The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-03-14
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A SIGH mis- 81

One cool afternoon in the early fall, =
Chester F. lie Roy, gentleman-stood on the
platform of the Albany depot, watching the
procession of passengers just arrived IN the
Hudson River boat, who dehled past me or
t',eir way, to the cars. The Boston tram, ~
which had come, waited patiently as steah
nd fire might, FIR their leisure, with only oc
casional and faint snorts of remonstrance at
he delay; yet still the jostling crowd hurried
rast into the cars and fitted through them il
search of seats, their increasing number at
last warned me that might find it difficult to
regain my own and followed them
IL beg your pardon. sir.
/ turned. in obedience to touch on my arm
and saw respectable looking negro man be
fore me- who bore the travelling bag and shawl
aud was evidently the attendant of a slender
and stylish girl behind him.
ado speak" he said, bowling respectfully,
and glancing at the portmanteau carried. on
which my surname was quite legible, ''do !
aldi, 81, sir, Mr.. lie ROy?" = =
"'rhat is my name-at your service-what
can I do for yru?"
.The young lady. Miss Florence Eu1dard
who was to, jnin you at Albany at six O'Clock
this evening" have charge of her" He
turned to the young lady behind him.
This is MIR. LIE Roy, Miss ="
The young lady, whose dark blue eyes had
her blue silk veil, now lifted it with an ex-
quisitively gloved little hand, and extended
the other to me, with charming mixture OF
frarkness and tim dity. --
II am very glad to meet you. Mr.. lie Roy"
said .he II thought should know you in
mon emf, Jenny described you accuratel...-
How kind it was of yen to cffer 30 take charge
of me- 1 hope 1 shan't trouble you"
In the midst Of my bewilderment, at thus
4 IL 4 he
wor d, managed to see that must make
proper reply, and proceeded to stammer out
what thouyh an appropriate speech. when
| the crvant who had left US for moment, re
turned and abandoned it unfinished.
e-nid you see my baggage, EdwardT = asked
his mistress.
yes, Miss: it is all on :"
81 hen you had better hurry to reach the
O'Clock boat. Good bye, and tell them yeu
saw me off, " -"
stood Ike one in dream, while the man
hinded me two checks Tor the trunks and IN
5ued me with the light baggage he carried f;
but was aronsed by the young lady's asking
me if we had not better secure our seats IN
the cars aud answered by Offering her my arm.
| Tn ten minutes we were seated side ty SIDE.
and tr.Indling gu of Albany a rate that
grew faster and faster.
had n time to reflect. with that lovely
/ face opposite me, but what was the use!-
Some strange mistake had undoubtedly haI
per ed. and ! ad evidently been ken for
another person of the same name; but how TO
remedy it now without alarming the innocent
young lady in my charge-h"w tn hnd the
right man, with the right name, among several
| hundred people, and how to transfer her, with
out an unpleasant scene and explanation, to
the CIR of some one whose p' rson was no less
strange to her than mine! While these
thoughts whirled through MY head. happened
to encounter those smiling eyes fixed upon me-
and their open, unsupicious gaze decided me-
I will not trouble distress her by any
knowledge Of her p ,siti"n, concluded. but
will lust do my best to FIJI the place of the i,
dividual she took me for, and conduct hel
wherever she wishes to 90, if l can only lind
where it isw / turned to her with an affec
tation of ease which was very far from feel
ing, and said. at is a long journey.
i.Do you think so? But it is very pleasant
isn't it? Cousin Jenny enjoyed it so much J?
.'Ah. indendp
"WLy, why, what queer mani" she said
with light laugh. Doesn't she ever i
You, as she does me in all her let ers, ntfW
happy she is. and that St. Louis is tn sweetest
place in the world to live in? Dear me! that
I should have to tell her own husband first
How we shall laugh about it when we get
there" s...s-l
So it was st. Lonis where we were going
to; and was her Cousins husband. Inevei
was SO thankful for two pieces Of information
in my life. ..s.
"And how does dear Jenny look !! and what
/ is she doing? and how is dear Aunt Beman
do tell me the news" s....
.eJenny,' said mastering courage and words
"is the deasestlittle wife in the world you
must know, only far too fond of her scamp OF
husband As TO her looks. you can't expect
me to say anything, for she always looks love
ly to me-" --.sz =.
.Brs vor' said the pretty girl, with mali i
cous smile; shut about auntys rheumatism J!
"Miss. mean, of course, Mrs. Beman, Is
very WELL" :.
/ sWell?" said my fair questioner, regarding
me with surprise, al thought she had not been
we'll for number of years"
81 mean we'll for her. said /, in some tre-
pidation; esthe air of st. Louis (Which 1 have
since le8fhed is of misty moisty order) has
do: her world of good. She is quite a
different woman"
.sI am very glad" said her niece wi