The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-08-26

DOD AND DAN.

4 0hr felix's and Mr., Gregory's haven't
ton very well together till lately,
sngh they've been our next door
sghbors for four or five years.
8 Near as lean find out, the trouble be-
2nabout our monkey Sim. Mr.. Gregory
Bill that people hadn't any business to
$ep slleh misehieVous animals! But if
m's any worse than the Gregory;
pins, I'd Ike to know it!
/ was all Mr.. Gregory's fault, any
s You,wouldn't hardly think that
ongdegged. stiff-backed man with a
FAiie choker "a party that's forgot how
bmlle would poke a monkey with a
Eek, now would you?
Well, that's what Mfr. Gregory did.
hsaid he diasit to please the twins.
Il yes. But | notice Sim didn't look
ft that way! He just went for the
Ffof Mr.. Gregory's leg as lively as he
fsald for anybody's-jast as l told Mr..
i be would. ~ss4s,zs.s&
laugh! We'll. who could help it? 1
lnt know that Mr.. Gregory had any
ant in his back bone before. And
Fd have laughed to have heard him
hIer and see him skip round on one
b Sk a ss
De didn't come near the house for
|Fg 50 long after that. But every once
|iaa while. he'd send bod or Dan
RT'r Of morning TO say with his COM
|Plnepts, that if Miss Ellen-that's sis
En MhA would cease practicing that
|ldFoious dance music for little while,
|she could collect his thoughts while
N xts booking over the Sundlay-sehool
|ssson he d be much obliged.
ZONE girls would up and get mad
|nsa OF, whether they was church
|asnber or not. But that isn't our Nell.
| believe in the kind of Christian she
\ ehe hts it rightinto the little places
|ille Nell always used to shut the
Paho hight up without word, when
|Rsentfever that way. -.
MT Gregory is one of my disci-
}laes,' she said. laughing, once-and
lshoald think he was. It's all over
y %n, out he used to be catching her up
s'ne time on the foolishest things,
- because she was teacher in the
where he is superin-.
saaent. y He'd tell some one. that he
'al J think it was quite consistent for
'saufeh 4 member to go into company
] 'as.s g. there was dancing or whist. And
I ~ aian exactly approve of croquet.
- ~ ae was particularly down on Nelrs
wing about the .harbor an hour or two
s wy day. he thought young lady
sssu,een ~ years old might be betterem-
]. aaled; ne said. OF course this would
y ], 70 Nells ears and she'd feel real
. . sooat it for while, but mother'd
~a ,sallort her up and tell her it would all
'ss;s s%s out right some day-only be
/ 's'snt, If it hadn't been for her I'd
ess sssn Mr. Gregory a piece of my
~ s now tell you. But mother was
n M y she most always is-and I'm
= \ now ! held my tongue.
- u' !. like to know which was worse
|. - : alm m to bite Mr.. Gregory's leg or
|mls laeSe twins to get our pig dead
ssass ssa : Come, now! You see, that
\ y M sney didn't keep a pig and we did.
sa1 H. ! eregory, who's just as clever
~, - usy Is long, used to send a pail
~. s.aas bread and things, over for him
~ say Well. one SATURDAY. after
son. sssae : went down town and forgot all
lss,s s. II SO bod and Dan thought
~ IA axe the business into their own
= ~ r.. SOD got loaf of cake out of
h ynsuery, and Dan poured some of
~ Tegory's nice currant wine over
i ahen they mushed it all up in a
& II q. saa put itin our pig trough with
s,,naas:ng as:ng q word to anybody. I was
> Su.lng; saII When l got back at sup
! n.sa ahes there was pretty how-do-
a round the pig pen. The folks
d. ana toa poor piggie laying on his
ad VI Mi the world as though he was
~ ather and l got him out on the
IN, ~. ne didn't seem to breathe,
. ! He'd kick one lee a little once
a wnlle, but that was all. Mother
n H. nay be it was collie, and wanted to
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