The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-16
ENVOY.
~SECH DECEPTION.
Pretty Leap-Year 'uslness,
Sure Enough.

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Yes. What:?"
1Why, that Belle Houston is going
marry youth barely out of his
ps and she about leaving her twen-
It's In everybody's mouth, and
say you started the report, Miss
smore, SO ask"
II don't believe, but l know it, Mrs.
hledo. Cousin Kate lives at Fair
(, and yesterday / got a letter from
that says It's a match between
m Miss Houston and our Mr.. Weld
hat boy! And Peregrine is tickled
death. We suspicioned them, says
be, while the lady was spending
ation here. She went to Washing
for the holidays, and he made a
there, and it has just come out
tthey will be married this spring." Il"
sAmazing! She's had half a dozen
liable offers. He better spell his
me Pere-g-r-ee-n, for verdant he
s be-"
oh! It's leap year, you know, and
evidently began to fear she was
Htanding her market. Weld only
nduated last summer. When [ vis-
Nate year ago, we went to Sun
Fschool, and, after we came out,
Epired who the assistant librarian
R-a slender young man with eye
ssses. 'Peregrine Weld she said,
remembered the name"
is 1t true that he's a fisherman s
am
Indeed t is. Folks nowadays are
|nbitious about their children's edu-
ilon-our washerwoman's daughter
lpects to make a music teacher, and
pres fisherman's son been through
Alege. Well, he's making it pay al.
fady-its given him a hoist to where
will marry some money, and get 6
Far in life. But how ridiculous it il
R both of themr'
This is a sample of the note and com
aentthatran through the village where
etaree or four years Miss Arabells
Fouston had led an independent kline
HE, maintaining an establishment
Enen she did not choose to shut it VI
@snetime and take an outing. Though
aaerstood not to be very rich, she wa.
eaevolent, she had a prepossessins
person and agreeable manners, ant
F0n the first enjoyed the esteem of tn,
owns people.
nat they said now: Alas for poo
Euman nature! The best have thei
'eak points. Many doubted if sh,
Fouid have the face to bring her bo,
naegroom home; more likely the,
fouid travel till his beard was grow
mo the neighbors had got used to tn
40sardity of the situation.
Al soon appeared that the lady wa
aOfe proud than ashamed of her matri
A0alai speculation. Miss Newsmor
'ae day followed her into a florists, t.
y what she could see. Miss Housto
SVA on her glove to arrange a bouquet
~ she did not take pains to displa
engagement ring, an elegant dia
sana affair, at least she did not try t
ade it.
Inc curious spectator carried tn
sSs TO Mrs. Littledo and the rest, an
Isslp and guessing put on more color
e5alnly the elect laddie would nc
.a's change in his pocket for the pun
.aase OF diamonds. Did the other,
. exercise of leap year privilege.
so'iae Tor both? Or, perhaps nov
sgested a wittier one, the old fisher
vaa mas hooked a fish that, like th
testament one, had gold within
eie nine days wonder began
sss sss,ae' Miss Houston's young ma
saly appeared on the scene. He W;
saized from Miss Newsmore's d,
~.pdons as he left the train on a Sa
aay afternoon, and was followed
Oas eyes every step of the way u
s'reet to the ornate cottage. 4
Z ioos OF the steps it's mistress we
.a him with extended hand. I'll
gnoors all saw it.
~'er' the oddly-matched pair wei
An p.omenading on the piazza till IL
IS y the evening made it wise f,
- % take their tender plants of 10,