The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-07-19
1t Wasn& a Mash.

Soon after we left Meridian, on the
way across to Vicksburg, a solemn
looking old chap came into the smoker
and groaned and sighed and. took on
like man terribly distressed, and when
we asked him where he seemed to feel
it the worst he replieds .gyaaes;eS 81
'sGentlemen, there is a. powerfully
good-looking young woman in the next
car, and she has sfallen into the hands
Iof a human hyena.
I g Noe" shouted three or four voices
| at once. o3e 4s.rsfz.f.s i
/. :" Yes, indeed. He's wicked-look-
ing wolf in sheep's clothing. If mis-
take not, he represents some New, En-
gland machinery house. He's squeez-
ing of her hand and whispering of
his love. and the giddy thing has fallen
right into the trap. couldn't bear to
see it any longer and 50 T. came in
here, Gentlemen, some of you have
daughters!''
Yes, there were three of us who had
daughters ranging from two to seven
years old, and we were honest enough
to admit it. ga a 42 E4t .53 :, n
Just think of your daughters being.
kayjoled by a Philistine!' he continued.
''He s talking and fiattering and prom
ising, and she's somebody's daughter.
Gentlemen, something orter be did,
We agreed. We all lounged in and
saw that she was a good-ooking, hap
py-faced girl of twenty, and we returned
and held an Indignation meeting, After
a fine display of eloquence and oratory
it was unanimously agreed that if the
masher got off at Jackson, where VIC
were to wait twenty minutes, the good
| old. man should go in and tell that girl
what was what. jackson was finally
reached, and sure enough the human
hyena got off andran into, the hotel. He
was not out of sight, when we all en-
tered the car, and the phiIanthropist
took a seat beside the girl and began
my dear young lady, my heart is,
sad SO ad!-for you! You are on
the. road to destructionp' 83.D a9r ii
HW-what do. you. meanp" she fal-
II mean that the villain who left YOU
a moment ago is seeking to ensnare
you. E..f..Y .lg.4 a., a4rest 81 -z1.s,ss.a.
''Yes, maaam, the wolf in Sleeps
clothing 1.-THE. hyenag in human form =
the scoundrel whose very look proves
the vileness Of his heart. Iwarn you
to beware of him as you would of a SER.
pent. /"
'sWhy, e'sAhe's my llusbandr, she
shouted at the top of her voice, and the
next instant she had her fingers playing
through his venerable locks and ,exca-
waiting channels down his wrfnkled
cheeks. sea eatlas f.sEf "a 1sgf snI.
All of us got away at last and found
hiding places in the baggage and mail
cars--aH but the old man. When he
managed to get clear of the bride he
slid off the ear and took bee-lirie up
town, and though he met several people
while in sight of us, we couldn't see
that he stopped to answer any ques-
tions: Detroit Free Press.
The. scientists, talking as if they
had been there to experiment, ten lis
that man who weighs one hundred
and fifty pounds on the earth, if trans
ported to Jupiter, would shake the
ground with a sponderous tread of
45, 900 pounds, or twenty-one and a
half tons! A hickory-nut, falling
from bough, would crash, through
him like 8 Minie=hall.. Mater would
weigh fifteen times asymuch as quick
silver, and moderate wave would
shiyer to atoms the strongest iron-elad.
Detroit Post .sr
AN English cotton operator visiting