Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-07-28

cut rom the Ilttle DdSket she carried IN
her lap, she said she "ate only To get
rid oil sensation of fantness." We
fell into conversation on the convenient
neutral ground of strangers, the weath,
er, the beauty ofihe country, SC. She
expressed herself with proprieiy aud
delicacy TINT indicated education, and
increased INV interest in her. My com
panion and myself referred to old friends
in Springfield, and pointed out places
familiar to US. Lizzy Dale sighed and
said, half TO herself, 81 wish | could
see any place | have ever seen before. "
] involuntarily looked at her. She
turned away, went to a window on the
opposite side, and put her handker-
chief to her eyes.
Just then there came rattling up TO
the car an open barouche, bringing n
gentleman to be forwarded to Boston,
as it appeared, grand father, whose
wife and daughter-in-law, with three
or four lovely children, had come to
see him off, II was evident they were
not familiar with railroads, and this was
n marked moment in the family history.
"Is this car. grandpapa Z" exclaim-
ed one Of the little girls, scrambling
over the sofas and chairs, sit seems
more like n house.
"JuIia, my dear" called her mother,
"kcep close by tho door; they won't
give us a minu,c's 5 time to get Off"
ooh. let the children enjoy them
selves" said the good grandpapa,
''you'll have ample warning"
"My dear" said his wife, are you
sure this is the safest car :"
81 take it for. granted it is," he re-
piled, half bowing to us, "tor see the
ladies are here see the ladies are
here (; ] always trust to their looking
out for the safe places.
"My dear, you should select one Of
the las, passenger cars, for read all
the railroad accidents, and they always
escape and you must sit about IN the
middle Of the car, to avoid some danger,
forget what it is"
"And near n window to avoid some
other" replied the husband, laughing,
81 forget what that is-sullncation,
probsbly but pll keep a good lookout,
rely ont"
Oh. don't look out that is most dan
gerous Of all. You remember thai
dreadful accident 20
eyes, | remember them all"
"Ah you may laugh now but prom
ise me ono thing you'll be prepared
for collsion--now pray don't laugh
again. mean DO on your guard, keep
it in mind"
81 have pleasanter things, my dear,
to keep in mind. Hal, take good care
OF the chickens wmleI am gone"
"Yes, sir, | will and don't mean
10 ask you to bring me anything, grand
papa but fyou should see drum
don't ask you to buy it, sir, but if yon
should happen to Try it, and it makes a
good humping sound"-
"Then you would like it, Hal :"
"Ycs, sir, should"
"Ah, Annie, said the grandfather to
little girl, apparently not more than
three years old, with the instructive
sympathy Of childhood, had crcpt on to
the seat beside Lizzy Dale, and putting
ICl arm bttI uVI SnOuibtI "uN
"What are yon sorry for 7" Excuse
the child, my dear" he added, with
glance at Lizzy Dale's blushing face,
that involuntarily expressed the same
inquiry.
There began to be some movement
preparatory to the resumption of our
journey, and after many kissings aud
huggings the family parted, and the
wagon drove off, and as long as we
could see them the little people were
waving handkerchicfs, and kissing hands
TO grandpapa and | did not wonder he
was So chcrished.when ! looked in his
fresh, kindly face, which indicated that
the goodly fruits the heart bears were
all ripened, none docayed.
lie, too, like the rest Of was at
tracted by the little magnet, Lizzy Dale,
and opening basket which he informed
us his little grandchildren had prepared
for his relrcsbment, he discovered a
mong fine pears and apples, single
bunch Of grapes. "Now that's pretly,"j
said he "the boy you saw here, my
Hal, has picked the only bunch ofgiapes
on his vine the dog shall have his drum
take them my DEAR" TO Lizzy, "you re-
fuse the pears and apples; you can't re-
fuse these they were put here on pnr-
pose for you" Lizzy Dale took them
and | believe if she had followed the l
bidding of her heart, she would have
laid her head on his kind bosom and
"crled it out" so much was the solitary
girl evidently touched by his fatherly
tone and manner. But this was neither
a time nor place for such demonstrations
The cars filled up, and a young woman
with a proiuson Of pink ribbons on
blue silk bonnet, and flowers of all colors
resting on plump cheeks that out boomed
them all, dashlng earrings, and paint
cd brooch, an Amercan-imitation off
Roman mosaic, dropped into seat be-
side LizZy Dale first, however, care
fully slowing away banGbox and par
asol, and arranging on her lap basket, 4
n reiIculc, and a pocket-handkorchiei
trimmed with broad Swiss lace. She !
was alone, too, but so self-suilicient and
self projecting person, as TO save W
from painful sympathy. One could hard |
" look al her and l.'zzy Dale, brought
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