The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-05-31
The Wandering Mohawks.

= ;,osfimable neighbor and TREND,
~ sa, OF Isdiah Spilkins, is "A member of
'els, eoyder Of Meandcring Mohawks,
wy Nv stsnds with great regularity the
M "''a meetings of the lodge. AT times
- ! j called meetings, say to bury a
osa M NJ; OF he is on committee,
ny Z !, " 4 MANY evenings of this sober
s,.g srs, ~ 4 grocer are occupied by the Nj.
s twa naeb to the wrath and discomfort
boo. I"o spilkins, who does not approve
, T IT,. npn brutes, n,as she styles the lords
ron ealsll, gettin' off by themselves"
onclsn nscretiYe way.
ata. s j. a teIln' what they're up to on them
iam.s sans she remarks.
tba;s fset that aggrayates the disorder
q Il .akins takes something at these
,se,. sDes Of the Meandering Mohawks,
pos red men, that flies to his legs and
mol slv affects his speech, so that she
e -bs,A Ail6ink he was drunk only that Dea-
non anorton, who is also a brother Mo-
n a. assures her that no liquor is al
the 1t the lodge, and then at all other
smat Brother spilkins is as steady and
draf aa Judge Pumphries.
Vifb / spilkins, however, got to be SO
rews eaated by the frequency of these
g ma ngs and the shaky condition of the
,ours h, that she undertook their sup
peed ion by depriving him of his night
,ne.h Some nights after this courageous
The n, who, like all other married
pol has been for years looking for
lclud aader the bed. was awakened by
expd zone breaking in the house over the
a md a-shed, and, arming herself hastily
lpetid ia poker, she made the window just
|, it Inc 10 meet a mans head coming in
rind s orifce of their edifice. Nothing
mes thick felt hat saved Spilkins from
to k Immediate and violent death. As it
be went among his customers
Eug a lump on the outer surface of
Intellect that resembled in size and
: eagoose egg done in alto relief.
k spilkins, not wishing to murder
'ely hther of her innocent children, re-
us . Rs him his night-key, with an ad-
1ci'ls onthe occasion that we regret was
ue,e reported, for it was a sweet bit of
, ,'i.s Rat utterance, that, S. said after,
, a,.a ~ about an hour in passing any one
: ! ~ 3 rf friend and neighbor continued his
,ar ar-lrregular attendance upon the
~. 'ad derng Ms, a purely sociable and
i i aaole Institution, until one night,
aot aher one morning the iron
= IA Il ae Of time had told the witchino
II Ehen graves do yawn, according
and Aakespeare-we suppose from being
mt a-when this inestimable citizen
m 'Npayer worked his way into his
nat snd wife's sleeping apartment
bov was no easy work, as he wished tc
al ii Us couch without disturbing the
eneeN aaer Of his d mestic JOYS and sor.
I ols,; Under these circumstances the
aepravity of inanimate things i.
air 4 amazing. There was, as there
rnal1 a!s IS, the rocker of a chair waiting
near .l'm silence for the fated shin. Spill
yed eolided on this, and suddenl,
ong wing up his wounded limb, uttered
omn pf0lane expression. Mrs. Spilkins
: ar awake, heard in wrath that pro
,wle1 alym the presence of her innocen
y-oaI she heard, Immediately after
in nsge lord working his way appar
naHj over an exceedingly rough coun
5ees ~ y northeasterly direction. HI,
bees asa 70 be going over tables anc
noe II y, " q wardrobe, which he ap
srs, 70 De assaulting with his head
to Sl'ils supposed point, so far as lati
tad alla longitude could be learne,
His lle circumstances, the tumultu
! ss.s as''1,'fe appeared to be moving il
abof 'efi' direction. He seemed to b.
luca suias Tor time with a dressin,
ii II ~. ~, After, he tried conclusions witt
Q vi \ l%sal-scuttle, "a and then followed
cina NJ slehee. Mrs. S. took this occasion
NIKE a remark: N'',''0'
lou drunken brute.n she said :,
I'M osa, eailllness, care you going 1,
EVERY thing in the housep',
serrresponse came.
ling ~ what's = the matter with you-wl,at'
vi 's, sas brought 2 forth only a groan tha
ea d, ia aifs. 5. Had spilkins, grocer
Judi u Why don't you answer,,, sb
1t aa,sa ,a at the risk of waking the baby
Pc .,aasa naef Marier Spilkins,'' solemni
on - sssaed Spilkins, GIVE oone an,
I i Done whaten
had lone Ion murder,
wv What?,
yc " gone (hic) and sot on the (hic
nrs a,s Sias sab hi, l can't (hic) get up" an
'es s oolst into tears.
I, s,. spilkins, an extremely activ
81 /, a. ~ !, sprang from the bed as if a
u T. u dynamite had been explode
cea g l. aer somewhat substantial person
d 40. snded on the floor with a bound
ica ~ a'sl ! iimpulsewas to rush in the dar
s. 81 ~ ', la:; place from whence issued tt tn
i Z ZAP ,S,lpiilkins, but a wall from the in II
q spakins in another direction attba