The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-15
1.-THE animals went in two by two,
The elephant and the kangaroo"

"The animals went in two by two,
The elephant and the kangaroo"
and every time the cars careened about
or swung round curve We could hear
some devilish noise ahead of us. s'Oh,
mercy" said the youngest girl, "sup-
pose they break Quit" ''They will eat
the tenderest and sweetest first" said
I. "Lions always do" I pulled my
cloak up over the back of my head
and ruminated. For two long hours
we logged along, for the train was
running slow to suit the wild beasts
and we were of no consequence.
It was near 3 o'clock when we got
to the suburbs of Charlotte and
stopped. Nobody was looking for us
nobody rushed forward to meet us, no
porter nor hackman-no omnibus or
street cars, not even wagon or an OK
cart or darby. The moon had hid
herself to keep from seeing our mis-
cry, but we seized our grips and wraps
and satchels and made march for the
electric lights. My companions soon
separated from me and I marched in
single file with my big valise full of
clothes and the drug store, and strug-
gled for three quarters of mile up the
long and hard sidewalk. I am not
used to arc lights, and the Pickering
shadow of every tree and telegraph
pole looked like man in ambush who
was fixing to hold me up. I had for
gotten where the hotels were, and un-
consciously passed them, for the doors
were all shut, and there was no sign.
By and by / met a policeman and he
conducted me back to the hotel, and
I was as thankful as I was tired and
humble. My pitiful tone of voice Sc
cured me kind attention and bed.
When man is far away from home,
his warmest welcome is an inn. But
/ did not rest we'll.
A 10 o'clock supper, on fried sausage
and scrambled eggs and stale oysters,
disturbed my corporosity and I dream
ed that the tiger got loose and came
prowling and bowling around the car
and somehow 1 got Ratchet out Of
the tool box and lifted the young lady
through the port hole upon the roof,
and volunteered to defend her with.
my life and my sacred honor. The tiger
made desperate leaps to get up there,
but every time he got paw on the
cave, 1 cut it off and let him fall back
again. don't know what became OF
the other ladies, but think that other
wild beasts got in and eat them up.
The men had all fed prematurely, hui
I saved the pretty girl, the sweetest
and tenderest, before I woke up.
Who wouldn't, in q dream? What
curious things are dreams, anyhow!
The next trouble on the old mans
mind came over him at Salisbury,
where was billed to lecture that night.
On my arrival I found that august
body, the Presbyterian synod in ses-
sion. Preachers and elders innumer-
able were scattered among the
good people all over town. They
were holding night sessions, and
wouldn't have adjourned for Nc
Kinley or Grover Cleveland or
the yellow fever or fire. But this
was not all, the Episcopal bishop was
70 lecture on the Holy Land, where he
had been recently, and 1 knew that
would fall between and get smothered.
Mr.. Marsh seemed to feel very bad,
and apologized by saying that when
he booked me he did not know of
these meetings. ''Well," said I, ssths
saints will all 60 to these meetings,
but you have sinners in this town."
He admitted that there were some.
And SO ! went ahead and lectured, and
was surprised to see before me Sc
iect and cultured audience, select,
and I hope elect according to Presby-
terrain theology.
So all is we'll that ends we'll. The
next evening found me at the nice lit
tie town of Marion, in western North
Carolina, away up. in the land of the
SKY. They are good people there, I
know, for they filed the court house