The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-02-18
a Slight Mistake.

FsATURDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1860.
8 - :. a Slight Mistake. 800 e
One cool afternoon in the early fan, r.
Chester. F. lie Roy, q gentiemen.--satpo'od on
the platform of the Albany depot, Watcn,ng
the procession of passengers Just arrived 1's ~
the Hudson river boat. who denied past nae
on Their way to the cars. The Boston
train byswhich had come. waited patient
ly-as steam and FIRE might. for their leisure.
with only occasional and faint snorts OF re-
monstrance of the delay yet still the jost-
ling crowd hurried past, into the cars, and
fitted through them in search of seats.
until their increasing number at last warned
me that I might find it difficult to regain
my own, and followed them. aas.7s ~
81 beg your pardon, sir ?''
turned, in obedience to a touch on my
arm, and saw respectable looking negro
man. before me, who bore travelling bag
and shawl, and was evidently the attendant
of a slender and stylish girl behind him.
.g.stDo speak" he said, bowling respect
fully, and CHANGING at the portmanteau |
carried, on which my surname was quite
;legible, f'do I address, sir. Mr., LIE Roy =
-sit'That is my name-at your service
what can 1 DO Tor you. 1s " -1.sfi,x 90
s.The young lady, Miss Floranee Dun
dard, who was to join you at Albany at
six O'Clock this evening" have charge OF
her. He turned to the young lady behind
him.
1lI.sThis is Mr.. Leroy, Mis-" X
Bag The young lady, whose dark blue eyes
had been scanning me, as lcould perceive,
through her blue silk veil, now lifted it
with an exquisiteiy gloyed little hand, and
extended the other. to me, with charming
mixture of frankness and timidity.
-ase"I am very glad to meet yous. Mr.. lie
Roy, said she. 81 thought should know
you in moment; Jenny described you &C
curately. How kind it was of yon to offer
ito take charge of me. 1 hope / shan
trouble you. -. 4...tr,.- -. -. -,
In the midst of my bewilderment, at thus
being addressed by the sweetest voice In the
world, / managed to see that l must make
a proper reply, and proceeded to- stammer
out what thought an appropriate speech,
when the servant, who had left US for mo-
ment, returned, and I abandoned it, untin-
ished.
Did you see any baggage, Edward %
asked his mistress.
eyes, Miss, it is all on.
"Then you had better hurry to reach the
seven O'Clock boat. Good-by and tell them
you saw me oH,
I stood like one in dream, while the
man handed me two checks for the trunks
and induced me with the light baggage ne
had carried, but was aroused by the young
lady's asking me if we had not better Sc
cure our seats in the cars, and answered by
offering her my arm. In ten minutes we
were seated side by side, and trundling out
of Albany at rate that grew faster, and
faster.
had no time to reflect with that lovely
face opposite me, but what was the use
Some strange mistake had undoubtedly
happened, and had evidently been taken
for another person of the same name; but
how to remedy this now without alarming
the innocent young lady IN my charge
how to find the right man, with the right
name, among several hundred people, and
how to transfer her, without an unpleasant
scene and explanation, 10 the care of some
one whose person was no less. strange to her
than mine While these thoughts whirled
through my head, I happened to encounter
those smiling eyes fixed upon me, and their
open unsuspicious gaze decided me. VIII
not trouble or distress her, by any knowl-
edge of her position, conciuded' but
will just do my best to fill the place of the
. Individual she took me for, and conduct hel
wherever she wishes to go, if can only
find where it isl" I turned to her with an
affectation of ease, which I was very faI
from feeling, and said, ''itis long journey
s1aattDo YOU think so Butt is very pleas
ant, isn't it ? Cousin Jenny enjoyed it SC
much p z.
STAL ;nJaad
''Why, why, what a queer man - she
said, with a light laugh. doesn't she
never tell you as she does me in all her let
! ters, how happy she is, and that St. Louis
. ia the sweetest place in the world to live in
Dear me I that 1 should have to tell hel
husband first. How we shell ..I, , ,auyn abou
it when we get there" fia.
So it was St. Louis where we were going
to, and was her cousins husband. Inev.
er was so thankful for two pieces of infor
nation in my life. lf ~
Sand how does dear Jenny look ant
- what is she doing and how is dear Aun
Beman do tell the newsp' 10 $50 -
ssJenny,' said I, mastering courage ant
words, sis the dearest little wife in th'
. her scamp of a husband. As to her looks
you can't expect me to say anything, TO
she always looks lovely to me-
- ssiBrayo?'' said the pretty girl, with I
malicious smile; ''but about aunty's rheu
matism' 2" 9 tSA t5EO
''Miss, mean, of course, Mrs. Beman
{ is very WE'LL
''Wen, said my fair questioner, regard
ing me with surprise. 81 thought that sh'
had not been9weli for a number of years.
s'I mean well for her." said I in som.
trepidation @'sthe air of st. Louis (whici
E have since learned is of misty. moisty
order has done her a world of good. Sh,