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

ior py thelr master, sought other sit,,a-
qoiis. Ludovico was left without .
penny but he had q good education.
ana Mr.. Tihbetts offered him a r1.tcc in
MS law olhee, 'onza salary that.sayeI him,
1rom starving Ia better salary. thap he
would nave given any other bov. Some
how he felt himself Responsible for tbo
ooys changed fortune !; and he never
| quite gave up hope about the win. Buf
SIX months passed = a yrar--two-and
nothing was heard of it.
NOW. Mr.. Tibbetts had CHARGE Of t},e
an Note property and as every one
knew. the Widow Wickett's- h0nse was
/ upon 1t. She owned the building, but
not the land, and paid n1otliclIn of
| ground-rent. Mr.. Van Note beinr very
close. sH-became every year someone's 5
painful duty to extract that small sim
from the Widow Wicket. 1t was worse
than ii would have been to extract her
few remaining teeth.
/ Ludovico was set at the work fbis
time, and being young and sympathetic.
came out OF it-quite crushed and miser-
able. At the tenth visit little pile of
| the dirtiestbills and ndcrookedest coin pro-
euraole lay at his elbow, and the widow
| thus held forth = : - - -s s Il
There's your money. Now you'v
extortioned it out of me. take it.. 1t was
give me by a good ladyzto put the glass
IN my windys and save me from rheu
MATES agin the winter but no, I've cot
to suffer now, hope You'll think of
that when you're warm as toast in YOUR
feather beds and blankets-yahr' -
Indeed it's not T. I couldn't ask it
of you,' said Ludovico, almost in tears.
t.Look here.' said the widow. s.See
my panes. Two windys. Twelve panes
IN each. Three whole in the lot. This
them boys broke. and this cracked .un
knoWnst, and this my elbow went
through; and when the stove-pine fell
it went through these four; AMI this is
them boys again : and I put a bit of
stick that give under it, is the way it was
them went The eat was on the sill
undersi it at the Tine Ah%Nel 1.-THE
Coryner'll have me this WINTER
Ludovico went away with a swelling
heart. .@2sssE8Ese. sR92k&bAB8.I'&
"Ahn' he said to himself. eff I
were rich as mydear old friend intended
| should be, I'd not oDpress the poor.n
There, sir,' he said, handing the
money to Mr.. Tibbetts, 'sthe ssretchetI
old soul has paid it, and now she. can't
have her rwindow-panes put in. She'll,
die of cold. How cruel Mr.. Van Note.is.',
go, Widow Wickett's panesa we all
Know about thenI.h said Mr.. Tibbetts.
6 They're her stock intrade.. WHY lad,
they re always OUT
! +'Alwsys! All these bitter winters n'
sighed Ludovico. 81. ..s.., zr.,..ss,
! Then an heroic thought possessed him.
He would take the money he had saved
for a coat and go to the glazier and buv
nine panes of glass and some putty and
himself mend the Widow Wickett's
windows. And when office hours were
over away he sped carried out his good
intentloIs and appeared at the Widow
Wickett's door with his hands full of
glass and smiles of benevolence on his
face, and announced his Intention ga.
The widow was Mortified. The broken
windows brought her half her income in
charitable gifts from pitying strangers
but she was obliged to submit, and pre-
tend to be gratefala She sat in her
lockipg7ehair, ruefulB looking on, while
Llr1ovico extracted the old hats and
pans, and ripped off the parchment, and
threw the whole outside the window
inte the, door yard where the ioposeberryI
bush grew. Happily he, worked, and |
soon the windows were all restored to
their origiaaIoondition. 1 , Z
.::IhesI4ord,s s. blcssin' on yo,s - whined !
the widow, meaning something else
$40, don't mentfon it, 'hsaid Ludovico, 4
politely. You musn' twash them until |
tomorrow, or they'll fall out. Good
by. ~. ...-.s.s5i o5 sG..Sa..z zs..,4 vi
/ Mrs. Wicket never washed anything,
but she ebegans toslnedidate' on doing it, |
Instantly; and Ludovico marched away.
He would have ne-coat, -but-Ais con-
science would not trouble him. -
go, if L were rich, how good I would
be to the poor r'hc said. go
At this instant something f,it}hfs heelj
sharply. A blessed breeze had impelled-
one half of the parchment he had taken I
from the widows window after him.
He stopped and picked it up. sa fhe3 first
hing that struck him was his own name
He looked at it closely. 1t was part of
! will in his favor. Back flew the boy;
he widow was Just examining the other
ttl enCi stit ffc !
t from her without word, and rushed1
tway. Mr.. 4@Tibbeas saw him Aconling. d
md his prophetic soul saw great reve-
alton in the boys pale face.
| ::iFNVhat have you1sgots thete?" 2hels
houted.
Euaosieo answered. i.xsIgoo nsza szo3od
@ The Widew Wicket window
,anes.'
? A few days safter the svhlos9 was IN
ourt, explaining how she came by such
window panes. 4.'a 5-r'.a -e...z. s1-' - kls
And 50 the boy came to his own, and
eally is the rich man. he dreamed OF!
eing as he daubed the putty against the
rafnes of Mrs. Wickett's window; and +;
hat cid lady is well provided for by the
.ratitude of the young heir. who has
ought her house for her, furnished it /,
nj settled on her an income beyond
er wants but. she keeps an empty |;
nuff-hox> in her pocket, and -;tmisble Fl
trangers- are often heard to mention
la. they gave a few pennies just how ,
. poor old soul, who never could save +;
nough for her one luxury-a pinch. of .
nuff.44 z Ledqer. 81 : ss~siggcsS ~ - :