The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-11-02

Is both the consequence and evidence OF
lack of training. Ii the obedient hands
| and feet can be taught to do everything,
| they can also be taught to abstain from
altogether at unfit times and seasons.
And many long suffering wife bears a
needless burden of dumb discomfort be-
cause her husbands mother did nots in
still into his youthful mind the knowledge
of how not to fidget. -H arper's Bnsor
From New York to San Francisco for
.t-r 7Ha: Two Dollars. tazars=
A red-headed, dilapidated looking fell
low, with a tuft of carroty hair sticking
through a hole in his twenty-five cent
straw hat, came walking down California
Street yesterday and attracted general
attention by Ehiss ragged and comical ap-
pearance.
He saw l was watching him, and,
pointing to the seat of his trousers which
was carefully stuck together by score
or more of pins, said with a jolly smile,
you are wondering why appear in
such plight. 1t is very simple when
you come to look at it. Ny breeches
have just been severely kicked at that
point"
His good humor surprised me: ~ Y on
are very jolly over your kicking; Tell me
about it. tLet's 90 in this lunch room
where we can talk.1 [ sawsthe poor
fellow was hungry.
Ordering him plate of soup and q
good solid meal, Il invited him to begin.
Three weeks ago. his story ran. Il
was in New York setting type in the Sun
Office. a | have aset type. in every Large
city in the United States except San
Francisco, and three weeks ago the idea
occurred to me that | was getting old
and haaa hetter hurry, if I wantedto put
EEise5 my list. r had Just two dol
lars. Laying in supply of peanuts and
crackers and cheese, l started down to
the Pavonia Street ferry and crossed over
otke Erhs ffeight wards, in JelsegsC CIV :.
That same night. by good fortune, | dis
covered flat car with a wheat thrash
ing engineson itelabelel xhrougifsto the
West, and | lost no time fixing my bed
in the boiler of the engine. The first
two or three days fsltlikeI wasburied
alive, but that soon passed off, and I
actually began to feel comfortable in my
snug little retreat. The boilerswaxalst
long enough to let me stretch oltinsand
! sept my provisions slowed away near
ten hours, and l got out to lap up some
more peanuts ana Standardization of
water. l bought dime novel there. too,
and had a splendid trip after that 4.i
'You don't mean to say YOU remained
in that cramped position the whole
Journey" III $500 90 Ca
''Of course | got out now and then to
Estretch myself Every night when we
stopped at stations or to change engines
would get OUT and walk about a Bit
Whenwe were near Omaha | had q ter
rible scare, The engine broke down
and was ,delayed>a day and a half, My
provisions had given out the day before
and | had expected to fill up again at
Omaha. 1t was a. pretty bad FIX You
see if l got out the train men would
have seen me and put an end to my
game xss n.s,~, 49, svsg.px>
.'How aid you make out thernf?" 1
| asked. s'rr,gfgsg& fffsa flsssGsH fEss "
Il waited until late thatnightf when
| all the, hands were forward working
with the engine and then slipping around
half a mile or So came in from the
front asaifI Twas tramping thesotherWa :.
They were willing enough to give me
grub for the work / did. and when at
last they started off they thought was
on the way to<St. Louis. 1 Slipped
around and crawled into my boiler and
had no more Trouble. forstyo or three
days. = Flen 1Twas 'starvetI cut again
and got off at a little town, at which we
stopped, to get another supply of crack
ers and fill my jug. | spent my last
cent here and when came back to the
depot was knocked weaker than a kitten
to find the train gone and with it my
bed and boiler. For ten minutes could
hardly move; then | pitched out and did
some tall, walking. / caught up with
that tram before it had gone twenty
miles, and he. helped himself to a
chunk of beef with an air of pride at the
recollection. .; e = S'7nl y.
It's fact he continued, !" the
-measly old thing had stopped to do some
switching and cfawled into my boiler
as sllck rs a woodchuck I got along
all right rs long as the crackers lasted,
but.sieeping in a boiler makes fellow
terribly hungry and L had to get out and
forage the next time a stop was made l
really wasn't. very rich but / was as
proud as a millionaire, and so when
walked up the front yard of a house |
took off my hat and said: -F
Madam, I'm. hungry, but I DON'T
come here to beg, only desire permits
sion to Craze. She slammed the door in
my face and Il stood around the front
yard feeling pretty blue when Iheanl the
cook calling me. s rtshed around think
ing she had a Philadelphia pie, or some
thing of that sort. e%
:. Are you the man, that wanted to
Craze 3 she said. tegG sisf2gEs5
=" Yes
Well, just thought I'd call you
around here; the Grass, isshigher, y, = and
she wafsed away quicker than a man
with wooden Leg, "a .aas -.ev r
* was awfuly Disguised with that
town, but managed to lay in enough
provisions to put me through and | cot
here to-day with q bag of eraekelsieft
over. They kicked me pretty lively
down at the freight yard, but it only
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