The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-01-19

ETtn the ChrfStmas Dressings we'll wrap him
sround. :.
men ring, bells, ring! for the joyous day :
me Past lies silent, the PRESENTS gay;
Ring out your merriest, cheer after cheer
fSWelceme the birth of the Happy New Year
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gEp,S- ACCOUNT OF NEW.YEAR,S,
"By-the-way,n, said Mr.. Samue1
Gloss, I've letter from little Ted
les quite heavy one, you see, for char
aften; but / can't make out such mass
d scrawL Here, mamma, suppose you
rad it. -. -
sls,Before Mrs. Gloss could reach out
her hand, Uncle Joe, Mr.. Gloss hache-
Ior brother, ,interfered with: /" Let me
have the boys letter; / always did like
that young scamp, of yours. '@a
After smiling at the down-hill tenden-
cy Of the superscription, Uncle Joe soon
became absorbed over the pages that be-
gan in stext-hsnd, continued in spider
tracks. and at last rose to the dignity Of
hierogEphics.
The Gloss family, tired out after the
holiday season, were having domestic
evening in the dining-room. The library.
artistically hung in old Spanish, leather,
lacked the embellishments that grow out
Of daily use, and oppressed one like a
great bronze. extingtlisher;3 the long
drawing room, the conventional New
York parlor, was too like a mammoth
and splendid hearse to admit of even its
pfoprietors feeling at home in it. So
about the dining table were gathered
Papa and Mamma Gloss, the Misses Lon
and Rosie Gloss, Mr.. Sorghum, gentle
man of many smiles and compliments, of
many suits of fine clothing, of dog-cart
and gorgeous living generally land Uncle
Joe. unmarried, crusty and richa There
was also young fellow called Fred Tre-
maine, but he was only chap in papa s
Office at q small salary. Though he had
six good feet Of uncommonly good looks,
still be was very modest. g And no won
DER as Lou whispered to Rosie. {" He
ought to be, Twelve hundred a year,
mdeed!''
Sorghum remarked in his sweetest
toness .sHow seldom a poor dog of a
bachelor like me has the chance Of en-
ieying 2 happy family gathering!''
Asigh, carefully given out for only
Rosie to hear, was a graceful hint of his
dissatisfaction with a bachelor existence.
Mamma Gloss clasped her plump
haads in q little eestaey, and answered:
No one can have any idea of the peace
and content Of family hfe.'' A smile
both maternal and encouraging showed
that Mr.. Sorghum was an approved can
didate for the position of son-in-law.7
Lou, who was clever, and had lofty
bearing, marble-white skin, and won
derful rows of coal-black scallops on her
pretty forehead, made a properly inno-
cent and girlish comment on the bach
elor remark; but Rosie, who was con-
hdingg blonde with big gray eyes, said
nothing, and kept on with her crotchet,
work; Sorghum used inWardly warm
emollient of Wall Street inyective, and
Flsheds himself the Afghan stripe that,
could SO hold her attention.
just then. Charlie Hedge (the young
stock brokerage firm was Hedge & Sor.
ghumt dropped in, and nodding familiar
y to his partner, joined the family circle
py taking . place at Louis side. He ex4
How jolly! A regular boom in do
nestle evenings, eh, Miss LouP''
Now Uncle Joe was sixty at least, tall,
grazzleds clean shayen. heavy browed,
with "a cast-iron look that seemed ex-
pressly made to withstand humbug, and a
ssS!eeicold, sharp eye that could pierce
sne neatest coating of sham. Having at
issl finished his reading, he sat awhile
shading his face with his hand; then
looEed up suddenly, as if he had made
ap hls mind to something, cast search
ag and discomforting glance around
lhe table, and asked:
Who would like to hear Teddy's
'etter!!s'ssa ssa9 Is ks
" said Sorghum, with the liveliest
interest. Y 'sTed must be a capital boy.
nes e your brother.n (This last in an
aslde to Rosie
,;,s, mflne boy,' confirmed Hedge. .sSaw
u lam here, New Years. So cheeky.
meek Is business capital. Ted will sue
'esus lets have the letter.
I mink my Teddy is very bright,''
smarked Mrs. Gloss, land so I always
yep nm away at school, where he has |
ne pest advantages - /
es, answered Uncle Joe. with an |
ascrltable intonation, s.boardine school |
sasn an advantage to child of ten.'s |
" yes, undoubtedly sighed mann |
= -, j, WITH pensive look at the diamonds |
= = ner nice fat fingers; land we moth |
3 81 sacrifice everything to the good of |
ur dear children. .
!, ohcle Joe 'coughed noisily, and then |
'sa saea: Are you all sure you want to |
~ ~. ,ae letter, and that you'll sit still |
yaise an arniable clamor of voices as |
sa snsea' 50 he began the epistle, which, |
|, ,'ssnimaacaliy si and orthographically, ran
r.sa,.s r.sAh ATHER &MoTHER Professor Wback- |
a. sass. us subiee for our first composition
5 ~ come bae after the holidays he said |
~ =, Fate an account of new Years a. mt |
,as en- s,i VI we saw ~ herd vile we was home At
iye Il =. AZ uIne so irote mine & Yesterday he
!, :. = pack to me with very good marked onto
,es Ss - 9dlu Ior me not to. Ieye it Lyon rom
ps,s guess he thort it was pretty good q |
a. WI send 1t to You so as yoil ear see |
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