The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-09-26
BENTON, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 1901.
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| oil ceIeihonlal matters was guided by
his sister.
THAT 'ould be best-to see her"
said Sally. How often hev We seed
| her?'
Il doan't knoo much on har, an
shas a fack," admitted Bob. She's
in sarvice out at Chetbridge, an har
brother aNed me if I'd like to goo
oover."
"Well, that appears funny to me-"
unused Sally, keeping her counte-
ance, but chuckling inwardly. What
dye want to write for?"
I'm gooin' to dew the thing prar-
per-" Bob explained. "Not saam'y
as yew an var chap what never came
to narthen. 1 want to hev prarper
onnerstandin' afoor 1 gifts engaged,
an l hain't got moo mother, wuss
luck, an thote as yew'd help me-"
'You get your onnerstandin' talk
in" advised Sally. THAT fare
strange to me she should set her
brother on to you like that
"D'ye think soo?" said Bob, ner-
vously.
"Hev you ever kissed her?" asked
Sally, slyly.
"Blaame it, noo!" Bob roared.
'But 1 should wholly like tew," he
added softly.
'Take her out an kiss her then an
be done wit" said Sally, more expe-
rienced in wooing. But do you mind
you bain't sucked in"
| 'What dye mane?" asked Bob.
"They say as fsh-hawkers cry
stinkin' fish the loudest," answered
Sally, sententiously. "An' har
brother wholly holler tew."
"D'ye think soo?" suffered Bob.
alarmed at unconsidered possibii-
ties. ''But har eyes maak We jump
they be so bright. She's the prattiest
gal We ever see. I'll maak We a bet
ont he added, by way of self-conso-
lation.
II spooz," he said, after pause, II
'spooze yew 'ouldn't write for me an
AK her if she'd walk out wi me. I
bain't got moo mother to dew it, wuss
luck"
1t may be incidentally remarked
that Bob was % years of age, and,
with his brothers, was always la
menting the want of mother. That
lady, during her life, left the charge
of her young children altogether to
Sally, and neglected them and her
home equally.
"Yew may take your oath O. that"
answered Sally, firmly, in reply to
Bob's hint. eff ye got sucked in you'd
lay it all onto me. You must hoe your
own land. You'd better tell her broth
er you'll meet her O. Sunday"
"D'ye think soo?' said Bob, and SUBJ
sequently acted on her advice.
When Bob had finished the milking
on Sunday morning and arranged for
an evening substitute he grew into
fever of unrest. Sally" he called,
"wheer's my clane shut? Wheer's
my collar? Will ye black my bewts
!. for me? I'll give We tuppence. Come
an tie my tie. Shall a weer a flower?
Dye think she'll like to goo to chap
ell? How dew a look in my new
clothes?"
AT last Sally got him off and turned
her attention to the midday dinner.
She sat up for his return at night.
| He came in about ten and found his
sister alone; the others had gone to
| bed. His face wore an expression of
mingled indignation and shame.
"Well, how did ye get on?" asked
Sally. "Hev you had your tea?"
II doan't want moo tea," said Bob;
less goo to bed?"
"Good night, then" said Sally,
| knowing there was more to come,
but making pretense of turning out
the lamp.
"Blaame it," struck in Bob, hoarse-
ly, "she an har brother met me at
Chetbridge just as the Swan wuz
| oopenin'. She said she wuz dry, 500
axed her in to hev some'at. Tree
glasses O. stout for har and tree
glasses O aale fer har brother, I
paid foor-tha'ss ninepence-an'
glass O. mild baare fer me is ten
pence; and neither O. them offered to
paay a farden. Then afterwards
Tom left us, an we walked to St.
Mary y's-on-theFern, an she said as
we wuz travellers, an walkin' made
har wholly dry. 500 we went into
the Kings Head. an she had tree
moor glasses O stout. an half O
mild fer me. Tha'ss fvepence-
ha'p'ny, and tenpence is one and
t'reppence-ha'p'ny. She never paid
fer narthen."
"Why, Bob, Dor, you must ha' been
fool" said Sally, chuckling inward
ly. For Bob is notoriously parsimo-
NOUS.
Dye think soo?" he said, uneasily.
"Arter that" he continued, 1--WE set
under the hedge for a bit, an she
axed me to kiss her. 500 did. but
she stunk O baare 500 a didn't think
much ont. Then she KEEP scrowg-
in up agin me till she went asleeap.
When she woke up we walked to
Turlham an I axed her if she'd like
too goo to chapel. But she said that