The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-02-08
A GREAT MISTAKE.

Iead Macertain age one is liable to be
sh sentimental, therefore it is well to be-
ueS En my story by stating the fact that |
ha lad arrived at that certain age with
,om bumps that would have delighted q
SUI agster, since the various little idiosyn-
r II rssies which will develop my charac-
~ iEn the course of this narrative will
IL assurprising illustration of phreno-
N DgiGal eontretemps.
III had taken the train at the very
! Dutch and respectable city of Schenec-
r. hh, for purposes which will duly
,aa ssnspire, and was delighted to find the
u;n w full of people as | entered-for,
NV Ryt to the poets, at this certain age, the
- study Of character, as seen in rail-
tbJ nsd carriage, was my most profound
S iaS| Right.
NH a On this particular day, however, the
most interesting of my companions du
Dgsgs were absorbed in the highly mat
nti Rrof-fact discussion of peanuts-with
neH asr teeth-and, with mind half
lorq made up to feel injured, being deprived
ID amy chiefest enjoyment in travelling,
'an9 had taken a sensational friend in red
den cloth buildings from my sachel, and
new vas about turning in disgust from the
ann nai Of humanity to an ideal world peo-
In ped with charming pen-and-ink folk,
sul saen the voice ofla man, most musical,
on aTested my attention, and Immediately
'ura NJ whole thought was precipitated in
one grand concentration upon the
d Peaker, who sat directly in front OF
leA d., and Of whom l could see nothing
wed M pair ct magnificent shoulders, a
IN Eong, bread neck, mass of bewitch-
wA ng black hair, and a section of Panama
e tao not for q moment suppose that
NED as demonstration on my part was
aa aended with any particular noise
I aonentous as it would at first appear
,itS lsgersheless, without other, or the least
esd ,slole cause, the stranger turned hin
Mllg around upon his seat. For {
% a auuent our eyes met, holding one tt
sterI ~ ~ olner IN unaccountable questioning
ooH El' somehow, my book went tumbling
rrsd SNn OFT my lap. l stopped to rais'
izsd y Selegant and wicked gentlemen ant
md sa ues between its covers from the con
Act sannstlng and startled dust of the car
tesd ~, Ja, and, again resuming a perpendi
III lat' saw the back of the stranger q
o 81 s~soacerhedly opposed to the plusl
anx .'aloIs and my gaze as if there wer
ne, ssssoKs to fall, no embarrassed youn:
,Iiaa to disorder her best bonnet il
d;na sssaaermmg the face-reddening office O
ors Ahg them up; as if there were II
isct ~. s.,'ns TO be considered in all that car
laaa afcent self ' ''''' N'' An''s
, tha s. sao not think l could have grow
aid ~ .4 than [ had already become, i
and n. spasmodlc effort to convert mysel
a + .le similitude of hairpin in tn
irsd e,sas sssts OF literature; but certainl
nsa nssI Iu malgnant at this exhibition c
"a d y - NJ a,aailerence. utterly unwarrante
ebd s, Ms circumstances. Still, had
asss aser been closely observing M
,;na pmaoa pmeslshce, that stranger would hav
IN ~ ssgaaeed upon the blanching of n
- ssss caeeks, upon the blush lin
~ al tes.a lang around my mouth, and
~, os osened expression that came int
nss.l ssasnS, because of the inexplicabl
~ sgtaness ~ gaG of the change. j" 20
4 4 s. seI : atsaouid tauid prefer to sacrifice doze
al asgs isSs,sahes ssnhe as the one You claim
t;u,S nTs.Is ~ ssa[eWn away rather than to bin
ron a. - % bride not of my own ehoo.
w Sua 70 wedded life from whic
snx sou,s ssy circumstances attending.
lid hsd y. preclude all hope of love!n
'a the stranger say, with gre;