The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-04-10
8 4 Case OF Freeze4t)ut.

Freeze-out is q game familiar to
young gentlemen of the younger iclass.
1t is practiced to a considerable extent,
and those who have az any time parti-
lteipated in the game will appreciate the
occurrence we are about to narrate.
Not long since, by the use of the
Istelephone, young man in ene of our.
groceries became acquainted with and
enamored of a certain Young lady who
resides on Walnut street, Many pleas.
ant moments were passed by the two
| in whispering sweet i1othings to each
other eyer the wire. ea7 h ssttus y r..
At last the parties became known to
each other, and from appearances their
romantic. acquaintance, ripened into
warm friendship. An invitation to call
f on the lady was finally extended to the
! young man. 50 one evening during the
recent cold spell he adorned himself in
his best and proceeded to the residence
/ of the fair object who had. dented. his
| heart with her affections.
Arriving at the house he rang the
! bell and was ushered into the room,
| which, by the way, isaa double par1or,
separated by foadingtdoorsf Itiw as a.
bitter cold night and the young man
was thoroughly chilled BY the time be
reached his plaeeiiof destinations He
drew bis chair up a notch nearer to the
sto7esand began chatting away, SCARCELY
lRgiying the girl time to usher a word in
/ l.edgeWaYs. Thus half an hour was
spent. Prom SOME cause it seemed to
lithesyollng man to be very chilly in the
| room. notwithstanding the glowing fire
i in the stove before him, and with his
teeth be ratified all the tunes he knew.
n "Miss Flandileo,'n the young man
said, i'd -do-don't you think it rather
ch4chHehillyin hefea' and his i6eeth
ratified, and he squirmed about on. his
| lschair, and acted for the world as If
soma iiunseen. vision was above him
Il dropping ,ice-water gently down his
chased each other about on the rounds
7'of the chair. Hisfingers were benumbed
\ with cold and seemingly he had lest
control over, them. He first placed his
I hands in his pantalobns pockets to warm
|. thems then in } his coat, pockets, and
finally he raised himself slightly from
Z his seat, and his hands found a resting
Aplace between his body and the chair,
and he gradually edged himself nearer
the stove until it was nearly lost In his
embrace At this moment the young
lady excused herself from the room,
4 giving htterancetd the eeepressioh@H q
Al Eyes, Mrs.i Twoleg, it does seem
d chilly, I'll have my little brother bring
in some coal .ss3sS@9 szsJ5i.S3Ed 8En 20
i Andithus he was left alone in all his
! chillinesss- and as the door closed be-
j hind the object Of his admiration be
bonnded to his feet and pfaneed around
the room, wringing his hands. and
gnashing his teeth. He rtished into the
hall and hastily Slid intos his oyereoat
and gloves, feeling that if he was to die
] by freezing while trying to have enjoy
/ ment he would deit with his oYereoat
4 and gloves on. Returning to the room
he settled himself 6nce more into the
chair and hundred thoughts flashed
through his mind; he thought that a
blizzard was visiting the neighb0rhood
4 thought perhaps the North Pole was
4 besiegihg the City; thought-he thought
-Welsahe. thought of everything nice
and warm.
He heard rfpp1eoof grnothered laugh.
\ Ter in6he adjoiningropm andadYancing
\ Softly. put his ear to, the folding
= doors; then he placed his eye to the
Z key-hole and ssawe and sawrweIl, he
saw q nice, warm, bright fire in the
other room, and d strange young man
sitting beside the young lady who had
& so delightfully."- entertained him during
Il the first part of the evening" and the
Strange. young man had his arm slipped
IL gently, around the girls waist.
~ Ye GODS and little fishesi The
Z thoughts that fitted through, his mind.
al.' A sudden. thought took possession oi
i him and Me- Eskipped to the stove and
opened the doors and gazed in upon
aI lighted candle! "only that anG
q ,hotEifRg naore yGs sd 8sf % va,es ;
The discovery, he made warmed, the
!. young mans blood, and he at once de
Z terf6ined ItS bea7avengedI Closing The
stoye. door he awaited patiently the re
turn. of the young lady, who shortly
made her appearances. Mr. Twoleg
envel9ped in his, overcoat and more
Fl comfortable, insisted upon chatting
: I witl1 Miss Flantiileo for san0ther hour
and then as if was getting quite late. e. b b
Z htook his departure.
} Ton friend, MIR. eTweleg remarked
the next day, that he thought the Gouns
lady had bad cold now, and he wa
scerBaGn shsGhadg aeceived the wol:stI0
the bargain # lEgWq'sFFgs ~ EYye 4rgEss ,aI, .
r -dan'H "a dcCOmri0dkting g.sq 'oani'o .
! H. - III ssiatss Ls----sa Il TOl sdisass
~ a trayel-stained tramp called at the
house OF an old negro. ~ 70 s@s'''
] "Have you got some w0odi1 eeal
4chop?" ----@ s-ss--
sI1 aRa vas. gEDarisdespile aan' tyander'
de axe. Jes hep yesse'f"
fhei tramp after choppfng for abou
! q half-hour, enttdothe oldlnegro an
Esaid: ....-.. .tl..
o'rE1 :Done yrhopped ssez much ezJt tye
! wants ter, is yer22,13
lhEs ..Ege chopped enough, 4 think ss,g'
~ F.Uh huh, but doan'' be no way
sbaoksarda agbeut it, Jes hep yesseIi
, an .recolleck' datywhen yer wants te
( timber up yer j'ints, here's de plac
whar yer kin find commodation. y 8
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