Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-11
Miss Marie AshfOrd's Story.

The Young gazetteer had started ont
upon his business career by publishing
cartoon in the daily paper He drew
facsimile Of himself. He had now given
that up, and had Begun to wander about
from place to place as gazetteer, winch
he found more lucrative. Another gazet-
teer tried the act Of plagiarism with his
papers. He was partisan to the Dem
ocratic party, and was no dpOstdte.
While wandering about he visited the
archipelago Of Japan, where he became
interested i'm cOnnOisseur Of porcelain
ware. He boarded with japanese fam
ily. The father was veterinary, and
could diagnose the ease OF any quddr"-
ped, for he treated a hog OF theirs for
cholera. He had a stenforion voice,
and cataract on his eye.
The son was an dpOthecdry and kept
the best pharmacy in that Uicintty. lie
was very reticent young man. An 40
cess formed in his side, and it was mo-
,aentous and neSessity to give him an
aesthetic to open it, and he suffered from
neuralgia and dpOptery. So he gave
up his pharmacy and became mariner.
A mutny was held on his ship in which
he committed larceny. But the scdnddt
was blamed upon another man, whose
.acQuittdl was made afterwards. The
felony was so great that the gazetteer bad
to report it to the embassy. But the mar
liner droNned himself, going to his
dquec 4 grave.
Eoung daughter was "a brunette,
~ the first day he saw her she had
yynchsid pinned in her hair, and wore
cu,nbric apron. He had been happy IN
his cctibdcy nntil he met her. He was
ycsOiute in his purpose to marry her, ana
afterwards hoclnl" her fdDcc. They be-
cam, tHscpdrahIc and often rode ont in
the Dk.ttIa Dnrc hc asked her to go to
the ),aJf0giHe, hrt the roads were I'M
3lnss0bIc: when the roads became des-
;ccofed they went Every thing she
would saw, he would dcquiesce. They
would 70 ont under the trees, and swing
i, fine bu,o,,,OcE. under the azure skies,
while the zephyr cooled their hot faces.
The pjrl would tie his rermitiOn tie for
him each day, and hard him his u"-
6rella, for he had to go out in Indictment
weather, and he would pin an orchid in
her hair. He was jOcupd, cOrputent,
and had been eclectic, Int soon became
proselyte to her religion. He toni
many ridiculous cOnundrun's, and
afterwards he became her husband, for he
was eligible to marry her.
Luncheon was served at meridian
and they enjoyed the delicious chocolate
spinach, caulifo,oer, ptantaiA lettuce
almonds, raspberry preserves, salmon
sausage moldsses, banana, pecan can
dy and geldtine.
The mothers. favorite pastime was t'
crochet. She was sedentdry, itiiterat,
and garrulOus. Her mind was stricken
with inertia, and she became an inabe
cile. She was soon maniac, and wonl'
carry on sOiiloquy in her room. Sh'
then became very OnerOus upon the fam
ily. A runaOr was soon started that tin
mother took strychnine poison. The.
attempted to prolong her life with hydro
0en, and it is uncomfortable how loni
Ne siege lasted. She died and they ha'
,se~,embdlm her. The obsequies over
held.
r. The girl had great prestige, for sh
{ was very magndninaous person, ant
7 placed great faith in the Infinite Being
Every morning and evening she woul'
ring out her rosary, and parable wa
- read from the Bible. She would go through
penance at her church, he forgiven 10
her sins, and take the sacrament. Sh
loved flowers, AMI kept a gerdniuna o.
the porch. She was very duteous youn
girl, and was not negligent, and manage
the house .frusdtty, being an inan'dco
late house keeper, although it was a
arduOus task She was an auxiliary I
her father and mother, always willing
help with Gtacrity.
Her room was furnished with nidhOg6
ny, one of the pieces being bureau, an
had mahogany tCainscot. A stencil Ina
been used as border ar9Rnd the room
. A pennant was on the wall, and
transon, above the door. One dag 81
began to rup,mdge in the drawers for
skein of silk.
Her pet dog Had hydrophobid so la
that Inc became ricsous, and they kille
him with chtoroform. She WAS vel
sorry, because he had had great iastin
and affection.
Before her marriage she had had III
fortune told, and had received an du
piciOus promise.
Finally they were joined in cOr4ugt
bonds, he getting the license. Her Dire
was,of brOcdde velvet. She loved hi
dearly, and treated him with Obeisdnc
Having made prospectus oil the
honeymoon, they made circuitous rou
through Egypt, seeing pyramid an
cannibdl, over to the Isthmus OF Pal
ANA, to Ole pentnsula Of Florida, the