Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-08-09
The Unhappy Reply.

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|. | occupy this whole seat myself, as
Jam to travel all this long day, said
to lady nearestme, one sultry mora
ling. as | took the out-of-way en-
lseat in the cars at Buffalo for Al
bauy.
"Certainly not, wasthe reply, as
'tput my shawl, books, papers, fan, bo
jquet, &c.,, in the end, and nestlec
myself down on the other. sool
Iwearied of conversation and reading
land had sunk into a ftful slumbsr
when gentle, tap on my shoulder, and
Ea@Please miss!'- made me wake with
Ia sudden start. ---
| The car was filed to oyer1owing,
land IA neWly-arrived party had entered,
aud a pale little woman, with a fretful
tbaby in her arms, stood asking per-
mission to sit. beside me. With
more pity than pleasure, j shared my
seat with Der, yet i spoke but few
words, aud sulkilyforebore taking the
trestless iitslecreatureto to ease'her.poor-
wearied arms, but !Emerely smoothed
its yellow hair and its pale cheeks,
and said Mary was good and sweet
name. e ,.Er 1f- .-.E
For my own comfori, I had opened
the window that | might more dis
tinctIy catch those picturesque views
that fitted by so rapidly, that they
seemed like glowing pictures, without
one imperfection to mar, when my
attention was drawn to my compan-
ion, who was .ineessantly coughing. !
81 do wish you would let down
thatwihdow," said she. z"Tbe coal
smoke makes my cough so much !
worse ~
| am ashamed to confess it now,
but / felt the angry blood burn in
my cheek, and flashing of the eyes,
rs | replied
81 .am quite sick, and wearied, and
troubled, and hungry, and thirsty, and
and here you come as an
intruder and keep me from the mite
If cool fresh air that l am trying to 4
get. Do you think you are doing as ,
'ou would be done by?" said /, tart i
y, and without waiting for a reply, | 4
rose and was letting down the vim
low with han angry crash, as anaugh- /,
y child would slam a door shut, 4
7hen she laid her poor wasted little =
iand on my arm, and said 4le' p
"0h, don't DO it thsn!' and burst t
nto tears, and leaned her head down a
n her baby, and cried bitterly. I
The woman in my heart was i
ohched; but,putting on the injured G
ir of martyr, l compressed my Il i
ps, and took up paper, pretending .
. read. Pretty soon my eyes grew . =
immed. / could not see without 4
rushing tears often, and | resolved g
, ask pardon for my unkindness; bat
linute after minute glided away, and +
e soon reached her place Of destina- 9
on, and she rose to leave. Irose :,
20, and the words were on my lips, =,
hen gentleman came to assist her e1
1T. L.
She turned her gentle, fearful eyes /,
BON me with a sad expression. and /,
wed so sweetly, that my hand was h,
most upraised for the forgiveness; o;
le words were just dropping from Z
y lips-but she was gone. 1t was .,
o late; and I, woman with a wo. m
an's heart, was left with that sting
g little barb sticking in it, and the
rect words and wasted little hand W,
al could remove it were gone from in
e forever. / sank back in the seat 10
d wept bitterly. ~ sh
The gentleman returned from as. 81
sting her, and as the car was foil he be
ok the. place she bad vacated, tn
inquired who that lady was, and he fO1
piled: see ~
eHer home is in Wisconsin, and :, !,
e has returned to the home of her
ildhood to DIE. The whole family ~ ~
brothers and sisters died Of con- ~
mption, and she, the last one left, is w. -,
ing too ~ s.s us.eI -,
On! | turned away sick at heart, ns
d tried to shut out from Temem- ba
,uce that pallid appealing face, as
solved, and Ie-resolyed, never again
this poor life of mine to speak an xii
kind word.-OMo Farmer. Al