Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-12
MISCELLANY.
a LADY IN THE CARS.


/ On Friday last, April, Sd, l left tn,
city of-by the-Railroad, sett
ing off at half past ten A. NJ In tn,
seat directly in front of mine sat
man of buckish appearance, sandy
whiskers, gray mixed surtout, will
slight cane in his hand. In The
seat Immediately before him was
young lady, handsomely dressed
with rich fur tippet on, black hat
and vail; and as the mirror, near The
door, reflected her face / saw that
she was handsome. She was reading
"John Halifax, Cent" but soon laic
it down, and frequently turned hel
face so as to look out of the window
! We had travelled but few mile.
before the man leaned forward Over
the back of her seat, ard remarked
I"A beautiful day"
eyes, sir, very fine" she replied
with promptness.
Il think have seen you, he said
shave you not come from-?'nam
ing the place where we had all come
from just now. F
"Yes, SIR she said, ~ have beer
at the Female Seminary, and am now
going home to New Y York."
They then entered into animated
conversation, and ratified on about
parties, balls, eloquent preachers, &c.
which l heard only when the train
came to a station occasionally, and
then they soon spoke in lower tones.
The young lady seemed an unsophisti-
Gated, gay, trifiing girl of eighteen OF
twenty. She was delighted with hav.
ing caught beau as she was traye-
ling alone. She laughed often, and
more loudly than genteel girl should
laugh in the cars; but her spirits were
stirred with the batteries which the
fellow managed often to throw in
and when they had conversed nearly
three hours she asked him ifhe would
not take seat with her. He gladly
accepted the invitation, and they now
had the thing very much TO them
selves. The cars were reaching the
place where / was to stop. My ankle
ties had been awakened by what i
had heard already, for | saw plainly
that the scamp was ingratiating him
self into the favor Of a young woman,
who might be compromised, if not
ruined. As the train drew up at my
station, / heard her ask, "When do
You return from New York;
Tomorrow evening"" he ereplied.
~ may meet you somewhere in
Broadway tomorrow, she said with
simplicity.
He then named to her the hour
and place where she could meet him;
but / did not hear the time, or the
whole of the name of the place, but
only sufficient to show that the ar
rangemcnss for meeting was com
pleted. pf l1
At this yoint the cars stopped, and
/ left. Not until after they were
again under way, did l reflect, as !
should have done, on what / had
heard. The assignation was made
the moment before / rose to come
out of the car. / had made no effort
to hear what did hear, but was oc-
cupied with newspaper reading the
most Of the time.
related the circumstances to some
friends the next day, who advised
that the facts should be stated as q
warning to parents and teachers, not
to send their daughters and pupils
rithout an escort, by our public convey.
ancos. II is never safe. You may
have all confidence in the character
Of your children, but who Is safe
against tho wilos Of the tempteri
How soon may the pride Of your
house be made tho victim Of some
designing scoundrel, who goes about
like the devil seeking whom he may
dcstroy.-N. Y Observer.