The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-06-09
From the Ladies Home Magazine.
4 SLIGHT MISTAKE.
BY CAPRICE.

Cne cool afternoon in the early fall, |
Chester f. LeRoy, gcutlcman-stood
on the platform Of the Albany depot,
watching the procession Of passengers just
arrived in the Hudson river boat, who de-
filed past NE on their way to the cars
The Boston train, by which | had come.
waited patiently stesm and fire might
for their leisure, with ou!y an occasional
aud faint suorts Of remonstrancc at the
delay; yet still the jostling crowd hurred
past into the cars, aud fitted through
them ia search of seats, their Increasing
numbers at length warning re that |
might fud it difficult TO regain my own,
aud followed them.
1 beg your pardon, Sir
| turned in obedience to touch on IL y
armand saw respectable looking negro
mao before ue, who lore the travelling
bag snd shawl, and was. evidently the
attendant Of slender and stylish young
girl behind bim. DO speak. be said i,
bowiug respectfully, and glancing at the
portmauteau | carried, on which my sur
name was quite Iekitle, Do address,
sir, Mr.. LeRoy
That is nay name-at your service
what can do for you!
The young lady, Miss Florence Dun-
darj, sir. WHO was to join you at Albany,
at six o'clock this eseniGg-I baSe charge
of her. iIe turned to the young lady
behind him.
This is Mr. Leroy Miss.
The young lady, whose dark blue eyes
had been scanning use, as could peTceiye
through her blue silk veil, now lifted it
With an exqui-itely eloved little hand,
aud extended the other to nc, with a
charming mixture Of frankpcss aud tim
iiity.
L am very glad to ucct you. Mr.. Le-
Roy,' she said. Il thought | should
know you in a moment, Jenny describe d
YOU so accurately. How kind it was Of
you to ofer to take charge of ne. | hope
shaut trouble YOU.
In the midst of ny bewildcrmcut, at
being thus addressed b. the sweetest voice
iu tue world, | managed to see that |
must make q proper repl y, aud projected
TO stammer out what thought an appro-
pirate tpeecb, when the servant, who had
left Us for uouent, returned, and | a.
band oued it unfinished.
Did yoo see to my tacgage, Edward y
asked hi, mistress
Yes, Miss; it is all GU
Then you had better hurry to reach
the seven o'clock boat Good bye, aud
tell them you saw ne safely eff
] stood like one 10 dream, While the
man handed me two checks for the trunks
and enducd NE with the light baggage he
had carried; but | was aroused by the
young lsdy's asking me If We had not
better secure cur seats ia the carr, and
suswered by Offering her ny arm. lu
ten minutes ne we're seated slde By ride,
aud truudling out of AIbaUy at rate
that grew faster and faster.
| had DOW time to reject, with that
lovely face opposite NC, but where va:
the u>e Some strange mistake had un-
doabtedIy happened, aud | had evidently
been taken for another person OF the same
pame: but how to remcd y this now, with
out alarming tue innocent young lady iu
my charge, how to find the right man,
with the right name, among several hun.
dred people, and how TO transfer her, With
out an unpleasant scene aud explanation
to the care OF soue one whose person was
les strange to her than mine While
these thoughts whrled through my head
/ happened to encounter those smiling
eyes fixed upon NE. and their open. un-
suspicious gaze decided ne. 1 viii not
trouble or distress ber, by ans kDowled &c
of her position, concluded, but will just
do my best to fill the place Of the indi-
yidual she took NE for, and conduct her
wherever sue wants to go, if | can only
Gud where it is ! tuFued to her with an
affectation Of ease, which | was very far
from feeling, and said: 1t is long jour
Hey'
DO you think sol But it very pleas
ant. isn't it! Cousin Jennie enjoyed it SO
much 7
'Ah, indeed ?
why, what a queer man" she sald
With little laugh. Does she never tell
you as she does Ee 10 all her letters, how
happy she il, and that St. Louis is the
sweetest place in the word to live in =
Dear me that should have to tell her
own husband first. How We shall laugh
about it when We get there.
So it was to St. Louis we we're going,
and was ber cousins husband. ] never
was so thankful for two pieces Of infor-
nation in my life.
And how does dear Jennie look and
what is she doing and how is my dear
aunt Beman co tell NE all the Dews!
Jennie. said mastering COURAGE and