Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-07-03

4 much Occupleu Win TINS Young lady glanc.
ing Of the with laugh that grated painful
II on my ears. Ills tone and manner made
my face burn, and 1 fsit bis contemptuous
Look. though ! had turned away from them
when be FIRST enlcfcd. / went on with my
task, bnt heard stern whispered reproof
from Harry's friend, after which he went
ont slowly, and Harry Iounged on ~ his
seat.
Mrs Sherburn returned TO find mo wip-
ing OF the plentiful showers of milk With
which my unaccostomed efforts had soaked
lda's face aud dress, while my own checks
were almost as pIeniftlly wet with tears
We don't battle Ida In milk creyy morn
ing, Mary z said she laughing, ne She took
her dripping infant. 4 am afraid Sod afe
too extraragant a nursery maid for me-
'Oh, Emma, ! am sorry said half cry
ing, but conduit help It.,
Why, what's the matter p she said. but
before ] could get resolution enough 70 an
wer. she made dive at me oh, Mary p
she cried, you've forgotten your rings are
those the hands for a nursery maid give
them to me this minute I'll wear them
for you till you can get TO your trunk
But what wiiI you 40 with your engage
ment ring You'll die before you'll part
with that | suppose.
NO, indeed Take the old thing T
cried with indignation, and flung It iato her
lap after the others.
She looked at me cnriously, while she
was putting them on, ard drawing on her
gloves again, but forget it in a moment,
and started or on another topic, after a
manner peculiar to herself.
| I" Oh, do you know that you have made
a conquest at least think you have, and
In those horrible, clothes, too 1 It's quite
romantic Frank Chester, 1.-THE gentle
man IN the fight coat aud cap, friend of
ours, and the best fellow in the world ex.
! ceptiDg number six, asked me ali about
you, and what your name was. told
him your name was Mary Dean; / didn't
went to tell him ib If / could help It,
and you know your name is Mary Dean"
! She stopped to laugh and take breath, and
then went on. Bot did have to tell a
hb after all. and IL will be charged to you
IN my last account, Miss, hope told
him that You we're an American girl of
good family, (you are, you know bat left
! an orphan and poor, and we took you oui
. of charity. Thereupon be passed some
) compliments which l shan't rereat, anC
: asked some questions which didn't an
swer, and he more than limited that yoI
were too slender to carry my big bab,
about. Precious child, she shan't be slan
! dercd and called heavy, shall she anf
, then ensued litils love scene betweeI
mother and child, while sat silent, but to
use quotation more forcible than elegant
kept up mighty thinking" So the day
moved on in the weary cars, and my adora
ble Harry chewed tobacco, and made every
body sick by doing so, and Mr.. Sherburr
and Mr.. Chester talked together, and to
my great terror caught the latter occa-
sionally glancing at me, and Mrs. Sber-
burn tended her baby and mapped, and
night came on at last.
Then we took the stage, one chilly even
ing, to cross the Aleghany mountains, thea
so disagreeable and perilous part Of the
i joarney. Mrs. SherburP and / found in
our appointed vehicle Harry Denning and
his friend, established In the back seat
Mr.. Chester Immediately rose to offer his
seat, but Mrs. Sherburn preferred the front
seat and had no objections to riding back
wards. AS had, and it made me very
sick, Mr. Shcrburn turned over the middle
seat for nue., and sat down beside his wife;
but ! hld hardly moved before felt
touch on my arm, and saw Mr.. Chester
standing with kind courtesy to offer me his
seat; l heard Harry, who had hitherto
been laughing at my big bonnet, pause in
his amusement to demonstrate with his
conspanion. and declare that he would not
ride on the seat with " that thing..p I
cast an indignant glance at him, which.
however, was harmlessiy spent under the
shadow Of my big bonnet, and hesitated.
The Indignant yoang gentleman rose, gath
cred up bis chattles. and saying with Sc
we're sarcasm, Oh, by all means, take this
seat Lia'am, and left the coach to seek
more congenial society, or hack seat in
another. His friend after handing me to
the vacated place. followed him, Mrs.
Sherhurn and /, left alone, as no other
passengers entered, took OF our bonnets
aud proceeded TO make ourselves comfor-
table for the night. She dropped her
head on her husbands shoulder, and fell
asleep; he did the same. sitting bolt up
right, having talent that way, while the
baby, extended across their laps, piliowed
I on wraps aud shawlS followed the example
Of the parents. Left thus to my own de-
vices. flung the big bonnet contemptuons-
! " on the door, and pulled out tho back
! comb which had been aorturing me all day.
! letting my hair fall down IN its natural
/ crrls. drew oa the unpleasant gloves,
I and threw them after the bonnet. and then
wrapping myse,f up 10 the shawl, for the
night was chilly. leaned back against the
hard seat, resting my aching head in The
corner Of the coach. / cried quietly
awhile. aud felt veiy miserable, but Was 50
thoroughly wearied out that feb into q
heavy sleep. from which did not even
wake when the coach started, and when
kind hands drew my head to softer rest
/ ing place. To be more explicit whom
awoke somewhere in the middle Of the
night, / found that | had been sleeping
with nv head on Mr.. Chesters breast sup
ported by his arm. When ! add that be
vas very handsome. wide awake. aud look
u Ing down into my face with bis dark eyes
IN thonghtfnl manner. It win not be won-
dered At that started up in dismay; bat