Gazette and sentinel., 1860-03-03
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One cool afternoon in the early fall
! Chester +. lie Roy, agcntlcman-stood
Oh the platform of the Albany depot,
watching the procession of passengers
lust arrived in the Hudson river boat,
who dctlcd past me III their way to the
ears. The Boston train, by which | had
come, waited patiently as steam and
fire might for their leisure, with only
occasional ard faint snorts of remon-
STRANGE at the delay; yet still the jost-
ling crowd hurried past, into the cars,
and fitted through them in search of
seats, their increasing number at last
warned Inc hat | might find it difficult
to retain my own and followed them.
Il beg your pardon, sir"
| turned in obedience to q touch on
my arm, and saw a respectable looking
negro man before me, who bore a trav-
cling bag and a shawl, and was evident
~ the attendant Of a slender and stylish
girl behind him.
30 | speak" he said, bowling respect
fully, and g~lancing at the portnanteau
| carried. on which my surname was
quite legible, "do address, sir, Mr.. lie
Roy -
That is my name-at your service
what can | do for you? p
The young lady, Miss Florence Dun
dard, who was to join YOU at Albany at
six o'clock this Svening | have charge
have charge of her" He turned TO the
| younu lady behind him.
This is Mr.. lie Roy, Miss"
The young lady, whose dark blue eyes
had been. scanning me, l could perceive,
through her blue silk veil, now lifted it
with an exquisite gloved little hand and
extended the other to me with a charm
ing mixture of franknesS and timidity.
II am very glad to meet you, Mr..
lie Rov," said she. Il thought | should
know YOU in a momcnt; Jenny describ-
ed YOU accurately. low kind it was of
Won TO offer to take charge Of Inc: l
hope | shan't trouble You"
In the midst of my bcwilderment, at
thus being addressed by the sweetest
voice in the world, managed TO see
that ! must make a proper reply, and
! proceeded To stammer out what
thought an appropriate speech, when
the servant, who had left Us for a mo-
ment. returned, and ! abandoned it un-
finished.
Did you see tony baggage, Edward y
asked his mistress.
Yes, miss, it is all on me-"
Then you had better hurry to reach
the seven o'clock boat. Goodbye, and
tell them you saw me of"
i stood like n in a dream, while the
man handed me two checks for the
trunks and induced Inc with the light
baggage he had carried, but | was arous
ed by the young lady's asking 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 by side, and %trundling out Of
Albany at a rate that grew faster.
+ had no time to reflect with tina
lovely face opposite me, but what was
the use? Some strange mistake had un
doubtcdly happened, and had evident
ly been taken for another person Of thu
SdEle UdIlc, uul HON plNIhSuN WHO ~
without alarming the innocent young
lady in my charge-how to find thu
right man, and how to transfer her
withoutan unpleasant scene and explain
alton, TO the care of some n who's
person was no less strange to her thai
mine. While these thoughts whirlec
through my head, happened to encoun
tor those smiling eyes upon me, ant
their open, unsuspicious gaze decides
me. / will not trouble or distress he
by n knowledge of her position, / con
ciuded, "but will just do my best to Gil
the place of the individual she took m
for, and conduct her wherever she wish
es to go, if | can only find out wher
it is. turned to her with an ~afectatiOI
of ease, which | was very far from fee
ing, and said, ut is a very long jour
ney."
do you think so? But it is yer.
pleasant, isn't it? Cousin Jenny Ell
Ijoyed it so much p
"Ah! indeed ~
"Why, why, what a queer mai !" sin
said, with a light laugh Doesn't sh
never tell you, as she does me in all he
letters, how happy she is andothat 81
Louis is the sweetest place in the worl
to live i'm Dear me that I should hav