The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-04-13
MISCELLANEOUS.


The youngest drunkard yet died at
Montreal the other day. He was only
eight years old. A Coroner's jury has
brought in verdict of willful murder
against the persons unknown who fur
nished him liquor.
Charles Hagler, over sixty wears of
age, was on trial at Clayton, Ala, for
for petit larceny, and the case was far
advanced when the old man was observed
to be in great distress. The case was
suspended and attention given him. but
he expired in few moments, and be-
fore physician could be called from the
street. ssH eSE AVS
From Denver Tribune .(party to
eleven libel or damage suits of 300, 900
|each): King Theebaw, of Burmah, is
not dead, as reported by the unreliable
kilograms. We deeply regret the re-
marks we made last week in the suppo-
sition. his royal nibs had passed in his
chips. However, we guess we can stand
another libel suit, maybe.
Thomas Schofeld, aged ninety-one
years, walked nine miles to renew his
subscription to a New London paper. 1t
is the general impression among pub
fishers that there are a number of sub
scribers who are waiting until they are
ninety-one years old to come in and pay
for their paper.
Beer, according to the Paris Figaro,
is largely used at the royal table in Berlin.
The Emperor Williams favarite dish is
beer soup, made very sweet, with toasted
bread in it; the Grown Prince likes beef
stewed in beer, which imparts pecu-
liar favor to the meat; and the Empress
is particularly fond of eels with beer
sauce.
-Winslow, the well-known Boston
forger, is now making money in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, and is living comforta-
bly,. BY fair dealing he is gradually
getting back into popularity. He speaks
,fiuently the Spanish language and edits
the best paper in the place. His second
wife clings to him, although she knows
bis first wife is living.
10, / suppose he loves Sarah and
would be glad to marry her. he was
saying to the woman in the Postoffice
corridor, ...but / dunno s.Isn't he a
nice young man?'' asked the other.
ssWeA, he's nice enough, but reckless
with his money. At Christmas time he
made uya present of French clock for
the parlor, and there's not one of us in
the house can speak word of French
Thomas Foster, editor of the Lon
don (Tenn.) Farmer. called John j.
Littleton, of the Kingston Cyclone, a
"hlackguard, thief and murderer
whereupon Littleton justified the name
of his paper by sweeping through Mr..
Foster at a violent rate Littleton thus
describes the row: eve caned him be-
cause he deserved to be caned-caned
him with cane that will cane him again
if he needs caning-caned him up and
caned him down-caned him over half
the town-caned him dly--swiftly
caned him-caned him as all CANNES
need Gaming Foster. ~ Globe
Democrat.
"A charming bit of romance comes
from Georgia In mountain village
near Dalton a young lady, the belle of
the place, was about to leave for fe-
male institute in neighboring town to
complete her education. She had a
lover, young, handsome and talented,
who from timidity had not pressed his
suit, but when at last the young girls
Saratoga trunk was carried to the depot,
and with tears IN her orbs she was bid
ding alden to her friends, the tardy lover
realized that Faint heart never won
fair lady," and he requested an inter-
view ere it was too late. This was
granted, and, presto! there was a
change. The trunk was brought back.
from the depot, the travelling habili-
ments were discarded, and in the balmy
spring time wedding bells will ring out
in the quiet little village.
In spite of the opposition Of her
family, the daughter of an English far
mer once agreed to marry a neighhor of
about her own age, going so far DIS to
select the wall paper of her cottage.
Then she changed her mind, and broke
her engagement. Her lover began
suit against her, and she then agreed
once more to make it all right and put
matters back as they were in August
The lover said he was quite prepared to
marry her, but as he had incurred
great deal of expense in bringing the
suit, he thought he ought to go on with
it in order to make things even. After
that he would marry her. She offered
''to work the expense out,' but he
wanted cash, and went on with the suit.
The jury gave him half cent damages
and no costs,