The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-03
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CAPTAIN SPANKER
BY JERRY COBB.

=. never let me here you speak
hlm again as Miser Spanler," !" sharp
ordered the old lady with gentle an
attractive face as she turned upo
her pretty granddaughter. s.Neyerl
but, grandma, that's what thew a
call him." stammered the girl, wh
was shocked by discovering for til
hrst time that her revered ancesto
mad temper in her composition.
!. That's the way of the world wit
diminished fire and a careful readiust
ment OF the cap that had been set awr,
Dy her unwonted display of vigor. ssW,,
jump from appearances to conclusions
anu the result is great deal Of injus
ace to our fellow creatures. We are
forbidden to Judge at all, and we Ger
salniy should not render verdict til1
we ascertain the inmost facts, That's
she way your grandfather would have
pus 1t were he alive. He was by far
tae ablest lawyer in all this section y
= rearing a diversion to the older
Woman's favorite theme, the Younger
one promptly interrupted. seBut isn't
captain Spanker close-fsted and penu-
rlous? His housekeeper has to take
2 meal out every once in while to
Keep from starving, and they say that
ms grocery bills are less than those
of ms poorest tenant. I can ouite ba-
heye that he puts in the first half Of
every night counting his gold.''
Margaret Pemley, sit down and
.s,,:y noia your tongue. lust got through
telling you it was wrong to talk a as
you're doing, yet you persist in it. II
know G the captain and you don't"
70, have slight personal ac-
quaintance with him, grandma. He
presented me with the image Of a
whale ne had whitfield out Of a n;na
block one day and took particular
pains to tell me that I was real trim
looking q little girl, though he knew
tnat Dick had asked me to ba b;o
wife. he acted abominably about that
and ! just believe that it was because
y was too stangy to give Dick start
q life. Why, the horrid old canta;n
roared out rs though he was hail;ng =
alstant ship and declared it noth;no }
put silly, stupid, childish affair. II
vas worse than being amiser 10 emma
! i",ses y TWO n young people as deeply j
z love as Dick and myself
You're just as set as your grand : .
stler was, Margaret. Il isea great
leal easier to get along with r;rls :
men !. one has to spank them into 3 oba- = =
ienoe than when one is reduced 10 !, !,
easoning with them. Perhaps + i i
tell the captains sacrats 7 Y
us there doesn't seem any other way 4 :.
!, , convince you. I was quite 3 belle ! !
nen | was young" and the hand nd = :.
'me grandmother blushed as she :, =,
we deft push to her side curls :, :,
among other suitors had Captain :, !,
panksr' .s He was spruce yonnc - :.
ilor then and Of good family. Ours, : !.
= KnoW, vas among the most prom. e =,
eng s0,i - the state. / preferred your =
andfather, bnt The captain ana I a.
sys remained good friends r. Il Il
ally = J; consoled himself by marrying m sa ba
'ck'S mother. lIewas a little fellow s ~ -
e brave sailor suit when thew a.. : .. pe
npanied the captain on yovaga -, - gus M
ma ltwas a venture of his 3 own = =; g;
9 me result waa that he smucpled .al tal
en- immense ca.go Of opinm lan,l- y. ~
y at an ont-ofs the-way and nnusad - ~ =
tDor %, !, On I the southern coast Asa ny M
ult q this defrauding the govern : IN 3
nt ne became d very rich man IL, 1,,' ".
'se days and, at his wife's sol;c;ts w w
3, bought the fine place where h ba M sns
lives and settled down 70 en;ov pus a1
g 9 gentleman farmer 4 ~ iatl l
I, and you defend ! asmuggler, grand no aro'
sinere you 60 again, forminp il gro ~
mon On partial information. Saa- Sav >
g men, then, had very little e. Won m
, !, Ior siae revenue laws. They re- eacl
aea them Is an unjust restriction mt
2 fnear trade and chances to maka alrs
icy: Bet when he was tbrown ~ ;tor - :
] different associations his asti. ! tla, H..
@ his duty toward the govern. one
&. g unsnEeQ: ana he resolved to thro
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