The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-06-09
Fnm Londas L,isate Hour.
THE TWO JOURNEYS.

I'VE shall have moist night Of il,
SIR said the coacbman Of the Emerald
10 "A young man who shared the coach
box with him will you be kind enough
10 bold the reins while ] slip on my
coaiY And stormy night, too, he
added when that operation was perform
ed. There was fash. We shall
soon be in the thick Of il.
with all my heart said Arthur
Sutherland don't mind little damp.
But can you not give the poor woman
place inside There are no inside
passengers, ,hinL.'
The words were kindly spoken, and
the poor woman looked thanks 10 the
young man, who, for his part, seemed
rather to enjoy the pelling rain, which,
succeeding a hot July day, was laying
the dust of the broad turnpike road, and
stirring up refreshing scent from the
meadows and hedges which lined it,
Our story is of bygoue days, when
railroads, as travelling roads, were only
beginning 10 be talked Of, and were the
standing jokes of travellers, reviewers,
and theoretical philosophers.
Beautiful grand' exclaimed the
young man, suddenly, before the driver
had time 10 reply to his question, as a
vivid flash Of forked tightening, follow
ed by loud peal Of thunder, caused
the high-bred horses to plunge in their
traces, and proved the coachman's an
ticipa,ions TO be- correct and in cnnrso
Or. speedy nIlnlimont.
The same fash aud peal which start
ed the horses and excited the admira-
ton Of the young traveller, drew from
the poor woman just behind him faint
cry Of alarm; and, on turning his head,
Arthur saw that she was pale and trem-
bling, and that the infant she carried
was convulsively clasped to her bosom.
He saw, too, that the slight summer
cloak she wora, and the additional shawl
which she had drawn over her honnet
and spread around her babe, were an
insufficient protection from the rain,
which was now coming down in right
earnest.
Surely, you will let her get inside,
he said, compassionatcly; +; poor thing
she and her child will be wet through
in another five minutes
I'VE shall change horses directly,
replied the coachmap, 'and then ! will
see what ! can do but our governors
are very particular. II they should
know of my doing such thing, ! should
get dressing. But on such night as
this is like TO be-
The coach drew up TO the inn door
even as the coachman was speaking
and while the four painting, steaming
horses were exchanged for a team fresh
from the stable, the young woman and
her infant were, much to their comfort
transferred from the outside 10 the in.
side Of the coach.
The storm increased in its fury a.
the evening drew on. The lightning
was feariully brilliant The thunder wa
terrific, and the rain poured down il
torrents. The three or four outer pas
sengers wrapped themselves up in CON
Portable waterproof coats and cloaks
and pulling their hats over their eyes
silently wondered when il would b.
over, only now and then expressing /
fear, which seemed not without fonnda
ton. that the horses would not stand !
much longer, and that the of leader, es
peeially, would bolt, before one eoul,
say Jack Robinson
Bot there was no such catastrophe
and another stage was accomplished. =
The thunder storm had partially abaied
bot the rain still poured down heavily
as the coachman threw the ribbons {
the horse-keeper, and a waiter from lh
inn yenlured out upon the nov mudd
road 10 announce that tho coach woul
remain there a half hour, and that
supper was on the table II the passer
gers would please to alighi.
Glad 20 change bis position, and nC
unmindfal Of the demands Of youihfs
and sharp appetite, Aflhar sulherlan
bad accepted the invitation, and Sas er
iering the supper room, when loud an
angry alteration al ,he inn door arres
e1 bic attention and bis steps.
'Is she 40 inside passenger, asked
that, all | want 10 knos 7 The soic
wss domineering and fierce.
No. sir. che l. uol'-illis was II
eoachman 'hu, ,he has got an inian
and i going all the way TO BinninghAa
and isht over ani aboye well eioih'
fof the journey, nighi travelling and q
asd as there wasn't any one insK.e, NJ
the corm came on, ihyuZai hel
wasn't any hsrta ---