The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-02

he1 ; llght up. l f"'s
he struck a match and applied !.
one end OF his Havana, sucking :. as
other end as hard as ever he coTId ~ 10
Don't draw worth centm IL
"Give me another match, NJ sad
''Oh, l Know what's the matt, /.
SAID Johnny. We've forgot to hts ].
the end! OF course they won't :. 9
till we do that -..., ? =. ~ : urss
~ guess you're right said ~,
there. mine goes all right nowr,
And he sat down on an old il.
waited his feet on a beam, tinnaa nod I, eis
his head, and looked contemporaries a paes
the roof, putting away like a locomot,sa
For tour or i've minutes they smos's
in silence. Then s'nokee
"Ain't this jolly?" said Jobnnv. NJ.
ing out cloud of smoke, alaLawraunxs,
Heath. - -1a"ience
But some of it got into his tbroo. =,
nose, and made him cough till he or; saS
Pretty strong cigars, guess.n ~ ~
Dick, making a wry face over The I 5sa
taste in his mouth, and splitting two 10y !.
three times. 4IT = IVY VI
Yes, guess so; but they snen
good, don't they?" said JOHNNY s''''u
"first-rate," answered Dick aOuot.
TO- at fifteen cents apiece. Mines 6sIi
gone already. Amt yours?'' Aaa
Just about" answered JOHNNY al
say, Dick, We'll come down here ra,I
often and smoke, now we've got Al n
won't we?' p. .-... 's
"Of course we WILL" answered I);ek
cts fun, amt it, think we're bayins
just jolly time"
IL guess Pm going to be sckn
said Johnny. family. I'm lust .,
dizzy, and | feel awful, here, with botS
hands on his stomach.
You're pale as a ghost" said Dick
"Pn get you some water s. II
He grabbed his hat and ran for the
creek. Before he got back his stomach
began to feel "awful," too.
II guess they were too strong tob he.
gin on" he said, with sickly ATTEMPT
at laugh.
But Johnny didn't notice it. He bad
slipped of the box. and was lying on the
moor, with great dropsof sweat standing
on his face. -,ss...>4sss -,
"Oh, dear, I'm 50 sick!7 he groaned
Dick managed to get him out of the
barn and in the shade OF a tree. That
was all he could do for him. for he be.
gan to be sick himself by that time, and
dropped down Imply, looking as if he
hadn friend in the world.
What a jolly time they had that after.
noon! 1t was shutdown before they, felt
able to start for home. They knew they
would have to go then, or their folks
would suspect something. SSH 81
"A real good time" said Dick, as
they separated at the corners Of tie
road, and he laughed in way that in
Dictated that he didn't feel quite at ease
yet in the region of his stomach. ~
'.Splendidr answered JOHNNY.
"Shall we try pipes, next timer. with
a CHASTITY smile. -" e.. '.@tsel aia
- guess cigarettes IL be strong
for us laughed Dick. GOOD.
aight, johnny ...s..r7. t
Goodnight" said johnny, family,
and they separated. 4 1t1,tf Fgs
" Where have you been2" asked
Dicks mother, when he made his ap.
oearance. 1--WE couldn't find you when
supper was ready. Why, what's the
natter with you? You're pale as a
,heetr' s.1 ,E.,...-,.,54 = ,.,,,r,,4
IL don't feel well," answered
Dick, with sensation of relapse com
NC over him sf ser tssf - ..et
Dick has always felt. sure that bis
mothers keen eyes detected what the
natter was at once.~ But she didn't
ssk any questions. 1907 ilsT -
=" guess yon need some camomile
ea," she said. 's Z 7s,liE 4Aiii
a''Oh. l don want any!'' said Dick,
PROTESTING as strongly as he could, but
was a weakly protest If there was
in the whole wide world that
re hated, it was. camomile tea.
"Camomile tea'll do you good,n
he said. "lt's the best thing / know
+ for boys who are sick as you are"
And camomile tea Dick had to drink
y the teaeupful. He didn't know
Which was worst the sickness or the
emedy prescribed. rfi s. 5gs5 1883
IF | get over this, [ don't believe
IL ever smoke again.. he said to him.
elf, as he gulped down another dose of
ne nasty, bitter stuff. ifat SIS
By-and-by he fell asleep, and in the
forming he felt better.
The old Creek Meadow barn burned
p last night said his brother Ralph,
he looked in to say that breakfast was
eady. Somebody must have set it on
re, father thinks" J.f,-r ". e,cs
SO did Dick. He remembered now
lat Johnny had dropped his lighted
gar on the old and rotten floor when
was taken sick. 1t had most likely
'nited the boards, and the fire had
noldered until the wind had famed
into flame. EYE II W."
He went down to breakfast feeling
ullty and ashamed. 1t seemed to him
ii they all knew what had been done
le day before. Ii they suspected. they
ID not say anyth' ng about it. s'
Hadn't You better have some more
.momile tea?' asked his mother.
hen he said that he didn't care to eat
UGH. sa -r.s5s.f.qtEa .t94
Don't, pleaser' beggedDick; andhe
id it in such supplicating way that
le did not urge the matter. b ]: li9H
As it happened. the hay in the old
Urn was as worthless as the barn itself,
no great damage was done by the
e. But it helped to make the recol-
ftion of their ''jolly good time" more