The Bossier banner., 1891-11-12


their permission, and all s'poes merry
as a marriage bell"
From these three kinds of courtshin
there are many variations of them
pleasanter, perhaps, than the EXAMPLES
given-for Tom, Dick or Harry, honest
fellows despite types and rules, follow
ing out their own theories, and believ.
ing that each one knows more about
his own particular Angelina than anv
other, man has ever known about anv
other girl He tells himself he is not
silly enough to be frightened or bash
tul or awkward; he is well aware of
just what he is going to say and where
and when he shall say it. He thinks,
too, that he can be pretty certain of her
answer Tor he would not be so foolish
as to ask, though, if she should make
some few objections, he hopes and be-
1eves he knows just how to combat
them successfully. So he lays ont his
plans while Angelina sleeps peacefully,
dreaming, most probably, of him; and
he retires to rest in state of supreme
self-satisfaction-and is likely to have
visions of some other and hitherto for
| gotten girl.
The courtship begins and prospers
somewhat slowly, as courtships will
when carried on beneath alien eyes;
but one day he calls and asks her to
walk. Happily they are suburban and
natural, so Angelina assents; she is
lovely and light-headed, Tom gallant
and gay. He knows of path in ro-
mantle piece of woods, lovely bit of
forest with fallen trees and broken
ridges and a purling, winding brook-a
| little oasis of nature left in the desert of
advancing civilization for just such hap
py pairs as this. They talk of the last
dance they attended in the winter; he
tries sentiment, but she insists on re-
calling the incidents of that evening in
a very different way: 'How very pleas
ant Dick Darcy was, and what delight
ful dancer! his step quite suits mine
which was not what Tom planned at
all.
How can he make point while
hearing his rival praised?
In the midst of her chatter about the
delights of the past season, she steps
on a root running zigzag across the
path, and hurts her foot. Instantly
our swain is all sympathy and pity.
VIII she not show him where t was
hurt? No, of course not; she could not
do that, and, besides, how would it help
the matter? Then he sighs and wishes
it was her rounded chin or pretty hands
that he could make them well by al
| al L 1c I,I ho
little child. She, never thinking,
asks what it is, and when he says: "a
kiss" she exclaims: ''Oh" and trips on
ahead of him, blushing furiously, but
feeling pretty happy after all.
This episode was not in Toms plan
but he thinks it a good one and be
lieves he has scored a point
They come to fallen tree; this Ton
had remembered, and given it a promi
nent place in his proposed campaign
He would hold her hands and help hel
over and-but the girl vaults lightly
across unassisted, and Tom says some
thing rather bad under his breath as he
: thinks that there was a fine chance
lost.
They walk along in the cool greer
shade until the brook is reached; ther
, he gallantly puts his foot into the shall
: low water and tells Angelina to steI
on it and so pass dry shod, But sh'
spies a piece of rock and makes step
, ping stone of that, declaring that sh'
could not think of crushing his foot be
| meath her weight. Tom looks at tn
, slender figure and springy step anC
laughs at the idea of her hurting him
but groans iuwardly as he thinks o
: this being another planned episod
gone astray. The only results are
, wet shoe and the bottom of his nev
trousers badly dabbled.
3 Angelina Is sparkling as the sun
t shine, as enticing as beauty, goo
? health and warm heart can make hel
0 but Toms courtship does not progress
= She is a very will-o'-the-wisp alon
e conversational paths; as he seems near
: ing the desired point, she is off AM
t away on some other line of thought
) He follows and tries to take the lead
but with the perversity of her yout
;, and sex, she avoids the very thing sh
0 most would have, and will not allo7
: him to say one word even verging o
: sentiment At length Tom lapses int
: monosyllabic replies, and looks as h
feels-very downcast and littl
!, gloomy. She watches him furtivei1
= and begins to take a less heartle'
Y tone. He is quick to see the chang
so maintains his respondent manne
: letting it gradually harden into auste
q ity. AS he becomes severe, she soften
i until, declaring she is tired out, st
q throws herself ON a green knoll
4 spreads out her pretty draperies an
- prerares herself to be propitiate'
!. Goa red and courted.
Tpm feels instantly that his chan'
e has come, and, honest gentleman thi
s. he is, shows his joy in his face. Il
is throws himself down quite near to h'
10 and falls to praising her dress, hsr ha
r the fit of her gloves, the dainty cha
10 around her slender throat. 1t Is on
=: the beginning, and soon love maxi
n him eloquent, though his heart is bea
ID ing furiously and he has forgotte
n every speech which he had prepare
;; No matter. her heart beats as fast