The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-04-12

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terious attacks, which attacks invariac
bly, seized her in the nighttime, and
made it imperative that I should run
for the doctor. Liability to these at
tacks precluded the possibility OF my
being away from home evenings, ex-
cept Sunday and Thursday evenings,
when was expected to see my aunt to
prayer-meetings and attend her home,
though Evelina went off in an opposite
direction with another fellow. l didn't
know but justice to myself and Evelina
demanded that should have q CONVEX
sation with my aunt, and set before her,
in language which even child might
understand, my views of the duties and
privileges of an engaged man but l
felt extremely doubtful of her sympa-
thy, and seventy-fiv thousand was a.
good deal to risk. - 4
We had one servant, whose wages
my aunt thought it rightI should pay,
because, as she said, if there was no
one but herself, she shouldn't keep a
girl. Our cuisine was managed with
strict regard to economy. We lived
largely upon soup, which consisted
principally of broth. My aunt highly
esteemed marrow bones. wonder if
it is generally known among physiolo-
gists how long healthy person can
subsist on persistently boiled mar
row-bone? ~ 15 ..-'' rs S'''' -
For two or three years 1 had been in
the habit of smoking single cigar at
the close of the days labors. One
evening was sitting on the piazza in
dulging in this luxury, when out came
my aunt. ~.~. .-...-..sa. ta sa.....,, ?
" ns'soel" cried she, 'sare you
snsoking9" i2 49, .'..
| "Yes'm," very meekly. ,.,N.-
"Well," said she, calmly but firmly,
"none of my money shall ever go up
in cigar-smoke. Then again, /" How
| much do you pay for cigarsP"
"Ten cents.'' .s.r .a-..... b.
Snow, Sam'wel, want you to take
your pencil and calculate how much 10
cents Gay will amount to in year,
then how much in fifty years, then 1
want you to put this sum at compound
interest. and see how much it will
amount to by the time you are IS years
of age" =.
1t struck me that I had somehow,
during my lifetime, met with similar
problems, but conscientiously made
the calculation. "b $40 af57 f1hfs"t
'sAunt," cried, "I'm perfectly APP
palled. Never did dream of this. OF
what mad extravaganza have / been
guilty ~ and wildly 1 hurled my cigar
into the camomile bed. a.
1t became generally known through
out our village that my aunt was veal
thy and l was heir-expectant, and |
soon perceived that, whether or not /
ever obtained the gold, | was going to
have the glory. At town-meeting,
legally called, and with the Moderator
in the chair, | was elected one of the
nine prudential committeeman; duty
=" to see about getting the wood"
Our Sabbath-school appointed me del
egate to Conference at Cummingford:
privileges-lose my time, pay my own
fare, change cars twice, stage it five
miles over 8 country road and through
a November landscape: prospects
address by Deacon Thomas Jones ::
music-that rare and intricate COM
position, "Shall we gather at the riv-
erp''s =.4r .s5fat
secured the position of Waterman
at our store every other Sunday night.
Aunt asked me if l expected extra pay
for this service, and 1 said did. Eve
lima had talked of green reps for our
parlor, but found that calculations had
now assembled to some kind of rose-
colored something, value about treble
that of the reps.
Aunt was at length seized with an
attack" of more than ordinary vio-
lence. 1 called three physicians, for l
shrank from exposing myself to the ir-
responsible village gossip which might
accuse me of not employing every eff
fort for the prOlongation of her life.
With three doctors in attendance, she
not unreasonably, felt that this attack
would prove fatal, and sent for a law
! yer. was in a state of great nervous
trepidation. ne. H.
Is there any thing can do for you
aunt?'' -'r..-.. - FIJI. ~. ..f -
"Nothing now."roa 10 t.. -.. ,-r- e..
"Has your nurse arranged your pill
lows quite comfortable"
Perfectly comfortable Ef
Solemn scenes have no place in this
narrative, and l pass on to the time
when we were assembled for the read
ing of the will-the lawyer, the doctor
the minister, and myself. That instru
ment ran as follows:
After paying my just dues and my funera
expenses, and providing a suitable monu.
ment, give and begueath to my beloved
nephew. Samuel o. Haynes, his heirs ant
, assigns, for their use and behoof forever
, all my wearing apparel and personal orna
ments. with the exception of my golt
beads, which l bequeath to my namesake
Louisa Haynes, of st. Joseph. Missouri
I. | all nv hnds and haddinn hnl1Sa hold IL Tor,