Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-08-14
miscellaneous.
kissing a strange Girl i'm a .Stage
Coach.

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Walter MsEball, when br resched the age
OF fourteen, arrived in New York from his ma.
live village, in the destitute situation that is
frequent smong New England boys; that is to
say, he had only The usual accompaniment Of
these unfedged chips, who afterwards make
the merchants and great men oil this country,
and not unfrequeDily Of other lands. He hail
a little wooden trunk, pretty welislocked with
"huninades," a sixty eight cent Bible, that his
mother packed in for him, fe8rfnltkat he might
forget Il, three dollar New Haven City Bank
bill, and any qusntiiy ofenergy, patience, per.
seyetauce and ambition. His honesty, activity
aud industry won him many frirncs. Among
them was an English Merchant, who had a
large commercial house in Calcutta, and o
branch OF Bombay. He was in This countryon
business connected with his commercial firm
in Calcutta, and did his business with The firm
Waiter clerked for; and here the latter altIec-
X ted his notice. He was sixteen years Of age
only; yet the Bombay gentleman fancied him
and made him libera lofiet 10 20 10 India with
him; which, after yesy little palayef among his
friends, Waller accepted. New England boys
don't olien start off on their unusually long
wondering excursions, without first getting
leave Of absence for few days preparatory ex-
ercise, which they spend in going where they
originally came from; and then, having taken
few goods look al ibe weather. besten Church.
lie hieh old sttenIe, which has wonderfully
reduced in size and elevation since they firsi
saw Ii, 10 notice ii, in school boy ia Va: then.
they must hear the old bell ring once more.
eyenif they have 10 take smell al The zone:
then take atnrn among the white grave stones
see ifihere ore any very greer mounds, fresh
nude, and IL So. 10 ask who among oll friends
have gone 10 ibeir last resting MACE. then III
kiss mother and sisters, shake hands With fath.
ser-and the stage Is OF he door 81 the tavern.
and they are ready fof san. 10 90 nany.
where"
Walier went up to do, and did do all this /;
but he did not get into the stage at the tavern.
He walked down the road, ahead Of the coach,
toward the old bridge, fand told the stage dri-
yer TO step and let him getin at the ministers
house--at Parson Fuilers Mary Fuller lived
there, too, for she happened to be the parsons
only daughter. She was The meniest, lowell.
est little witch that ever wore long, loose
ifesses OF auburn hair, and had blue eyes,
She was only saelye years old, and Walter
was nearly seventeen. She did love him
though--he was almos; all in alto her; he had
fought her battles oil through her childish
campagnj and she had no brother. She was
Walters cousin, too---a sort Of half FIRST cous-
in; for her mother had been the hall sister Of
Walters mother They were not too near re-
lated for purposes hereinafter 10 be named.
Poor Mollyl She would have cried her eyes
out on this occasion, had il not been that Wal
ter's solemn phiz set her ideas Of the ridicu-
lous in motion, and she made merry len min
ntes as wind up Of their parting scene.
Three days afterwards Walter was in New