Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-04


after which they returned to Japan.
; One evening they sat on the piazza
played euchre, drank champaign an,
sdrsdpdrilta and ate iicOrice candy ant
cake, made by her favorite recipe, ant
/ favored with Udnilla..
: On their anniversary the father anG
husband gave her a utensn for NE cult!
. nary department, it being coiander
enanaeled ware, a carbumcle ring and q
myriad of other things.
A conspiracy had been formed by the
bad members of that town in which they
had planned to commit burglary.
They used a bludgeon for protection.
Oft times the girl spoke, using. bad
grammar, and it would maortify him
very much. She would often nlisspell
a word, so she had to be aWfully careful
OF what she said, because he was non
pdreiL in photography and orthoepy.
He joined the militia, bel ping to fight
in guerrilla warfare, although he knew
he would be in constant jeopardy. His
company was to rendezvous at certain
place to fight, and the tactics were car
ried on, but he was brought home i'm a
tethargy, having caught pneumonia
They gave him rhubdrb, he inhaled
canlphOr through his nOstril, and was
subject to nausea. But he soon became
convatescent, and for his benefit she
would read to him.
She and he would carry on a raj
lery and controversy with each other
about woman suffrage, in which hs
would introduce sophistry. But when
he voted, he cast the ballot for suf.
frage.
One day they saw parade, which
passed down a bouleoard, and heard
matodeoa played. They then went
to a menagerie and saw a mammoth
elephant, and a gigantic giraffe.
The girls husband would smoke
cigarettes which contained the DEL
eterious nicotine, and her prejudice
was great against his smoking.
She sang soprano, and each of the
family would play an instrument,
forming a small orchestra, and every
evening she would sing, playing the
piano, and using the pedal, for she
had studied music at conservatory.
He kept diary and one of the
most important happenings in that
diary was the birth of their baby.
The baby was a perfect little cherub,
and soon grew to be a little rascal,
always into mischief. He played in
the nursery, and when only three
three years old, could carry on "a
good colloquy.
An annuity had been paid to the
mother all along, but by some traud-
uient act, it ceased, and the father
had stopped working on account of
suffering from catorrh and pleurisy,
he became a pduper, he having been
prodigat. Therefore they went to
live IN tenement.
A catastrophe nearly happened
one evening when he was out hunt
ing. He came to precipice and I.
nearly fell over. But he was not
hurt. This was the prodidy of it. |
He shot an esculent opossum with a
with a cartridge.
Once the baby made grsmace at !
his playmate, and his mother did
inreigh him for doing so. He and .
bis playmate were iacongruOas. One
day a chameleon ran right across the
path of the boy while he was riding
on his bicycle. This dimunitire rogue
would do every thing he could to
hardss his father. He tried to teach
him not to be impiOus. The child
had one favorite caprice. One of his
f0ibles was to massacre harmless
animals, although his conscience told
him this was irreparable. But to
him from his beloved father
was the same as chastisement. The :
boy was a splendid athlete, and per- :
formed simultaneous gymnastics,
such as using the trapeze and riding .
I cycle. In fact he was the sovereign .
Of the small boys. They paid hon.
1ge to him and called him His &.
Ma iesty." He enjoyed his magi8- /!
eridt pinnacle, and longed for some
'lirir to prolong his youth. His !
mother had taught him chivalry and
courtesy to those older than be. He
,onld memorize and comprise poetry,
md once he wrote ballad. In short
ne was a very egregious child.
The boy was a great braggart,
knowing his leadership among the
Boys. His lassitude was great after
playing hard all day. |
All the father and mother had to
their second child by was
her obituary<and relic or Soucenir
'f her small belongings.
a disease called small pox spread
N the town and they had to zacci-
cate their boy. 1t worked. haUoc,
or many died.
She took it, and was rubbed with
'tcOhot, took medicine with am
nonao in it, and every thing was
made sanitary when she began to
'onootesee. Ja"ndice developed. from I
which she soon recuperdted.