Evening star., 1867-06-15
THE EVENING STAR.
Romance by ykail-GrsuRdwork for Med.
ern Novel.

tFEom the Springh (Iil.) journal, May 2s. J
A month or six weeks ago young lady.
charming, accomplished, and in every way
attractive, arrived in this city on the noon
train from Quincy. She was on her way to
Bloomington TO visit some friends. She re-
paired TO the Chensry House, there to want
Tor the evening train going North But she
hao selected an unfortunate day for her trip.
1t was Saturday Nc train goes North that
evening. She had not thought OF that-was
ignorant Of the fact until the Oblieing host, in
reply to inquiry as 10 when the train left,
said, ITO morrow evening, at S:45." She was
amaSed-protested that she must be in Blooms
ingtoG Sunday-that she could not waste a day
III Springfield. But there was no hope in the
case, and with any thing but quiet resignation,
the Young lady smothered her disapp ointment
and waited for the Sunday night. On Friday
evening previous young merchant OF Quin-
cy.whoWas on his way home from the East,
missed = connection In Ohio. Tine result was
that he did not reach home on Saturday night,
as he hsd expected, but arrived in this city on
Sunday morning. The Sunday morning train
lies over at Springfield until Monday morning
The merchant was in a hurry TO get home. but
theTewas nothing to do but to wait until the
next day. He took room at the Chenery
House, sVallo ed his breakfast in a verv bad
huHor, strolled out ia town, returned to the
hotel and sauntered into the parlors. The
young lady above alluded to was there look
ing prettyJn spite of her sulkness. The two
recognized each other as being from the same
city, though they had never been formally in
Iroduced. They bowed; mutual distress made
deteBtions were told. Dinner found them stlll
conversing They sat at the same table. In
the afternoon they visited Oak Ridge. They
were inse parable until the tine for the north
srn train was at hand. They walked to the
depot and there they parted. more as lovers
than as ths,acquaintances of day. For some
reason the visle to Bloomington was not 80 de-
1ightful as the young lady had anticipated.
She lonRed TO. be in Quincy, and started b home
several days earlier than she had intended.
Coming to Springfield on the afternoon train
she took the thrGo O'Clock train west Mean
while the young merchant had found some
business to draw him to Bloomington and
started for that place. As the train ran into
the station at Berlin, the down train was
standing on the track. (The night trains then
met at BeSln.) With her face pressed against
the car window the young lady watched the
other tram; with his window raised he was
smoking cigar The cars stood side by side,
and the young couple were face to face. Both
started; both looked strangely i'll at ease. The
trip 10 Bloomington on business was forgot
ten. The young merchant changed cars and
started for q uincy in the same seat with her.
He found difficulty IN explaining this, and
she awkwardly replied to his question, II
thought you were not coming home until next
weekE' To say more would be useless. "It
is an i'll wind that blows no one any good"
The two detentions at Springfield resulted
happily, A few days since the parties passed
through this city on their wedding tour.