The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-01-10
Rail Road Itemst-A Good Lesson.

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q, train behind time in the cars of,
the Illinois Central; when my atten-
ton was called TO an elderly man
before me, Of fine presence, jandi
that outward appearance 81, high
culture whAiclh which is 50 easily al diScSfRHaIl cS nal
An accession Of, passengers had.
just entered the car, ,apd the gentle.
man sprang up, and extended his
hand, With al The" glow an and, !
warmth ola school-boy. ".4t;r.
Robert. is this yoq-can it be
possible! All, Brandon, what a
surprised and the two men, bear.
ing the honors of fifty or sixty
years, stood, face to face with the
memories of all the past sweeping
BY them, like lightning flashes,
and revealing loves and hates, hopes
and fears, labors and plays, till the
tears sprang to the eyes of each,
! aud in that moment Of dead, over
powerin. silence, hand, aad heart
| throbbins to heart, through the
pressed palms, they lived ne
time. ..' IT,
'Idcclare, Robert, this is lucky,
said the fast spoken, a..l ... ..'..'
'Tis, So, answered the new COM
er; I liked to have missed ittoo.'
IIow so% ..i.,.-
I had q little business up at A.,
| and thought I would go up and at
tend to it. But just as l was start
ing, my wife suggested I'd better
| put it off till to-morr0w; it looked
Ike rain, she thought. So l gave
it " and sat down to my paper.-
But finding the cars still standing
here, after a half hours reading, |
concluded it was best to have the
tliing. done 50 here | am
q am confounded glad to meet
you; a 90 YOU I'VE III tAlS iitt!e n.e
town. w iios ,5g.,Jg Ill.
,a.fqs; tnaiFS it 5 my l2. mouse you ses !,
thr9}qlgh mere over on :, the rlght,..
But DopS 4 can ' can you any
tn,lngsaelseQ now 90 oGcs all thls come
aa9]opt!---you ,Yas Ga5hLi.lPS away IN n
~, LOUIS Hl Fne l'9., iaSC = 449 Heafo q
you' asl ..i'.. Es.a iii
Exactly, and that's just the rea-
son why you find me here, in this
one horse town, in a one-story cot
tage, with two rooms and Kitchen.
Its a. al told, g,,,o.-s,Ftl.aa.s.
Inc cTaSh ol 1904! .l...|
.ITi, THac'ly. ~ :, =, 81. 4o,,c,
=, : i1o ~ was Vas d' d"rn1' oi,;t l ~, 'oe'
"oTN W1 " ~ eonie @ ~ u4N ~ ''f'' 40
= ~ oon oti' o,.on,. Sos, t5it t5ina,,
r. W. Wy onJ Ivy &ont,, 'n, Il orsord oror,
G1o r 90, 81 CIV 80 ow did tbo wifo
.,,:,o,' .,s' 'S417 nv" MN N-S ~
'"he ~ 1000. ,n,i'a'I-...' Isl
. Inc queStlohGa man wlncea' Is
II ~ sli"i r Pt'Ih nav "'t"V. 'onS
Vltals. a .qulcE nush spread over
his lace; his eyes were aVGrCeu-''
moment, ana theh The manly prov
was compresSedagalh' ana theDlue
eye gave out lVs hgnV as oeiorei u
IL Went Pfes'S ,haro Will Wary
you kho" She nau never kho"h " i"
want or care; hef purse was u
ways lulE ana 10 PC [eeuceu 10
hothlhg'W very hara; =,
Ut must sala the oVher' WIN
tears startlhS 4foin !he loueV''inS VI
sympathy of "ias #.' .ga.9s
F'n'But, Brandon, don't let us waste
our time over my troubles. L am
clerking in dry goods store at six
hundred a year. Mary keeps house
nicely; Tom has gone to Pixies
Peak, and EmA-you remember lit
tie Em?' ;..,a2' H.. i...,'.. "... '..a'.
10y os, indeed;a little cherub, just
one year old when you kept old
d. ..''.'i 'l. Hi -,.i. .'""a '...'..
'"EXactly, now time MES; Gsghtecn
I gears and the men c'asped hand5
again, and were 's'ient"wlth thelr
own emotions for,@ moment more
,sW N eIfil gave EN-. a hr't ''r"t2
'educatlon, as I.supPosed, IN one o.
those female. 1semInarles- a6 tho
East. She spent the wan er OF 81
in New ! ork city; poor gIrl, we
.dld. otHike to ten her the worst;