The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-01-19
around, and every one composed him
self, with a smile, for further listening
IAN account of New Years

seu, WItn a smile, Tor further listening,
San account of New Years
=" BOYS q glrlshay fun at Christmas 81 get
pIesints IN there stockings &c but new FEARS
times Is for grown Folks crismas eve children
mas lots otfun SO think Grown folks ort to
t have Iun New years eve don't want to
DC mean about nothin SO didunt answer back
notnin to my Sister loo wen she called Ne 4
nOrlu trubbelsome boy for sittin down in her
room n after dinner New years cave she was Ia
skoidinga little woman -wot was dres-
,haker d had brort long tailed pink dres
nome sumhow fixed up Wrong IL she H ad her
hall all IN little ion griddions to make it Skull.
ipp nice the mex day."
Miss Lou flushed, then laughed aloud
nervously to show that she enioyed the
joke. Uncle Joe, without so much. as a
CULVER of his bushy eyebrows, went on:
"rosy was sittin with her feet kurled up un-
ger her etfng candy d reding story book in
aer Room she sed go way Teddy q ma She
vas N her room having row with Kamil the
Made about her cIoes and she sed 90 away
leddy TOO then | says were shall Go to il
she says you May go to the the Club 81 find
your father know were the fenix iub is Just
rounsth korner but father was bussy playing
cards with some men Il and said go 4 sit down
my Son - - F.
|, so set down g. looked at some pictures
there was two men talkieg d. guess they
aldunt know me but they knowed my sisters
good kause one says charlie, you go in for loo
u 4 ou can stand her temper & lie go in for
the blondy then we win make old man gloss
settli our bills lie brake her temper If get her
says charlie 81 viii get more capital for the
Firm 80 - -
I. = blondy Is meek & viii stay at Home & not
lnterfear with me Guess says the other feller
any way we will share the proffets' -
A funereal silence fell upon the room.
Hedge looked unusually childlike and
unconscious. Sorghum pulled his mus
tache over bad imitation of smile.
'then Father he after good w,le he got IN
& put on his Cote to go home 81 just Out side
the door of the club House man said soma
thing to father and father He said lots of
Swear Words that amt allowed boys In Prof
lessor Whacker's skool Il it was ali ebout,a
Settilmeant. 7s9es - ~
Sand father said he Hadunt Got the money
for it. So thort it was newyear's presint
that man wanted pa to buy him
then we went home Mother saws to ga the
gurls will look elegant tomorrer d they will
be sure to ketch something wprth vile at last
FATHER says they had better keteh it pretty
quick then for things Is comm to an end then
all OF sudden a pounsed on me g sent me
to Bed
s'the mex Day witch was newyears no boldly
ct breakfast down airs but me and father IA
ther looked splendid & so did i. we had on
our bes cloes d the carriage was reddy to take
us ealln. wen ma & tina gurls came down
they were very butiful especially loo tho like
Rose best.
ina says pa what do you think of your
chick er Biddys and she kissed him
Pa says hum. And we went Out and he
banged the front door. - --
Mr.. Gloss used every vile to turn I'm
Gle DOES attention; but he went on mer-
eilessly:
''SOme of the Ladys we called on was old 81
some was yung. The old ones mosely had no
necks in their dresses 81 good many had or
fully pink cheeks q had dirty eyes with black
Smudg under them.
.sbut Pa said the same thing evry where's.
''hoW charming You Are to Day says pa to
all of them & he bowed 81 bowed And he
kinder laffed and Bobbed roun 81 looked Silly
then he come out 81 jumped in The carriage 6
says Swear words agen
says is 1t Fun to make calls pa
Says pa its nusense so says wOt makes
you do it Pa ~
"sosierty says pa then asked who soierty
was q pa says y unsense agen then be tells me
to hold my tung A@4 @
:" Then we went to see ugly ole woman
with lots OF dimons 4 she wanted to Kiss me
E1 Wouldn't do it u after Wards pa skolded
me 81 said She was Miss Koopons & must al
ways kiss such a Rich ole lady Then asked
pa II he was sick 81 aud he sed he wasunt and
l told Him herd Misses Koopons say he was
a sick Offant.
" And father sed drnore Swear words q made
the Coach man drive me home. ma & the
gurls wer in the parlor 81 SO was thetwo men
that talked Bout loo And rosy at the club
The big Teller with the mus tash said to Rosy
she was crewil darling d rosy she turned her
back to him ss
''then ma pinsed Rosys arm & said she was
tnFf r. Il -.
rosy cryed softly rite down on the Makaroons
was eting cake. all wanted & no boldly no
tised Me Wss
'fcharlie forgut all a Bout loos tempor
Guess bekause be said her my butiful kween
will be good ebediunt husband loo laffed 81
nit him with her fan then lots more came in
y they all looked silly like father 81 all the ole
men told ma she looked like rosy's sister. that
lint SO bekause ma is orful fat''
By this time the whole company had
risen, and We're trying to interrupt the
'eading; when Uncle Joe, in a. voice of
commanded attention. They all
ell back in their seats and remained,
With many curious changes of counten-
snee, silent to the end.
then Mite come on & Loo s. rosy went Up !
tares 81 put more wife powder on there faces |
= looked at there Back hair in the Glass & loo |
ttIu rosy OTJ 60 mary mister sore Gum DekauSe |
e was so rich u leo said she was going to |
nary mister hedg bekause He was rich all tho |
e was fool and then they went Down Stares |
"a big tail yung man come into the library |
vere had hid my kandys & rosy sed out loud /
want to show you this nice room. they was |
ehind the door 81 he sed havunt you got emmy
lew years for me Rosy s. she said yes fred &
ave him a kiss behind the door Il he said o.
osy If was only rich IL then ma came into
ne entree q they ran out % looked Silly two.
"then went TO sleep sittin on my bundil of
andys 81 wen ma woke me up every BoddyE
ad gone away & ma said she hated new Years
8 loo sed the men were all munkeys and rosy
ad Hedake. then Invent to bed but Some /
hing had made me sorfnl sick tho don't be-
eve 1t was cake 81 went into rosys Room
oftfy She was crying and setting on the flor
y the fire then went into mas room d She I
Ias crying too d Pa was sayin We are LiYin
n a Veleaner tell you T@&
Il was kinder skared because yOikaners burn
on all up q are very dangerus Ma says I
amuel Kant help ii the gurls must dress 81 7
re must keep up appearances says ma why
ant we move off the volkaner ,S buy a new
[ouse up to Sentril Park
"pa says where did that young skamp come 1
rom d then the for jumpt up E hit me & ma i
I'd it was kase had et-twc much terrash.
IS / was orful sick all mite The mex morn
lg Kamil the made helped me git up & sed L
as to go rite off to skool Agen and the Coach
ian was to take Care of me went to say good
y to loo she was in bed with griddions in her