The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17

!, hroken heart. satisfactorily ad. w
iusted all matters in regard 10 tnnS "
sa,al check, and dispatching' Win -
come roses. a note to Miss La rarge' Z.
in which l thanked her for re- g
can't l;ndnesses, ct cetera, prepared 10 ~
oo awav for the summer. l had sen' =
NV valet off to the country to secure y
for me a quiet spot far from the mao,
5;ng crowd where l might enjoy al
nr;y;leoes. from drinking real milk 10
hlo,y;no out the gas. did SO desire,
with no questions asked. lie founo I
the enact place; and as the heat OF
June was approaching with All 'no
sneed of an international bicycle race
7 set forth. / equipped myself WIN
only three suits and my shootlns
;aci,et i'm which to kill time. lou
will be impressed, my dear Mrs MONT
heck. with the seriousness OF my desire
40 sock solitude, only, in this Already
when / inform you that reiis'o"'''
left my tennis-suit at home, too
81 found my quarters to DC IN one "
two cottages overlooking most SOU"
ful Millet of hill, lake and trees. pu'
there was one fact l deplored: inc
houses were, to a man of my nnfort"h-
ate nropensities. dangerously aiike; 50
similar. nv dear lady, were they tna'
when I entered one ! was Instantly
: se;zed with the thought that II shouiq
have been the other. For that reason
snent most of the time in the yaro
;. wondering to which l belonged; ou'
the nresence of my man served, I'D 'ne
ns house 70 direct me faithfully to
: the right place. ,.t.s.
81 was wont, after a late oreaKiasS'
TO arm myself with book, ana WIN
" INV stick set out for jaunt' NOW my
reyered grandfather Some more
An.I,;naris. Mrs Montbeck? Shakes
peare has said that good wine neeas
no bush:' permit me to corrupt IL 10
good water needs no stream.
e..Well. to continue One sultry morn
;ng as usual, started out. Inc oay
was as other June days-you can sup
plv the scoloring. was ielsureiy
walking down the boslxy country way
Y, when all at once espied two iaoiv'
TX, ahead of me, and as looked, a Dull
he which was placidly grazing near saw
raj them. and, being very tame, starte'
,he toward them-in all kindness, l assur
ou Won Mrs. Montbeck With shrill feml
ice nine shrek. they ran thither and yon
rto and in wild desperation bolted towar
IN a stubborn country fence. You ca
ny. imagine what a rapid exit they made
eed ain one minute I had grasped IN
BILE .;t,,atiou. rushed forward, and trle
de- the Samson act. I have remarked "
int! fore on the imbecilic eguanimity OF u
frs. animal in question, and / congratulate
myself that the late Booth could nav
lear found no criticism in my acting. "A
one rarently. we had fierce tussle; ou
,ere anallv + victor, drove him vanquisn'
S in 80 into a fenced Enclosure, from whi'
20 he had doubtless strayed' linen !
$ OF rected my attention to the ladies' W
and in sheer fright had witnessed my U
s a rible fight for life
eek. aye gods. Propitious fate was mil
/ re- for the regal beauty Of Miss La farl
bout with a fitting background OF her port
q sa- aristocratic mother, met my ey
able Their thanks were more than the c.
was: ventional expression OF gratitude,
all received them with a modesty bece
he ING a man who had passed thror
nous such ordeals as had been mine.
v as ~ discovered that they had CO
ut, 1 down from town the previous event
}. and-again luck smiled on me.
% the we're domiciled in the cottage adl'
sured ING mine. Proudly walked with u
ON Of down the village street, the ma
You escort of the lovely girl at my
|, not NV mise was humping at an
| Miss rlect;c rate. and / was slowly be
lisfor- Ming to dream that my hoodoo
lining emerging from its chrysalis. Eve
N 'ad- I was congratulating myseii On
failed GOOD fortune, a huge dog, pant
with lolling red tongue, came yea
ember nm the street, towards u.s. The pc
visited ran hither and thither IN VIII
ut up alarm. and screams OF mad dog
lots of the air. My companions were dea
on ,.la and Miss La Farges p
.harity fr;cbtened me. The animal was
netian inc directly for us, and, suddenly
; COM ;n@ an open door, by which we
ave en- Messing. like lightning / showed
r lady, ladies' within, and endeavored u
Gus es- low them: but, with one helpless
spells, nerce;ved that the dog was on
to mat these cheese straws are indeed
u with lent. Won't you have another
whl;n Montbeck? l.,
..My grandfather always dec
he was and I. too, became finally convln'
Mont tho veracity of his statement,
yht was oh. pardon me; am DEPRESSING
ne from mit.-The dog? Yes; well, you
iderate- ran around trying to evade nj
himself scribing all sorts of geometrical
indeed, my dear Mrs. Montoec
s%aI speed was such that l founa
s. q looking at the back Of my own ne
~. M of the time.
: as,r "The dog finally grabbed me
under my coat and tore out a
Itm sEis minous sample of my tailor's
50. s'~ goods was still going arount
dizzy vortex. but throughout
y pursuit the agonized faces OF my
or.r;ons met nv eyes. 1t