Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-15

wiils recently 80 III hikss
II SHoushold Wesds,n hon RxsAse 70
Losdts = lhs 0geas wesss1 RslI~sys
I foundthe carriage ! had sslsctsd 6oe,lbe
trip occupied By very istsssstise ySt&
lsdy and I've ssshss tslhasivs gssalsmss.
OF cesrss, ~ bseams sspidly sociah)s.
From gsneralities - gradually eaAs
dows % pessonslitisa, cad auused saeA
other With . variety Of issidsats o.
nected With our own sxpssiesces 10 sSll'
way travelling, many Of which, - n
may readily inagias, were singular
ssough. None, howevss, we're more 70
thas The following, naivsly related By The
ysune lsdy
"Althoueh l an oftss compelled TO
travel without . companion, yet have. ]
ssch dislsks 70 the company Of bsbiiD
sad sick folks, thss never msks jous-
ney 10 the ladies' carriage. Osly oscs.
howsves. have l Suffered any iseeavso-
isnes through ~ usprstsctsd conditios,
ssd thas exception occurred very latS9
snd upos this very line. Alter bA
taken my seat one morning st Psddisg.
ton, in 90 empty carriage, We joined,
juse - the train wee moving Of, By
strange-Iooking young man, with re-
marksbly long 6osieg hair. He was,of
course, little Hurried, but he seemed
besides % disturbed and wild that / bas
quite alarmed for fear Of bic not being.
il his right mind, nor did HE 90 bseq uspf
condact rsassuss me. Our train VAS %
express, and be inquired, at once, which
was the frat station whereat ~ were ID.
vss.issd 70 stop. / consulted my Bred.
shaw, and furnished him With the rsqoirs
cd information. It was Reading. The
young man looked 1t his watch.
"'MadAm,' said be, 4 have but half
40 hour between me and, It may be,
ruin. Excuse, therefore, my abruPtsess.
You have, perceive. sPair Of scissors
in your work bag. Obligs me, il yos
please, BY cutting off oil my hair l,l
Impossible said !, 1t is impossi-
ble.' T.
"'Madsm,' he urged, and . look Of
severe determination crossed his featusep,
4 am . desperate mas. Beware hoe
you refuse me. Cut my hair off-shoft,
close to the rosts-immediatsly and
here is nswspaper to hold the ambrosial
curls.'
Il thought he was mad, Of course and
believing that it would be dangerous to
thwart him, l cut Of oil his hair to the
last lock.
Now, nadam,' said he, unlocking .
small portmateau, you will further
oblige me BY lookiog out Of the window
40 l am about to change my Clothes
OF course looked out Of the window
for very considerable time, and when
be observed, Madam, need no longer
put you to any Inconvenience did not
+. cognixe the young man in the least.
Instead OF his former rather gay cos
tame, he was attired in black, and wore
= gray Wig and silver spectacles be
looked like respectable divine Of the
the church OF England, Of about sixty
four years Of age. To complete that
character. be held . volume Of sermons
in his hand. vhioh-they appeared to
90 absorb him-might have bssn tis
own. S.E ~
Il do not wish 10 threaten you, young
lady, he resumed, and think, bsside.,
that I can trust your kind face. Will
you promise me not to reveal this meta.
morphcsis until your journeys end ?
4 will said l, most certainly
AT Reading the guard and add .
person in plain clothes looked into our
carriage.
You have the ticket my love- said the
young man blandly. and looking at me
- though he we're my father.
Never mind, sir We don't want
them ssid the official - he withdrew
bic companion.
4 shall now leave you, madam OBJ
served my fellow traveller, ~ soon -
the coast was clear, by your kind and
courageous conduct you have saved my
life, aud, perhaps, even yonr own
In another minute he Wa gone, and
the train was in motion. Not till tho
next morning did learn from the Times
newspaper that the gentleman on whom
had operated as hair cutter had COM
mitted forgery t, IN enormous amount
in London, few hours before l met
him, and that he had been tracked into
the express train from Padding; that
although the telegraph had been put in
motios and described him accurately
Al Reading, where the train was search
ed, he was nowhere to be found,