The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-06-26

Ohio river, at pretty town upon the Vir.
ginia shore. As the Ohio river mail boat
came along, / took passage in her, intend.
ing to go to Pittsburg, strike across the
country eastward and perhaps go to Cape
May or Saratoga, or wherever else chance
might lead me. As l stepped on the boat,
in the dusk, l met an old college mate, and
lighting cigar from his, stood near the
gangway talking to him without entering
the cabin, until between ten and eleven
o'clock, when the boat stopped at the
Wheeling pier.
"Clear the gangway there. gentlemen
out with the mail bags. Hurrah with the
baggage there, boys" shouted the mate
ave are two hours behind time, and
mustn't hang here seco',d longer than we
can help. Push on now with your ladies,
sir, everybody's ashore but you; hate to
hurry you, but carry the mail and hind
| time"
As the ladies spoken 10 were hurried past,
a low voice, which seemed very familiar to
me, said.
81 hate to leave this boat, for know he's
on L."
"Pshaw, coz, you're foolish. You'd have
seen him if he had been, and you say you
will know him."
YES, know he's here"
stepped forward to see who they were
at that second the plank was drawn up,
the lashngs thrown off, and the boat began
to sheer from the wharf. At the same mo-
ment the ladies turned to look at the boat
The lamp fell full on their faces, and there
stood Brownie on the pier
"Stop!' | exclaimed, 81 60 ashore here "
"Too late, sir" sung out the mate,
couldn't stop now, sir, for the President
himself"
ut is very important that should 90
ashore here. I'll pay any amount if you'll
stop"
"Couldn't, sir, il you'd give me all Vir-
ginny. Tant no sort of use 10 talk about
it-'hind time"
"Wel, tel! me who those last ladies were
who went ashore"
Cant tell, sir-cane aboard since din
ner, going east-eas,ern people, may be-"
| cast my eyes mournfully towards the
wharf, where Brownie was still standing,
and waved my handkerchief towards her.
She returned the signal. Jast then, some
one on the upper deck sang out, Not yet,
George, not yet, some of these DAYS"
turned round with stamp TO confront the
old bishop, but twas only deck hand
shouting 10 one of his fellows. Well, bad
as it was, the evil was not without its so.
lace. This time was not dreaming
| Brownie was real. She was going east, So
was !, and Knew that we must meet some
OF these days, If not sooner. hunted Plila.
| deIpha and Cape May, New York and
Saratoga, Boston and Newport, but Brow.
/ ME was not To he seen. ] came al last To
'he conclusion to stop looking for her, and
trust 10 Providence to bring MS together
! After cruising round, | was going from
Washington 10 Philadelphia 10 join par.
! ty, when the train slowed rs we got near
| the Relay House. Another train was NOV.
! ing slowly by. | was leaning my head
llstIcssly against the car window, when from
the opposite car | heard some one exclaim
! "Oh, there he is, lock!" ] turned nv
head carelessly, and there at the ear win.
dow, for one second, | saw Brownie look
Ing at me, her eyes radiant and her checks
| glowing. Another second, the engines let
on their steam, rushed away in opposite di
rectonS and could see only kerchie
fiuitering from the window. ! hunted ur
J the conductor At once; rs a matter Of course
he WAS in the furthest car. 1t was impossi
be for him to stop the train. II lac did,
could never catch the other.
Never mind, colonel said he, consol
ingly. you'll have better luck next time
and light on your friend some of these days
Hang some of these days. Where was
the train goingl'
Whch train was it! One was going
| south, the other west. had noticed but
/ the one, SO only knew that Brownie wa.
/ going somewhere away from me- Nv
/ Philadelphia party determined to 90 TO the
/ Virginia Springs, and few days saw u,
halt covered with dust, emptied from q
stage coach al the White Sulphur. 1t wa,
the height of the season, and the crowd
tremendous. Eatables were rare at any
| price and money could command no bet
ter lodging than = very small mattress up
on the ballroom floor. As fairy feet were
moving over that floor until midnight and
then some fifty Us were turned loose into
the one room, :. single nights experience
/ satisfied me, and went over to the old
Sweep, where some one told me accommo
dadons were to be had. They gave me
a good cabin on grassy hillside
plunged into the bath, the most glorou.
one, think, in the world; took my rap
ate capital supper and dressed; by that
time the band was audible in the ballroom
Everybody seemed going, and, as had
nothing else to do, | went TOO. The bal
room was crowded, especially near the door
and II was difficult to get in. Once iu,
asccrtained that the centre of the room wa.
occupied by huge couIion Of half doz
en- or more couple TO side, while the look
ers on stood around half dozen deep. a,
a man will do in strange place, got
deal in the rear, and began to look owe
the crowd to see If could see any f,miIia
faces Before me stood a very pretty girl
leaning on the arm of n fine handsome fel
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