The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-11-17
VOL. XXI---NO. Is.
Home Again.
nome Again.
d aboye all others the place to

A railroad aboye all others the place to
/ witness scenes"
Not long since, At a railroad station not
hundred miles from our place. We were
'he innocent observer Of a little occur
renee That impressed Us deeply
As soon as the train had halted Nv the
" platform, young lady OF really
Piel'essesslng appearance. and one who
evidently belonged to the upper circles"
spfaig nightly and sxpectantlv up the
steps and giided INTO the car. Hayinr
o"'I hef eyes down the row OF do2iug Uao-
/ sengers' her countenancc lighted ma
haii-suppressed exclamation OF ioy escaped
hergirllsh lips, and the next instant he
was standing beside a seat at the further
end OF the car occupied 10y gentleman
ana an lady OF very respectable appearance
The gentleman appeared TO be quit young
and somewhat diffident-the apparel or
his companion bespoke the bride
No sooner had the young lady reached
the pair, than throwing her white arms
about the young mans neck, she Imprint
ed ha5ty kiss on his bearded lips and
exclaimed
Why Fred How do you do? And IS
this the dear little wife you wrote 10 Us
about?'
Right here we plainly discerned blush
mantilng the young man face, mingled
with look OF unparalleled surprise. and
the countenance Of his companion heto,l-
ened juvenile thunderstorm But the
feminine discover not TO be Discouraged
by any amount of coolness, continued
" But why don't you get off the train
Don you know you We got home
Youg man hesitat-d-companOn fdcot-
ed Affairs We're evidently approaching
grand clim&ctcric Passengers tittered-
reporters took out their note book At
last the young lady, frightened at the at
tention she had attracted, and panied Ly
the Indifference Of those she had come
To greet, burst into tcar-. and piacinr her
head o. the young man shoulder, sOuJcd
out
oh, Fred, what does all this mean
Have you really forgotten me-?
Young man trenbied with emotion
companion began removing her -lpve-alI
the time looking at the curl-covc.cd head
OF the fair intruder Reporters scr;bi!ed
with commeniaLle esperatiou-Ts.,-en
gers ceased laughing aud began T. Symua-
thise. just here the terrified young man
almost smothered by the ;-ict. ct the
sobbIng gIrl-mustercd courage 10 STAIN
mer-
Really, madam, YOU are mistaken in the
person. Ny name isn't Fred-and l live
in Chicago?'
The sensation produced by this an
nouncement can he imagined as the
uovelists say. Iouns lady started like
one posses>ed-incgeduiOu sCrui.u.Zed
the features OF her late relative. and
after a word Of explanation and apoio-y.
bounded gaily to the platform, laughing
heartily at her biuuder. and followed hy al
explosion from the passengers within
Young man drew long breath OF relief.
companion replaced her glove and smother
Cd the Young thunder storn-repoI,crs
stuck their pencils behind their ears with
look that said, Item, Item, and We
individually settled back III our seat Just
a. the train started, inwardly wishing that
we. too had resembled Fred
NoEAI-W hen YOU expect brothers home
from California. he cariful not TO embarass
young Chicago inerchants.-C5eylin Mars.