The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-11-04

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:" That plate is for you, dear. You
must have a cup of lea with me tonight.
and here are some doughnuts which {
made purposely for you'' @assstsasl
Then, after supper she would help
himswith his lessons, explaining all the
difficult portiehs ansd she nadastheml
Clear to him. This last was a great
help to-, Ned, and he. : progressed
SO rapidly at school as to excite
the wonders of his teacher and xalassr
mates. George Burch, in particular,
wondered what had given Ned In gals
such . start. = But Ned and Mrs. Noble
KNEW So, although she had not money.
to pay Ned for the work he did, she
had many ways of helping him. It was
she who knit his mittans,, althoueh it
ewas often done with warn rayefed nom
stockings her husband usedto wear. Il
was her delight to make him pretty
neckhes from bits of bright silk she
had IN the house. Then they had nice
talks about .Ned's future prospects, and
many CHEEKY game of checkers and
backgammon, and pftens in the midst
of their enjoyment, Mrs Noble would
eXolalm: E Y AZ - 8fssas%azz1SEss SsssB ssaEns
..," Why. Neddfe, i don't know what
lishould do without you. But it doesn't
seem right to have you doing my work
for nothing st'ssS r q =
- 9 I don't do it for nothing; think
am over-paid dEeryweeksso. ifyou are
suited am sure ought to be, -
And SO the weeks went bY, md the
months went by, and little was said
about Ned's doing the work except an
occasional inquiry from George Burch,
in rather sneering way, if he still en-
- But this state Of things could not go
on, Atth6 end dsof SwD ea3, sGspies
and Ned both Left school TO go to work.
George went into the. factory, and
Ned got plac6 q clerk Ina bouass
store on smaller wages. But he thought
he would have some chance to study
shere, and though he had said
nothing about it to anyone be-
side his mother and Mrs. Noble hey
had a strong idea Of trying to work
his way tkfcdg ID G elIsges Abou asbiss
time Telegram came 70 Mrs Noble, in
forming her chat her brother was dead
and urging her immediate presence in
New YoFkse 20 sheaa aoseds the eottsge
and went away, and he missed her very
much. { But aftersa few weeks she came
back, bringing with her a little girl, the
only child Il HelyMqtbsE n w
Ere long it was rumored that the
Widow Noble had boughtSthe cottage
s %psss ss nase saS ssd y s tsgs gsssad sad
s4 Neg sEsh4ss5 sa sSgs {eRes RHIE aEaB9S @ il
and many signs pointed to the conclu-t
Sion that the widow had had a fortune
left her. And so she had Her Brother
had left a large property which was di--
Gyided between hie 0nlNSistep MM his
cAild, waom he confided to her care.
But theSgreatest ssen nsation of als vas
Produced when it was announced that
Ned Ingalls, had left his place of en-
ploy yment and, alter few months at the
Academy, was to enter college. -
"Idon't see how you've managed toz
save money enough to go to. o.college,"
said George Burch to him one day. ats
going to take aahig lot, and yoascan'tbe,
earning much while you're there.'ass :
{ Il" No, / shall not have much time to-
earn anything thens ] Buttotelky YOU thrs
truth, George. Laid up q lot while I was
aoorbing for nothing ~ 05svsstsan Union.