The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-08-11
BOBBY'S RAILROAD TRIP.

BOBBYsS RAILROAD TRIP
II II ~1s@-1sxst !
Bobby was little tot in dresses. with long
"dauburn" curls, as he called them. hang
ing down ON his shoulders. he wouldn't
be four wears old fill October. and yat he
had been off on the ears that snrino All da 3
alone by himself. and without ssyinS q word
to ANYBODY. It all hapnened becafisa mana
had Just bought him a yeloeipede. naintef
black. with red trimmings and baw;nrs q
cushioned seat and 4 silyer-tipped steeris,o-
handle. Mamma had always said that there
were two things which Bobby musf. not do
till he was large enonoh tn wear trousers
and one was to eat nince. nie nnd ffe 81 ha,.
to ride yelocipede. RIt every how an tba
street had a yelocipede that snpins I a md
there was, no peace TIL Bobby had one. too.
Yet mamma never LET him tafa II o,,t ~ the
yard till he had promised not to so ont % .n Of
sight OF the house and not fo race ~ win fba
other boys. ~. 81 gs~s27F = - .iAo
Bobbv's father was an engineer on the rail.
road, and he was goue from home ali Saav
On the morning. When this story BEGAN r.
happen, he went away early. leaving mamma
IS the week. s On seh
and some frosted cake made for ! Il, tle
party she was to have that eyeni,,o. 81 aS
soon as Bobby had finished his hreatfast
she put on his little gray CLOAK. with tho
cap to match,-which had a black fassel1 in
the center-and his red silk neckerchief, and
mittens of the same color. and sent him ont 10
play with the yelocipede. then she ma th y,
cake while the irons were getting hot roino
to the door everyi little while Ia seeF thaf
Bobby was all right.
For a time Bobby remembered All that ha
had promised mamma, and kent near the
house and did not race; but after air the
with their velocipedes, and a grand o,Jen.fo-
all race around the SQUARE was starfedt he,
forgot himself, and followed the rest inst ~
fast as his little legs could make the wheels
go. And, what was stranger. mamma for.
got him, because. at that VERY mon,ent She
made the unhappy. discovery that while her
irons were hot, her party cake pas III, rrings
up, By the time that Bobby had turned the
nrst corner OF the square, the other children
were out Of sight. He was tired, and would,
have gone home, and this story would never
have been written. But 1t 90 happened that
he looked down the street a long way 0
where the railroad track crossed the road. in
front of the big depot, and saw a steam
engine; and then he thought to him
self; "pll go and see Dana.o for
he had an idea that all engines
went to the same place, and that any one OF
them would take him straight to papa: III
would be fine fun to ride in the cab. on the
engineers seat, just as he rode one day when
papa's engine was going from the engine !
AlOQcC W tffb QtDOts so the sF6l0C1np6p How
down the street for the next few minutes in
o way that made everybody stare. 81 seIsfS
s But after while it made sudden stop.
for Bobby spied a string Of tobacco hines
hanging In the window Of . cigar store and
he wanted one, because he remembered that
papa always had pine. in bis mouta when
he started for the depot. So no left tba
velocipede leaning against the window and
went IN and bought q long CLAW pine with
yellow mouth piece. The man asked i'm
for a penny, and he paid MIN promntlv from
the bit Of 1 purse which he always carried RED
IN the side pocket OF his cloak. And when
ne had put that pipe in bis. mouth, he felt
80 grand that ne marched off for the depot, 4
never once thinking OF the velocipede.
When he reached the depot. the engine
was hitched to long train OF cars. and the
engineer stood on the ground oiling the ma \
chinery with a funny, long oil can.
The steam was shooting out of the stea,n- |
pipe, and the fireman sat in the cab aIl ready
to ring the. bell for starting the train. Bsbby
pulled the sleeve Of the engineers Jacket |
ana ssld, poantlng.to the cab, Please put |
me Up tnere: | want 10 go and see my |
papa but the engineer shook bis head
and SAID, II couldn't do that, my little man,
ANU tnen ne ciiMoed UP 70 hls seat. This !
Was greaI DISAPPOINTMENT TO Bobby, and
uafe say he-Would nave erred right. eiit If he
i,s. ,; seen ,i man Win pipe u his mouth,
m, ne MS soIs iIto me tnird ear
, lrU.n tne engine; 90 ne Thought that that
naus. pe tne place TOT MN. Just how he 1
Io ~ 70 pun nimseiI up the steps mo-
the tr nno"s, lor aopouy saw MN, put when
-, Fl, 4 ~. - ~ . ous y we depot ne was
su.ic -! u ~ the front seat OF tne smoking
Th VIZ. I'LL ..e PIPE sun between MS teeth Il
dosa,,s 1f.; nus aamlasswas
hot and sxseas,;r,gs, oet, looking very,t
me a sta 49, iIlgntenea, asking every
ynL one iii, aseyou seen my boy on his
M -. .xv.sa5
nc p UT .. tnat party had SO dis
|, Inc poor woman that she had not |
lies afper 4 l't !, ~ III anucn Us Ten MN
hone nf the dren , ~ slb 9sen, anu snen
.aca =. me osl.ulen, wno nau nnished their
idea what had hecoma ' ~ mad s; sme
Neither did ANYBODY else know. al,bounh = \
policeman told her that there was an i1IIa
Ielocipede down by Mr.. CARERS cigar store. I
But an that Mr.. Carer ron Ids teli her we :.
hat he had sold Bobby pine. to be- used d