The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-02-04
BENTON, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1897.

says that you told him you loved him.
Did your"
THE old fool!'
did you?"
"Supposing I did? He made me. He's
an idiot to think I mean every little
thing say"
Did you kiss him?"
NO"
The captains face cleared-then he
be,hought him of the ways of women.
Did you let him kiss you?"
"Perhaps. I don't know
lie caught her hand. "Come in here
to Franquelo and explain yourself.
You'd better say you'll marry him after
that proceeding"
Betty was frightened. Her defiance
changed to pleading. "Please don't
make me see him, Uncle Nat, dear
Please
'Come Gn."
But, Uncle Nat, can't say I'll marry
him. I was only fooling. I'm engaged
to another man."
Capt. Locke dropped her hand and
returned to the sit<;ing-room.
'Franquelo,' he said, coldly, for he
disliked his nephew sincerely, II regret
that this unpleasant thing should have
| happened to you under my roof NY
niece tells me that she was not in
earnest, and she is soon to marry an
| other man. However, she will not STAY
another day with me to trouble you or
anyone else. I shall send her home to-
night"
Carlos face, as he silently left the
room, was an ugly sight.
| Betty was sitting sulkily in the wait
| ing-room at the Tucson station about
7:30 o'clock the same night. Her uncle
was seeing to the checking of her trunk
outside. When he came back, a man
| whom he recognized even in the late
twilight as Carlos Franquelo ran past
him, toward horse that stood in the
street few yards away; and, going
hurriedly to where he had left his niece,
he fould her lying full length on the
floor and dead. Her yellow curls were
wet and dark with blood, and her face
was quite disfigured because the pistol
had been held close oit.
When the news was broken to the sec
ond lieutenant, he called Providence q
great many hard names. Which is fire.
quently all the thanks Providence gets
for doing us good turn.-San Francis
CO Argonaut.
THE Field of Shepherds" at Bethlehem
There is one short walk we should
take before entering the church of the
Nativity and the cave beneath it
This is to the Field of the Shepherds,
about mile east of the church, and the
traditional place where the shepherds
were watching their fiocks on that mo
mentous night. This may not be the
exact place where the angels appeared
but there is no reason why we may no
accept the tradition which has placed
the event here. 1t has often been won
dered why the shepherds had thei
hocks out all night in the winter time
and the wonder is easily satisfied whel
we know that these were not ordinar,
tlocks of sheep nor ordinary shepherds
These tlocks were those specially sc
lected for sacrifices in the Temple 0
Jerusalem, at the great passover sea
son, and were kept in the fields all tn
year. The shepherds were special.
appointed. Some time during tha
winter night the shepherds were daz
zled by a light moro brilliant than tn
stars and reused by voices not of earth
e The Christ, whose future sacrifice thei
flocks were to symbolic, was born; an
I the angels were singing the good tic
j. ings. These shepherds were the frs
t to hear and to spread the marvelou
s news.-Edwin S. Wallace, in st. Mich
: olas.