The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-12

cLo, y 1tae world was made for Love and me-
F0rmy Love aud Iie to IA Irry IN.
iose -afdrg 4. Barr, in Our Continent
ut | "A ..~,,1'
what THE WIDOW WICkETT'S WINDOWS.
1e. -7-stt r. : -
,ents lIr.Tibbetts was riding slowly along
ack; The road, thinking for once in way
me what brief life this was and Low
tern; j quickly we left it behind u.s. He had
/ iut Been making old Mr. Parkman's 5
went will, and it was; doubtful if old Mr..
* to Parkman would live until night The
~. j pompQus, sbustling, dictatory. man was
the dyfng and the world would get along
IS j we'll enough without him, as it would
get without any of US.
gets One person would grieve for him, and
>o'a- that the very one who would be benefited
v. Nv his death. Years ago Mr.. Parkman
had spfcsed mp IN the streets of New
York, on a cold winter night, poor
care little Italian boy, who had been sent by
8hs padfone to serape the violin on q
uno bleak corner Mr.. Parkman had found
and 7thatthe little fellow was i'll treated. and
rted shad taken legal measures to release and
had adopt him, and this boy, now grown to
at be seventeen years old, was the old
was maas great pfis!a and comfort. E.sgb
how a want To. give everything to Ludo-
lsel- nco, he had said to the lawyer. s'He
deserves it, and love him. Mvnephew.
e of RALPH Werner, would peanee upon every
the thing if left no will. No,rI should
rea- make one even i'll had never found this
asy, boy. | should leave all to some charity.
say #Ralph is brute-rich, greedy con-
do Memptlole Ludovlco will carry out my
in ideas and do good with his money!
tka l.
up how in the lawyers breast pocket to be
ucy carried to his office and locked up in a
her aHaif box bASa sH .4x&9 $50 fsfss 2
u may live for years." said the old
lie man, ''and Ralph would make no bones
her, I'll DESTROYING the wi1l.9 He's a bad fell
Tor low "a Terysbad fellow.'' ''ssssszs e-sSs
But at the door Mr.. Parkman's man
our hal fold him that the doctor had said his
eve @mastes4s hours were nunlbered; that he
hch 8EeEhl not see the next sun rise. s No
sr-4Fonder Mr.. Tibbetts felt that this was
= lHuncertan sort of world.
- But the boys DOWN in, the hollow be-
side thefoaa on which his horse Slowly
arolted, who Were making the most Of a
'ck- holiday and some iirecrackets and otifer
n sgnpowderY. play-things, such. as one
nto might fancy Satan had invented for his
Ger solRFing, were troubled with no grave
ing thoughts or, solemn emotions. The black
nen figure Of the lawyer, long and lean, seat
as ed ons his 1quiet5 old horse, instead of
eks NaWakening awe in their small bosoms,
to Hafoisabthem to deeds ofmischief. Sud-
go Denly an inYention resembling bomb
wa Hsheil, though smaller and less destruc-
aek ays Alrrlest through the e3airg hit Mr..
'na ilooetts IN the small of the back, and
WI Ae8piaded.g MIR. Tibbets started; the horse /
nia reared, and in q moment more Mr.. Tib-
on 4oetts was on his back in the hollow. the
eep Shorsea mile away up the road and the
tae NWlll sticking in the ssolitaryg gooseberrv-
,sa Aoush thatdecoratetlthe Widow Wiekett's |
Oh front door yard
the Now the Widow Wicket was one of
a.- 2aOsss aleopte who are always wfetc IiedIy |
',,s Spoof no matter what is done for them, |
Wy Sand fhougil she had mare given hertl1an |
ysp pNaul other person in the town, she always |
81, aad orokenpanes of glass in her window
h;s assFaS aaa was always patching themg UP Mith.k
'ss F0s.epoan, !, tinpans and stfaw-hats.
I'd loadilng out shortly after 1he acci-
+he seh'' Oh which she heard nothing, being
,ns usl q eetla thetime, silo found q fine ]
" ntce OF stiff parchment Sticking in her
'st e0Si' and as twas just thessize of two
,Je ga,lfs Q OF glass appropriated it at once,
40 as'enlhg 1t well on with many tacks.
.r az she could not read writing, the names
nd 4poh ttle shesiaIever st.1lehs her eye, and
an IN IN ior tie red tape. she USED that for
ID sirpg 1mnediately. ~s ETFs - q
IRA IN IieahWhlle, down at the hotel to which
nr ~ nad been carried, Mr.. Tibbetts came
od hliasssif, found he,was not greatly in
zee asd raelf expressed his opinion, Of boys, in
,,- Ms1nlefaf, Mn.s and waited for his clothes, L
'ara were being, brushed for him. .ssszsz
Ter h.. Ahd' by the way,n cried Mr.. ITlb-
,ur mass N.Y. suddenly, e bring me the docu-
We Shsnl H. IN The waistcoat pocket, William.
- - as very valuable. -,
NJ H,Ea ssslaa eollld not turn pale |; he was
= I'M. eUior MO OF charcoal but he stared at
an MI IibhettsL - J : lIsAG1cE
We III III i for leId Ide Lord, massa, your watch,
il apoeketbook. an penknife, an card I
ng m - an aildlandkerchief, is all dere was
MS n ~ =. pee ketsf' he said. 'sDere wasn't
in Y aock n1ent dar!' .7a...-.~
air N, MI A. paper-a parchment" +" explained 1
,ia 4 nsElebetts. ~ -. 5wH 49,
oafaaiy. l is aware what docky- I;
Sa' am, Ssah,'' replied William, with
:, 5sisSlsr dlgnity but dar wasn't none, s
~ 'an search4Svas made on the road. in I
90 - H'iioW-eye everywhere. The will was t
= sts Sore as he was from his fall, Mr.. {
4Rss's mad himself driven back 10 the 5
snah mansion. He arrived therea
:. The sun set, but old Mr.. Parkmani
us ss alresdy.dead.; ana3a rewards that {
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