The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-26
PAPA'S STORY.
Told for the Entertainment Of Two
Restless Children.

scENE-AIyself in an easy chair before an
pnen fire. 4 girl five years old standing on
f6e right hand side with her arm over the
back of the chair, her eurls floating down
her shoulders. \ boy, three and a half years,
on the other SIDE.
The girl-'Papa, tell us a story"
The boy Es, tell me story,
papa.
.'Well, once ON time man"
The boy Papa, wat was is name?"
Il don't remember his name; it was
quite a while ago; but he lived in
castle
The girl-''What is castle, papa?"
a castle is big stone house, very
bic, and towers and things on it.
This man was a Baron, and he lived in
this castle
The What was lis name,
papae'
well call him Jones or Smith; |
tell you | don t remember his name"
The girl-''Baby, don't be always
talking; let papa tell this story
The boy-''Don't ou be always talk
Ing.
'.Neyer mind, baby; anything you
don't understand, don't be backward
in asking questions.
The boy-''W at was is name?"
Il told you his name was Smith.
He was Baron, as | said, and he
lived in a castle, and the castle was in
the Rhine"
The girl-''What was the Rhine?'
The Rhine is a river-great, big
river.
Girl 'Was the castle right in the
water, papa?"
mo, it was on an island.
''Was the island in the water,
papapn
'.Why, certainly; all islands are in
the water. But the castle was built up
on this island, and it was called Pfalz
Castle. y
The boy-"Was there falls there.
papa?''
The girl-.'Was it Niagara Fallsp''
mo, it wasn't Niagara Falls; it was
Pfalz, P-F-A-L-Z."
The boy-'.Papa, l can spell"
The girl-"No, he can't. papa; the
only letter he knows is o."
The boy-'I know 0 and E and +" :"
The girl-'.Now, papa, I'll show you
he knows nothing about them. Where s
that book?n
Both make dash for the book,
which is on the floor. The boy filings
himself down over the book. The girl,
after a struggle, wrenches it from m
and returns to her father again. The
boy with a wild wall of disappointment
tiings himself back downwards on
the floor and kicks his heels madly in
the air.
Now, Miss, just put that book back
where it was. There, Baby, bring the
book to papa
:. THE baby, not to be propitated,
hlngs the book to the corner of the
room, while his mother appears at the
tersf
Oh nothing. We've inst been tell
ing story here, and kind of branched
en at least the children branched off;
I've been trying to keep to the subject.
NoW' children, do you want this story,
or don't you?"
story.h ~ p'P"' 'eil us 'he
ne boy rises slowly and comes some
"hat sullenly to his place again,
,rS pay papa, | know o and F and F.
Inc girl attempts to make a dash for
she book, then checks herself and comes
back and says: - '''i' JULIUS
baby, now let papa tell the story ~
w ell. the n f Al
Pfalz Castle ''' 0"9'ie was
), The girl-"Did we ever see Niagara
Falls, papap" y ''' Wa" al d
"Ies, once; if you want to tell a story
NIL y, llsten and not interrupt.
me !. ne, ooy-'What is 'trupt, papa?r
now d,,fupt is what your doing Just
a The =, When Laura frew me
down himself" " f'PN' i'' i0iA
IL, The castle was Pfalz Castle; and a
great Baron, called Smith, lived in th;s
es easIle. Wen, he got lots OF grain and
corn IN this castle. ''-'' '''iN'
Inc glrl--"Was he a farmer like
grandpapa?" -' -'-'' mt
ts NO, he raised grain easier than that
4 n man didn't give.him all the grain
og wanted he inst took the mans head