The Bossier banner., 1892-08-04
BEGGAR WOMAN.
v.,d need That Crowned a
Broken Life.

expert, #.sdion OF coming "'nOs' "P
and -. ne bay and tossed the creaking
The -, % the old button woods that
5. To- ,Ione the roadside until they
exae,;, n in the wind like ships at sea.
er tbaa =. nf the fog was just disap-
no -, - and curled tiercely up from the |
cial and waters, rolling away in |
Id cn.s ,odden masses. In the north n |
re ,s.o of snow clouds were sluggish |
exae Inc forward. There was some |
q. Ala s,.cnliar-almost sinister-in their
To 49, q beayy formation, and the weather.
SHERMAN off shore watched them
8.slv and began to draw in tackle
are. n make preparations to seek harbor
Con to n !. ,he land the farmers shook their
iie larne 4. md fastened to get the last of
$ on u mmpkins and apples under cover.
y the ne& &.ss;y own accord the cattle left off
sVerai s1 ,;Dr and sought the barnyards.
construct / and then stragglers from some
exprnm8 atened flock of wild geese flew
all lien .rd The south in anxious search Of
sir mates.
no expas Var the end Of one street of the lit
Decembe4 sshinc hamlet was a weather beat
aba4. vood colored homestead Of one story
liquid msI n loft, surrounded by fence al
y cows vi as old as the house itself; but as
ow. As usssed through the gateway and up
mas Zee &b grassgrown walk into the smoke
never os uhtcd Kitchen the poverty OF the out
lew q n Surroundings was forgotten in con-
garden uplation of the profusion inside.
Il ne ed& Ii least this seemed to be the case
with a Ia the little old woman who hobbled
very fam zaafaly up the path to the half open
duQ bar Ioor Tbar Sho StnI.naA irra
liquid nags.Iv INIT the sayorv smell of cooking
uitlyasos rs irresistible and she pressed slowly
4rwsrd into the low doorway. The
1unc -. &tthen was fragrant with the odors of
nv nna.. IL Saturdays baking; from the stove
t,.v 49, The far end of the long room came a
osed uo.4 4kerfu suffering and kissing and over
.rt a.. Il women bent in impatient suspense.
,nceesst.I IlSr back was toward the door, and she
II ma,r4 not notice the great hungry eyes
bv 81 8st we're fastened on the loaves of
nart;o,. 3Bnad and the pies and cakes and
II inns,;] epkies that loaded the pine table.
70 Il s3gh profusion made the wistful eyes
cu,t,,. 4ham and the withered form tremble
i : f-1& heagerness, But she did not venture
Won NJ cross the threshold.
nate go On the floor two children were play
,rb s,u;s# They had watched the woman's
&poaeh with childish curiosity. The
Hnngest rose to his feet and toddled
$mard her. After gazing at her few
Oments with his big, wondering eyes
"a guam. held up the cookie he had been nib
lize tims# #lnc She besitated. then took it and
8eitgreedily.
ist exer The boy laughed and went to get an
making 8tAer, but at this moment Mrs. Barten
Dked up. Her face was flushed with
md stick Feat and vexation. She was about to
on your 4peak sharply to the children when she
n. aHaght sight of the bent figure in the
degree xSDrway, and her wrath was turned.
IRE and all things she hated beggars the
tion. post During the summer months
stoel Ia 8sany of them drifted up from the
fellow #fghboring seaports and proved con-
h;ft the &ant source of loss and vexation to the
ar than tAermen and farmers Mrs. Barter
"a suffered with the rest, and as she
o.rt - arned from the stove her lips were
as.,a i trswn sharply over her strong white
= t..as teeth. She did not see the wistful eyes
pom bis eoras;n,' sn' Slile "na' !. sno Sd" wa
=. ha kind of head covering and ragged
aa'.s saawl closely drawn about the slight
an tho Worm.
GU "Well?" she said, in sharp, inter
anlase 3ngatiye tone.
aa The old woman shivered as though
i''~ 3nething had struck her, but her fact
Ananed perfectly blank.
ow; q "a furriner!"
ia" ars Barten sprang forward an,
'n -, new the children from so dangerous
anu Fesence To her foreigner SCENE,
opsn mat was dangerous and depraved
sudden sputter recalled her to thu
rom 1ose and by the time she was again a
ghfy sSufe trace of her natural kindl!
iik ssposition had come to the surface
IDS q iasng generous handful of cookie
use na one of the loaves of bread, she re
king, 0ned to the door. But the old woman
every aad already passed the rickety gate an,
tne "ss hoobling slowly down the street.
com sfany ''
lnted wish I'd a-give her suthin'," sh
ut Of uttered, as she replaced the food o.
EMS . .oie. but lands sake alive" sh
up, gSA''nued, briskly, after moment
seek ought, why sh'd feel sorry? Lik
cd i ssaos the old tramp was jest spyin
the u arter suthin' to steal Most like
look sAeh have a dozen snacks gin he
OF 0'e night Here you, Rob n
sa4a come back to the house this mir
Se ,as. - ana don't you dare go trapezin' ou
punt m And with mind at rest an
uaI- aselenee satisfied, Mrs. Barten rt
The uea 70 her compounds of fragrar
i'll
unt spWiy the afternoon wore away; til
bic. quo cakes and cookies disappeare
but ~ sne table and were replaced b
mill mn, ny OF crisp doughnuts and heav
to ;ssicai loaves of brown bread, wit
hnes encircling them; with pla
10 - o juicy meats, Drowned to til
II nal .Ss, point of perfection and flanke
an MI. a uishes of yellow pumpkin an
ens Is. aN tnrnip and scarlet cranberry. A
son es,s sue became crowded these in tur
alf H. 'aken to the storeroom to wa
Ind II, NJ coming of the great day." An
he a. Ia ~ ne tired and flushed mistress
q ma M s.shsn .N went on with her nixi.
sssasE and baking,