The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-22
A DRAWN BET
BIZ HENRY @. WOOD.
The note ran thus:

IL HENRY Y. MOOD.
The note ran thus:
g Bachelor Hall,
my dear Boy:-Yesterday / received
. letter from my cousin and dearest
friend of my youth, Helen Powers.
ut informed me that she would be in
this part of the State, perhaps by to.
morrow, and would do herself the honor
to spend a few days with me, for the
sake of .auld lang syne, and also to show
me what a lovely daughter she has reared.
aNow, my dear boy, picture me here
at Bachelor Hall with two beautiful
women on my hands-Helen was one of
the fairest among my kinswomen, and /
presume the daughter has followed duti-
fully in her footsteps.
my own old bachelor self, in the face
of this threatened intrusion, has been
swallowed up and forgotten in the great
problem of what to do with them, and
how to entertain them so that their visit
may be a pleasant one.
1.-THE bright idea has struck me that if
I can secure your valuable assistance in
entertaining the lovely daughter, | can
manage to render Helen's life endurable
for a few days in talking over old times.
II beseech you, therefore, to cast
aside the quill and buckle on your most
attractive manners-you perceive that /
regard them as something quite apart
and aloof from your usual self-and has
ten to the rescue.
Entire nous, is there any disinfectant
that will conquer tobacco smoke? If so,
purchase a liberal supply for me, and
bring along with you.
III you would, also, kindly lend me a
picture or two, / might hang them up
somewhere, and give the house a sort of
civilized look.
HYours in distress,
GEORGE MERRIwETHER.
P.S.I expect you mig@ as well
select my hat, and bring it with you. Al
broad brimmed n will best suit my
peculiar style of beauty. G.M.D
The that was In reference to d wager
we had made on New Years Day, that
the first one who should slccumb to the
tender influences of the fair sex must
ferfeit the best hat to be found In the
town.
smiled d little at this postscript, and
decided that no new hat should be worn
at my expense.
On reaching Bachelor Hall found my
friend, usually SO placid, wearing 4 look
OF genuine perplexity IN his genial coun-
tenance.
Thrice Welcomels he cried, pleas
unity, as | alighted. ssYou are ike the
physician in case Of illness-an agree
able object to look upon, ever before
prescribing for the malady.
What an intrusive word is that small
II. = mine host remarked, dolcfulIy. as
we began q tour of inspection through
The house 3 little later. Now here is
the parlor, q room quite nice enough id
its way, if it were only furnished.
Its appointments are simply perfect
fastened to remark as / ran my eyes
ever the rt ON.
Il was sans carpet, sans curtains, sans
furniture, except i dozen massive chairs
and 4 table, which had been purchased
many months before at an auction. under
the slender belief that they might prove
seryiceable some day.
These were huddled together in d
corner. as if they had quite gotten out
e saelI nasIse enc ana nao grown
hopeisss 9 esef geetlhg INTO . again.
PYRAMID y canned goods, some
potatoes, nour, various articles OF morse
gear Iestoonlng 2 pa5.WlnaoW, 2 new
ploW, allu + leM gsrusn inipienisn1s leiis
change g me scene
friends desire to have me speak, g that
you have not devoted this room exclu-
sively to society. AS this cratic body
has Of late wears been zcalousIy striving
after the strange and neetaliar Il, interior