The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-01-24
WHAT THE ODD JOBS-DID.


at is the Lords win, wife, and we
can out submit, " said Nathan Holloway,
sadly. Il have prayed long and ear
nestly that He would provide some way
ferris out of this great trouble; but He
knows best, and He will be with us
even when we have to leave the old
home / hope they won't ,come to
notify us to-day, the first day of the
New Year, and yet l suppose we might
as well look this in the face first as
last.
20 Nathanr' said his wife, as she fell
on her knees by the side of the chair to
which for months he had been confined,
''if you were well and strong, should
not mind leaving the dear old place so
mnehi but | know how hard it win be
for you, as you are, to make another
place seem like home. )"
''Wife.p said her companion, laying
his hand fondly on her head, ''with you
by my side any place will seem like
home. Do l not know how you have
struggled and toiled so thatwe might
stay here even until today Where
should we have been now, had you not
50 bravely taken things into your own
hands? I feel badly about Walter, for
had hoped to give him a good educa-
tion but as God has seen fit to render
me 50 helpless, it cannot be now, and
We must try to find something for the
boyto do. But, wife, we will not tell
him OF it to-day. Let us make it a
happy day for him, so that when we
are gone he may remember with pleas
We the last New Years Day he ever
spent here" h7tifaf
''Yes, Nathan, I've
"Ihere, wife, l see lawyer Turner
coming up the lane. You had better
go now | did hope they would let us
leel that the old place still belonged
nus to-day, but God knows best. y :
Nathan, | wish you would let me
say and see the lawyer with YOU"
,,No, no, wife; can stand this better
alone.n
HIS companion rose, pressed her lips
. ms brow, and left the room without
Happy New Year, said the lawyer,
y Y she met him at the door. Happy
neW lear! he repeated as he entered
ne room where the invalid was await
ing him. - y '''
awkward" he muttered, as though
2 himself. 1T don't sound right to
slsh man that, when you've come to
san saIh !, nun out OF doors, as you might
Dering this speech he had been
ISampllng over a bag of papers he had
Orought with him. -
suppose you know what brings me
Ssse, Mr.. HollowayPn he added, help
= amseh to seat.
les, +" was the reply; "you have
,"a,t s0ae to notify me that the mortgage is.
~ns dofeclosee at once.'' 1886 81 3ss
I see I'VE kept,track of dates and
10TH | don't often attend to such
rla -as'srs on holidays, but laid aside my
= sss y, ior once and made special case
s..al as' understand you are not pre-
..p,. DO, am not prepared to pay"
ho.y YOU have not some friend to
isssss s'ssow the money from. Five hundred
pIsos sa!si ss sum to give up such a fine
az AA Aes
noa. acould not ask any one to lend me
~. 'g ] Wnen there would be no pros
Is s1 III. y my ever being able to pay back
e t9ali. icT a
mich, miss, !, very wise; but your grandson
!oan '0 Soiiie oay 70 pay 1t Tor
and Sal.er : G is but lad" " was the reply,
Il spa nal = would be long ere he could do
p6ns9.ou p,t would be willing to burden his
Ol5 ni.u nie with heavy debt. No, the
% ena na yet said the lawyer, writing
II ~ ~ ~ = me papers he had with him,
o8 ~, ~ eoio 1t was for his father. to nav
fr,t f,.le aa OF his debts, that the place was
hissasosSt gagged, / don't see why, when
toof asact nt almost ruined YOU. yo1i'
edijd S{Pon yourself the support of his
Yoo.sS,..,lss : al thing of the past now.
nS'W that my son is tjead-'fe