The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-08-29

Y. individuals born at opposite eIu'
4. earth and hurries them aloni
n varied scenes and vicissitudes
4 isnorant Of the others existence
t,sng them together, sometimes II
!. .nd friendship, sometimes in en-
n and deadly hatred.
fia.s philosophic thoughts we're sug'
,.d a few days ago as we doubled
z northwest corner of a street in tho
- kaleidoscope city of Chicago
4 th.t northwest corner was a fruit
~ That fruit stand had with
"a many q change in Chicago's gov
ehg powers.
naodle aldermanic bodies had sue
"a each other. police chiefs had
= and gone and were forgotten
W. followed mayor; yet there 1t
N serene amid the warning ele-
- Of municipal and state elections,
uher such tempests in tea-kettles.
. ar.ringed foreigner after another
udne the sun and storm, raked IN
Z sickels. doled out the bananas, and
1bped to his native land, wealthy
\ Independent. Truly It might De
Y q that apple stand:
4 shall still stand in the undim-
~ splendor of its mananas when
~ traveller from st. Louis shall
NJ On a broken arch OF Clark street
- to sketch the ruins OF the
nU Building.
n that stand, presiding over its
iniss, was a black-haired. black
1 black-eyebrowed, olive complex
II daughter of Greece. BY that
~ and gazing into those dangerous
= optics, was a stalwat form with
hair, blue eyes. blue coat. brass
~, silver star on breast and a
I'D hickory under his arm. He
q eood-natured and honest, and
= Z well-educated blond mustache.
y Was one defect In his physique
ss 10 round as to be
- humpbacked. His name was
AA 0Callaghan, or, as he himself
IL -0mcer Michael O'Callaghan."
IN they stand. the one, for aught
how, Z lineal descendant of Leon
\ that worthy had ventured in
ntimony before he ventured into
In0pylae; and the other-it goes
1T saying-a descendant Of some
equally ancient and illustrious.
Aere they stand-from Ireland
lhum Disseminating love to each
sn the curbstone OF a busy street
0oso Oh, Love. they say you
y court, the camp, the grove:
- indeed. and you rule the curb
the apple stands and the po-
ne Of the city Of Chicago.
- lr. Michael O'Callaghan has
acceeded in making love to the
be-for that was the name OF
tgtAoness of the apple stand-the
mn himself only can tell: for
Vocabulary in English was limit
NeA trade terms as two TO- fife,"
= 10 Afe." and Michael's knowl-
q modern Greek was, II any
noce limited. Love laughs at
III, but the little rascal in
- seemed equally to laugh at
-. and the Tower Of Babel had
~ penal consequence for him
y 4 never raised Its defiant head
Md heaven.
e@cer's beat embraced the To-
= which stood the apple stand,
asly no policeman ever travelled
usrict 50 rapidly as he did. Ever
"a his bright star flashing CO.
rs OF light, and his eyes, blue
aative skies when 1t is not rain
=. flashing coruscations of love,
nsnd the northwest corner and
= the apple stand.
much! he would say, holding
which Zoe had FURNISHED that
With q greasy rag, while the
language Of love would say
than ever Byron said it.
- mou sas apago,"
would answer with a smile
- anmusical voice:
~ me-"
NY would rummase amid the |
hands would meet, a little
49, squeeze Of the fingers |
oW, and then this stalwart |
Ct Anarchists would march |
llng bis club, lowly whist |
u'rl I Left Behind Me-" and |
dreams no copper" ever
ufeam before. These day
efaily took the shape Of a
west Side. with Zoe its mis-
little Graeco-Irish O'Calla-
md kicking up its heels
es each day that unspok-
= 'ove was performed. Day
0ichaaI hold,r