The Bossier banner., 1894-11-15
IN WANT OF A NAME.
An Embarrassing Situation for
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack.

MT. anu HrS. JACK.
"Well, that's done." and Mrs. Jack
patted the crisp pillow-shams and
gazed complacently around the pretty
room--a guest-room that had never
yet held a guest - fresh, new and
dainty. The breeze stirred the frilled
curtains, the late afternoon sun shone
on the creamy walls, and the soft light
filtered through the young leaves of
the chestnut, and family tinted with
green the lovely ''Abend" over the
bed.
No wonder Mrs. Jack looked salts
ned. No detail for comfort or beauty
had been forgotten. She and Jack had
been married only a few months; this
was the finishing touch to their cozy
nest, and any young housewife might
have been road of the result.
Just then Jack rushed in, bearing a
letter He stopped on the threshold.
"Whew! what magnificence! Might
poor worm venture in?"
Nonsense, Jack! 1t isn't magnif-
cent at all-only pretty and restful.
Come in, bad boy, and tell me what is
In that letter"
You know Cousin Elizabeth?" asked
Jack, as he settled himself in big
easy chair and pulled his little wife
down beside him.
"Yes, indeed, dear. You remember
saw her the summer we were en-
gagged, and liked her so much! Such
asweet face and gentle ways! But
she seems too old to be your cousin
more like an aunt"
Father was the youngest of an i'm
mense family, and Cousin Eliza beth's
mother was the eldest, SO there were
many years between them; indeed, fa-
ther and his niece are nearly of an age.
You knew she was married?"
Yes, an old love story, wasn't it-a
real romance?"
Well, Fannie, what do you say to
your new room being christened by
this ancient bridal couple on their an
tique honeymoon"
"Oh, this isn't their honeymoon!
They were married long before we
were, and that was ages ago. Besides,
they aren't so old, and / am very glad
TO have some of your people for our
first guests. You've been such a perfect
dear about this room. What does the
letter say?"
He read it:
DEAR Boy AND HIS DEAR WIFE: have so
longed to see you in your new happiness, and
now comes an opportunity The colonel has
come to Boston on business, and am with him
Would it be convenient for you to have us for
afew days? Do not hesitate to say so if it
would not. II you really do want US, couldn't
Jack meet the colonel at Young's, after his
business hours Wednesday, and take him out
70 your home? have an engagement that
wiz keep me until evening, but l can find my
way to you easily. With dear love to both,
COUSIN ELIZABETH.
r. S. do want you to see my colonel. C.E."
Wednesday-that's day after to-
morrow" said Mrs. Jack. II shall be
50 happy to have them! I'll write at
once. But she gave no address! Never
mind, you can assure the colonel when
you meet him how pleased we are.
There's the dinner bek."
That night, as Nan was taking hair
pins out of her bonny brown locks,
she casually remarked to Jack:
What did you say the colonefs
name was? don't remember it. I"
Jack looked puzzled. "Why, didn't
tell you? Colonel-colonel-J -Jingol
I've clean forgotten that name for the
moment No matter. 1t will come to
me in the morning."
But in the morning it was just as far
away from his memory as ever.
There was such downpour going on
N the outside world that Nan insisted
ehat Jack, who had cold, should not
go 10 the city, and Jack, nothing 10th,
settled himself for a comfortable
morning by a bright open fire. Sun
ueniy he threw down his paper.
Man." he said in CONSERVATION,
now shall l ever find the colonel at
Aoang's hotel? 1t will never do for
ne TO go around inquiring for the
bethY
Jack" cried Nan, what fix we
are IN! What ever can we do? Can't
sou think of the name? Bend your
mind to it."
'ack bent his mind to it. meantime
pacing the floor.
II seems to me as if it were some
suing IKE Walker. but it isn't that"
Ferhaps it's 'Trott,'" suggested
an ''or 'Trotter."
40 IT'S an odder name than that,
sus What it is cannot make out"
!. ssek' this is awful! We never can
Aem know we don't remember