The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-02

the third time that day the bsbv ~ ssse "
The sexton was old, and IL .s'
rather deaf, but he heard her. n \. ~ ras
old, and he was rather blind M II 1 IS
saw her--the little white bundle ~ 49, ns
away among the storks. His nrs.s
trumpet dropped from his fincsrss =
seized the rope of the alarm han ]..in s.
him and pulled with all his micbt
The baby told the sexton.
And the sexton tolled the be1,
| Well, the people came runninc =. :.
their houses in terror. The crs 4 Sss ~ =
was spreading up and down The 49, 4, ~
Men hurried out of the barns MA 49, IS
ders and pals of water. Some = IS
women appeared armed with 49,
though what they were poino q A. ~
them I'm sure l don't know. Not -
ing any fire, they looked bewildeSssdp -
| Where the fire, ssextongs H..
shouted wildly. snsy
Its worse than fri" was tha 8,
swer from the top Of the tower aM ~
storks have got child In the mast <' ~
yonder. Quick, quick, or they'll n q
with it again!'' Il san 81 = y 4 ~ y
Ladders were hastily bound toceth..
to make them longer.sa..Two a. th,ss
men were softly creeping up to tbebs.s'
roof, when Mrs. Stork, getting 6;rt &
what was going on, picked up the hsks
| and away she went over all their hs.J
The fire-engine had arrived On a. 49,
Some men seized the hose and sent
heavy stream of water full against M
extended wings of the misohieyoux ma
But what was little sprink Zinc. MAJ
or less, to Madame Stork? s 80 &.
On she sailed, rather slowly at iir,t
enjoying the fun of bringing the pess
ants out into the fields and woods Il nm.
suit, then faster, till she looked 4 smsIt
black speck in the sky ito the excitoS
people watching below, and 1t last IL
was out of sight. b saa s 7ss''' -
By and by she began to near . civ
There were a great many houses s16
spires and chimneys: Outside the town,
in an open meadow, large number 4
people were collected together. In thar
midst was big colored mass of--s0n&
thing the stork didn't know what IA
the baby didn't know what; bdt i viii
mention to you that it was balloon.
Presently the balloon was loosed frsn
its moorings, and with . bound aseeudol
grandly into the air A. thousand pain
OF eyes were watching it, and thoussnd
mouths were praising its graceful no.
ton, when the thousand pairs Of syes 4
fell upon the stork-and the balloon M
forgotten, The people were wild viii
excitement. Cries of horror and u
menting were heard on every sida i
huntsman fired a few shots, though viii
out much effect. +. -.
9 Keep close to the balloon, M0tha
Stork. Keep close to the balloon and
you'll be all safe, ~ whispered The Ha4
bird to herself.
Attached to the balloon there Wa
boat, in which were seated . mans
woman.
"A child, d childlrH exclaimed Iii
woman, discerning the baby Is theatQIk
drew near. "Oh, you dear little thins!
she cried, talking first to the baby "a
then to her husband. "Oh, do let bsty
to save it, IS siss ssGsss
The wind was driving the balloon Along
at rapid rate, so rapid that the BtoEk
had hard work to keep up, for she IA
travelled many mile already, and vN
growing short Of breath. Stih theferS
the sound Of those disagreeable lAsd1n
balls haunting her ears, and she pressed
on as long as she could. II .fkf3s
Baby grew somewhat uneasy hover
er. The pincers that had been plnchin&
her up 80 tightly certainly were loo1rs
their hold. ssa'ss -
Baby felt herself going going
= Abr said the woman in the balboa
giving q deep sigh of relief; |" though
we should have to lose her after d /
call myself pretty lucky woman non
to find baby in the clouds!''
Wife, said the man, passing Al /
fingers over the little white bundle; :sha !
fog is so thick can't see very wen, BIZ /
by the feeling Of so much fine lace ~ /
ribbon should say it was the child y /
rich parents. If so, our fortune is m1ls
We have only to advertise It in The /
papers, 100 asa iafs n ~ an "a
g Rightr' was the answer H9h9I
pay any sum for the sake of getting I +
back. / shouldn't wonder Il w }@
enough to build q new house and Hyeip
case all the rest of our days. That I
it's" she stopped in dismay 81 Yhs3
thought struck her living, \, doa9
move. It's so still, I'm afraid it'sdeld
They Il never give us anything for Adee
baby. Do you suppose the poor tldng
can have died of frightPn Is WET
sOh, toss it "a Iittler' suggested -
man.
" So the baby was tossed and rocked
back and forth in the woman's 49,
and being Rugged Uery hard. Il gsss
faint cry. haG =
Its crying! it's cryingW was IN
joyful exclamation; and the happy n1aa.
feeling sure now that their fortune ~
made, was ready to get back ~ y
earth as soon as might be.
The gas was allowed to escape. ~
air became gradually p1rer. Lifts Il
little, tiny black points began 70 y ~
BILE Through the thick clouds. I'D m
by little, these tiny black points tul1sa
into substantial mountains and claEsar
and trees and houses. There NnsA ~
too. unpleasantly near. So
Is it q law Of nature that al balloep
shall come down in the middle g
river? It would seem 80. almosk IA
this one was no exception to tns "
eral rule. There was - tretnenQ