The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-10-13


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He t stinss fnSSSat roth richand poor, ,too.3
The early fall mosquito.
THE FRTY-DOLLAR BILL.
Mrs. Dean sat alone in her little
Itcben.s She never used her parlor.
There was the extravaganza of an extra
ne toiae eensideredvtheefact that the
bst rag carpet, woven by her own skill
nj hands, must not be worn out toe
ress..saslYs ssthe dread possibility of sun
,hine fading out these chair covers.
Ms Dean was an economist. She be-
Geged in making everything last as
bng as it possibly could. Aud so she
nsds the kitchen her headquarters,
na ssk there Knitting, with her feet
umintablYf balanced on the stone
issth, the saucepan of apples bubbling
phly away at the back. and the sound
Il bel, husbands 8 .axs ringing. from the
bsek shed as he cut and split the kind
Ing wood, Piled up there in we'll
sssoned logs.
She Wasa little, wrinkled faced wom-
n 4 hty, with stiff ribbon bows to her
up hair that seemed dried up instead
Il slrered, and keen blue eyes that
ivinkled as if they had discovered the
ssret Of perpetual motion. To save
money was her chief end and aim in
He The very mittens she was knitting
we're to be sold at the village store in
aehsnge for tea, sugar, spices and all
Hch necessary groceries. "A penny
aEed is good as q penny earned, !"
sthegolden rule by which she shaped
her life.
I'm glad I took that money out of
be savings bank yesterday, said Mrs.
Desn 70 herself, as the bright needles
clicked merrily away. - People say it
in't quite safe. And one can't be too
aeful But then, again, there's the
tauger of burglars though, to be sure,
70 burglar she added with compla-
cent inward ~ehuekles = would ever
link Of looking in the folds OF the old
esARsssslls H0la1Son newspaper-in the
vail pocket on the wall. It's the bu-
nsp drawers, and the trunks, and the
acsaa-ap chests that they aim for.:s A
iltF-deilar bill "a clean, crisp, rsese fifty-
aaast bill!soAnd all savings, too, out
dthe house money"
Jqst then there sounded a knock at
ae d6ds md incAane old Dr. s~BridgI
asa, rubicund with the touch Of the
March wiaa md muffied . up q in. / the
ms Of the wild animals which, from
une to time he himself had shot.
aGood day, Miss Dean, good dayl'
ald she-.sss No, thank you; I can't sit
s0Fas = Pms deal too busy for that.
s@ y heard yesterday, that you took
My dollars out Of the savings bankpn
les said Mrs. Dean, her face in
Wnnlarily hardening, s / didr'
Me are taking up a subscription to
ss AEae lane Dick. Bodley a cart and
seale " 20 that he can go around ped
ulag Inware, !" said the doctor. tits
Ns1sy hard for any one afflicted as he
ny ~ get Along, and if you can help us q
~ Sat ss, ! cant "sinterposed Mrs. Dean,
asasnlessly. The money was an in
~ ;,msnenl. 1ea, | don't propose to cut it up
!, aitsa ! deed Of charity, Mrs. Dean, p,
M NJ. 'ae 3 good old man, "to help lame
~ care say" said Mrs. Dean, little
sa'aoly. but I never pretended to
= Z. charitable character
~. .ae Old doctor went away, and the
$. 80 visitor was Helen Hurst, a ROSY
M q eighteen.
n. MehsS me FOR interruptiug you,
- - Dean,n said she, abut Larry
i I4asoh .so was at the bank YESTERDAY, and
s.ssa y 's'ls =, me that you drew out your
M mas y all creation therea" thought
,,,;l m, sae said nothing. only knit away
rGttsr r1T s;,l needles seemed to glance and
s1s'sr ~ nke points of FIRE. 'sFF 5Rf
4 Ia am trying to get a boarding place
{, - : :. SWlpes' 4 added Helen, color
49, 20 as TO be near the district
sOMt M ~, wlera am tosteach this spring.
s1s,aasss Il mss- Swipes requires payment In
a,sia Sace by the month, and unfortu-
nar Es nave used up oil our slender
3 y =, n providing my outfit. Al teach
Il 4. su Know, must be dressed decently
Hut t;9aand = the respect of her pupils.
do1ssr. you would kindly lend me ten
.srtls never lend" said Mrs. Dean,
',,.i,a salss NJ sure to pay ii up when i
i Hisaa! ay & first quarter salary, y plead
1ae elsa I i and Idon't know Of any
j, as ! altogether against nv nr;nci.
ssd : sa;a Mrs. Dean, with her face as
keko.rs = u it had been carved out of
Hsl:r = .ESEeREgxS =
aiAd Il asst crept out. feeling hunil-
fssl6s disappointed beyond all ex-
Dean shuekled at her own
q q s. sss; KS but she hardly had time to |
h e spples in the saucepan be-
ufaham entered with . little