The Bossier banner., 1892-03-17
A LONELY PLACE.
somantio Story of the Telegraphic
Wires.

IN ,h,.,8 sYou will find it lonely, out-of-the-
vaoa.asa ssy place-a perfect wilderness-but
thoro.s3 ais all that | have at my command at
re.ss j wsent and if you are brave enough
r;nc@ - :. q bgo down into the marshy country
ud do the combined work of agent
49,. " 4 nd teegrapher you can have the ap-
- 49,. :. pOintment," said Superintendent
b..a Nash, referring to vacancy on a rail-
= ~. y road line that traversed the wild,
,,,.ssa I nauntainous section of Virginia soil.
II cannot say that l am fattered
With the picture you draw, sir, but, as
!, ausele# Y, lam looking for a situation and beg
= | "ane pB shouldn't be choosers, 1 will take
~. B ny chance and try my luck until
salS lepz nnething better turns up said Hugh
~ sfas# Grdon, the young man addressed.
ians Very well," replied the superin-
endcnt, shortly. IF you attend to the
iens mss business properly we shall not give
nore tn& ourselves any uneasiness about how
y, ana u suu manage to live the life of hermit,
y the g for such it will practically be, and
incFe@ You csnnot say that ! failed to warn
~ % yon" he added, as he turned away.
coneeT Then to himself he soliloquized: That
iu aap will not be in Benning a fort
test eE# night He's fresh from school and has
isa SO been accustomed to civilized society, SO
the 20 It's not probable that he'll do bit bet
er. Ter than his predecessors. He'll be
-nothi< back at the end of a week, and / shall
lis own Dot blame him, either, for it is the
las fa8 most God-forsaken place / was ever
in
has bee But he was mistaken, for, though
er all hugh found it all that he represented
lrope ha8 y nc was not easily discouraged and
.ssion pOk hold of the work with as much
has ha# mercy as if the place were in the very
esides s3 enter OF life and business. Adhering
s-Rura# 1the old adage: Whatever is worth
@ng at all is worth doing WE'LL" he
,ortuniH Ffiormed his various duties in the
from b es' manner possible, and, though the
III or tw# abroad officials said nothing, from the
Aeon say they glanced around the waiting
,od asha3 non-as clean and bright as soap and
es FesH saer could make tit was evident
Stare @as they had no fault to find with the
ruit and @W methods which the college bred
nch. eegrapher had inaugurated.
ssfulsn& ihere was no doubt about its being a
the fas saely place, and except the people in
{ everJ4 as weliflled trains that flew past
and in sA0out stopping and the rough section
is value sI r-,as' VINO occasionally came in to
should ssn' their pipes and chat few min
+ Of love- as@ nc scarcely ever saw human face.
lar-and1 a'Ff ne had been there some weeks
aough the wires he formed the ac-
animals s'ansanee of Frank Reynolds, the
ccessfuIA gsfator at Mantua, small station
e rural ~ miles further on in the wilder
81 tho;, G.
snotheE vo ni.er 'helr nrst introduction the
seape i sO spent many pleasant hours con-
40 one 's.ang on eongenial subjects.
Escapes oas Gay just after Hugh had returned
0n ms dinner the ticking of his in
known aunlent left this message for him:
n tells A.. aIND HUGH: have just received word
= hsr& q shsra iOrtnlghts vacation is to begin this
q lrmpOu. MY substitute is here already and
Rihh4 s.ns,.e on tnis evening Will pass through
:. IL @ns As ever. -, =,
rlaax A.. eureka CALCULATED Hugh. II wish
rohlen Il a. as ualn would consent to drop him
-RursIk -. = wouldn't we have Jolly time to-
s'aer? Wonder If he could not get an
In 4 70 nave it stop. There would be
in n. srn IN trying, at any rate" and
twies# ~ :. oack over the wires he asked:
brv b MOS get an order to have the train roll
q Mesr.. 1 bnOulQ like to have the
Earlg asaton days" ''p"hs curing rev Oh your
here r.. minutes later he had his an
,g. Be %
seeds eat , . tyrant with rules and regulation.
need ma. lever .s change; consequently / cannot
am sssen BY accepting your offer Of hospi
eos ls,.sm "ass can't be cured must be en-
eons. ssss nnttered Hugh, disconsolately,
sbcm a. ne knew the decision. well,
woam IL .lS = one thing sure-I'll see the
dcs0s sse, euow's face, and having nothing
tiss = auss.'so ao be fell to weaving fancies
un.sI s,vsa,a, the appearance of Frank
cns d. aus' Tor up to the present date
assSuag operator had studiously
actiss srssu ), exchanging pictures, and
be 7 nd sse than that he had brown balr
n ne Il. yes Hugh had not the remotest
sn hs aas.sIs the looks of the friend he had
ntiop asa n 70 esteem SO highly
ss,sa ossssd through Banning q