The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-07

/ BARBED MIRE VICTIM.
A BarTioae Sad Experience and the Song
His Feelings Evoked Business league
Needed Rnt Different From the
One Already Suggested.

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Neaaed Rnt Biaerenl From fhe
One Already Suggested
a short time ago | related h9w veEy
amusing qnid pre gao occurred 3v yaung
woman ceiling I'D otteman q afag0nan,
in telling friend OF hers that IN mo
mont ef fear she had thrown herself up
on ono. Her friend sTas shocked ct the
fEsa of anyone Ringing themselves il the
armspf arRromau, and 50 expressed
herself FINALLY. explanations wurelnade
aud 4 decided co8iness now, or did, for
some time exist between the two bellies.
The one am abont 90 tell occurred IN
Lake Charles last week and is on a de-
cidedlymcre fraeilescale, Iuse the term
a1yisedlY.
A prominent soUiety lady, on looking
over n certain china service which she
desired "a nse ON q special occasion dis
covessa thst one ef the pieces was broken
aud. blinking that she might perhaFs be
able 10 snatch ii. requested her niece
lovely Young school miss, to GO to some
81 the rEockery stores on this mission.
The young lady was fortunate Id her err
rand and tsiamphanfly laid the trophy
before her amt, sasing: After going to
anaaber Of stores | finally found what
you wanted, and here it is. The gentle
man who sold it said ID was very fine be-
cause II was cross barred china. Mrs
had never heard Of eersss barred
china aud pondeTed awhile. She again
questioned her niece, who insisted that
thabswas what the dealer had told her.
FINAL On picking IN the piece, Of china,
the inscription on the bottom thereof
AhoVea up: f'Finsst Carlsbad; the mys-
terry was explained. but there is no cool
ness.
When the SehBbert qaartette were in
town last week, the members having
some time to spare during the day
thought they ,roald go out strolliNg and
wee the sights. They wended their way
along toward the lake front and the
ladies u the party, admiring the moss
sshiall depended from the oaks boraering
the lake, expressed a desire TO have some
as . sonRonir Of their visit to Lake
Charles MI. Wade, the barytone, who
was Of the party, volunteered TO secure
some. Bat Mr aTaaewa not tall enough
or fha moss Was TOO high anyhow Mr.
Wade Was nnahla, while standing on
terra frmh to secure the coveted moss.
There was fpnce mar By, and just
above shan fenne was a long, tempting
lanbrequin Of moss. ssrn ret ii, said
Wade, evenif Ihave to climb the fence .
Sohe elim, and grasping the moss firm
~ i'll enc hand, with tho other attempted
toFegain q foothold upon Mother Earth.
afortpnately, the fence had barbed
wire Accomplishments, aud The aafortun-
ate Wade knew not eff the unpleasant re-
snlts attendRnt upon eOning in contact
with ahe article which has recently been
puton the free list Mr.. Wade, at allevents
wasaot free; he was Held by the Enemy
He struggled to get loose but the wire
had beoome affiliated 10 his trousers
and loose him or lose lnm at would net.
Finally Mr.. Waae's trousers aud tho
wire parted company but the separation
was conditional: the unfortunate barry
tone had to leave Something as a for
felt. Those who saw him coming home
wondered why he tried e. sfreteh lis
was, and some who passed close % hin.
aver that thew heard him humminr soft-
IL to himself. s,There are moments when
one likes 10 be alone; this Is one Of them!
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organizing a business league has been on /
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