Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-27
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out for my approval. | felt sure
they would make fine feather pill.
lows" You are as bad as the wife
of Walter Scott" exclaimed Mr.,
Davis, who in response to her hus-
bands remarks on the beauty of the
lamb said: Yes, they would make
an excellent dish with mint sauce"
Each succeeding day the charac-
ter of this man impressed itself
upon me. He had a way so pleas.
ing to all of convincing everyone to
whom he was talking that he was
personally interested in him or her.
His memory was nothing less than
marvellous. The exactness with
which he recalled the minutest de.
tails Of time. place and persons was
surprising, And such a tender
heart 1t was painful to him to
hurt any one, be he equal or subor-
dinate.
The mail bag held as much inter-
est for him as for the young girl
expecting a letter from her sweet
heart. Did it not bring him news
of the outer world which he had
put behind him? And best of all
were there not letters from dear
friends, old soldiers, loved ones who
never had and never would forget
! him? On one occasion he critically
surveyed letter addressed to him
in an unintelligible hand, then pass
ed it to Mrs. Davis inviting her
scrutiny: That is as bad as John
C. Calhoun's writing, isn't it? Do
you recall letter he once wrote
you which was unreliable. and
$ when you replied | know what !
. think on this subject but cannot
) declpher what | wrote and they
{ exchanged a smile OF humorous I'M
y derstandins.
d FITZPATRICK IS RECALLED.
u ventured to suggest that my
q great uncle. Ben Fitzpatrick Of Ala
~ *. bama, also wrote a poor hand
II II Wrote" Intercepted Mr.. Davis
y, with smile, my child, Fitzpatrick
was never known to write to any
body" 1t is a tradition in the fam
'e lily, | offered that our noted uncl
'e was so careful that he would no
IL trust words to paper. This brough
W. laughter from both Mr.. and Mr.
~ Davis.
~ IL "Oh," said Mr.. Davis, that h
d would have his horse saddled an
al a. ride forty miles to give a man
VI message before he would comm
u himself in black and white was on
of Fitzpatrick's boasts. But /
didn't deceive Calhoun. When Fit
lie patrick would joke him about h
Gu penmanship, Calhoun would 6
Nc back at him by declaring that b
'fe care was due to spelling and n
ny precaution. Fitzpatrick never cou
@Se spell. Fitzpatrick was a big mi
oil in the Senate, though a big mai
~ he added
I'd. People are always coming a.
you going in his house and he dlwa
ou' made them welcome. Drop in
oet dinner or supper any time that y
o' are this way" was his invarial
ils invitation to a parting guest. TT
d is if you don't mind taking pot IL
with us" A tender smile of pr
''eu would light his face, for right "
'eu' he knew that with Mrs. Da'
1he housekeeping. pot-luck would alw;
Ter be acceptable.
lom EVENINGS AT HOME.
us What days, what days those We
'l'e The cool evenings permitting III
ace' fires in the living room invited c
~ fdences which we're made m
po.' intimate by the appearance, ev
Ills night at 9 o'clock, Of the little il
car vidual tea tables, "A la Eng
ard, STYLE" as Mrs. Davis gave me
or understand in reply to my look
!, =, inquiry. The tables were laid "