The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-05-24
|HARASSED BY AGENTS.
woes of a Weary Woman on Her
Busy Day.
ISe Female Agent With Corsets and Hose
suppOrtcrs-The Masculine Dealer
Who Tried to Dispose OF $50
claI Etiquette"


at least
10 necesI twas Just after Christmas that got
So iced " pund so that Ihad Il day to run my can
wool grs ss That was a great day for agents,
bo Agents! should think so. Seems
me as if all the agents in New En-.
ERE. land took bee line for Potsville.
Il I'd hurried round and got the wash
ecently an ironin' an Il lot O. bakin' done
be reia@ the fust O the week an Wednesday
lgot up early, ready to make sassage
Il Mars id run candles.
lized u got my fat on, an my meat ready
after a nchop, when there came rap at the
, enpIo stin' room door. Before l could get
CONNIE hgc, however, it opened. an in
work. saked fattish kind of woman,
, , NJ. uryin' sort of leather case in one
~ tbra. q Ind
All m How d. ye do ma amp" she asked,
mr. ~ tkin' as if her life depended on it,
,aoth d never waitin' for an answer.
~ ]. Mint it nice day? How's your
kathP Are your folks we'll? Did !
Ia. ndsrstand from lady up the road
~ 49,, 's 81 ire that you had seven children? How
.u ~ s m they all9 Oh! you aren't the one?
: - - ~ iHer mind, have here, ma am
=. :. aed been unrollin' her leather case all
3 ss 81 Ne time, and here took out roll of
hnething-"I have here a new style of
Anet that gives most stylish air to
tne sEa stoutest fgger. This is tine most
'nacnh Anarkable corset ever produced in
oxen; y age or any other. Why, it makes
'elag isout person look slim as girl. or a
'iea 2 " one look nice an plump! should
'al wise you as a friend. ma am, to buy
sler y w corset. 1t has an electric spring
hihe back that will keep you warm in
IS 70 @coldest day and so equalizes the
IRON emperature as to prevent your becom-
y ana Y oferheated in the warmest weather
n, m ahas galvanized iron springs in front
Of Voc aa are so comfortable you'll hate to
Q will Ifa ate them off at night, while they inn
Fn grace and beauty to the female
es oa gser that is unequalled in the history
killed corsets in the past. Just let me put
e entrsa ae on you. You've no idea how it
ngingif ~ improve your figger. Why
slightly sust here smelt my fat burnjn' and
grub nned out there in hot haste; but she
,rment : / b1ered.
~ Will impart a truly marvellous
a iuers aafn to your manner. and you will be
Il Kasa anlred by everybody. You know
,ound lsn Just love an elegant figger."
5 eenl, one said this last in such lacka-
= oenl6 1sacal way it maddened me, and /
= ~ uke in:
) ) and sMen'' says l. ..Men! an 1 n mar
to seel = woman! What business have l
,r CHS W round incitin' the admiration of
as Hain't pardnerp Don't he
-. lre me just as much in a loose
a'o sack as he would in set of
.h.ral se'flc spring, galvanized sheet-iron
.hsm sees ldon't want to hear no more
! 'as a.s,i. sa = talk, an 1 won't, neither"
ovs II, sae see she was on the wrong tack,
IL ~ ' sue begun over again.
- = ~ nell you wear corsets? All ladies
,ah;,a 'a ~ u course. We sell-''
NO ma am" says L Il don't wear
IN nor never did. put ON some
2 s q /. - al ielt as if I'd been run into a
iousa s'elo paris mold. such as they nut
cruz .0,.s with spinal an kindred dis
aaa y, y Out these You could wear, TIM
y .as. .hs sne went on. determined to get
= ~ Z, ssa me some way. You wouldn't
'a -. sl.t Aaout them single day if you
'.s.s.s oas - .sa how they would improve your
vngger. Invent on calmly pickin'
riga y choppin' tray, sis Just as the
his made it. If He'd wanted gal
lem a 4 trap around me, He'd built
SUP sasfe to begin with. So long as
'era aao my johnson are satisfied with
ars IS 3 see it wasn't any use to talk cor
nlaas ! 20 ue any longer. so she got out
. y NV ape stuff and begun again:
is iaa !en then.n 0 A'o sup
" = supporters" saws |. ..Good
1a mat ma won't they get up nextp
pans s's0an alters keeps his hoes hung