The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-08-05
A SLIGHT MTNlKE.

III Dululll MlDl0AUs
One cool afternoon in the early fall, I
Chester F. lie Roy, gentleman, stood
on the PLATFORM mofthe Albany depot, watch
ing the procession Of passengers just ar
rived in the Hudson river boat, who defl-
cd past me on their way to the cars. The
Boston train, by which l had come, wait
ed patiently az steam and fire might, for
their leisure, with only occasional and
faint snorts Of remonstranee at the DELAY
yet still the jostling crowd hurried past in
to the cars, and fitted through them in
search Of seats; their increasing number
at last warned me that might find il diff
heult to regain my own, and l followed
them.
81 beg you pardon, sir"
turned, in obedience TO a touch on nv
arm, and saw respectable looking negro
man before me, who bore the travelling
bag and shawl, and was, evidently, the at
tendant Of a slender and stylish girl be-
hind him, "Do / speak" he said, bowinp
respectfully, and glancing at the portman-
teau | carried, on which my surname was
quite legible, "do | address sir, Mr.. lie
Royl"
"That is my name-at your service
what can l do for youl"
"The young lady, Miss Florence Du.
nard, who was to join you at Albany, at
o'clock, this evening-I have charge ot
her." He turned to the young lady be.
hind him.
"This is Mr.. lie Roy, Miss"
The young lady, whose dark blue eyes
had been scanning me, as could perceive
through her blue silk veil, now lifted (
with an exquisitiyely gloyed hand, and eX
tended the other to me, with a charming
mixture Of frankness and timidity.
81 am very glad TO meet you, Mr.. Ii
Roy" said she. 81 thought | shoulC
know you in moment, Jenny describe
You 50 accurately. How kind It was 70
| you % 0nei' ~ eoiro 'olfurlso'o sffv. HhoP
shan't trouble YOU"
In the midst Of my bowilderment, a
thus being addressed by the sweetes
voice in the world, managed to see tina
| must make a proper reply, and proceed
ed 70 stammer out what l thought an Rp
propriate speech, when the servant VIII,
had left US for a moment, returned, and
abandoned il unfinished.
"Did you see my baggage, Edward!'
asked his mistress.
ayes, Miss; il is all on"
"Then you had better hurry to reacl
the seven o'clock boat. Goodbye, an
tell them you saw me safely off,"
l stood like one in a dream, while the
man handed me two checks for the trunk
and endured me with the light baggage
he had carried; but was aroused by tn,
young lady's asking me if we had no
better secure our seats in the cars, an
answered by offering her my arm. In te
minutes we were seated side by side, an
trundling out Of Albany at a rate th1
grew faster and faster.
Ihad now time 20 reflect, with that love
" face opposite me, but what was the uCC
Some strange mistake had undoubtedl
happened, and had evidently been take
for another person Of the same name; b.
how TO remedy this now, without alarm
ing the innocent young lady in my charg
how to find the right man with th
right name, among several hundred peopl
and how TO transfer her, without an uI
pleasant scene and explanation, to tn
, core Of some one whose person was n
less strange to her than mine. Will
these thoughts whirled through my heai
l happened 10 encounter those smilin
eyes fixed upon me, and their open, NJ
suspicious gaze, decided me. II will nc
trouble or distress her, by any knowledg
Of her position" | concluded, "but wi
lust do my best 10 fill the place Of the il
dividual she took me for, and conduct he
wherever she wished TO 20, if can onl
find where il isr' / turned 20 her wit
an affection of ease, which was very "a
from feeling, and said, "it is a long joul
ney,"
} aDo you think sol But il is very plea
> ant, isn't it' Cousin Jenny enjoyed i {
much"
HAh indeedg"
"Why, why, what queer man. 81
said, with little laugh. doesn't 81
never tell you, as she does me in all h'
letters, how happy she is, and that S
Louis is the sweetest place in the worl
to live inl Dear met that should hay
10 tell her husband first How we sha
laugh about il when we get there.
So il was st. Louis we we're going 4
uuu was uIi IpArAA . hh9hNAAs ANNA
was so thankful for twoPieces Of informl
ton in my life. th
"And how does dear Jenny lookl an
what Is she doingi and how is my der
, Aunt Bemanl do tell me the news :"
HJenny," said i, mastering courage an
! words, eis the dearest little wife in th
world, you must know, only far too for
Of her scamp Of husband. As to hl
+, looks, you cant expect me TO say an!
thing, for she always looks lovely
me" 4. T af.. n -~a,Ffgg r.frF
''Brayol" said the pretty girl, with mi
licious smile; shut about my dear uunty
b rheumatisml" .'n-.a b
.'Miss, / mean Of course, Mrs. Bemal
Is very Weil. ~
> sWellY'said my fhir questioner, r
+ garding me with surprise, II thought q
had not been wsll for number
years -
Il mean well for her" said !, in CON
trepidation; ''the air Of 81. Louis (whis
ILaye aincc learned is Of the misty mos
"