Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-04-21
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One cool afternoon, in the early fall, l.
Chester T. Leroy, a genteman-Stood on the
platform of the Albany depot watching the
procession of passengers just arrived in the
Hudson river boat who defled past me on
their way to the cars. The Boston train, by
which had come, waited patiently as steam
and fire might, for their leisure with only Oc-
caSional and faint snorts of remonstrance at
the delay yet, still the jostng crowd hurried
past into the cars, and fitted through them in
search of seats Their increased numbers at
length warned me that | might find it difficult
to regain my own, and l followed them.
| beg your pardon, sir 2"
| turned, in obedience to q touch on my arm,
aud saw a respectable-looking negro man be-
fore me, who bore the travelling bag and shawl,
and was evidently the attendant of a slender
aud stylish giY behind him. Do | speak, "
he said, bowing respectfully, and glancing at
the portmanteau, on which my surname was
quite legible, " do | address, sir, Mr.. Leroy. "
"That is my name-at your SerVice-What
can do for you ?"
The young lady, whose 9ark blue eyes had
been scanning me, as could perceive through
her blue silk veil, now lifted it with an exqui-
sityely gloved little hand, and extended the
other to me, with charming mixture of frank
ness and timdity.
I" l am very glad to meet you, Mr.. Leroy"
said She +" / thought l should know you in a
moment Jenny described you accurately. How
kind it was of you to offer to charge Of me. |
hope shan't trouble you
In the midst of my bewilderment at being
thus addressed by the sweetest voice in the
world, | managed to see that | must make a
proper reply aud proceeded to stammer out
what | thought All appropriate Speech when
the servant who had left US for moment, re-
turned, aud | abandoned it unfinished
did you see my baggage. Edward Z" asked
his mistress ...
" Yes, Miss, it is all on"
"Then you had better hurry to reach the
seven O'Clock boat. Goodbye, and tell them
you saw me safely off"
| stood like one in a dream, while the man
handed me two checks for the trunks, and en-
dued me with the light baggage he had carri
ed, but | was aroused by the young lady ask
ing me if we had not better secure our seats
in the cars, and answered 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 where was the use. Some
strange mistake had undoubtedly happened, and
| had evidently been taken for another person
of the same name-bnt how to remedy this
now, without alarming the innocent young Ia
dy in my charge, how to find the right man,
with the right name, among several hundred
people, and how to transfer her, without an un-
pleasant scene and explanation, to the care OF
some one whose person was no less strange
to her than mine While these thoughts
whired through my head, | happened to en.
counter those smiling eyes fixed upon me, and
their open, unsuspcious gaze decided me.
will not trouble or distress her, by any knowl
edge Of her position" concluded, but vii