The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-07-26

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bag. ts.f
:.Why, you're mad, surely she
whispered, in utter terror. and tried to
reach the. bags, but kept her back.
''Only with love, my dear" I answered,
smiling pleasantly; 'tonly with love for
you. 0, Fanny, / adore you; say you
will be my wife. =
50 l gave. you an answer the other
| day." she replied, zone which thought
you should have remembered, She
added, laughing little notwithstand-
ing her terror.
g remember it perfectly" I an
swered, ''but I intend to have differ
ent reply to that. You see those five
sandbags; shall ask you five times to
become my wife. Every time you re-
| fuse | shall throw over sandbag. So,
lady fair Gas the cabmen would say) re-
consider your decision and consent to
become Mrs. Jenkyns. . !,
50 WON'T. she said. II never will!
and, let me tell you, thatyouare acting
in very ungentlemanly way to press
me thus.'' = a. s
f - You acted in very lady-like way
the other day, did you not, ] rejoined
when you knocked me eutof the boat?"
helaughed again, for she was a plucky
girl, and no mistake very plucky
girl. However, went on, 'sit's no
good arguing about twill you prom
ise to give me your hand?' =
j" Never" she answered. ssIll. go to
Ursa Major first, though I have, got a
bigrenough bear here, in all conscience.
Stay; you'd prefer Aguarius, wouldn't t
YOUR
She looked so pretty that was almost
inclined to let her off Ct was only trying
to frighten her, of eourse-I knew how
high we could 90 safely well enough
and how valuable the life of Jenkyns
was to his country; but resolution is
onebf the strong points of my charac-
ter, and when I've begun thing | like
to carry it through, so / threw over
another sandbag and whistled the dead
March in. Saul. y
" Come, Mr. Jenkyns,n1 she said, sud-
| denly come, Tom, letus descend now,
and I'll promise to say nothing whatever
about all this, ,'s / continued the execu-
ton of the q Dead March" f''But If
you do not begin to descend at once I'll
tell papa the moment / set foot on
groundr' | laughed, seized another
bag, and, looking steadily at her, said:
win you promise to give me your
hand?'
1--we answered you already?" was
the reply. Over went the sandbag,
and the solemn notes of the dead
March, resounded through the car.
l'1 thought you were a gentleman p
said Fanny, rising up. in terrible rage
from the bottom of the. car, where she
had been sitting, and looking perfectly
beautiful in her wrath; 81 thought you
were a gentleman, but l find I was
mistaken; why, a ehimney-sweeper
would not treat a lady in such way.
Do you know that you are risking your
o1C9 life as well as mine by your mad
nessn' / explained that ]. adored her
so much that to die In her company
would be perfect bliss, SO that begged
she would not consider my feelings at
all. She dashed her beautiful hair
from her face, and, standing perfectly
erect, looking like the Goddess of AD-
ger Cor Boadicea- if you can fancy that
| parsonage in a balloon) she said !: II
command you to begin the descent this
/ instant. The dead March, whis-
tied in manner essentially gay and
lively was the only response. After
a few minutes silence took up another
bag and said 1--WE are getting rather
| high. if you do not decide pretty soon
we shall have Mercury coming to tell
/ ms fhaf fas,aa xxv.1
promise me your hand ?' She sat in
sulky silence at the bottom of the ear
Lthrew,oyer the sand. Then she tried
another plan. Throwing herself upon
her knees, and bursting into tears, she
said 20, forgive me for what / did
the other day. was very wrong, and I
am very sorry. Take me home and I
will be a sister to you" mot wife?''
said l. II can't; / can't" she an
swered.
| Over went. the fourth bag, and be-
all, for / did not like the idea of going
much higher. / would not give in just
yet, however. / whistled for few
moments to give her time.for reflection,
| and then said : FANNY they say that
marriages are made in Heaven-if you
do not take care ours will be solemn
lied there. took up the fifth bag
and last. Come / said, "my wife
| In life, or my companion in, death,
which is it to tbep" and / patted the
sandbag- in my arms as if it had been
a baby. Come, Fanny, give me your
promise. I could hearher sohs. & I'm
the most softrhearted creature breath
ing. and would not pain any living
thing. and Ieonfess she had beaten me.
forgave her the daeking; T. forgaxe
her for. releating me. 4 was. on !. the
point of fiinging the bag back into the
car, and saying 3 Dearest Fanny, for
give me for trying to frighten you.
Marry whomsoever you will. Give
| your lovely hand to the lowest groom
! in your stables -endow. with your price
less beauty the Chief Of the Panki-
wanki Indians Whatever happens,
Jenkyns is your slave; your dog; your
footstool. His duty henceforth, is to
go whithersoever you shall order, to do
whatsoever you SHALL command.
Il was on the point of saying this,
repeat, when Fanny suddenly looked
| up and said, with queerish expression
upon her face .You need not throw