Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-07-22
A RAILROAD INCIDENT.

A RAILROAD INCIDENT.
HAD, with a special sel6shness, placed
my small valise upon one seat in the car,
while | took another so that occupied a
bench to myself; and lady, who seemed
to be unattended, had quiet possession of
the bench Immediately in front of me-
Most of the other places in the car were oc-
cupied. At stopping place, another lady
was admitted, and the conductor, with due
regard to propriety, placed her on the bench
with the solitary female in front of me. 1t
was not until we had run several miles, that
some trihng matter arrested the attention OF
all the passengers, and brought the two in
front of me, face to lace--and such faces
have not often seen. They were alike in
features and expression, and they were also
alike in the exhibition of feeling surprise,
anger and notification
g" Is that you, Elisabeth ~
eyes, Mary, it is-but l certainly did
not know you were here; / should have
found another seat, and will seek one now
She looked around, but was evidently
struck with the improperly of such move
ment.
&C should suppose if you could find time
to 90 to the city, you could have found time
to attend your fathers death-bed.'
{" If | did not attend, it was because
knew you had been sent for, too, and | had
no wish to see you there"
"You might have gone, for | supposed
of course, you would attend, and so | stayed
at home"
Unwilling to listen, | attempted to read
and succeeding in avoiding a considerable
portion which followed 1t was evidently
altogether domestic, and required neither
assistance nor listener At length it became
almost impossible to avoid hearing aportion
"Your husband might have helped it, i
he had chosen to do right"
Most people can Judge better of othel
peoples husbands bad character, than o
that of their own-at least they seem tC
hear more of it; my husband tried hare
enough to settle the difficulty"
"The whole family peace might have
been preserved, and the family property hav,
been saved, if you had not undertaken t
rule us all for your own good"
" rule Well, that is well | rule, in
deed 7"
Did you not say to -, that yol
would never have rest, until you had driver
us off the homestead I"
No, never"
odd you not inquire of lawyer NJ
what amount of money would satisfy amort
gager'
"And was not that in order to take pos
session of the place %
No: my husband had received money
and he was anxious that you and your
should have the advantage of it, and h
sought to become the creditor himself.
confess that it was against my wish, as
knew he could buy the place at auction to
less than he would advance on it, and hat
no reason to wish you better off"
Z" And why not %
Did not all of YOU"
Here was an approach to matters yet more
sacred, and l opened the window of the car
But while it appeared that the act charged
was performed, it became evident that tn,
motive was, in some cases, directly good
and in others not evil Suspicious hac
sprung up, iealousies had been fomented, ant
little tattlng had been exercised, and
family which had been reared in affection
or without differences, had split upon som,
imaginary point of pennies or kindness. In
stead of appealing personally at the first er
roneous movement, each stood apart, ant
anger, and all unkindness, were nourished
The old widowed father had been allowed
to die without the sacred offices of hi
daughters, the blessing and the reward o
paternity. The property had been wasted
and the stranger had been benefited by thu
wrong.
1t was some time before either party il
front of me could sneak At length ont