The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05
THE. BOA Tunnel.
A NEW STORY nY CHARLES READE.
4 Fact.

The 10 :li train glided from Paddington,
May :, lS41. In he lett compartment Of
a certain trstclass carriage were tour pass
engers OF these, two were worth descrip-
tion. The lady had a smooth white, deli.
cate brow, strongly marked eyebrows, lOng
ashes. eyes that seemed 10 change color. and
a good size delicious mouth with teeth IA
white as milk. 4 man could not see her
nose for her eyes and mouth, her own sex
could and would have told Us some nonsense
about it. She wore an unpetending greyish
shaped buttons. and Scotch shawl that
agrtcaby evade'l the responsibility Of color
She was like a duck, so tight her plain
feathers fitted her and there she sat. smooth,
snug and delicious. with book in her hand
ard a .oupcon Of her snowy wrist just visible
as she held it. Her opposite neighbor was
what call q good style Of iuan-the more
20 his credit since he belonged TO corpora
lion, that frequently turns on, the worst
imaginable style Of Young men. He was a
calvary officer aged twenty-five. lie had
moustache, but not a very repul-ive one :;
rot one Of these snbnasaI pig-talls. on which
soup is suspended like dew on shrub; il
was short. thick. and black a. coal. Ills
teeth had not get ben turDeI by tobacco
smoke to thc color Ot tobacco Juice. his
clothes did not stick 10 nor hang on him
they sat on him; he had an engaging smile.
AMI. what ] liked the dog for his vanity,
which was inordina,e. was in his proper
place. his heart. DOT in his face. jo-ting
mine and other peoples. who have none in
a word, he was what one oftsner hears Of
than meets. q young gentlemen. lie was
conversing iu an animated whisper with a
companion. a fellow ofiicer--thcy were
'ai.ing about. what il il far better not -
do. women, Onr friend clearly did not wish
20 be overheard, for he east, ever and anon.
A iurtiye glance al his ~. ,t and lowered
hi. voice. She seemed completely ai,sorbed
IN her book, and that r~assured him. Al
la-, the two soldiers came down to a WHISPER
and in that whisper the truth mu-, be told
he one who got down at Slough, and was
o-, TO posterity, bet ten pounds 10 three,
Lat he " no va. gong with us 10 Bath and
immortality. would not kiss either OF the
!aIe- opposite upon the road. 4" Done :"
Done. Now ] am sorry a man | have
hitherto prais,l, should have lent himself.
zen in a whisper. 10 such a speculation !;
bat noi-yiy i. wise AT all hour. not even
when the clock Is striking fye-aBd-tw'nty ,
and y,a are 20 CONSIDER his proi .sipn, hl-
good looks. and, the tenpta,ion--t.n 10
three.
Ater >loagh the party was reduced 70
,hr,e: at tTwyiOri oar .ady dropy,,i her baDd
kerchief: Capt DolIgnan fell on it ike a
a tiger and returne1 II Ike lamb. two or
three word- were inierchahgssi On that occa-
son. AT Rading the Marlborough OF or
ale made ors Of the sab, Investments OF tha,
dsy. be bought I,n,e.' and P.laei, '
he latter was full Of .te,I pen ,hulsts and
socleufs. Valor aud bauty deigI'1l 10
laagh a, -ofne inflated hamoag or other
vuncturi b. Punch. Now laughing to
c,ther thaws ou. human ice; long before
-xipi.n it wa- taking Hisicb-a, -vIn.
don. who 20 ,s,yol-i a. Captain Dolignan-
ie handed ,hsm og'--he -osIssi tben--be
,ouyh-chicksne,i iisrs- he brsDslseri sTsi
and burnt sagar.d the dbsr % ,bir rc-
-.ru 10 their carriage "ae .sdy Ias-e'i INTO