The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31
A DEAR, DEAR MAN.
And ltOw a Beautiful but ArtfuI Gi
-..' '.a Worked Him.

anu ANOW q beautiful but Artfut Grille
-..' Worked Him.
Have you pen you could lend me?"
she modestly asked him, as she entered
the stamp division of the post Office.
'"The pens out here in the corridor are
all bad"
The clerk smiled politely and handed
her his pet pen from behind his ear
She carefully spat upon it and rubbed
the point up and down in a crack in the
woodwork, perhaps to sharpen it, while
he grabbed the desk for support.
Then she looked around vaguely. 30,
is there a blotter L might use?" she
asked, with the air of timid fawn,
that at once disarmed the previous
hostility of the clerk over his insulted
pen. 5a"
"Yes'm-here's a brand new one,"
and broad white sheet passed out.
80, how nice!' What lovely blot
ter! 1t is just too nice for anything
for the government to give such nice
supplies, isn't it?" she smiled timidly.
This is so good-you won't mind if I
take part of it for my escritoire?" and
as he looked into those big, soft eyes
he managed to gasp that. .he-he-why,
of course not. ,... .s..-
Now, that's just too provoking. 1
haven't cent of change. Could you
lend me a sheet of writing paper? Any
thing will do"
Her pouting lips trembled and the
great eyes filed up And the clerk
plunged down into his private drawer
and hunted sheet of the prettiest gilt
edged paper he owned for letters to his
girl -.
IAN envelope would you be
so kind?" she half whispered, blushing.
He felt little dazed, but he would
De, could be, and was kind enough to
produce dainty little envelope with a
silver-embossed monogram upon it.
She wrote short note with piquant
little ejaculations and cooling little muir
murs as ner pen slid across the sheet,
but parsed at sealing.
TOO bad that they make these en-
velope CLUES of such nasty, horrid stuff!
I'm really afraid to touch them with
my tongue. This envelope-I want to
close it-would l presume to ask"
She held up the flap SO suggestively and
close that, before he knew what he was
after, the dazzled attache had licked
the gummed strip and the packet was
sealed. As he turned once more to his
interrupted column of figures he heard
the pleading voice whisper as if solely
to itself
81 know shall blot and spoil this
dear little envelope; am SO nervous
and my hand trembles SO! wonder if
there is any ONE ..r -.,H
Of course he offered to address it for
her. e.
30, do you use that old fashioned
long IS in writing Miss?' never do
it's such bad style, y'know-oh, no; it
don't make the least bit of difference
you needn't change the envelope"
He hadn't intended to before, but
after that he didn't dare do less. 4
80, dear, I've forgotten whether BLK
vile is in Lake or Oneida county"
1t took him ten minutes in the postal
guide to find out. .t .H
II do think government officials are
SO obliging. Don'tyou?" she murInured,
confidently, as the tips of her pink little
| fingers Just touched his hand in taking
the envelope. II haven't stamp with
| me, and shall have to take this letter
all the way back with me, unless you
would-would lend"
He made the necessary loan and
caught his breath hard.
Now, I'll have to take this all the
way around and drop it in, won't II"
He patiently took it and mailed it for
her
''Why, really" she said sweetly, 'it
| I had known how nice and obliging
everyone is l should have come down
here every day and written my letters,
but the post Office is so far down town.
He offered to have it moved up street
eight or ten blocks.
O, really, now, would you do that
| Wouldn't it be too much trouble? II
| would be so nice and accommodating o1
you. can come down every morning
then How soon can you do it?"
He said he would try to have it al
moved up town by o'clock that after
noon, and she could come in and write
another letter before supper
20, you dear, dear mani" she chirpeG
ecstatically. 20, you are just too cute
for words-you're just heavenly lovely
And I'll tell all the other girls and vel
all come down. That will be just toe
sweet for anything! Good-by!" She
trembled, looking tenderly up into hil
face and passing out, while he kicked
himself vigorously, and hurried over tC
the ventilator hole to swear.
There she exclaimed, as she trippeC
out into Fifth street, that is five cents
saved for paper and envelope, five cents
saved for blotter and two cents fol
stamps-Lulie and NELL rush the growl
er while the boss is gone to chuck?'-
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She Could Give Him Points.
She was a bright girl and they were
/ At the seasons last game of base ball