The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-03-04

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Tse bssss TEXAS JACK. sa4s 90
The Story OF Rowing Typorra M,
Gave Up. 'unlosl'S-A anS Man VIII
1 zl FROM @ the Washington Capital "a q.
ihey call him Texas Jack. He travel
under broad -brimmed felt hat. wb;cl
has sheltered his head from rain an.
sun Tor many day : long locks, whicl
we're once raven, but are now sprinklet
with gray, curling dowff over his collar
q roiilng black eye, whose fires hay,
grown lusterless with age, long watch
ing, late hours, and bibu1ous habits: ,
sharp face, with furrowed cheeks
mustache, and short beard little orig
zled coat buttoned Close around hi,
spare frame; general appearance
which indicates that the man has haf
more downs thansups in4his world. and
IS getting little fired of the battle o.
hIe-a look OF comica1 impecuniosity
2 anu sort OF scent, not of royal favor
out OF respectable connections, 2clincino
20 MS person and there you have Mr
yohn L. Redette, otherwise known a.
lexas Jack. He is q genuine tramu
printer, surrounded with all the rr. ro.
hanuc halo OF rover, an adventurer. a
soldier OF fortune. "a His sole object In
ndngling with men now appears to be
toind0ee them to 'sgive up,,, and he
summons to his aid an seloquenee which.
though his voice is husky, is quaint and
frssssaesaL ~ hen the Gapatai man ran
agsAnst Jack he Was pleading, with "a
Young man who did not seem inclined
% respond literally to the demands made
upon hln. =" You are a young man, y
SAID Jack, posturing himself With one
hand hobbing up his coat-tail, "of fine
ability OF elegant accomplishments of
n1gh literary attainmefnts, in the prime
and vigor of your manhood, surrounded
with friends, receiving a HIGH salary.
with your hreeches lined with money.
Look at me; used up PHYSICAL W NOR
ally and financially. Such as Won
should rally to my rescue and buoy me
up, and all that sortAef thing @Won't
yoa give up?" The young man still
seeming disinclined to g give up, . Jack
regarded him with smile which ex-
pressed disdain and pity, while he re-
marked m rs he turned away. s.sYoung
man, your face is good, but. your heart
Is light The warmest Ian guage of the
sunny South would not touch your
hearth -. zssvssss aAisslzasssss3i
Jack next fell into the hands of the
Capital man, who proceeded. to turn the
tahles, and made Jack himself !" give
up"a little Of his personal history.
"1ou are an old-timer, aren + t~you,
Jack?" inquired the Capital man.
so | should smile, "replied Jack, and he
suited the action to the word, smiling 3
broad smile, which bowed all the
creases in his cheeks into nooses. ssaa
"Where were you bornp''
- Natchez, nay boy, Natchez-on the
banks of the Father1ofs Wa,
ters, on the beautiful Mississippi. Twas
! born u. .lS2Qe.ss1 shaXe. been here some,
time. " sss ss's7
Chow have YOU spent your daysp"
: am printer. have been pub
Usher Of four Of the finest newspapers
on this continent. published the AZ
bany Aemoen9t, and also thezAsppwall
Courier. I an d printer, a14 " am
no small plea setter. b very dollar 1
earned passed over the counter. Ia
the days of my youth and prosperity T.
cast my money on the waters, and it has
never returned to me. though money
grew on trees thens. Il never occurred
to me that the days Of ofsadvefsitv, days
Of financial depression, days of stags
nation of labor and trade were coming
but they came. Now find myself In
the sere and yellow leaf, without cent
yellow dog',Garfd JACK. WHO had sat
down during this recital, and throws
one leg upon the table, looked long and
earnestly at the toe Of his boot, which
was in about the same dilapidated con-
Llition as himself, and seemed to begaz-
ing down the long aisle of time to the
days when he wasaheaHhy young buck,
with his breeches lined with money and
the world before him. sszaasssg es 4
90. You have been around some, I
guess = suggested the Capital man, in
jerrupting this reyery.s s@sss.z sgs7ss asssss
Il have travelled little" replied
Jack, rousing himself. 81 was four
years in the gold regions of California.
[ have been In Frames, Spain MA Ger
Then / was young and had
What travelling L have
lone in the past few years IhaVez done
n slow coaches. 50 e @ sSA EE
:" !" How are you on the walkp'' q - s.s
= Every poor on the walk" replied
lack, scarcely noticing the interruption.
: I am writing up story now--s The
White Chief o ] the Cherokees; or, the
Scout OF the Valley In s'49 i was
Known as the White Chief of the Chero-
lees. I lived on There them
" You have seen some thrilling times,
HEMP"
eyes; Iswent On an expedition to
Cuba in 1850 ON the Creole, and went
IN the last expedition in 1851, under
Seneral Lopez. They hunted us down
ike dogs then, and shot ffty-two of us.
was sent to the chain gang in Spain
or ten years, but 1 was pardoned out in
,wo months because / VIA ran american
Then Twas nine months fight
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