The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-11-22
AnIaciasniint the Cars.

On the whole, pleasant traits and incidents |
are not common in the cars, think. This
opinion expressed TO my friend somers the
other day. 10 reply to my remark he related
little adventure, which as u ~ spropos, !
moreover involves little love and sentiment,
give it without apology, in his own words.
Is appears that in the most unlikely places |
| love and sentiment may be discovered.
81 was escorting home the lovely Chariot
tie D, to whom was at the time quite
| devoted; We got in one of the crowded ave.
nue. cars. Charlotte could scarcely ind room
! to spread her crinoline and arrange her vo-
luminous hounces; stood up near her, there
/ being nj vacant seat.
After few minutes came IN poor wo-
man, who deposited basket of clothes on
the platform, and held in her arms child,
while little girl hung TO her dress. She
/ locke 4 tired and weary. but there was no va
cant sea. to be sure Charlotte might have
condemned her founces, but she did not
/ Beside her, however, Hat avery fovefy and
elegant Young woman, who seemed trying,
by moving down cioser TO Others, to make
space enough for tho stranger between her
ceeded. and with the sweetest blush ever
saw, she invited the poor burdened femaie
TO bc seated. Charlotte D drew her
drurery around her and blushsi at all, and
she look ed annoyed at the proximity Ut the
new conner, who was, however, ciean, and
decently though thinlJ clad.
The unknown lady drew the little girl upon
! her lap, and wrapped her velvet mantle
, around the small half clad form, and Pot her
? muff over the half frozen little blue hands,
So great was the crowd that alone seemed
0 to observe. The child shivorsd-the keen
. wind from the door blew upon her unpro-
y tected neck. saw the young lady quietly
! draw from under her shawl little cfimson,
8 woollen shawl, which she softly put on ths
. shoulders OF the little one. The mother
y looked on with confused wonder. After
e short time she rose to leave the car, anl
: would have removed the shawl, bu. the IN
j. known gently whispered, mo keep it To-
II her," The woman did not answer, tho CON
10 ductor hurried her out, but her eyes sw an
ID in tears, which DO one saw but me. no
a. sioed her az she descended to = basement
= and hastily marked the house.
., Soon after my unknown also rose to de
If part. WAS 10 despair, for wanted TO fol
. low and discover her residence, but coul
i'll not leave Miss D.
be- How glad, then, Was to SOC Der bowin
H., as she passed out TO mutual acquaintance
or who stood in the doorway. From him, 81
oy many minutes, learned her name and &C
ny dress.
o. 10 shorten the story ~ much ~ possibl
ng that lady is my wife. In the small inoidel
an which introduced her TO me she showed b,
re- real character. Afew days after our ma
he rage, I showed her the blessed crimse
shawl, which had redeemed from its ownc
No, and shall always keep ~ memento. The
en- are sometimes pleasant things 20 BIO foui
up even in unexpected pisces. Certainly, mi
re- be said to hare picked out my wife 10 y
yer cara"
'u0 GEAn important confirmation Of Sir He
!. nv Rswlinsoa's discovery, relating to EgyE
81. ian history in the Assyrian inscriptions,
- - bees given ~ the sil;lsn: hie1 * 5 q.
80 80 scholar, Mr.. Joseph Bonoms, who stat
w.: ;s. that the period OF time comprised in tho
-" syrian memorial OF invasion and conq
80 hI.nL sna.s = tha rat;ve E.vnt;an .nna
which this discovery appropriately complet
not -. .s..:..- - ~. .o,..o,n..s - ~ =
the $500 -: - 80 ~ -
~, form Inscriptions are deciphcred and /
~ planned.
sto- c. The Now York Mercury says the
Bids feat OF Joe Lane il death- blow to Americ
rom literature, and will cause complete stsgr
AVE ton in that branch Of the book trade de,
'een ted to Webster's Srellers. Il il ramoi
ben that his friends in Oregon wore affected
gam tears BY the following dispatch:
ON sMe and Brick are depleted, bat CODE '
q Z be dun" "GosKr Lane
The CES. Howard, = Now England neg
. Of has improved : machine for sewing ho
am. in California. hy which be will realize I Il