The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-10-30
BELLEVUE, La, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1884.
"It's raw. then. under the sidat,,

''Do try it, Josie-really | think it is
delicious-and here are some steaming
baked potatoes.
her head; "my dinner is spoiled that $
enough
And she walked out of the dining
room precisely as her husband had
done the night before. But Philo, less
philosophical than his wife, rose and
followed her.
"Josie, dear" he said, hesitatingly,
as she tiounced down upon the sofa.
"Well.n
Aren't you just a little-a little
CROSSE"
"Am I?"
''And unreasonable? A trifle SOP"
''Do you really think so, Philo?"
"Yes.n
$50 do I. I am very cross and ou5-
rageously unreasonable!'
The dimples had come back to Josie's
lips and the sparkle in her eyes. Philo
looked bewildered.
''But, my dear, what do you meanp"
''Philo, said Mrs. Mayburne, calmly,
''you have only been looking into a
looking glass"
Unto a looking glass, my dearP'
Exactly SO. During the last hour
to the world. How do you like the re-
fection?"
She laid her hand lightly on his
shoulder as she spoke. Philo May
burne sat stroking his whiskers medita,
lively, without answering.
cam really as disagreeable as
thatP'' he asked presently.
Eyes, quiter'
81 hadn't any idea of it!''
Because you have never seen your
self as others see you"
Another silence ensued, and then Mr..
Mayburne spoke again.
''Josie, nobody shall ever see me
again in that light!''
Philo Mayburne kept his word, and
to this day Mrs. Jonesbury has never
left off wondering what mysterious
agency wrought such a marvellous
change in the spirit of Philip May
burne's dream.
''For he amt like the same man, no
more, he ain't!'' truthfully observed
Mrs. Jonesbury.-Boston Budget
How the Chinese Prepare for Battle.
The following curious proclamation
is said to have been sent out as "gen-
eral order of the day" some time before
battle was expected between the
Chinese and French. 1t was the work
Of celebrated Chinese mandarin:
|, mandarin and the chief captain
of the braves, order and it is hereby or.
dained to all that follow ME. Tremble
and obey!
Thirteen days before going into bat
tie the brave shall eat steaks of the wild
tiger in order that they may have the
agility and ferocity of this animal.
Twelve days before the battle the
braves shall eat the kidneys of the lion,
that they may acquire the intrepidity
natural to that king of the forests.
Eleven days before the battle the
braves shall eat of the brains of the ser
pent in order to have the subtleness 0.
this animal.
Ten days before the battle the brave,
shall eat the cream of the chameleon il
order to Illustrate the enemy by con
stantly changing their colors.
Nine days before the battle the brave!
shall take broth made from the flesh O
the crocodile in order to be able to fol
low the enemy into the water and b.
able to beat them both on land and wa
ter the same as the crocodile does.
Eight days before the battle the brave
shall eat the flesh of the panther in or
der to attack their enemies with furiou!
rapidity.
Seven days before the battle tn,
braves shall eat two eagle heads in or
der to acquire the strength of vision 0
that noble bird, and distinguish in tn,
distance their adversaries.
Six days before the battle the brave
shall eat the intestines of the wild zebr;
in order to acquire the terrible voice o
that untamable beast.
| Five days before the battle the brave
shall eat steaks cut from the hippota
mus in order to communicate to thei
skin the toughness that renders thos
animals invulnerabie to balls.
Four days before the battle the brave
shall eat scorpions, so that all wound
| made on their enemy shall be deadl
poisonous as the stings of those animal
are.
Three days before the battle tn
braves shall eat steaks of the monkey
that they may become as agile as tn
monkey.
On the eve of the battle the brave
shall eat panther's flesh and drink th
blood, in order to be cruel and feroc
GUS towards their adversaries.
On the day of battle the braves sha
eat the flesh and drink the blood of th
leopard, in order to crush the limb
and break the bones of the enemy q
these animals do.-N. 7. Graphic.
A new danger threatens society
AMI it comes in the shape of the bicl
Gle. The bicycle is almost noiseless o
a good road, and young men drivin
their sweethearts would do well to kee
sharp eye in the rear, as some yer
funny things have been witnessed b
wheelmen riding behind buggies.
heard how one wheelman rode benin
buggy for some distance, quite Ill
decided as to whether the pretty gi
in the buggy, all dressed in white, hs
black sash on or not. He tried tt
experiment of riding close up and blov
ing his whistle, and the black grid
disappeared as if i,y magic. She W,