Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-06-25
STORY.
THE BOX TUNNEL.
~ rur ArTnos Or .'en.l.TlI ,ons.rosL.,

The l0,l5 train glidcd from Paddingtou,
May z, iSi7. In the lsft compartment Of q
certain first class carriage we're four passen-
gers OF these, singuizrly enough, two were
worth description The lady had 4 smooth,
white delicate brow, strongly marked eye.
brows, long lsshes, eyes that seemed to
change color, and = good sized delicious
mouth, with teeth as white as milk A man
could not see her nose from her eyes aud
mouth, her ouo sex could and would have
told Us some nonsense about il She wore
an uppretepding greyish dress, buttoned to
the throat with lozeDge shaped bnttons, .
Scotch shawl that agTeesbly eTaded the re-
sponsibility Of color She was like duck,
so tight her plain feathers fitted her; aud
there she sat, smooth, snug, and delicious,
With book in her hand aud q J0sye0H Of
her snowy wrist just visible as she held it
Her opposite neigbbor was what call q
good style mantle more 90 bis credit since
be belonged TO a corporation, that frequent
ly turns out the worst imaginable young
men. He was q cavalry officer about tHen.
" i've liz bad mOustaehe, but not very
rePulsiVe one it WAS far from being one Of
those subnassl pig tails, on which soup Is
suspended like dew on = shrub it was short,
thick, aud black as n coal His teeth had
not yet been turned by tobacco smoke 70 the
color q tobacco juice his clothes did
not stick to or hang on him, they sat on
hin be bad an engaging SMILE, aud, what
l liked the dog for, hes vanity, which was
inordinate, was 10 i,s proper place, bis heart,
not IN bis face, jOstling miro and other peO-
ples' Who have none; in n SoSd he was what
ore of,sner hears Of than meets--I yoEsg gsA.
nemaH. He vas e0uysTsing in an animated
whisper With \ companion. fellow officer
they talked about, what IL is far better not
20 do, women Oar friend clearly did nos
wish TO b0 overheard. FOR &c cast, ever aud
Anon, furtivc glance al bis fair rIs riS and
lowsred bis voice She seemed completely
absorbed 10 her book, aud that re assured
him. At last the two soldiers came down
70 q whisper, aud in that whisper, (tbe
truth must lie t0ld) the oueWho got dom
Slough, aud was lost 10 postefity, but
ten pounds 10 three, that be who Vas
going down With us 90 Bath snd immor.
tality, would not kiss either of the ladies op-
posite spon the road. Done T. Done -
Nov / am sorry a man have hitherto
Praised, should have lent him self, even in
whisper, 20 such speculation, but nobody is
wise a. all hours, Bot even whcn tbe clock
j. striking Eve snd.tEeuty; and you are 10
consider bis profession. BIZ good looks, aBd
The temptation ten 90 three
After Slough The party vas Fojuoed 10
three ~ Tuyf1rd oBe lady dropped her
bandkofehirf Capt Doliguan feil 90 it like
a tiger sBa Ystarned il like q lamb tso or
three votds vsrs iuterchsuged on that occa.
sion AZ Reaging the Msflborough n our
tale made one of the ssfs Investments Of tbs
day, be bought Tines ssd PaDeh
. I'll l.. q. 10 a 4
Z vood raft Valor and beaufy 8sigusd 20
laugh 81 sons iuaatsd humbua o. other
puoctafed By Punoh Nov laughiug 10.
gsther ttaus car amman See lobg before
suibdou it vas q taikiag maish--at SEin.
den, vho % devoted 81 Captain Doliguaa--
I be bahdsd them sut- DO bFsud ed and eocbi.
I nsalsd' ore sud BE bfandisd sbd burnt "a
I gaFed tie other on their return 20 she ssr.
7 usga, oae lady PASSED into the inner eom-
Z paHusut % isspeot q certain gsntlsman.s
z soat on that side the lice
I Reader. had "a been JOS o. I. tho beaaiy
I would have bsen The dsssrtsr. ths avsrsFs,
I ore uould have stayed vifh us $50 all 49,
Z blas, ourselves insluiei not mofs surely
( does our slics az bread and batter Whsn it
/ ssospss ffom cur had rev I've IL ever 80
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