The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-02-28

You can not conceive how this creature did
act.
through; .s-..-
Now what, pray tell, was this woman to do?
This was trouble sufficient; but oh! -..
There were the dumplings, you know
The dear, darling dumplings. All, me!
Way down in her heart-but maybe
Twas not in her heart-was fear
Too deep for a word or q tear.
But the wretched, ridiculous pig
Seemed to care for her grief not a fig.
Just then there came along dog. She beg
ged that he would bite :.
The stupid pig, so she could reach her home
before the night
The willful dog, however, was of another
mind,
And said, quite resolutely, he'd do nothing OF
the kind.
A stick lay by the roadside-it was not very
big
She said: CT pray you beat the dog, he will
not bite my pig.
1t grieves me; but begged him to make the
creature jump,
For must be at home in time to make my
apple-dump-'
Here the stick refused to strike. Then pres
entity she came
To where a fire was burning. Within the
glowing flame
She thrust the stick, and said "Burn it!
Burn it quick!
1t would not beat my dog for me, the wretch
ed, horrid stick
So can not make my apple" But the fire
grew quite still
And positively refused to do the unhappy
wOmanS will.
She called on water. "Quench the fret ' she
said. 1t will not burn
The stick which will not whip the dog, which
viii not do q turn
Of kindness by biting my pig, which will not
Through the stile, as any right minded pig
should do,
And l shall lose my supper. Aack, alack-a-
My ap3' just here the water was softly
heard to say
That it hoped she would excuse it. The pa
tient woman went
To where an OK was grazing, the picture of
content.
"Dear OK, here is some water. It's very nice,
think.
I'll take it as kindness If you will please to
drink"
The OK declined, with thanks. "Well, never
mind" said she.
Here's a butcher man a-coming. I rather
thinkthat he u ia
Will help poor old woman, when the favor
that ask
Is in his line of business; so it won't be any
task.
sob butcher man, dear butcher-man, 1 am
so glad you've come.
l an in such a hurry to reach my lite home,
And every thing goes wrong, and the pig and
dog and stick
And all the other creatures are as hateful as
old Nick.
Here's this OK, a dreadful monster; but good
for beef, know.
Now moutd You have the goodness to strike
In the middle of the foreheadp' But the
butcher, with a smile,
Gave the OK look, and answered that it
wasn't worth his while.
Now, this enraged her greatly. To arope that
lay close by
She told the tale, and said: sOh! Rope pray
hang this butcher high
But the rope asserted it had something else
to do. - "a r
A rat came long. She begged him to gnaw it
through and through.
A previous engagement was plead, and then
a eat
Came strolling by. ." Oh! Tabby, wish you'd
with all my heart" said Tabby, in tones as
soft as silk.
e" Could you without much trouble get me a
dish of milk" ae
She FASTENED where she saw a COW, and, bow
ing low, said she:
f" You're very handsome COW. viii you give
some milk TO me?
Pm a woman in great trouble, to give me help
For, if you grant my asking, the cat across
the way
win catch the rat" She ratified on. / can not
tell You how
The dog and dumplings stick and pig, be-
wildered that poor COW.
But she answered, very mildly Just little
way from here
The poor old woman held her breath in min !
Sied hope and fear
There's a haystak. Go you to it and bring
wisp to me;
And then perhaps III help you. At any rate, f!
I'll see." /
She brought the hay, she took the milk and
then the willing cat
Began in deadly earnest to look out for that |
rat.
The rat began to gnaw, and the rope began |
to wind 6ea
Itself around the butchers neck, who could |
not fail to find
The state of things uncomfortable; and so he |
too began
To kill the ox-how horrible to be a butcher
man,
The OK began to drink-he did it double /
qufeki
The water gan to quench the fire, which gan
to burn the stick;
winch began to beat the dog; the dog as quick
as sight
Began TO bite the wTetched pig, to bite and
bite and bite
The pig forgot his bad resolve that he ,yonla
never do it;
In his amazement cleared the stile before he
even knew it. /