The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-09-21

and no harm ever came to them =
the summer the only paths over ~
mountains were the beds of the bro, .ns
from which the water had dried ava;
crooked channels, quilted and wory
by the winter torrents, and turn;aau
many sharp angle where a crazy
ledge or a boulder almost shut the wsS
but the small rider would leave eve-y "
thing to the faithful pony. dron Il.
bride on his neck, and stick fast sr ~
that he would pick his way and Conn ny
out all right. Aa
1t was as dangerous kind of coun,r,
as could well be imagined. Great na;
lis lurked in the old forsaken lime. p p
which had been left open wheo tbers
was no further use for them. These
were on the edge of some precinics~
deep, vast, cemented pits, into wbios
the broken limestone rocks had hasa
thrown, then fire made below. WIKI
would burn there with solid white baa.
for days together, lighting up the whole
countryside. A''0
OF the many ponies who were thei,
companions, right good comrades n
the best of fellowship, over so marv
miles almost every day of their live:
the handsomest was Jack. He was !,
pure Welch black, excel a diamond.
shaped spot as white as snow in t la
middle of his forehead In oenu;ne
pride and self-respect, which kept him
always at his best, he was as near hn n.
man as pony could be. He carried
his head so high that when his ton.
year old mistress was on his back tho;,
two heads were nearly on a level. A.
was very fond of her, and would follow
her about like dog. and, so far as h
knew how, was useful little servant
to her; and when she was rid mo- Ia
seemed to feel it his duty to take charge
of the whip, which he held between IL
teeth as he galloped along.
In the morning she always went out
to the stable to see him; aud, like tina
trim English maiden she was-as
quantity sweet, imagine, as Kate
Greenaway's little dams4ls-she had On
a white apron tied with long strings
These had an irresistible fascination 10
Jack, who Immediately began e
unite them; but if by any chance he
took hold of one of the bows instead Il
an end. he saw his mistake, and
dropped it, seeming to understand that
otherwise he should pull it into knot.
After he had made the apron fall OF. he
would try to twist the buttons from her
dress.
The stable opened into the door-yard,
and as soon as he was let out he would
start for the house to find her, going up
the steps into the hall, and past the
kitchen door, as if there was nothing
there to attract him. If it happened 10
be meal-time he would stop in the
dining-room, and, walking up to the
table, lay his head on the shoulder Of
some one of the family, and drink cup
of tea. His favorite place, however,
was in the parlor, where at certain
hours little "Missyn was sure to BE-
practicing on the piano. To get there
he was obliged to 60 up several
more steps; then he would unlatch the
door and let himself in. march straight
up to where she was perched at the in
strument, and lay his nose against Che
keys. He would even 60 and sniff at
them. coaxing her to play; and many .
time she was to be seen at the piano.
with the kitten lying on one end and
Jacks head on the other; and until the
music ceased it was next to impossible
to get him out of the room. Ananda
b. Harris. in Vide 44aC0Ie. M