The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-07-22
BY JERE CROWLEY.
GA SLIGHT MISTAKE"
BIZ c AP RI C E a..


ing the procession of passengers just arri
we'd in the Hudson River boat, who detled
past me on their way to the cars. The
Boston train, by which had come, wait.
ing as patiently as steam and fire might,
for their leisure, with only occasional and
faint snorts of remonstrance at the delay;
yet still the jostling crowd hurried past
into the cars, and fitted through them in
search of seats, their increasing numbers
at length warned me that | might find it
difficult to regain my own, and | turned to
follow them.
~ beg your pardon, SIR
turned in obedience to the touch on
my arm, and saw respectable negro man
before me, who bore the travelling bag
and shawl, and was evidently the attend
ant of a slender and stylish girl, behind
him. "Do speak," he said, bowing re-
spectfully, and glancing at the portman-
teau 1 carried, on which my surname was
quite legible, "do l speak, sir, to Mr.. LIE
Roy9"
THAT is my name-at your service
what can do for your
''The young lady, Miss Florence Dun
dard, sir, who was to join you at Albany
at 6 o'clock-I have charge of her." He
turned to the person behind him.
"This is Mr.. LIE Roy, Miss
The young lady, whose dark blue eyes
had been scanning me, as | could per-
ceive through her blue silk veil, now lifted
it with an exquisitely gloved little hand,
and extended the other to me with a char
ming mixture of frankness and timidity.
81 am very GLAD to meet you, Mr.. LIE
Roy," said she. Il thought l should
know you in a moment, Cousin Jenny de-
scribed you so accurately. How kind it
was of you to offer to take charge of me.
l hope shan't trouble you.
In the midst of my bewildernent, at be.
zig thus addressed by the sweetest voice
in the world, managed to see that must
make proper reply, and proceeded to
stammer out what thought an appro-
pirate speech, when the servant, who had
| left US for a moment, returned, and
abandoned it unfinished
"Did you see to my baggage, Edward?"
asked his mistress
eyes, Miss, it is all on"
"Then you had better hurry to reach
the seven o'clock boat. Good bye, and
tell them you saw me safely Off"
stood like one in a dream, while the
man handed me the two checks for the
trunks, and endued me with the light bag
gage he had carried; but was aroused by
the young lady's asking me if we had not
better secure seats in the cars, and an
swered by offering her my arm. In ten
minutes we were seated side by side, and
trundling out Of Albany at rate that
grew faster and faster.
| had now time to reflect, with that
lovely face opposite me, but what was the
use. Some strange mistake had undoubt-
edly been made, and had evidently been
taken for another person ofthe same name;
but how to remedy this now, without alar-
ming the innocent young lady in my
charge, how to find the right man, with
the right name, among several hundred
people, and how to transfer her without an
unpleasant scene and explanation to the
care of some one whose person was no less
strange to her than mine! While these
thoughts whirled through my head, hap
pened to encounter those smiling eyes fixed
upon me, and their open, unsuspicious
gaze decided me. "I will not trouble or
distress her, by any knowledge of her po-
sition," l concluded, "but will just do my
best to fill the place of the individual she
took me for, and conduct her wherever
she wishes to 60, if can only find where
it isr' | turned to her with an affectation
of friendly ease | was very far from feel
ing, and said, at is long journey, Miss
Florence"
"Do you think so? But it is very pleas.
ant, isn't it, Cousin Jennie enjoyed it SO
muchn'
"Ah, indeed,'
"Why, what a queer man. she said
with little laugh. "Does she never tell
you as she does me in all her letters, how
happy she is, and that St Louis is the
sweetest place in the world to live in
Dear me. that | should have to tell her own
husband first. How we shall laugh about
it when get there"
So it was to st. Louis we were going
and was her cousin Jenny's husband. |
never was so thankful for two pieces Of in
forrc alton in my life
"And how does dear Jennie look? and
what is she doing! and how is my dear
Aunt Beman! do tell me the news!
Jennie" said |, mastering courage and
words, ''is the dearest little wife in the
+ world, you must know, only far too fond
of her scamp of husband-as to her
looks, you can't expect me to say any
thing, for she always looks lovely to me!'
Bravo said the pretty girl. with &
malicious little smile; "but about my dear
Auntv's rheumatisml"
"Miss, | mean, of course, Mrs Beman
is very we'll"
"Wellr' said my fair questioner, regard
ing ne with surprise, 81 thought sh'
hadn't been well for years.
II mean well for her. said |, in some
trepidatiou; 1.-The air of st. Louis (which
have since found is of the misty moistl
order) has done her world Of good
She is quite different woman"
81 am very glad" said her niece. Anc
she remained silent for few moments
, and then CLEAN OF amusement began ts
dance in her bright eyes.