Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-11-09
A Touch Of Nature Makes the Whole
World Kin.


A young girl apparently about IL years
of age was seated upon a pile of cheese
boxes, with her two little brothers, aged ] |
and l3 years. They were orphans. bound
from Allegheny, Pennsylvania Michigan,
where they expected 10 find a home with
an uncle. After having purchased second
class tickets for the three, tie girl had
spread her old quilt on the pile of cheese
boxes and prepared to pass the night in
qnietude. She had hardly arranged her
nest however, before she was accdently dis
covered by q second class passenger, tall
young man of % years, who had loved her
in secret almost from her infancy, and who
| for the past two years, had been rafting
1 lumber on the Ohio river. Having acquir-
ed about two hundred dollars in hard cur
rency, he came to Cleveland on the tenth
| TO participate in the celebration, when as
he expressed 1t, "some mean kuss had
picked his pocket of every darned cent but
four dollars"
Being unabled to find the thif or the
money, he had started for the West with the
determination to hire ont on farm. To
his surp prise and JOY he found himself on
board the same vessel with the object of his
hearts earliest affections.
Sliding up TO her, he exclaimed;
"Why Cynthia Ann why how do you
dew? didn't hardly know you! Why
how you've crowd Where you going ?"
"Pm going to uncle's in Michigan" was
the feeble reply. . You knew mother
was dead, didn't you?"
"Why, no =" and his voice softened.-
" When did she die, Cynthia Ann 3"
She died last January! Uncle wrote
to me that if I'd come up there he'd give
me and the boys a home.'
"Cynthia Ann and the young mans
voice trembled-.tbere ain't no man'll be
so glad to give you home as will I've
alters thought heap of you l told your
mother when you wasn't fnore'n so high,
that when you growcd up ! was goin TO
hare you. Now Cynthia Ann--just say the
word, and you're to hum no,c !"
Wha'll become of the boys ?" inquired
the asitated maiden.
III go with you and leave'em TO your
uncle's, and then well 90 West and hire
out this fall and winter, and then next
spring well buy small farm and live to
| hum -
The girl gave a warm sigh of acceptance,
leaned her head against the honest breast of
the hardy youth, as much as to say-if you
want anything tax, it.
The man snatcbed a Kiss from her ripe
ruby Ibis, sprang down from the cheese
boxes and exclaimed-.If there's a minis
ter or justice of the peace on this boat, I've
got job for him y
=" I am justice of the peace" remarked
a venerable looking old man from York
State, remount the cheese boxes, and you
shall be married man in less than five
minutes"
"Well, hold on, squire! I haint got no
money, but III give you an all jofred good
ak"
Never mind about the pay" said the
worthy squire, "I'll take my pay in seeing
you happy"
The fellow remounted the cheese, clasped
the hands of his dearly belosed.a d.and in three
minutes the ceremony was prrformed-be
had entered into new cxistanse. Kissing
his little bride once on her ready lips, he
seated himself on big cheese and com
menced, no doubt,for the first lime to realize
what he what he had done. and whit
ought and must be done.
Starting up suddenly he exclaimed, half
aloud, to himself-"Well by hokey this is
pretty bard way of passing the first night T"
1 The bride blushed. and replied-"Ne
mind, John, we are just as happy as if we
were rich. Come sit down."
/ But John had an idea, and he was bound
to put it in operation. Going his to pile of
baggage consisting of one large meal bag,
containing a change of shirts. socks. neck
erchief, and old boots, he took from the leg
of one of the boots, an excellent ak, and
walking up to the Clerks office he exclaim-
ed -
81 say, look here, Capn, I've paid for
deck passage bot want bed sor myself
and w-i-seff and women. haint got
no money, but here is an all iodred good
AK"
The gentleman in the office replied that
the Clerk had stepped ont, but would be
back in a few moments; wlereupon the
man wen; back to the pile Of cheese to look
at his precious treasure.
Having our sympathies aroused. We has
;ily run around among the passengers. told
the story, and took up collection to pro-
care state room for the young couple
To the credit of or lady passengers, they
we've the most liberal in :heir donations, and
in less than ten minutes We had collected