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

ItlncHIiy aSkcu III Ho WsTo oSpuotht"1
with bim.
"Not much" ho said 81 got into
the car at PittsGcld only but | have
had some talk with him upen the peti-
ton question, and find him quite sociG-
BILE"
was saved the pain Of refusing tho
proilerod hospitality by a cali for the
Westfeld passengers 4; and my new
friend left us, regret,ing so much the
sudden disruption of our acquaintance,
that if we should ever meet again, II
will probably be on the most intimate
footing.
Mr.. Adams was not left long in the
quiet enjoyment of his newspaper the
rumour orthe great presence had spread
through all the passenger cars, and y
lady, attended by some dozen men s wo-
men, came from forward Car !.nto.ours,
and while .her.companions STOOD in THO
vacant space about the stove, made her
way between furred cloaks and MacIn-
toshes, to Mr.. Adams
"She could not lose so good an oppor-
.tunty," she said, "to express her ad-
miraion Of his course in Congress {; all
her friends admired il she read every
one of his speeches and she made her
children read then and her son John
knew great many passages by heart
her sons name was John Quincy
Adams !"
All this was urbanoly received, and
as the lady turned to 60 to her place
her eyes fell on the little girl in black.
who had moved hsr sent to chair near
US.
ooh, how do you do, my dear ga SAID
she 81 did not know you had come OF
to-day so, you did not find your friends
in Albany ~
ono, ma am" -"
"Dcar me TWAS a trial to you, was
not it ~
The girl made no answer except by q
slight qui7ering Of her lips, end lha
good-naturcd woman proceeded TO proc
pose she should migrate into the next
car with her.
"lhe place, are all fall there, TO ba
sure" she said, "out I'll ask Mr..
Smith TO take your place hero and Il
will be so much more sociable for you
to be with those you arc acquainted
with"
1t was quite evident the young per-
son was not inclined to this mode CT
sociabillty. She made pretext OF
some luggage she bad by her for moi
wishing TO quit her seat, and declined
moving / made n bold push and ar.
resting the straneer-lady for 2 moment.
said in whisper
"You arc acquainted with that young
person -
ooh, ycs--that is, she rode in tho
car with us FROM Utica to Albany.
live in Utica my father is one Of Iha
oldest inhabitants"
She was proceeding 10 giye me tho
statistics of Utica, when 7 again rccug,
rcd to tho pretty stranger
"You have only, then, II three hours
acquaintance with her :"
"Not much more-she vent into the
hotel with me at Albany, and left ma
to look up some relations, on the ialher'9
side think she sad--l guess she is aq
orphan. Somehow did not like to ask
her direct, but orphans, you know, al.
ways have a peculiar look. Amanda
Anne asked her her name-A Amanda.
Ammo is my daughter-sho took snch
an interest in her, and ro did Miss Gil.
christ-Mss Gilcbrist Of Bond street,
"What is her name 20 asked.
"Oh, yes-I was speaking Of that
her name is Lizzy Dale--it is not dis
tinguishcd sounding name, do yoq
think il is, ma'am However, my IN.
tcrest in her was tho same it mus, DO
a trial to travel alone so iar.'
4" DO you know where she gomez
from :"
Not exactly; she fold us she came
down Lake Erie, so il must be to ihg
ives, of that Excuse nc, ma'anI,
seem to be in the conductors way here
was no seeming our whispered
conlab was broken of, and the good
lady returned TO her car, much ~ ths
conductors relief
We stopped an oge, by railroad time,
at Springfield that IL some half hour
Some oftho passengers went, pos'husici
TO steam down a dinner at Tho hotel
others nockcd TO n e., Ging house, closg