Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-11-02
Railroad Adventure.
A Lesson for Women.
"Is this seat engaged 2"

modest-looking little woman, in very plain
though neat travelling attire. The scene
was a railroad car, with passengers, two
and two occupying every settee except one,
which contained only lady and her ell
cetcrds. She could scarcely have failed to
observe the other as she entered the front
of tho car and passed through nearly its
entire length casting her eyes right and left
in unsuccessful search, but she made no
movement until addressed with the propo-
sal for seat by her side.
She responded by gathering up in no
very amiable manner an exquisite travelling
basket, parasolette, a bouquet, fan, bot
tie of smelling salt, and an embroidered
handkerchief last of all, narrowing the
sweep of her rich, silk founces. The lit
tie woman quickly took the vacated place.
Work-box, bouquet, fan and handker-
chief were now displayed in the lap of the
owner, who, from time to time, brought
them severally into requisition; now draw
ing up from the box little mirror by which
to examine her eyebrows and water ring
lets, now tanning her head aflectedy; now
smelling dainty at the flowers, and now
applying to her lips the extravagant bit of
gossomer.
1t was fortunate that she who shared the
setteo with her required but limited space
for the mass of flounces, though drawn back
periodically, would still come in contact
with the dress of the plebian neighbor, and
at times threatened to envelop and to hide
from view the little person.
A dandy, seated Immediately before
them, occasionally threw a glance back f;
the magnificent lady was evidently creating
a sensation under his latest style hat. He
shortly managed to begin conversation.
Facing about, with touch at the very min
ute tuft of furze, that might have been mis-
taken for hair-mole, at either corner of
his mouth, and a bow and smile, intended
to be charmngly irresistible, he inquired
whether the "aiah did not entaw too freely
to suit her plesbaw3"
Receiving a smile in return, and being
graciously permitted to serve the legal lady
by lowering the window, the exquisite felt
at liberty to promote farther acquaintance.
After an allusion to the merits of "Hot
Corn" a copy of which he held in his hand,
the scented gentleman introduced more
personal TOPICS when it was presently eic-
tied that the lady was destined to the vii
lage of N, to visit friend.
Here the little woman in the Quaker-lke
habit BOXED up with sudden interest
The great lady curIed her lip; her new de-
voted twned his feeble moustache around
his ring-fnger, and affected a smirk of con-
ceit. The little woman then looked down
again.
81 think you infawmed me-" drawled the
dandy, upon sufficiently recovering himself,
"if l rightly understood you, a moment
since, that you were au-intending to
visit relatives at NJ"
"Not relatives" corrected the lady, sweet
ly smiling, 81 said friends; l should rather
have said frlend-it is the lady Judge S. {;
l shall probably spend somo weeks with
her."
"Ah, how foine-how very foine," re-
marked his dandyship. 81 have the honaw
of passing acquaintance with his honaw,
the Judge-that is au-I have seen him
frequently on the bench; having been my
self an impawtent witness in several i'm
pawtent cases which at different times were
tried before his honaw."
The lady rejoined that she had never
seen the Judge or his lady, but that some
recent circumstances induced a correspon-
dence between the latter and herself, which
resulted in an invitation with which she
was going to comply. She ended with a
toss of her head, such as indicated that she
was fully aware of the selfaggrandizemcnt
attaching to so delightful mission"
Before tho dandy had time to respond,
the train halted at a station, and his atten-
tion was diverted to the business of invest
ing bright copper in an evening paper,
profered by newsboy The plain little wo.
man embraced the opportunity, which il
would not be interupting, to enquire Of
the person at her side
"Were you ever in N--" adding,
"My home is there" ....
Not a syllable of reply was deigued
but the proprietor of the many flounces, by
an impertinent movement, turned more
away from the enquirer while her counte,
nance expressed most palpable contempt
Il AASA W JllNllSRo oodSOu-
ably to reinforce her by an exhibition OF
positive disgust, and issued correspond
ing exclamation against rustic "forward-
ness"
The little women leaned back in her seat,
and very siugularly evinced quiet amuse-
ment, rather than any stronger sentiment,
in return for this insolence.
Gas am to pass through N" said
the fop to tho flounced lady, sit would
reawly be the highest pleasure to attend
you from the depot to the Judge's-au-
residence; it would be most especially de-
lightful to call upon the lady, and l can go
on-that is, 1 can proceed in the next
train"
The offer was coquettishly accepted
In short time the whistle sounded, the
train began to break up, and the conductor
put his head in at the door to announce in
a shout that thoy were arrived at N.
The dandy stood up with his slender cauo
and snowy cigar-case; and the train stopped
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