The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-07-10
(Written for the Lake Charles Eono.)
A Dangerous Game.
BY NOSE.

"And Sampson called unto the Lord an,
said, o Lord God, remember pray thee an,
strengthen me, pray thee, only this once
!. that may be ged.-Judges XVI. 80. .
81 think that will teach him les
son." soliloquized Evelina Allen as sh,
! folded, sealed and directed letter
"He will never send a different article
| when out Of the requested one, prefer
ing to refund the money"
| Evelina had sent to New Orleans fol
a work box of peculiar pattern, hav.
seen and admired such box in the
possession of one of her friends who
had recently received it from that city.
She intended it to be birthday pres
ent to her mother, and her order was
to receive'immediate attention, else the
article would not be accepted. The
last box had been sold when her order
was read, but the proprietor Of the
store selected one much prettier, al
though the pattern was different, and
sent it to her address in Lake Charles.
Disappointment prevented her perceiy-
ing the beauty of the box, hence her
letter written while under the influence
of anger. Judging from her chiro-
graphy, strangers thought her letters
were from the pen Of man, especially
as she signed herself as "E. M Allen"
1t happened that the son received
the angry letter, his address being the
same as that Of his father, and while
he was perusing it, the old gentleman
entered the store. Handing the open
letter to his father, he asked, "Can
you explain what the fellow means"
Good humoredly was given the explain
alton, which only increased the young
mans ire.
$50 it was to you that impudent
letter was written3 III make the fell
low swallow those words or pay for
them. Lake Charles viii receive a new
visitor before it is many weeks older,
and III teach the fellow that he was
playing dangerous game when writing
that letter"
The father was laughing heartily,
and when the son asked the cause of
his mirth, was answered thus:
"Your anger is foolish; by the time
you have lived as long as / have,
you viii do ike me and laugh as
heartily over trifcs."
"Trifes You have singular notions
Of trihes p
"Not so much so as my hot-headed |
son. My dear boy, it is the best way
in which to treat triiies, else they will |
assume ugly proportions. Laughter
dispels triiiing annoyances as quickly
as the sun does the mornings mist,
otherwise they become the mountain
from a mole-hiIl.2
The silence of the son did not denote
conviction, for the letter still annoyed
him; consequently, one bright spring
be first saw the lovely town
of Lake Charles.
1t was the first day of the week, and
the peaceful calm of the Sabbath rested
both upon the lake and the town, only
the songs of birds and the ringing
church bells disturbing the quiet air,
inviting most musically, friend and
stranger, to assist in Divine. worship.
This gentleman was acquainted with
> few resident citizens whom he had
met in New Orleans, and one of them
was now awaiting his debarkation from
;he' "Elfn Friend" to welcome him, an
vet of courtesy no where better under
stood than in Lake Charles.
AS they were vending their way to
;hurch our Don Quixotte asked If there
VAS not such gentleman as u, M Al
en- among their eitizeps2 With a
ouzzled look, ~, NJ. Allen Are you
'ure that is a mans nameW ~ Judge
rom letter, and imagine myself cor
'eet. Look at this signature"
Laughingly came the answer, "She
you'd be very much surprised and
unused if she only knew Of your mis-
AXE. The writing ! recognize as being
hat Of my wife's friend Eyeipa NJ.
Allen--but what made her write to
,ou n
"This letter was not written to me.
You have not forgotten that ] am
adolphe Wrenp?y
II have not, although ] can assign
10 reason for your assuming nam DE
'aerye. ! will point Miss Allen ont to
'ou, and after services are over, will
Introduce yon."
"Thank you for the promised intro
laction, and humoling my whim in my
.ssuming pseudonymp
Wrepn was disappointed when in
reduced to Miss Allen, whom be dis
oyercd to be 4 very reserved young
loung lady, without the least evidence
+ The yirago. Sbo accepted his friends
IMITATION to dine at his house, and on
heir way home this girl eonyersed IN
bewitcbipg manner with her old ac-
Iuaintance, but answering the stranger
i monosyllables. Our hero waS sorpc-
What piqued at this conduct, having ,
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