The Bossier banner., 1880-07-01

- ~ s4ueal, although r
own you are a plucky kinJ ) y ! nus
can soon put you into TN tSa Y gAosa
rich joke, girls. Old Finlarss.w way Of.
along, back there, on his .,,, Coming
right here in the fence-cnorrnss.. nrs. Stai
walk out as he comes up. + -. ~. and
possible you may succeed n may nay b
him out of the even tenor ~ ~ !: s:caras
The effect of such a th;na = ms va
SIMPLY sublime" This little 'vaa n;a b
intelligence put us into periaIFs Feee q
port OF delight, for be il ss Lro nsas
"old Finley" as he was wa s.sth tha
called, was q "thorn in onr aasIlilsty
fact, we had always considsssa ssa ! ). j
great and undeserved kindnsss = IA
was permitted to live. Such ', 'aG as
old fellow as he was, never - crusi!
giving you civil "howdvn vSasa uea Y
passed him on the road, and seem;,!, rs !ae
think the bony, vicious old ualgh an;m.
rode the only being worthy sa''aa - aas b
How he lived nobody kneS !, aOua as
don't think anybody cared n 1ua
however curious we might have Sss ~
not one OF us had ever found tha ossa sss
age to approach the old loc .sT ~:
guarded as it was, day and nicbf saoa
fiercest of dogs. All we fns. :! W
that each night we saw him ;s ~. wy
on his old mule, and every @ NOR ~
just at dawn, back again. and as !
other times, never lifting his head y !.
speak to a living soul, never osl losa. y
any one in the face, but keen;n. s'v1lng =
lone, solitary way from choice. rsrsIr. y
all attempts at acquaintance r;.I
gruff. Don't know YOU. sir ~ =,
so, because he was surly. and o,a aas aas
poor, we young folks hated him .ss ~
counted an opportunity to per,ees.
him one OF the choicest privileges sSs rs;a
could fall to our lot. "u4a
He certainly was queer lool;,.
object as he came over the brow II n
hill, astride the long-eared. old msl..
his broad-brimmed straw hat ta,ts,.l
and torn, Tapping over bis ,' ysIns
wrlnkled face, while every osS..
moment, he would dig his heel, s ;sa
the poor creatures sides with 8 .sss -
along by" Indeed, we found i
matter of great difficulty to pressr.
the decorum considered necesur
adjunct to ghostly character: butE
dint OF half smothering ourselves M
our shrouds, we were enabled to tsm
from betraying ourselves; althou,1 ! |
laughed SO hard that the team AcTM
ahundantly down my cheeks, wsttip, 4
the dough into a very sticky sud w |
pleasant consistency.
AS ne came slowly down the hill n
stalked from our hiding-place, andxiA F.
a hideous groan, arrayed oulselyu
before him. We had no idea ii Ncull
happen the way it did, of course, ID
as we appeared before the eyes q IL
mule old Finley was riding, ths teriE
ed creature stopped short. then whsSa
about with frightened snort nd 4
clearing the low fence with hand
galloped away, leaving his mastsr
in the middle of q frog-pond to lockm
for himself.
At first we laughed in triumph om
our successful venture, but when txp
or three minutes had elapsed, and III
old man still lay on his back wkas b
had fallen, apparently motionlesk on
hearts grew still for fear, and we cslsd
Will, who had stopped to see thsm
and throwing off our encumb1nm
helped him draw the dripping oldnn
to a dry spot. To our horror weibui
that he had sustained q serious injuy,
and conveying him to the house, NJ
for physician. And then, such snieb
as followed. Oh! how we worked, -
how willingly we obeyed every -
mand given, while our hearts iailsd =
for fear of what might yet b. y
when morning dawned, It found hia
much more comfortable, but unaW
and anxious to get home. "JimnI
will wake and fret," was his consns
cry, and, at last, we were obliged tpt l
move him to the old log cabin u "
woods. And then the story q y
steady tramping to and fro undef eeEx
OF darkness was revealed. It sesn
that for many years he had shsliaA
and cared for an idiot brother, and =
able to leave him during the day, Hss
the hours of the night at WORT = Y
paper mill about four miles away that
by earning sufficient to cover y n1
wants. Indeed, he had oontriNd :
lay up quite a little sum, which
gether with what our parents W.
obliged to furnish for damages oes
stoned by our thoughtlessness -
The two quite comfortable for then
Of their lives. But we had leaI1ed
lesson we were not likely % laS
hat sometimes true heroism hidM :
Meath a ragged vest, and, you mg :
sure, that was the last Of our doeg
'aces.-Mrs. T. II. Griffin =
NesO Yorker. ~