The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1892-01-21
MY DISOBEDIENCE.
ma Terrible Price of an After
moons Pleasure.

r our uM
on has ,r.s ALWAYS afraid of father, but
ising stsM IN moor little mother it was another
VI hme4 hing Father was hard and stern
;refary I'M MS children, and when he told Ile
iork ado anything just stepped; but she
moer vs too gentle and loving to say
ire De srsh word, aud ] often took advan-
le 1arma bas Of that fact in fathers absence.
The sns fsvara him | felt little emotion ex-
'fVes Us ev that of fear while | loved mother
Or IN ths rh all the strength of my passionate
'ession, usture; yet her often disobeyed; him,
nalnla7 spr.
'ads, tA# pov we'll | remember nv last and
TO the natest disobedience and the bitter
alue Of lesson that received in consequence.
s positios Ivas about fourteen at the time, and
IS 70 De We we're living on farm some dis
WORKERS 4spce out of the village where my
al comu8hther was an overSeer in the mill.
conditiosl BAD luck lad followed him for some
tle lauel Stme and he was quite heavily in debt
elers IN 3Ey three older sisters had one by one
zdei Of lingering consumption, the
IEpr louise had taken fire and burned to the
round when unir Sured, and in the ef
Ter car .&rt to save some of the furniture
AOA NoA tE#
enly and ahher was badly injured and had to
be sting a0p work Tor some tnne: SO when the
lie wad + lew house was built and furnished he
Is value = run oeliihu sooo oeai' anu we
change - practice 'ne S'rictesO ECONOMY
t;hla consequence.
o,t sbc,lE Father had gone back into the mill
osed toe] snin and my long summer vacetion
NOT he i, |a begun, when yet another mis-
inf men hrtune came to US, though | was too
.,n.. !, apung and thoughtless to realize much
an .na !. iOOut it Mother began to show signs
-. the same fatal disease that had
,oltsr 8dalmed my three sisters, and her
:. -. saength failed quite rapidly.
80. However, she would not allow father
t-tbsv hire girl as long as we were in
o;.ar, 5ea and she could keep about, and
aher at last consented to get along
The time being without one if the
;, as n's rshing could be put out and l would
= y, - y Sag at home and help. That is how
III ai"sis y lies sorrow found me.
. Although, as | have said, / loved my
a0her passionately, was not always
3agood to her as should have been. |
u u '1y W full OF life and spirits and did not
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ss. 500 oa# Home So beran ~ s,;,, a,a,r ,b nth
he io's's oeys and leave her alone for hours
3Aa time, knowing my father would
10 speAM1a Oe home from the mill till night,
IS OF e'H au mat she loved me too well to tell
narusnl1 &4o my neglect and so bring down
eat1is P0u me well-merited punishment.
ses y aosher still kept about the house
pfea" 81 la looked after her work, and | never
e iass Al1eo until afterward how hard it
rse 'naA W ior her. She grew paler and thin
men, Gay by day, and the brilliant red
higher pM A glowed ftfullv in her checks and
FilV - ~ her look so lovely would have
'ssed caal5 saa more experienced eye than mine
rareV ~ ene gentle, loving woman was
'unds gong where sickness and sorrow
cen cene n unknown. AS for me, l remained
cling os ~ 10 70 1t all, and often grumbled at
" presaai8I nule things that she occasionally
,rmers Il Ased me to do.
themsev s'urally enough, grew more wild
ton is pie = reoeilious with every indulgence,
how PROD neglect daily became more ap.
promise INT But the end was near.
promised iae champions, boys baseball clut
rs are fe.s saien was the catcher, had ar
only enlf - 70 play match game with the
lrts whsS IA sS team from neighboring and
ncumbef mage, one Wednesday afternoon.
. Ase 1t was all we boys could talk
.ason for -. ,Or week before the event tool
there 4 #tms1 w. u, al last the day actually ar
to draw - ihe game was to begin at half
yay TO sm '' ana would have to start as
farmers -. y possible after dinner in order
.-rh 10 att& 81 ~ tnere in season.
oad will Sa not dare mention the match ts
or hogs a. ior knew he would surely for
a neighi lsa,s attending it. My rival, Billy
IS tbey aeb would be only too glad tt
lanter hStos ana II he did might lose my
s 80 trs# n Ou =. IN the nine and that | coult
= : sron Ass 1 I to think Of No; must b,
.sn not #sa, S saa catch, be the consequences
ess -. cous ef came home to his dinner. ans
FOR ssh aeafiy one o'clock that day be
- does auAss started back to his work
Ii. III farsi IN uad been feebler than ever al
rs Il sp43 a. .ung = but never noticed anv
!, l.? So #aae snS a' that. The coming bal
!, 10 be d my head so full that ther
peesai i Issss soon as father was ont Of s;ebt
- ssnaness 81 MAst - sup out the back door, bu
- ,lttle sisd was about it my mothe
Huat you pa, mo s -.