Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1864-09-01

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81 ytainIy, sir---by ali meansk
tn stout young man wiped his forehead ant
retfes y d TO the smoking car, much relieysd. =
Aotual Y ,ithe heartlees wretch seemed delightee
to get \ of his pretty companion and her trav
sliiag b, VI hRt then brothers never appreciate
the peri v lions Ns{ q sisteT y,
bow wished II had devoted : lllis mort
time to my toilet before starting was pain
fally conscious of my cfayat being easelssslj
lied. ard Inc ton button heing of my shirt bo
som. every timefhe blue eyes wore turned tim
idly toward me Hang that washefwomsn q. =
the camp did sue pave her garden waiks wAl
mother ,of pearl buttonsf AUG besides, wa
BY no means certain that my moustsehe nae
been properly waved, or my hfw parted s''Aisn
behindA itta
Bat Ihofgot these dreadful pisgiving after
while, I.nd edged gradually into consetsaA'os
with n5( nlue-eYed neishbor.
wha w. ys talk about ,s ssD,tsyy sy sso COM s
lllssioa, sf course. Whsi elss do young peel pie
sonsafsf on la thsss days. And shs tod afe q
the harne wrapper she had made for the aol-
,diers, and related the partieulars o. Lls one
bsttis had boen concerned inJ and We iausn,
I'd, and sighsd, and joked, and sentimental zeo
togsfnsr, and, IN short. bece'ne exeeiien'
friends. d blsf..s.ls g54sik ie
i gpPhil-s--dsi-phyi IN oawled the conductor
breaking ruthlsssly into tho midst o. quota,
tion that / vas unsteady mutmurias, aho
5tartsd mp as II had been shot. 4
s'My destinstion, / said, regEettoiiy.
siAine, too,p said the y0Hng lady" WheIe
can that careless Tom BET" -
b5s'Allow me" quoth 1, burdening myself VIII ..a
Miss Evy's mutitudinous bags. 81 will JUST .sAo
yousto the waiting room, where your pro'uoi
willdoubtess join you.n
Didn't feel proud Just thep, with thS sol.
little hand on my arm, and ihe shgnt ngure
elingiag mp close to me shouia tnisN ~.
sa left her, unwilling saongh, in.tne uoV,msy =, ~
ct the cheerfully lighted aLadiess Room, ana
sought the oficiala.
9 aIs the New York train in ~
"Yes, air jsut this minute arrived"
! tsWhere's the conductor ~
swell, sir, If yonsll wait minute, he'll be
along.D fls ~ st-l fir
stood back q few seconds, watching the
tired looking travellers pour from the cars In
sleepy confusion, At length caught sight Of
the condnctcr, carrying acrampled baby Ia one
hand, and q huge calico covered bendbox In
the other, while close bchiad him came pom
derous female, with freckled countenance,
and bonnet crushed out of all sarnblance to
shape.
aHusb mp, ohaTIes Augustus 4" eried the la
dy, peremptoriy, to g wAiling child OF three
years old, whose face was scarcely discel nable
shrongh ths marks of tears and moiasses candy.
off yoa don't quit that hollerln', I'll skin ye |
Mary sne, come along, or I'il leave you in the
cars, sara's Pm slivet'
,sUonductor I" ventured, boldly stemning
this swarm Of dirty children, 4sa&
sSir ~ 7ssn ,ssF Es5L aksl
aI am here to meet iedy and children
who travelled alone FROM Boston oa this train,
to-----D f1a 3si F ~ Her saseQa
q ssThe very ones you want, sir" said the con-
ductor, sliding the limp baby into nay arms, and
dropping the bsnGbox with alscrity, "Here's
the gentleman now, na'am. told You there
woulda't be any trouble about meeting him.
And before / could open my lips to remoi-
strate, the pJnderou woman had precipitated
herself on me bodily, and was hanging round
my mock, with succession OF kisses that sound
cd like the reports Of a pocket pistol.
ssI knowed you'd come 10 meet mo, Hiram
/ kneWed you never desert your own Malviny,
10 ssy noiissA' s0s-etiss children. Come here,
Mary Jane and Charles Augustus, aud kiss your
own fstherf declare If them new regimen
tails don't make you look as fine as fiddle !
do ssy for 1t, shouldn't hev' knowed ye,
now't you've got your whisksrs and hair color
eds You always was sech slim, genteel fig
ure L Bat you'd ought to sent mo the bounty
money ! Eiram---I'lI stick to that If twas tins
last word ever spoke P
III looked despairingiy around for some one
to free ne from this terrible bonaagei Alas,
unhind Fatei here was my blue eyed compagon
de- soyags seonvulsedi with prettily malicious
laughter At the plight was in.
al never for one instant Imagined you were a
married man, ~ she said, demurely. ''Upoa
nv word, itis quite privilege to witness this
sweet little episode OF domestic effsction, Taxa
oare-you'n drop the baby If you hold 1t In thai
sort OF wayi" -
! set my teeth tightly together and strove tc
wrench mysslf away from the cotton-gloved fin
gers Of the woman who seemed so determined
to appropriate me.
: 'aLet 90 Of my crsvat, madam I" l said, sharp
ly, for she was ciinging to me as the veritablt
Ola Man Of the Sea might have elung to Sin
bad. ssT am entirely at loss to Imagine VIVA
you mean by this very singular conduct MY
name is not Hiram--I am not married-end
never scr eg as ON you before tonight. Let go
say, and fake your sapyi"
aThe woman recoiled step or two, and gsEed
full Ia my face, for the first time, with q crJ
like bsffied tlgress. sss.-s.f
|. ssLaud o. Goshoni i' she shrteked, sit Ism,
Hiram, after all = and the good for-nothin'
shlttIcss. mean spirited cur amt here to looh
after his own wife and children. do say for't,'
sbe articulsted, hercely clenching her muscular
fist. ssI kuowed Hiram Peck was moaner 70 8
muscle shell, but didn't s'pose he was msau
euouRh 70 leave me in the lurch this way ~
She snatched the baby, broke away frosn me
and rushed impetously towards the conductor
whose distant lantern swss glaneing along th'
platforD beyond. 'tFc
aConduotor: say, conductor we've wok'
up the wrong passenger. That sere ieiler am
Hiram Peck no more'n Yon be, and what OIL
airth be L goin' to do ~
An this time my blue-eyed divinity had beel
In rnnqt haAFt0B
manner, and was glad to make q diversion b.
pouAcine ON the conductor and blowing him a
foY his absurd mistake. He spologised, with
satirioAl grin on his tasei sand now, sirs'
added. suddenly resuming the brisk business
| like nsauner Of every day life, "I think th
right lady is In the wsiting-room--she came o
| to meet Oap'n Dale." s1ae Z
slaafhat,s the name," answered, promptly.
A alepder, lady like little thing was anxiousl
waiting in the ladies' apartment, with stout Iris
Suurse and two delicate infants Of two and thre
| yesrs Of age She sprang forward with bright
agitated face, as she caught glimpse Of my IN
dress uniform and gilt buttons.
! And then she drew back disappointed AM
| oonfusedly, ag s.
| .sNot exactly Kentwood, madam" answe
| e6, ssbut his substitute"
| And then, according to my promise,I g,
plsinsa the circumstances of the case, soeoun
] Ing for my delay by rather highly colored a.
count of my adventures, which msde prett
| Mrs. Dale laugh heartily.
aAnd noS,o added, 'sf get carsiss
and We make pretty good speed, we shall y
i reach the Washington depot In time for Il
trhiu. 49,. o..
Kentwood bale was eagerly watching for
as the carriage drove into camp In the oriliial
August sunshine OF the next morning.
9I am 50 much obliged to you, Harry"
reiterated, after he had ioyously welcomed u
now eomers.
$50 you ought to be," said 1, with a groa
laItis the last expedition of the kind shall u
aertake at the present."
i I have never Esen the blue,eged syren sine
iuog. 10 say the truth, do wish to That mer'
loss giggling Of hsEs cured me prstfy eheotu
lly OF the brief fever OF love that was beginnl'
. | to throh within me-. Girls, do You wans pls
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