The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-07-19


off, just hanging on her back hair in a
manner that suggested to Rufus the days
of his boyhood and the .'Sailor's Horn
pipe" "you think / have injured your
business. If / have, / didn't mean to.
The building next door was left to me
by an old aunt, and the store was stock
ed from the wholesale establishment of
an old uncle. Now, / couldn't set up
millinery shop, or flower store, or
confectionery with shirts, and socks, and
collars, and cravats, and suspenders- :
and such things-could I?''
"Of course not, replied Rufus. s'I
see no way in which they could be con-
,verted into bonnets, bouquets or candy"
'seiJist so," said Bright & Co., putting
her right hand into her pocket and
drumming softly on the counter with the
fingers of her left.ii 81 took the house
and thanked my lucky stars and my
auntie; and I took the goods, and thank
ed my lucky stars again and my uncle.
placed Bright over the door without
any Miss Rufus couldn't have ex-
planned for the life of him, why he was
so relieved to find it wasn't .Mrs.'] or
Christian name, because it looks more
business-like, and / added the, Co. be-
cause it sounds well, and my small
brother (the one your Fred tried to
thrash the other day. is my general as
sistant, and my big cousin Ito whom you
refused a look at your window)i helps
me in every way he can, though that
isn't much, because he has his own busi-
ness to attend TO-, s.,..tegir.s,..7 :
+ ''Glad of it." thought Rufus.
"And have pair Of lovely twin sisters
only six years old, and dear mother and
| grandmother to take care of and oh !!
how can you be so hateful about that
sign!"
Good gracious !" exclaimed Rufus,
running his fingers wildly through his
red-that is, his auburn-curls and
causing the aufeole to :. rise again.
"Don't say another. word about, it.
Cover the whole Of your house and mine
also-though it isn't mine; there, too,
you have the advantage of me, as you
have in every thing else-with signs if
you will can make a living for my
mother ani myself somewhere else, #
not here. i have no large family de-
pending upon me, like Bright & Co. y
.sOh7 dear nc, Mr.. Lynde, that wouldn't
please me at ALL said the little woman
s'the somewhere else, you know. Stay
right here. lThere'H be room for us
| both after awhile, I'm sure of it,
Rufus looked into the rosy, earnest
face with an almost love-like smile, as
Fred burst into the store, shouting
T"The lawyer says come to his Office al
ten O'Clock tomorrow morning, and
he'll see that that old sign comes down
in iiffy.n 81 bi4. is7@ rstA ;5iA. /
"oh, you wicked boy!' said Brigh'
& Co.
.sNever mind hin;;'' said Rufus. !" ]
give you my word that the sign shall
remain just where it ISL and seizins
bis hat he escorted her to her own door
leaving Fred in the act of executing ,
break down illustrative of extreme as
tonishment, but much too astonished t.
whistle an accompaniment.
And the sign didn't come down-tha
is, it did eventually, but not until th'
next May, and then another, still larger
and stretching twice the distance, tool
| its place.
"Lynde, Bright & Co.." the nev
sign reads, and the two small stores ar
turned into one large one, and Rufu
t Lynden and Bright & Co.. are part
ners for life. 4s
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