve years difference in ou,
n nov ids, WY I'm sure l feel ten year
! sufi GA sssan instead of FIVE. l was very youns
|rse-e tsn sa 70 take charge of great boz
|h ons d rnaa '',u / Il 1t were not that you wer,
ling aaIS YPa sa ooy you always were, | neve
harH him. aase fulfilled the charge you
|dowt iss s mother left me. Do not think
harp lmla was not glad to do it for her
Friedi i hs.a ever, euer, if worked five time
|nlg sg AN IN a y have since she left YOU. re
kde aiseraal = mat she did for me, the boo
som h. oae' as shy orphan left to her care
IN a1 asl vs,l ~ upon these memoriesi Let u
Do H.,. maa the present and future
u BIOL mary wary Montrose's engagement
Preft lad ii - a9oerts is "outo TO-DAY. Tn
|m p' Sr doaa Il ! N n tired of keeping the secret
' mary! do hope She will b