Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-10-11

reduced in size and elevation since they
first saw it, TO notice il in school.boy
days; then they must hear the old bell
ring once more, even if they have to
take spell at the rope; then take turn
among the white grave. stones, see if
there are any very green mounds, fresh
made, and if so, TO ask who among old
friends has gone 10 his last resting place;
then 10 kiss mother and sisters, shake
hands with father--and the stage is at
the door of the tavern, and they are
ready for a start to 60 ANY Uhere."
Walter went up to do, and did do, all
this; but he did not get into the stage
at the tavern. He walked down the
road ahead of the coach towards the
old bridge, and told the stage-driver to
stop and let him in at the ministers
house-at Parson Fuller's. Mary Full.
Ter lived there TOO, for she happened to
be the Parsons only daughter. She
was the merries', loveliest little witch
that ever wore long, loose tresses of
auburn hair, and had blue eyes. She
was only twelve years old, Walter was
nearly seventeen. She did love him,
though; he was all in all to her; he had
fought her battles all through her child
ish campaign, and she had no brother.
She was Walters cousin too; and sort
of half frs, cousin, for her mother had
been the half sister of Walters mother.
They we're not too near related for pur-
poses hereafter to be named.
Poor Molly! she would have cried
her eyes out on this occasion, had il not
been that Walters solemn phiz set her
ideas of the ridiculous in motion; and
she made merry ten minutes as a
wind up to their parting scene. Three
DAYS afterwards Walter was in New
York; and just four months and twenty
days farther on in times almanac he
was making out invoices and acting as
corresponding clerk to "the firm" in
Bombay.
shall not stop long enough TO relate
how many times he went to the exhibi.
ton of demonstrating corba de
cadpellos, biting Sepoys, just for fun
and to show how innocent the beauties
were, and how easy their bite was cured
} how often he visited the far-famed Ell
!, ephant Caves; how many times he dineo
with good Sir Robert Grant, the Gov
) ernor of Bombay, and how he was will
him, and what he said the very morn
ing of The day the old scourge the chol
, era made the excellent Sir Robert i'll
victim-all these things shall leave &c
another time, and more appropriate
! heading. | skip all these and six years
; of time besides, and Master Walter a
Staten Island, bring him up to the city
in steamboat, and leave him at res
pectable hotel, and there let him sleeI
] all night, and take good "shore rest,
after tedious voyage of four month
: and more.
: The next morning we awaken him
E make him get up. pay his bill, take I
+ hack, and ride down to the New Havel
d steamboat and 60 on board. 1t is seve
f o'clock, A. NJ. At ono p. M, the boa
# has reached the landing; his trunk an
n straps" are on board the Litchfel
n stage; he has taken a seat inside; hi
l. destination is an intermediate village
e He is not alone in the Stage; no, nc
v alone; there is an old woman on tn
y front seat, and Presbyterian clerg,
d man on the middle seat. The stage
G up in the city, and slowly meanderin
n about New Haven town; picking Il
Y, passengers, who have sent their name
$. to the stage Office, and is still customar
r in that s,aid and sober city of minero
al ogy, theology, and other 'logies in gel
a. eral. The stage Jehu pulls up at Il
il. door of neat little cottage in Chap
al street. A passenger, young lady
IS sweet seventeen or ,hereabout, Befo
h; she has fairly got inside, Walter has n
Q. ,iced her, and she-has noticed him TO
ct He gazes in establishment at the perfe
n, vision of loneliness before him;
ia hasn't seen an,hing Of the kind for maj
" years. There is not particle of CO
d. per abou, her. She, on her part, ha
'ff laughing, has regarded him very atte
I.~I, ,ho nallan ..n ~ l.