The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-04-16


engagements-"C "Cawls; bord meetins;
fust anniversary of the Society for Indig-
nant Femails.'' etc.
("Indigmant fensGils!") laughed Mrs.
Van Highton to herself; but She said,
sweetly:
You are marvel of industry and
an angel of benevolence. You realize
Wadsworth's ideal
"a perfect woman, nobly planned.
To warn, to counsel and command:
But with spirit always bright
With something of an angels light
How can you accomplish SO much? /
blush to own that the two or three
minor charities in which | am interested
in quiet way are more than can find
time for"
"Your quiet way isn't my style re-
turned Mrs. Newrich, with some show
of temper. ''You go into charities with
a smellin' bottle at your nose. and take
hold of things only with the tips of your
kid-gloved fingers. Now, pitch right
in.
("You learned that when pitching
into the washtub,'') remarks Mrs. Van
Highton, soto Goce; but she speaks
duUlUIN. duu Will a
"How can a lady of your refined,
sensitive nature endure such close con-
tact with the lower orders?"
"'T amt pleasant, l own," replies
Mrs. Newrich, Modified '.But when /
do things, do 'em with vim; don't
enthuse over the lower orders; don't
help 'em from sense of duty; but
works of charity is all the style. like
to have my name in the newspapers as
director of this, that and the other, and
leadin' off with the biggest subscrip-
ton"
"Your candor is refreshing. Is this
common sentiment with you lady
philanthropists?h
mo, l won't say it is. Many of our
lady workers for the poor and sufferin'
seems to have fearful symperthy for
'em. But / think charity orter begin
and end to home. Uriah says, 'We'Ue
got along; why shouldn't other folks?' ~
'.And when he hears all this fine talk
about orphans" adds Mrs. Van High
ton,- with slight uplifting of the eye
brows, she no doubt recalls the fact
that he is an orphan himself
That's so! orfin from boyhood,
and made his way hisself with no thanks
to nobody. Why shouldn't he keep his
money? We don't ask no favors. Why
should we give. 'em? / wish all these
low-down folks whose wants is bein'
continually dinged inter our ears could
be sent off ter live in some country by
themselves, and we be well rid of 'em. -
"You wish. in fact" quoted Mrs. Van
Highton, with her usual felicity, ''that
they might have.
"Some sweet little isle of their own,
In the blue rolling ocean, far off and alone. ~
The idea is an original one, and proves
your genuine kindness of heart. ~
(''What horrid, hateful, hideous, self
ish, cold -blooded, inhuman monster. - }
"You seem to have rhyme appropus
to every occasion, and that's tip-top
one, whoever writ it. The most on
bearable thing about these people is
their airs. They can't be teached to
keep their places. Why, I've had 'em
say right to my face; I'm jest as good
as you ber'
("And why in the name of all that is
good and gracious are they not?'') pa
renthesizes Mrs. Van Highton, as She
exclaims, with disdainful air: ''As
good as you! What pre-pos-ter-ous
idear
Have you heerd about our new libre-
raryP" asks Mrs. Newrich. ''The
learnedest and biggest ever brought to
this city. Full of vocabullaries in all
languages, and all sorts of high-up. out.
landish books, such as nobody ever
thinks of readin'. y .gsss+
"How delightful! choice library is
"A thing of beauty and a joy forevery
A sure token of culture" ("Vocabul
laries, indeedrD
That's the way Serafny talks, but
her par says he don't go cent on cul
tur. Itineraries is the fashion, anC
shows that folks has means That:
why he wanted one. But what am
thinkin' about-dilly-dallying here
when I've 80 much to do? To see {
body bum about as do, you'd thinl
she'd got cast-iron constitution. Blu
RELY. I'm very delicate"
Yes, | have always thought SO,
says Mrs. Van Highton, sympathetical
| ly. ''Your strong, active mind con
trolls your delicate organization. Yo,
have a reserve force of energy and en-
thusiasm." ("An ethereal creature O
two hundred pounds avoirdupois! Sh'
looks as if Whit of wind might blow
her away; as if she might
Die of a rose in aromatic painl'' y
Il must CO." says Mrs. Newrich
"Why, sure's you live, the clock i
a-strikin' twelve. Who'd a thunk i
was so late? shall have ter hurry III
ter git home by lunch time"
"Why not stop and lunch with me
DO stay, it would make me so happy
pleads Mrs. Van Highton with menta
! (''I do hope she won't. suppose sht
eats with her knife, and her table man
ners are generally atrocious.
mo, thanks. We have company {,
home, and besides all the rest I've go
to do, l must dress and help Trial
dress, for q swell party this 'evenin'
That man hates all sorts of high society
and fashionable parties is his perfec
| abomination. :"
so agreeable gentleman as you
husband ought not to absent himsel
from the circles he adorns," replie
Mrs. Van Highton, in dulcet accents
i which, if they uttered her real thoughts