The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-16
KITS LUCK.
Dear! o dear? What shallI dop jus

Dear! y dear! Wnat Shall1 dop Just
my luck exactly! | am always getting
into scrapes of some kind. To think OF
my making such mistake. Why. lust
read this letter:
Miss HAMMoNp-Am very much obliged
for the receipt of so great an amount for the
slight service. rendered you, but respectfully
decline thessame, as am plentifulv supplied
with pocket money at present. Should my
college demand be greater than the supply.
however, may call on you for amount due.
Respectfully yours, FREDERICK J. Ross.
H9fts "a Alton Place, May 3, 1880.
Now, how could l have possibly
OWNED that that man was the great
Fred Ross, heir-apparent of the beauti-
full estate adjoining ours? But | SUD-
pose you'll be dying of curiosity to
know what all this rumpus is about, so
I'll begin at the beginning. Yousee we
had just moved into the little COTTAGE
next the great Ross mansion. 1t was a
lovely little place, with its vine covered
verandas, large yard and great shade
trees, but of course the former occu-
pants had left both house and yard ter
ribly dirty. Well, l was UP to nv neck
in dirt and confusion, and there was no.
body to be found to help us, of course.
Our girls always happened to get sick
at moVlng-time; so l just up and told
the last one that she might prolong her
sickness to an indefinite period; that is.
that she. might go. So she went.
Mamma and had to do everything in
consequence scrub windows and
floors, tack down carpets, hang, cur
tains and in fact work ourselves to mere
skln and bone. Well, l did not mind
this SO much as having to clean the
yard. In the first place | did not en-
Joy that kind of work, and in the second
place did not want anybody from Mrs.
boss to see me looking so dreadfullv.
Tor you know | could not look
very charming cleaning the ward.
You may think me very silly
oati I'm young, and i had heard
good deal about Fred Ross-in fact.
haii the girls in Stonington had lost
a1ens hearts over him. Now you need
not think I'm going to make myself, out
any great beauty, for I'm not. I have
Drown hair, a dark skin and a sort of
pug nose. Well, have got handsome
eyes, at least every one SAYS SO, and.
on yes! one other pretty thing, dimple
inmy chin. I'm fat. too 1eyeryhodv
says plump because they don't want to
NUT my feelings, but ''fat'' is the out
and out TRUTH. There is Susie Mar
grave, q can't bear her), one of YOUR
qreamy.l ethereal beauties; she never.
: nilsses an opportunity, especially if the
ooys are around, of saying: g What a
pump little figure Dot has!'' and feel
hke tearing her to pieces every time
s,ae says it. But, dear me! where was
VI W ", yes, going out to clean the yard.
wen | looked particularly horrid that
mo morning. ! had 8 garden hat tied un-
oer my chin, my sleeves tucked up
aooVe my elbow and my dress pinned
up round my waist. was ral1ine and
soiaplng at fine rate when happened
70 70 look up and saw man in the oppo-
sl'e yard, leaning complacently on his
Sspaue' staring at me from under his
ofoad-brimmed hat
What rude man" 1 thought. .eI
sas1 suppose he thinks I'm the hired
Yl just then thought struck me;
! would get him to come over and clean
our ~ yard when he had finished Ross.
oay' Sir" | called. The man came
nearer. viii you clean this ward
h mhen You have finished that oneP /
nave nave tried very hard to secure help, but
n.sn nase not succeeded, and will pay YOU
vel wei Tor your job.' l added this last
,aui ",ln n,oeh dignity. in order to impress
sl apon the mans mind that was not the
So ssi sisaht. Il could see nothing of his
1a9e a''; out his mouth, and [ noticed pc
ouilaf ou IA smile lurking round the corners
f;n.I1s ;n IIe Iime L was speaking. Well, we
dna dnailY made arrangements, and the next
hhaS hasS ne came over and cleaned the yard
h. b;"ueiiutly. | complimented him for
Lok, S "otk, paid and dismissed him. He
t;mpa rp1 MS nat down over his eyes all the
snh rnie so that | had not the least idea of
fonarie as ne looked like. But little cared |
'or mat so he did his work well.
,h;s Nv en- now you come Just where was
ms morning. Two or three weeks
r,,sSeu tha :. and had forgotten all about
sae circumstance, when this morning /
NV San a Young fellow drive away from
M. M. moss ''and ,twohours after the post
han .han brought me this letter. Now. was
rbat | ever anything SO notifying?
no'a.i -. man hired to clean our ward was
Il i aner than Fred Ross. o, dear me!
R,,t PC snaL never meet him anywhere.
!, ~ = my "luck is by-word. Indeed,
3 sehas s passed into regular proverb at
ocnooi. Ii anvth;no Zoos wro,o ,r;th