The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-01-21
WOULD TALK.
AsMan From Ohio Who Failed to Appre.
ciate Western Hospitality.

ciate Western Hospitality.
Women living in the mountain
gulches of the West, miles from their
neighbors, have such limited oppor-
tunities for exercising woman's special
prerogative of talking, that the good
natured traveller who furnishes the
following incident readily pardoned the
excessive garrulity. He says: 1t was
nearly dark when came to tumble
down old cabin, half hidden among the
pines near the trail. An untidy
woman, with child in her arms, was
standing in the doorway.
"How far is it to the next campp" I
asked
'.Not very fer. Where you fromP'
"From Ohio"
"You don't tell me! Why, I used to
live in Ohio myself. Awful purity
State! A sight better place to live than
Coloraydo. We lived near Cincinnatty.
Used to do all our tradin' there. From
what part do you hail?''
From Toledo
"Been there many time myself. I
got sister there now. Mebbe you
knowed her. Her names Jones. Her
husbands a railroad engineer on the
cars. / don't hear from 'em often, but
l guess they're doin' well. They got
five children, three girls an two boys.
No; come to think, I guess it's three
boys an two girls. No, it amt, either.
If my man was here, he could tell,
'causen-
'Excuse me-" I said, "but I am in a
hurry to reach the next camp before
nightfall. Do l 60 to the right, or to
the left.''
80, you got any amount O. time. 1t
aint fur. How's times back in Ohio,
anyway? Come in an git bite o.
somethin' to eat. Aint got much, but
you're welcome to it, such as It's
mo, thank you," I said. 81 am not
hungry, and it is little late. I
80, it amt more'n three o'clock. We
think some O. goin' back to Ohio some
day. This aint no fit place fer white
folks to live. You married man, with
fam'ly?"
II have wife and little boy"
'sYou don't tell me! I'd like to see
'em. But if was you, wouldn't ever
bring 'em here. Your baby purity smart
an well?''
HE is very healthy little fellow
1 replied. "But now r.
''My youngins is healthy enough, but
my land sakes! they don't git to go to
school, nor nuthin' here. You here fer
your healthp"
'.For the health of my pocket-book, y
laughingly replied.
"Most of us is in the same fix, but
didn't know how it might be with you.
| They say tall, slim, dark-complected
fellers, like you, is apt to be consumpty
| reckon your wife's fair-oomplected!
Most dark men pick on light wimmin
but me an my husband is both adzactlJ
the same. What's your business?"
II am newspaper correspondents
| But really must 90, and"
ga writer fer the papers? Well, if
| ever! You must know a heap. I've
Eeered said that lots of things was put
in the paper that wasn't so. Do yor
ever write liesp"
"I-I-really, madam, 1 dom exactly
understand you. Did you say Wen
to the left from here?"
"Yes; but you might come in an SCI
an hour. Like enough know folks il
Ohio that you know. was born an
raised there, an I've got three sister.
an three brothers an land knows how
many other kin folks there. Most o
my connexion is Buckeyes, as the sayin
is, an so if"
But was too far on the trail to ths
left to hear any more. = Youths Cont
/ paraion.