The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-05-31

to - come -in-here-from Broad
Ripple--'n' L thought"
"Jawkins! / shouted, ''show the
next man in."
The next man was a colored man.
who was evidently employed in the
whitewashing business. He was white
everywhere except on his skin, and he
powdered lime all over my apartment.
'Jes' called t. see bout that dore.
mister" he explained, with a grin.
Dogs gone grunted.
"No, stree; no, he amt 1 seed that
air preacher fellow a-wrestling with
the dorg, and done tole i'm he'd bet
ter drap him, case he's mine, N the
dorg's out there a-waitin' fer me now"
"Well. hang it all, go out and get
him, then. don't care who gets him,
so long as some of you take him away"
''All right, sir; that dorg cert'nly am
mine, n Use gwine to have i'm"
Then young lady with an abbrevi-
ated skirt and an affected manner
sidled into my room.
Thank you so much," she giggled,
''for advertising my Fido. You know
| lost him while was shopping in the
Baltimore store last Friday. Dear lit
tie fellow, 1 do hope you've fed him.
I know he won't eat meat. We always
give him bread and milk. I'd like to
pay you for your trouble, and how
much did the advertisement cost? 1
suppose TIL have to pay that?'
Miss" l said. there's some mis-
take. The dog I've advertised is not
named Fido. l do not know what his
name is, but it's not Fido. AS for feed
ing him bread and milk, this dog has
eaten two dollars worth of porterhouse
steak and"
"Well, do think the police ought to
get after these people who put mislead-
ing advertisements in the papers. l
suppose they're too busy arresting
gamblers to pay any attention to these
confidence men; if my brother were
here. he'd show you how to-"
'Jawkins," shouted, ''show the lady
out"
'sBeg pardon, sir" said Jawkins, with
. suspicion of smile. There's seven
boys of varying ages, about &c men,
nine women and a policeman waiting
in the front yard to see you, sir; be-
| lieye it's in regard to an advertise
ment."
20, Lord!' / calculated. 'Show up
| the most respectable, Jawkins.'
It was q middle-aged woman of
hard visage that came in, and took
the most comfortable chair in the
place.
'.Would you mind throwing that
nasty cigar down." she said, looking at
me from over her spectacles. Il can't
abide smoke"
Certainly, madam" said, throw
ing my cigar in the fireplace. What
can do for you? Did you come about
the lost dog?"
81 came. sir, as the representative OF
the Associated Workers in the Cause
of Right Living, to ask you for sub
scription to-"
/ Madam, never subscribe thus early
in the morning." replied.
They're still a-coming, SIR" broke
in Jawkins.
They were coming indeed!
| They came on foot. in carriages, in
farm wagons, in buggies. Each street
car that stopped by my door dis
charged half dozen or more passen
gers, who rushed pell-mell to my gar
den. which was by this time q seethine
mass of humanity. As went to the
front porch and looked out over thu
sea of faces, could hear many in the
crowd calling some one ''swindler,
cheat" and saying: Don't believe
he's got any dog" Its all put-uI
game" "He ought to be arrested" ane
similar remarks.
I I sneaked back into the front hall
way. "Jawkins," said, "where is thai
dog?"
THAT minister's trying to coax hin
out of the stable, sir" was the reply
I went back to the stable ant
found the collie still tied there. but h,
was getting excited at the noise out
side and at the strange manner of thu
Theosophist, who was, believe, try
ing to hypnotic him. Under my in
structions, Jawkins loosened the chain
and the dog, with savage snarl
sprang at the Theosophist, who turnet
and fed. So did I. The dog caught tn,
minister before he had gone very far
and took good taste of theosophica
blood; then he turned on the dark,
and got mouthful of whitewash, an,
then, catching a glimpse of the larg'
crowd, he ran around the house, and
with battle cry in his throat, sailet
in.
1 was so excited and so exasperate,
at the events of the morning that l for
got myself, and in the midst of tn
melee found myself shouting: Isl
! 'cm, Tige. Take 'em, old man! Goo,
doggie! Sic 'em! Sic!"
The crowd parted, wavered. fed, an,
| the dog, hoarse with much barking
lay down ON the front lawn, right il
the midst of bed of Gala lilies, an,
painted with exhaustion.
Hes mad" went up the cry.