Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-10-07

Tt seemed very long. long journey that
poor parliamentary passengers were Ia
king, in this early November weather, all
the way from Liverpool. The stoppageS
were frequent enough. but of such short
duration that we bad scarcely time to get
ourselves warmesl at the crowded gate be-
fore the incxorable bell rang for us to start
again. and oft we went with shrek into
The binding fog. II was positively too
dark to read with any comfort, even II one
was 50 indifferent to the biting air as to
bend one of his hands 10 hold the book mp;
we put both of them into our pockets in
stead. Or more usually sat upon them to
keep them warm. 1t was only when the
,-uard came from time TO time to look at
orr tickets, and trod upon our feet, that
we began to feel we had them, SO dead
they were with cold.
.'Sir," observed a comical looking tailor
to this official, '.your seats are too mar
row to be sat upon after my cross legged
fashion. so be careful; for although my
toes are frozen, they will not bear
This produced laugh, and then arose a
little talk, principally about how miser-
able we were, and then, as poor people usc
we began to tell what our business was IN
Liverpool; where-upon it seemed that halt
the carriaselul, at least, were emigrants.
Zach had his say; and every tale, however
roughly .old. had more or less interest, be-
cause it was real and human. so that we
quite forgot our WEAKNESS and cold for a
little time. Then, since this had answered
so we'll, the sprightly tailor proposed that
enc of the party should tell us a regular
story, OF his own life il he chose, bnt not
only of his present circumstances, but OF
what hal led him to them-which was an
idea we all received quite rapturously, ex-
pecting the tailor himself to begin. But
he said no: we must draw lots for that
So producing some long slips of measur
ing paper, he wrote worl on one, and
shook them all together in hat, and sent
1t round. There was a great deal of gig
Cling among the ladies, and great deal
OF secret trepidation among the men, but
for long time nobody pulled out the fatal
lot; at last burst OF laughter from those
about one corner of the seats, announced
that the victim hal been selected, and that
from among the la,lies.
She was certainly the plainest Of female
passengers. Her nose turned up, and her
mouth had scarcely any turn at all; her
hair was red, and SO were the rims OF her
ewes; and themselves were far from being
good ones; but there was a certain piquan-
cv and sprightliness about her, too, as
though she had been French lady's maid
rather than an English one. She looked
as If she would pat her hand and her we'll
rounded arm to anything. and she had been
very COOL tempered and obliging through
cot the journey.
1t was understool-it had been express
ell, indeed, already rather triamphantly 10y
the Young laly herself--that she was an en-
gagged Young person going out to Austria
LA to DE married; and there was somebody
waiting upon the other hemisphere with
out-strechel hands, ycarning to receive
her as his bride. She would be a capital
wife for settler, without doubt, although
perhaps in England we should have callesl
her rather a settler for wife. She seemed
to- know very well indeed, what we were
all likely TO think about this matter; out
she didn't care.
If had been better looking-She began
her story with this-I might never got
husband, or at least not the money to
marry him upon which is the same thing.
The unsuitablencss of my face to what
mar be allowed to call very tolerable
figure. has been literally the means OF 5cs-
towing much happiness, as | hope, upon
Joseph, and of putting four hundred
pounds into my own pocket.
Anal this was how it ali came about
Nv late mistress, who was very kind to
me, and had intended, poor thing-for she
toi.t me so-to leave me comfortably pro-
vIsled for, took me over with her seven
wears ago, to Paris. She was widow
lady, fond Of gay life amt brilliant amuse-
uent, and that place suited her so well
that she made it her home, and /, but
little lothrcmaincd there too. Joseph and
/ had kept company together before that
time, but he was not so foolish as to wish
me to give up my expectations for the
sake of a hurried marriage. he said he
would wait patiently, dear fellow. although
the great salt sea v as to roll between US,
and there could be no chance of his get
ting a letter oftener than once day. He
was a mason's assistant in London, and
very hardly worked, it seemed, for he
himself was not able to reply so often;
However, Of course I was not bird, that
could be in two places at once, SO made
the best OF it, aud was as happy as con-
fidential lady's maid, under such circum-
stances could hope to be.
One evening had been preparing my
mistress, who was a very splendid dresser,
for the opera; my only fellow servant was
on leave of absence for some days; and ex-
cept the porter in the court yard, there was
nobody, when the carriage had driven off
that night. in the whole house save my
self; therefore having nothing bettcr-or at
least nicer-to do, and being in my mis-
tess bed room, among her beautiful robes
and ornaments, it was hardly to be expect
Ell that was to resist such an opportuni-
" Of putting them on. The room, besides
being charmingly hung with mirrors, had a
delicious full length swinging glass, and
before this l amused myself for good
long while. / bcheld how Maiemoiselle
Elizabeth Martin--that is my present
name, bat dear Joseph 5 is Andrews-how
she looked in barages, in silks. in muslins,