The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-05-06
INEFFECTIVE CURE.

Isaid / would 90, and he said 1 should
st was proud and hot tempered,
F1h horror of being domineered over,
nfI Insisted that I had some rights
sEeh The man / was engaged to was
bund to respect, and, as I had prom
led, must 60. Therefore, when even
e arrived and an old friend came to
srat me to the house of mutual ac-
ehhnee. Heftwith him and did not
xR think whether 1 would have my
laf act as | was doing or not.
WAS older by three years than my
sally hot tempered betrothed, and in
Eied questions Invariably settled the
aFae m my own favor by waving the
y st seniores p,aores over his head, a
nceedlng which silenced if it did not
saVinee him. rs Is tat H8U T
he Dved me, I believe. Yes, he did.
nh all the passion and fervor of a ieaI-
@ boy in his first real love, and L
y, 4 think ! was equally foolish; even
mree years of seniority did not save
Ei1pm pleading guilty to the soft inn
sconent. We had been but an hour
.ae house we We're visiting when a
,h0as ring at the door-bell caused nv
q szt b T. quicken its pulsations. A serv-
MNpeared at the parlor door, saying
= l'tle sister wished to speak to me-
= sseq me hostess to excuse me, and
g assended, wondering at this unusual
|a4f 5sisi9W sl1IFN v Y'rf-
IA isez +, ! said my sister, breathlessly;
'teIx Is here. 9
hound. ~
Outside" she said. "He won't
I ss M and he says you must come
w With him now, Immediately, or
~ sae stopped and smiled. IL
h In s mat you would not do it; that
! ~ geNple Y s IN the house would make fun
~ potn. but he insisted on my COM
sE Ia telling yon.'' Another pause to
h ..m' 9m!e'sIn' after which she added, timid-
!, = ron do not come home now. he
1yssa .r,s can consider all over between
|, supnse and Indignation found vent
1pssal @ Easay sentence neither choice nor
ssa' slRs ss he must be crazyr' 1 said.
q ssss : ne snow his affection in wanting
49, sy1seoeme the laughing stock of these
ssp'ss Go and tell him that I shall see
u;s., n = /, me morning and to stay home
nes: asss' Ials evening and support my alb
sss.5 1 zane zane here because | promised
d tsnd s the evening, and he knows of
i,s ~ !. : never break my word when /
.;slned and went up stairs AGAIN. To
M aiulf,es , Of my hostess l replied that |
& = sa1 aoIhlng at all; my sister forgot to |
iAs0 something and wanted to know
iFs nothing more. E~e =,
s1ss s1'la ssm my old friend and escort,
9 - : y my heightened color and nery- |
q 1 tuner sta and intimated by a look
a. ! Y. "a! Z, were all it was very little to |
NJ ny ~ ni,concealed perturbation.
a aftss h,ser mad retired when 1 got home, |
S. 'er Yer shake or two | MANAGED to |
sEa,' asT comprehend my question.
u r. what did Felix saya'' SO |
~ ~ .sls sne answered, becoming wide |
Aies \. ,h.: = once, her eyes distended to |
u aaslr natural size, ..how angry he |
ii equally ! Twas afraid; he set his |
Is SOU "a Know how he does it-and his
So, 'ae-ohf' ~ (this last uoh'' long |
~ ssa,' expressive of the forcible inn
..D;d s n ms anger had made upon her.
l,ms M + ~ say that he would come to-
. ICED, n he did not" was the reply. |
INK ;rbpsluve tone, and then, sleepily. /
nj AZ = you could have seen him. !" She
Rp]s, a "a n her side and in a minute her
ssn M T. a'ae. M breathing gave note of her
lass'oM an = Morpheus arms. I
40, sse . foolishly lay awake for an T
1anent !, . out being of sanguine tenn
nv - os ana having much Confidence
laher eoaxlng ways"-that is what /
is Iess, says-f finally fell int into ), a quiet quiet
'a''sd for Felix the next morning.