The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-06-05
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The Unhappy Reply.


Il do not think it selfish act, il occupy
this whole seat myself, as l am to travel sl
this long day. said to lady nearest me
as took the out.ot the.way.end seat in the
cars ut Buffalo for Albany one sultry morn
ing.
Certainly not was the reply, as | put my
shawl. books, papers. fan, boquet, &c. in the
one end aud nestled myself down On the
other. soon weared OF conversation and
reading, and had sunk into fitful sumber,
when gentle tap upon my shoulder aud a
'please, miss, made me wake with sudden
start.
The car was filled to overAowine aud a
newly arrived purity had entered, and pale
little woman with fretful baby in her
arms, stood asking permission to sit beside
me. With more Of pity than of pleasure |
shared my seat with her yet spoke but few
words, and sulki)y forebore taking the rest
less little creature to ease her poor wearied
arms; but merely smoothedits yellow h"ir
and its pale baby cheeks, and said Mary was
good uHd sweet name.
For my own comfort / had opened the
window that might get more perfect view
Of the country through which we were pass
ing, when my attention was dawn to my
companion, who was necessarily coughing,
Il do wish you would Let down ihlt viii.
dow, said she; that coal smoke makes me
cough SO much worse ss-+ ~
am ashamed to confess It now, but felt
the angry blood burn in my cheek and u
fash Of the eyes as ! replied:
Il am quite sick and wearied, and troub-
led and hungry, and thirsty and crowded, land
here you come US an intruler aud keep trcm
me the mite OF cool fresh air that ! wus try
ing to get. DO you think yon are doing as
you would be done by = said I tartly; and
without waiting for reply, ro.e and was
letting down the window. with an angry
crash, as naughty child would slam door
TO shut It. when she laid her poor wasted
little hand on my arm, and said,
'Oh, don't do it them and burst into
tears, und leaned her head down oil her baby
and wept bitterly. ,'s ~ k|''.
The woman in my heart was touched, bu,
putting on the injured air Of martyr, com
pressed my lips and took up psper, pre-.
tending to read. Pretty soon my eyes grew
dim, could not see without brushing the
tears often, and resolved to ask pardon for
my dhkindness, but minute after Minute eli.
ded by, and we soon reached her place of
destination, and she rose to leave. rose.
900. and the words were on my lipsi when a
gentlemdh came to assist her oft.
She turned her gentle, fearful eyes upon
me with sad expression, and bowed SO
sweetly that my hand was slnhost uprased
for her forgiveness, the words were just
dropping from my lips, but she was gone.
It was too late; and I, woman. with
woman's heart, was left with that singing
wrong done yet sticking in 1t, and the sweet
words and wasted little hand that could re.
move il we're gone from me forever. sank
back in my Seat and Glso wept bitterly. i
! The gentleman returned from assisting
her, and as the car was full, he occupied the
place she hud vacated. inquired who the
lady was, and hesreplied, y
Her home is in Wisconsin, and she has
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now returned to the home Of her childhood v
10 die. The whole family OF brothers and {
sisters have died Of consumption, and she v
was the last one left, and is fast going too. v
'oht I turned awny. sick at heart, and 4
ricd to shut ont from remem brance that pal. 4
ID, sppealing face, as resolved, and re-re.
'olssd. never seaiRi this poor life OF mine.
o speak On unkind word TO stranger.
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