Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-04-03
AN 1NC1DENTIN THE CARS.

On the whole, pleasant traits and in
cidents are not common in the cars,
think. This opinion-I expressed to my
friend Somers, the other day. In reply
to my remark, he related little ad
venture, which, as it is apropos, and
moreover involves little love and SEN
timent, give without apology, in his
own words. It appears that in the most
unlikely places, love and sentiment may
be discovered.
7"I was escorting home the lovely
Charlotte D to whom L was, at the
time, quite devoteds we got into one OF
1 the crowded avenue cars: Charlotte
could scarcely find room to spread her
crinoline, and arrange her voluminous
founces; I stood up near her, there being
no vacant seat.
CATER few minutes, came in poor
woman, who deposited basket ofclothes
ON the platform, and held III her arms a
small child, while a little girl hung to
her dress She looked tired and weary,
but there was no vacant seat; to be sure
Charlotte might have; CONDENSED her
founces, but she did not. ' Beside her,
however, sat a very lovely and elegant
young woman who seemed trying, by
moving down closer to others, to make
room enough for the stranger between
herself and Miss D., At last, she
succeeded, and with the sweetest blush
[ ever saw. she invited the poor, burth
ened female to be seated Charlotte D
- drew her drapery around her and
blushed too, but it was not pretty
blush at all, and she looked annoyed at
the proximity of the new conner, who
was, however, clean and deeently, though
thinly clad. eag =. rsra.ag ...aa 5t
The unknown lady drew the little
girl upon her lap, and wrapped her vel
vet mantle around the small, half-clad
form, and put her muff over the half
frozen little blue hands. sd
Il $50 great was the crowd, that I alone
seemed to observe. The child shivered
the keen wind from the door blew
upon her unprotected neck. [ saw the
young lady quietly take off her shawl,
which she softly put on the shoulders of
the little one, the mother looking on
Will COHluSSu= WOHO0F- h1I6F d buOTG
time, she rose to leave the car, and
would have removed the shawl, but the
unknown gently whispered, "No; keep
lit on, keeplit for her" !" The woman did
not answer, the conductor hurried her
out, but her eyes swain in tears, which
no one saw but me- noticed herass she
descended to "a basement, and I hastily
marked the house, aH .s3 ae 81 ri
"Soon after, my unknown also arose
to depart. | was in despair, for I Wanted
to follow and discover her residence, but
could not leave Miss D.. tz..=
How g1ad,s then, was Iltosee herbow-
ing. as she passed out, to a mutual ac
quaintance who stood in the doorway
From him ere many minutes, 1 had
learned her. name and address.
ITO shorten the story as much as pos
sible, that lady is now my wife In the
small incident which introduced her to
me, she showed her real character; A
few days after our marriage I showed
her the blessed crimson shawl, which [
had redeemed from its owner, and shall
always keep as a memento.i There are
Sometimes pleasant things to, be found
even in unexpected places-certainly |
may be said to have picked out my wife
in the cars" .. r1f-Fr.E s.: ss a