The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-09-28

Ior 1he gap, me boys, and don,t ~, ~
your cherries over. Go, nown, spill
They were all only too ready 70 :,
Away they skurried, with Lon ~ ooey.
like frightened rabbits, throSoh lcaps,
orchard grass to the break in ~ tae
But they did not go beyond it. III In wall
the Deacon on the other side .. Up rose
SO Jerry Barker afterward saidMs o,-
| "Good-evening, boys" said bo =
TOOK on his hat as bespoke, and hr q. dle
/ hight Of the moon the bows con ~ me
| that he was making a desperate e es4o.s see
keep his face, straight. aNow LIT ut 70
Hold on there! Stoph si!T u
For Con and Ike Harris had st.,,
TO run-.,Lheystopped, however. Ths cu
was nothing else to do whenthe Daa aeie
spoke in that way, and they knew i
Let's see" said the Deacon ro.o,
ing toward Ned Rogers basket , wS;as
was forthwith handed over to him " w;.a
fgreat -aiacrityr-f'let's see how manu- ~
you've got. - Anaay
He examined every boys load in tr..
carefully and in silence, and al II 't ~
while the boys looked into each otho sse
faces without speaking. OH If ~
moon would but 90 under a clouai as
When the Deacon had finished HI,
inspection, he spoke again, kindly a n,
with pleasant smile: any
Snow, boys, Pm much obiiloed 70 =.
I've laid out to 60 to town with q lo.d
O. truck tomorrow, an. I was N.Y. NV
derin' how I'd get my cherries nicLoa
Pm RELY obliged to ye, and ri be mo,.
so If ye'l II carry EN- to the house for ma NAV
Not boy felt like disobeyino NJ,
one but silently picked up his burden ~
cherries and marched along before ~
Deacon to- house and into the no, ~
'"r'Set EN-. right down here,'' direetai |
Deacon Cannon, cheerily, " an I i s..
to EN- fore long. Now, boys yevs
worked consider bic hard, an YOU waus |
some supper. Come in an have soms !
cherry pie an cheese.'
Every boys face said he would ratbs, !
die, and there was a sound of murmured
negatives. -
Eyes you WILL" said the Deacon.
You We worked well, an deserve yon,
supper Right into the Kitchen n ,U~
right in! Mothers a-waitin' for ye.n
SO sEe was-kind, motherly Mn l
Cannon. And there was tab.e loaded
with goodies waiting for them too
sandwiches. and pium-cake, and cherry
pie. and cherry .tarts, and, cherries.
cherries everywhere. GO" '"A
''Good-eyening." said Mrs. Cannon
beaming upon the boys.
"Take some chairs ordered IN.
Deacon, behind them; land set richt1
up and have some cherry pie and sec6."
The boys wondered whether thew
were awake or dreaming as they filed
shamefacedly past Mrs. Cannon, hat,|
In n. hand, and took, seats at the well.
spread table. ~ ssA'7lit III rIiJEF
:. Now help yourselves saidthe Des
cons wife,. And each boy in his heart
wondered if. she knew, and hoped sbe
didn't. But they helped themselyey
readily enough; and at Lengthy between
the Deacon's funny stories and the deli
cious cherry pie, they came as near I'd
enjoying themselves as was possible un-
der the circumstances.
s.You-aln,t eat scarcely anything,n
sad the Deacon, when the boys I'M
ished their meal. ss.Have some cherries?
No eherriesp Ho! hoEhor,H liil
!" Now, father!' expostulated hiswife
mildly; and then the boys knea0 she knew.
'sIdon't s'pose I'd ought TO- said
the Deacon. and he walked to the head
OF the table, and stood there looking
down at his young guests with queer
little smile. III amt much Of 4 speech
her, ! said he, ..but / want to ask YOU
boys question. Which would Ye rathA
or be, when ye get ready to take YOU'D
fathers places, honest men or roguesi'N
Every boy caught his breath. TheI
Did eight-day clock in the corner licked
loud
"The man'll be nigh about the same
IS the boy" went on the Deacon
: Now which'H you be, boys, rogues d
lonest menp'' ,a.sa, .ar,g aey
"Hon-honest men, cried Con-
@'Brien. rali0 NJ 3l0l 10 1s9W
Later on he said he, couldn't help II
With the Deacon looking at him, and
he IDeacon's wife wiping her CHASED
n that anxious way; but he meant II d, 7
he same. they all followed biz
cad, as they ever did, every, boy.
"That's right" said Deacon Gam
non1" that's just righty and we wont
ay another word about it, al
No, DON'T" said his wife. '"
But, after all it was Cont o. Brish whq
aid the right thing in the right, place
s he picked up his basket, which wasn't ]
ntirely empty, in the porch 900 <
Nv henever you want any help abouS ]
licking your cherries, Deacon Gam J
non, call on u.s." said be-, ...We'l - !
ure to come when you sind for us. am
re WON'T come before. honest .Njun. I
That's right said the Deacon 1
that's rights '' thA@ NV u
Then his eyes twinkled. as thel boy /
led out into the night. Edward. II
aid he to Ned Rogers, !" tell your falhl D
that the best NOW of timothyI oye
aw."
Its just the way thought" erie o
ne boys, when they got out Of the Des
on's hearing, "just exactly. a
err $ Young People. 4gars9