The Bossier banner., 1894-05-24
TWO OF A KIND.
How Brernner and Sommers As
sisted Each Other.

SlSC9o EaCn OCn9r.
81 am in trouble" said Bremner to
his friend Sommers, ''and l want you
to help me out"
Financial" asked Sommers, with
slight contracting of the eyebrows.
..Oh! no, worse than that, q good
DEAL"
81 didn't know that anything could
be worse in these panicky times. What
isit?"
Il have a friend" said Bremner. "or
man who thinks himself my friend,
and whom, for certain reasons | wish
to shake off, but he refuses to be
shaken. Now, you are 4 resourceful
man, and may be able to give me a
hint / have tried verything with
Snaggs-everything short of positive
insult-aud all to no purpose"
t'Wkat is the matter with him?" asked
Sommers.
"The matter is this. He has boy
seven years old, or thereabouts, and he
always persists in talking of the
lad; in fact, he can't talk about any
thing else, and imagines everyone as
deeply interested as himself. I have
nothing at all against the boy; he is
good enough commonplace little fellow,
like all the rest of them. l never see
any difference in boys myself, they all
seem equally Objectionable. But Snaggs
comes to our house, sits down, and
talks about his boy, what he does and
what he says, until am nearly driven
crazy. l hope you can suggest some
thing for my relief"
81 suggest" said Sommers, "that you
take Snaggs to the state of Michigan,
U. S. A., and kill him."
why to Michigan?" queried Brem-
ner
'0h, simply because they don't hang
for murder there, and any penalty
short of hanging should be cheerfully
borne to get rid of man like Snaggs. ;"
II didn't know you were acquainted
with him." said Bremner excitedly.
I'm not, but | am afflicted in the
same way myself"
"Nonsense!" cried Bremner, 81 never
even heard you mention your chill
dren."
Il mean that l am afflicted with a
friend like Snaggs. It's daughter in
MS case. His name is Gregsby. l am
even worse off than you are, for his only
daughter is but five years old. You are
Two years ahead of me. By and by the
boy will reach years of discretion, and
he will get there quicker than Gregs-
by's girl"
u don't know about that" Bremne1
answered gloomily; girls grow up SC
much faster than boys do
But they never reach years of dis
cFetlon, you know"
i don't believe any son of Snaggs
Will, either. The boys father hasn't,
at any rate, But, say, Sommers, an
IDEA strikes me. Why not introduce
onaggs and Gregsby to each other?"
That wouldn't be bad plan," re-
phed sommers, cheerfully, land then
we might bet on them. I'll back my
man to be the greater BORE
There wouldn't be any use in bet
ting" said Bremner, for if your mar
is as bad as mine, it could only end il
draw"
Bring your man around and vel
test the case"
snail bring Snaggs to your house
tomorrow night, then?" asked Brem
ner.
les, and if you're in for bet, Tn
souf victim. l have great faith in
1fegsoy, and would like to have a lit
Tie stake on him.
IT'S serious subject with me-" re
Piled Bremner.
On very well then, FL expect yor
~ ,hlorrow night about eight o'clock
.Ao"gh suspect your man is OF hal.
~ capable bore as mine"
~ was few minutes before O'CLOCK
"hen Gregsby pressed the electric but
on at the Sommers' residence. Som
ets neard him talking to Mrs. Som
..efs IN the hall, saying: "Oh, yes
.uahk you, she is quite well. III tel
Az AZ something funny that she said to
oay 70 her mother" Sommers groaned
auo helped himself to quantity of tn,
sum .lnolant provided for his guests. Th,
;n A' moment Gregsby appeared, smil
,aen ana so miners greeted him will
ha,, hI,n,'leigned cordiality. Very soon tn,
as. 'i rang again, and a few minute
..er S. Bremner was introducin.
;aaggs to the two sitting in the smok
ns room. "Beastly weather this, sait
egsoy to the newcomers 81 dom
,naN nu the weather myself, but when
th;a, sa mas children he .is compelled t.
as,.as oi 1t Have you children?
=. ssa ,.1 1snaggs, with apparent inter
I've got 3 little boy myself ba