The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-03-08

''Bingo!" repeat Johnny and Alicia,
in amazement Surely the children
are mistaken. Surely Bingo, the peer.
less Bingo, the never-firting, calmly.
polite Bingo has never. never fallen SC
far from his high estate as to talk to a
l-girl.
Eye powersr gasps Johnny.
"a grip" gasps Alicia. Children,
you are mistaken. You can not have
seen Bingo. our Bingo, in conversation
with girl! With farmer, with a
chimney sweep, with q dog. pig.
sticker, yea even with pig will Bingo
converse. But with a girl! Johnny. is
the moon at its fullp''
but, Alicia, it is true. The truest
true that can be-" Tammy gets astride
the horsehair bolster on the sofa, and
Pushes with Importance.
Joe and were on top Of the hay
stack, eating strawber-oh, we'll, never
mind about that" Qor Joe's face is a
study, and its predominant expression
says plainly, ''just wait till l catch you
alone. and then!') land we heard
voices below us at the stile leading
into the four-acre meadow. So we
looked down and listened"
"Of course" from Johnny.
"And there was Bingo talking to a
girl. Yes, Alicia. She was such a
pretty girl, the prettiest girl have
ever seen, and Joe says so. too" with
a propitiatory glance at Joe-but his
expression is still vindictive, and Alicia
begins to yawn). "Well. Bingo took
off his hat and he said: Miss Vivian!
This Is a pleasure.
'.Miss Vivianr' exclaims Johnny.
"Aha! no lesser star will satisfy our
Bingo. He waits for Venus herself"
miss VivianI' echoes Alicia. ..Now
l understand our eldest brothers sud-
den burst Of extravaganza. and the
three new waistcoats which he has
bought this month"
$50 Joe and leaned little further
over the edge of the haystack, and we
listened to every word they said. And
Bingo had just taken hold of her hand
not at all in the way that he takes hold
of mine when he wants to pull me over
the stile, and somehow don't think
he even thought of pulling Miss Vivian
over it--when just then Joe sang out:
'BinRo. the earl, the chivalry's pearl,
Went aphflandering after girl"
Alicia filings herself back in the rock
ing-chair with a shout of laughter.
''Oh! Joe! Tammy! Oh! Oh! Ohr'
Eyes, he did, and Bingo jumped
around just like dog does when you
tread very hard on his tail. and he
looked-well, he looked so mad that
we lay quite fat on the hay and said no
more"
Lay low and said nuthin,," quotes
Johnny.
'Oh dearr' gasps Alicia, sitting up
and drying her pretty blue eyes, '.how
l wish had been there. Children, it
is very wrong in you to listen to your
elders. O. dear! Bingo! Fancy Bingo
in love! He must be sorely smitten
before he would say any thing to lady
but hot day" or good morning. And
fancy the romance Of saying sweet
nothings by stile! How l do wish /
had been on the top of the hay stack!
/ wonder if they will meet there to-
morrow at the same time. Let me see.
just $50. Johnny, do you think you
could pull me up to the top of the stackp
But mind, children. you must never
behave so badly again. hope .Bingo
will punish you both. How long does
Miss Vivian propose to say in the vii |
lage?~
''As long as her aunt remains there,
| suppose, answers Johnny. Dread
full old person the aunt is. Blows her |
own trumpet from morning till night. |
She Is always Fostering people. also,
with recipes for some horrid mess or |
other. Nutritious and digestible food |
'he calls it That little Miss Vivian |
has bad time with her. What q |
pretty girl she is!''
Perhaps, you. also. would like to
meet her at the stile tomorrow" said
Alicia, unfurling her big fan with a
;areless gesture, and with sudden
FRIGHT spot of color in each cheek.
Certainly, If you wish me to do So"
pray, please yourself"
"Ho! no! They are going to fight!"
Toe claps his hands on his knees and
rims.
Go away, children" says Alicia,
Using with much dignity.
"Yes. go away" says Johnny, II
rant to talk business to your sister,
"Business" repeats Joe meditatively.
Ind then promptly takes to his heels.
At the time of which l write James
MacTavish, known from his
outh up, and without rhyme or rea-
on, as Bingo. is just twenty-four years
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