The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-04-22

temper was evidently roughcncd by the light
load OF the Emerald that night; 1T doesn't
signify; if the woman goes inside, she must
pay inside fare that's all and returning to
the coach door, he in a few words placed the
alternative before the traveller.
Without any iurthc reply than that she
was unable to acccde to the demands. the
young mother was about to step out into the
soaking rain, when thcs vouth--for Arthur
Sutherland could by no mcars have lawfully
claimed to be considered a man-ccntIv in
terfercd
lou surely do not mean to turn the poor
wsman and her baby out into the rain. sir
1t may cause her death to be exposed to it
the whole night. dare say She is not used
to travelling: and She has nothing to wrap
around her but thin shawl
4 can't help that, said the proprietor.
sharply; for he seemed to think the inter-
ference Of the young traveller piece of IRA
tuito"S mpcrtiEancc to b. resented: .thc
Young woman should have taken care of hey
self
! i did not thn!. Of its being such a niuh,
when the coach >tartrd.' the woman said, in
a soft. gentle voice: 'and if had known it.
| had nothing warmer to put on: hGt dare
say shall do very we'll she added, resign
cdIv: al last. il it was not for til. poor
baby
And wrapping tbs object ofhar solicitu'ie
As warmly As She could in her shawl, She was
stepping from the coach, l,,whca tIr' Young man
a.tn intcrrrcl
1T is great s'am",' he sail Indignantly
and | shouldn't have expected
i should Ike 70 know what business Won
hav" 20 Interfere. sir s.il the proprietor.
hor!v: vow hll better pay he in>iI, fare
lor her yolc>tli, ii you ;insi 50 mach abJa:
it,
'Ncry wr,l, I wW then returned he voun.
man: please to keep .our sea: my good
woman. a:l I'll make It a.! r-h,
Il conl,!n't thin, of it SIR She SAID: lu. he
fore ,hn could frame a rem insurance in >uita-
t!c words, tn" proprietor anl her voun. cham-
p:on had ':i>ap pcarcl: and while She was
hc>itatnr what II DO next. the roachman
camc forward and informed her that She was
to keep her place the rest of the way This
settled the matter
Come. Mr.. Sutt ttcrland,' shouted voice
from the supper room: 'you az" gong to lclT
us. arn't YOU: Here's som" good >towayc ::
but vou must make haste about it no'tin~
like time present: it will soon be Times III?
.cntrmcn.'
Thank yon.' replied Arthur: 'hu. am
not -o;n- 70 take supper This evening"
The extra fare had dipped deeply. into a
purse not very well lined If the poor wo-
man' had known The rcnancc 70 which her
voung champion doomed himself aS TIE price
Of his grnrro>tv and how in the drcnrIin.
rain. which lasted all The remainder Of the
Journey he was fam to content himself with
munchin. and mumh!inc dry biscuit. iu~.
10 amu>c his internal crono:.iy wi.i thr nope
oi something better TO follow. She would not;
| think. have passed the n;rht 50 comfortably
a>. in her ignorance she did. Eu; however this
mirM BE-. in due time or within an hour of
it. the Emerald drove up 30 the office OF the
Hen and Chickens where in the early more
ming. a pleasant looNinr. manly mechanic
was. among others awaiting the arrival. \
,.l,am q. satisfaction passed over his conn
tcnarre as as he scrutinizcd The roo! OF the
coach
Il an, Glad she dIn'. corlo through such a
nj Iht as this las BEEN II" said To a :c..ow
workman hv his side. She is delicate and
timid. and WASH, wei! provided with cloak
inrs. either. and the poor babv-'
Here, Alex the voice of his wife from
the open c zach window stopped short the
voting mans colioIuy, and he fastened to open
the door
Bless vou. Edith vou are here thon.ht
Won wouldn't have come in such weather. and
didn't think to look for vou inside any how.
%, | wanted to get home so badly, said
the Young traveller, putting her infant into
ITS fathers arms, whcrcupon it began tC
kick and crow like good un,' as he
said afterwards and besides she added
lit didn't seem like rain when we left London
or perhaps might not have come
We'll am glad you arc able to get an in
side place
Il shouldn't, though said Edith, If il
hadn't been for young gentleman, and
She locke round to thank her friend afrcsi
Iust in time to see him turn the corner of
New Street There. am ycxed,' she said
and on he way home. like dutitu! wife, she
rave her husband a true and full account of
her incidents of travel, from the Bull and
Month in London to the Office in Birmins
liam.
A few weeks afterwards, one Sunday morn
inc. as Arthur Sutherland with his sister wa
walking towards church, he passed respccta
bic young couple, in one of whom he recos
nized tie poor woman his travelling com
panion. 1t was plain, that he, too, was re
mcmbcred, for in another minute the MAI
had turned, and at Arthur's elbow.
Excuse nv freedom he said. but WIS!