The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-12-13
l.qHkEL SPRING, e.,

she sss' LAUREL SPRiNG. z.
rss having my fill of fashionable
t{3 4 hand 's-breadth from me there
i sdsiabnds flashing, there were price
s y,e s 1es Adailiaglals4S agss gg,e 6
EsmaanrouA fkiS1 CMaoS splendid
y rrany, smilingtah graceful and gra-
% % bR5$szsss BF5 flsss
vith aalhers' 'YTre chatting id gaygroups.
,or. ssIItt The window where l stood, a
heirI Eaf these radiant creatures swept at
iBnsatj jthe lady lcoquetting with
pie. SEeled fan; Ieould have put forth
q, ! S,pd and touched her asshe passed
fs near ind yet ssffar apart frpAane.
her N1dsv1eture, set n }costt frame,
In. Ess nothing. in -co6An9as with such
sEN Bf*ofnsfp as the rustics
shs kl,Vea @qking on ffem wiithout,-and
agShom Jacob and l., lred by the
ons and music, had stolen up alte-aah
Veu Fasdhe' piazza OF the grandhotel
surel Spring, aAdra grand ball was in
ress. All, how beautiful it ALI was!
gsHed iike Kaleidoscope offjewels,
a.. Einpg changing, alluring, as stood
,ns ~ ~ ssasihrwindow +ouking through.
n. pw shppaH loek~ia jts6 spfRa a silk?
+ wo6M Jacob appear il Just such
= vest and elegant dress suit! l
M led up 3 Jacob. He WAS a tall,
ent INV foil " was Jacob, and he was
Ind busbant and Ihad got so used to
h Big him tlfzt blue Shirt working a
ahat | Nun Nc lit him in the fash
M bible rig j IN satisfaction.
4 but s1id 6estatically, !" Don't they
Il bead j acob p''
ii. ut Jac5S answered never word.
Ill stood there Stny side, looking on
:: :: ss3f aIB BbdGs;e sounded, sounded ,abdM
= add movement yon the floor kept
u. Fto it. 1t SO Wroug ght upon me that
b pte of. ny Quaker Bfihging up, I
o nyhssfs be.tingg 3 !. tling!g qNNck, and my feet
a. hing themselves in motion.
!. y5TssTFyiESfiful! said agsirs
4 INT eaRs BY way ef3steaasing
q Hsli iIaEla4 Day. said JatqbI
b. nt, and suppose we've got
m 4iNiand itif WeTlike.% ON
% Al, but Jake, jealous old Jake,
u laEyop o2n upthat it's beautis
/. hshagw!.',' hshagw said Jacob, impatiently;.
3 Nh gglhliinr Ding beautiful about it.. It's
4 X oommereial affair-the>iwlrole .
e bought land paid fOf.so These
! ddys sshop-keepers, and ofiicelhold-
y shdUifd fdiggers, and Heaven knows
!: Al, send their womenrfolks here to
I trade goingr-fsr:nothing else I'M
= he sun but to bargain and haggle'a
9 0gle for places and power and
y Then it's business! ~ said l., admir-
! ny; for was determined to lure
! Ee1 out Of his moodiness. rsWell,' r.
~ have. seen business look so fair
Y desirable, Eake~unless," | added,
ang, 9 8AeR Pve ecaught glimpse
! y aakhing = i afield in your Old straw
N assss'i Haa oi sislB = ~ 67fiI 7 ~ 4
an, that's different story-azdif-
I at1e0fg Indeed vas Che ysi4s1 rave re-
hi 1fyts,Ss business Of apother sort,
td ,ARfikg hsfH work, and tood
y o. it: And this summer, con-
~ 4.Alurdas 0elend Of it alt All,
r, you don't know what load I've
@s M under that old straw hat" ]
3eq9l dip Many D time had III
aronthd dqniek doorway and seen;
" working afield with shadow on
M. ivy was ut made by the brim
Y was er things now, l
nas 80, - efe a spectator of
an, naale said he, presently,
H.. ~ as slght to be there as
ssa oi zee woman.''
iIlls1ed, want to be there,
naa \ sir0 fepresent COM
h 4 is arm laost painful grip.
s'a,t aeaven aid, his gray eye
Ssi asa' 50. So ! faefe's step6sn Risdale
=; -: !, the villain that robbed me-.the
NJ nas .aas got my land nhis grip, with
3aagesrasds bis trnst-deeds, and
ss'' %''r Knows WHAT: He's there with
NJ n.y. ysgBthsansg44p gotrafore-
esa me, and left me to scrape and
ssaefthnofs9 eaapE all aaS aeieess
! grlnd lJs a living out of the rocks! |,
snS snnSisn n is he, with d diamond /
4 gold chain bought with the
ot which I've been a hondsslave, i
" Is s.u And by the living God, I'lltr
'om Of hifn!" As Jacob uttered
sa words he lifted his hand and
Il I.a1a sharply the broad wMdow-sill.
ar ar gaye'a great fhrob. / thought
W. w. drb5a j hatl great asssiabyA-
T. sup iana iana stare al. us. But the
~ soahde 1dddit,, Tie dancing went
N.Y.. a no one seemed to heed us. AS
~. y aown. thestepsu sawies Jigger
ss~,. me village IDIOT. grimaeing and !,
eu ing and mifnicf;nr tho Jano-