Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-06-26
MISTAKEN.
A railroad car, above all others, is the
place to witness "scenes"


A railroad car, above all others, is the
place to witness "scenes."
Not long since, at railroad station
not hundred miles from our own place,
we we're the innocent observer of little
occurrence that impressed us deeply.
As soon as the train had halted by the
crowded platform, young lady of really
prepossessing appearance, and one who
evidently belonged to the "upper circles, !"
sprang lightly and ezpectantly up the
steps, and glided lightly into the car
Having cast her eyes down a row of dos
ing passengers; her countenance lighted
up-a half-suppressed exclamation of
Joy escaped her girlish lips, and the next
instant she was standing beside a seat
at the further end of the car. occupied
by a>gentleman and lady of very respect
able and even elegant appearance. The
gentleman appeared young and somewhat
difident-the apparel of his companion
bespoke the bride.
No sooner had the young lady reched
the pair than, throwing her white arms
about the young mans neck, she i'm
pressed hasty kiss ON his bearded lips,
and exclaimed:
''Why, Fred! How do you do? And
is this the dear little wife you wrote to
us about?"
Right here we plainly discerned a
blush mantling the young mans face,
mingled with a look of unparalleled sur
prise, and the countenance of his com
panion betokened a juvenile thunder
storm. But the feminine discoverer, not
to be discouraged by any amount of cool
ness, continued
"But why don't you get off the train
Don't you know you've got homer"
Young man hesitated- companion fig
eted; affairs were evidently approaching
grand climacteric. Passengers litter,
ed-reporters took out their note books
At last the young lady, frightened at the
attention she had attracted, and pained
by the Indifference of those she had
come to greet, burst into tears, and pla,
cling her head on the young mans shoul.
der, sobbed out:
"Oh, Fred! what does all this mean
Have you really forgotten me p
Young man trembled with emotion
companion began removing her glove
all the time looking menacingly at the
curl-covered head of the fair inturder.-
Reporters scribbled with commendablt
desperation-passengers ceased laughing
J, and began to sympathize. Just here the
young man-allmost smothered by the
ringlets of the sobbing girl-mustereG
courage to stammer-
"Really, madam, you are mistaken il
the person; my name isn't 'Fred'-anc
I live in Chicago"
"The sensation produced by this an
nouncement can be imagined''-as th'
novelists say. Young lady started like
one possessed ed-lncreduIous1y scrutlnlz
ing the features of her slate relative,
and after word of explanation and apol
ogy, bounded gaily to the platform
laughing heartily at her blunder, anc
followed by an explosion from the pas
sengers within Young man drew {
long breath Of relief, companion replaced
her glove and smothered the youhs
thunder storm-reporters stuck thei
pencils behind ears with look that sale
"Item-Item, and we Individual,
settled back in our seat just as the trail
started, inwardly wishing that we, too
had resembled Erred
MoRAL.-When you expect brother
home from California, be careful not t.
embarrass young Chicago merchants!- !
Oberlin Ncacs.