The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-07-04

The following day Mary Anne, with
but little persuasion, agrees to accom-
pany NE to the cottage to call on Mrs.
Ogilvie. The door is opened by a neat
maid-servant. She is at home and we
are ushereds into the drawing-room,
which we almost fail to recognize, so
changed is it.
Presently Mrs. Ogilvie comes in,
looking, if possible, even loyelier than
the day before. She is in simple
white dress, with here and there a knot
of blue ribbon about it; and she has a
bit of blue also in her golden hair. Her
manner is as charming as her looks, and
as she thanks my wife with pleasant,
cordial words for being the first of her
neiehbers TO take compassion on her
loneliness,I can see that Mary Anne,
whose heart is as large as her figure,
basely deserts the female faction and
goes over tothe enemy. Mrs. Ogilvie
isIvery young, still quite girl. though
she has been married three years she
tells US.
alt is dreadful that Frank should
haze to go away she says, and the
tears well up in her large gray eyes;
"that is the worst of the service. See;
here is his photograph" lifting case
from the table and handing it to Mary
Anne. sis he not handsomePr.
He is most undeniably so, if the like
ness speaks truth, and we both say so;
Mary Anne, with the privilege of her
sex and age, adding a word as to the
beauty of the pair.
4 go, yes,p,replies Mrs Ogilyie with
/ out the Smallest embarrassment; tive
are always called the handsome
couple.''' s..s..
4 l suppose something of my astonish-
+ ment expressed itself in my counte-
nance, for she smiles, and says: 90 ! am
afraid you think me very vain; but /
can not help knowing Lam good look
ing, any more than l can help being
aware that my eyes are gray, not black,
and that my hair is golden. 1t is a gift
from God, like any talent, valuable
one too, think it, and | own that am
proud Of it for my dear Franks sake,
: who admires it so much"
as we afterwards discover-an intense
and quite open admiration of her own
beauty.
At first every one is astonished at this
:, idiosyncrasy of hers, but in little while
we all come to laugh at it; there is
something original and amusing about
it; and in all other ways she is so
, charming.
My wife, with whom she speedily be-
comes intimate, tells me that she is sure
she values her beauty more for her hus-
bands sake than her own. So She evil
IDENTIFY, adores him. says Mary Anne ;
: - and he seems to think so much of her
sweet looks. She says he fell in love
with her at first sight, before he ever
spoke tt, her. ~s..s1 ,-sr-s-.-
But Mrs. Ogilvie has many more at
fractions than are to be found in her
! face. She is a highly educated woman,
!, a frst-rate musician and pleasant and
intelligent companion, and, more than
all, she has sweet, loving disposition,
and true heart at the core OF all her lit
q tie vanities.y She is very good to the
: poor in our village, and often when
!, am on my rounds | meet her coming out
!, of some cottage with an empty basket
: in her hand, which was full when she
- entered it.
: In a. quiet little neighborhood like
= ours such q woman can not fail to be al
acquisition, and every one hastens tc
:, call on her, and many are the dinners
: and croquet parties which areinaugurat
!. ed in her honor To the former she
. will not 90; she does not wish TO 90 out
- in the evening during her husbands alb
sence-much to my wife's satisfaction
who approves of women being ''keep
: erss st zhome''-and it is only seldom
4 that she can be induced to grace one OF
. the croquet parties with her presence.
But when she does, she eelipses every
= one else. She always. dresses in tho
: most equisite taste, as if anxious that
. the setting should be worthy of the
4 jewel-the beauty which she prizes Sc
:. highly. . $3.50
e She has been settled at the cottage
t rather more than two years and is be,
:. ginning to count the weeks to her hus
h bands return. We do not number
e them quite SO eagerly, for when he
: comes he viii take her away from us,
+ and we shall miss her sorely 1t is
!. summer again-a hot, damp summer
}, lit has been a very sickly summer, and
o my hands are full ha= sas,ssa..as
g DEAR l say Is my wife as prepare
to go out. H"H this goes on I shall have
a more to do than can manage. There
| lisa nasty fever about which | don't
It like the look of; and if We don't,havt
e a change for the better in this mqggy
$ weather, there IS no Saying what i
2 might turn to- ~. III
|. g | am glad all the boys sare a
v school," observes Mary Anne, sarid
, th;,1Di will lo+ tho ,r;r9S oooa,,+ ~