The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-08-30
AN UNSUCCESSFUL SUIT.


John loved Mary; but Mary was not
egite sure that she loved John. Their
parents being the nearest neighbors,
theit farms joined, they had grown up
together from childhood, had made
each other penny presents, and mutually
agreed to return them If they ever got
mad for good.
Thus Mary came in possession of an
iron thimble, tin needle-box and a
brass ring for various needlework per-
formed on Johnnv's sleeves or the
knees of bis trousers, which saved him
many taste of the parental rod.
10 the credit of their childhood it
must be said that Mary never had to
return those gifts, there being few dis
agreements between them, and these
we're quickly reeonciled.
In their youth they had tramped
hand-in-hand to Sunday-school, as they
now did to church. But no longer to
Mary's edification; being too much an
noyed at her companions appearance
to giyesdue attention to the sermon.
The annoyance was in John inclina-
ton to dandyism. With the first ap-
pearance of down on his upper lip he
had bought himself moustache wax,
and high hat crowned his perfumed
locks long before he was twenty.
Mary, practical, energetic girl, was
rather disgusted than fascinated by
superficial elegance. Her person was
always decked with that simplicity
Mhich became her manner-qu direct
Ind decided.
To have a man beside her whom
everybody regarded as her lover dressed
ID the height of fashion with no income
but the product of his farm labor spoilt
Mary's Sunday temper to such an ex-
tent that she resolved to let John know
her mind before another Sunday could
be spoilt
Now John, blissfully ignorant of her
feelings, was just then stroking his
moustache and persuading himself Of the
necessity OF buying another suit for the
occasion that should make Mary his
wife,
After church John told Mary that he
vas going to town the next day to buv
something for her, and new suit for
hlmseH, in which he would appear some
evening with Q very important question.
ne looked in vain for the rosy tint on
Mary face She only said, with a
lalnt sneer: DO put some sense in the
aeSt suit you get, john
Then you don't think there is much
sense IN the suit when I'm in it, eh?'a
lisaaghed John, with faint suspicion
eiat her indifference was owing to his
not appearing sooner in some later
lie resolved that the next one should
saFpass anything he ever wore.
TIratlfy girls vanity, and she's
yours, he thought, without the slight
81 suspicion that he was gratifying his
oWn and thereby fast losing his hold on
sae handsomest and most sensible girl
niles. - l'eoN - siAey
dohn, too, was considered no small
catch. Many girls heart was set
hau9seflng when she heard his strong
satlt0ne voice lowered to confidential
sAsper For John was not only a
Ssaay out flirt. All his heart ever
iss;son isss;s with constaney was Mary and
seFY year he went to town for a new
~ rom top TO toe, of the latest cut.
- - ielt himself q foot taller when the
~ ssasslaan once told him that his face
~ hgure would do credit to the
asnOadway style.
= course John wouldn't show his
istanee OF city life by ascertaining
sssls 81 psaas'enlars of that style. He felt
sssaa s.,sslleo that purchases made from the
h;ss has !, salesman every year would secure
~ y she much-lauded style.
;ea9a .ae new suit bought, John was ciy-
Hs ~ ass hrst airing by a visit to Mary.
iaran n.n made up his mind to propose
Tha,ally Thal and be formally accepted.
ma & s cement ring was in his pocket.
Is w Weudmg-suit should be the one
ensa - On. tie didn't believe in lone
aIIoseaments, and thought he might
aass s. himself to appear once in his
ess; ssse impressive elegance on an oc-
Wedding. = = impressive as the
purans essV " the iatest-Iong pointed
maj pantaloons tight enough to
fest dsag suing and bending his knees o
looo - ss,selous to the seams, jacket lust
ll,ssa, sauugh to cover the ends OF his
sseFs.a s,sss.aaeIs, and hat as wide and bio as
Il sssah saellhg else was narrow and little
her issess,t 49, tn1l'ough the lane that led TO
Who l.,,.ea lss..s : house with the air of one
III IL basWs as himself In the possession Of
WSc sIs charms to conquer. 7'SA y
aars w ,.. sohn entered the front door
sipSa.W = leaning out of the haeE
tsaelang for q cluster OF r,,ses