Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-04

but unwisely held up the watch for him to
see the hour.
"Why, what an old fashioned time piece -
he exclaimed. Left you by some relation,
think - and he attempted to take it in his
hand. She drew it away adroitly, and yield
ed to the temptation ofanothcr impert:nence.
$ 1t came IN with the Torches, and like
them, it never runs down"
He roared and clapped his hands; and
Lucy, with II burning face, gave up the con-
test and concluded to accept the situation OF
victim till the cars should stop, and there
she would run into the prairie if she saw
one.
Shortly the train stopped.
Hillo.' - cried Mr.. Torch, ''what is all
O'Clock to get our suppers? There is long
night before VI Lucy shuddered- - Ii /
really rs for refreshmcnt What shall | .
bring you-apple pie ? ham? cheese coffee
Do now; | haven't seen you take mouthtul
to-day. Have you taken bite since left ,
Chicago? Own up"
g Yes, yes" she replied. Grossly, - pur-
chased rolls and buns this morning = | re /
quire nothing more
! Rolls and buns poor fodder those
there is no nourishment in them -saw-dust. |
The train wi not stop till we get to Alton.
/ IT YOU would only stop there at my mother :
and get cup of coffee Why won't YOU
stop and risk yourself? Your parents could
not but approve of such an opportunity for
you, and [ should be the happiest =
" Mr.. Torch, :" said Lucy in stihed voice,
20 the time is passing, and you Will lose your
own refreshment.''
If you will take nothing, here goes -
And he darted out. Lucy rose with for
lorn hope OF changing her place to be beside
some one who might keep Mr.. Torch at bay
Mr.. Torch, she was confident, would go from
bad to worse, and make loud, imperitive offers
of marriage, which she might in her misery
| be induced to accept to silence and confound
him with happiness She cast helpless
look toward the yelled crinoline statues
they were women, and should aid her to es-
cape from the clutches of an admirerl But
their wells were still down, a slight move
ment behind them betrayed that they were
alive. and in the act of eating such frag-
ments as could be concealed beneath them
and she felt rcpelled. Better find some old
gentleman, she thought; but there
old gentleman present; she had seen none
since her dear father left her at Dropville
Why had he not accompanied her? no impu-
dent warrior would have presumed to admire
her then. 1t seemed to her that bit
growing dark Would Mr.. Torch talk al!
night to her, 1t ,cas dark, though the
had not set but the skv must be overloaded
with a rising storm. Suppose tempest
She afraid of thunder and lightning
and what companion To appeal to was Mr.
, rorch 1t couldn't thunder, for it was Oc-
tober. and too late. Why didn't these
troubles shadow forth in her mind while
she was having her fine dreams of a journey
and making fine plans? \ journey, in fact
was tiresome, stupid, dirty. The romancere
of the pen must be characters of the most
mendacious and venial description. If on
her arrival at St Louis her disappointment
should continue. and the city should prove II
sham, she hoped she should not find her Uncle
John, as her father said he had been. a
trouble always and now he was the cause
of her acquaintance with Mr., Torch
With an air of desperate resignation she
resumed her seat thankful, at least, that no
one had witnessed this humiliating acquaint-
: lnce. As she leaned her head back YEARLY
her ewes rested on the little mirror at the end
l of the car, a hat rising in it, followed by
face. followed by shoulders there was TO
room in it TO reflect further, and she sought
the reality. The reality, in the shape of n
handsome, 1ignIfied yomng man, had already
: found her. and was looking at her with an
= expression which gave 4 relief profound as
u it sudden. Unconsciously she made an
imploring gesture. and he moved toward her.
y feeling an Intangible recognition, which he
: thought he must look into Kant Fiehte, and
!, Spin0za and find a reason for it.
= VIII you permit me-? " he asked point
u ing to the seat Mr.. Torch had vacated.
:. Certainly" she answered.
- The obtrusive looking glass yonder would
y reflect the behavior of YOUR enthusiastic
!, FRIEND" he continued, - and could not
avoid learning that you were annoyed. This
sort Of man is an unhuppy feature of our
:, civilization | am almost sure have bef,re
y this attempted TO spare some unprotected
: traveller from his tongue. If you will allow
y I it, will go on with my book in your neigh
borhood" He opened the volume in his
= hand, and bent his head 10 the studious pc
/ rusal of a treatise upon d" Moral Use o.
i Esthetc Manners" The brim of Lucy
hat was too wide now but she contrived Il
- get clear glimpse of his face from under it
and somehow felt if she had been scoldins
unreasonahly n few minutes since, the
: subject of Journeys. To him it appeared a,
: if the language of the treatise was more OBJ
: scure and complicated than the papers which
:. he had read previously besides. he coulc
" not help seeing that Lucy was very pale
" that her hand trembled, and thinking ther,
- was tremor in her sweet voice. She wal
indeed nervous and exhausted for severa
- reasons. and was on the point of having
good crying fit.
= By-the-way,'' he said. shutting his book
= there is famous tea al this station. l an
:, going to get cup for you-there is time
He was gone and back again, with bow
p of tea set in a plate, round which was
wreath of small biscuit.
Il am going back for a second one for nv
;, self, = he said, disappearing again before sh,
could thank him. She drank the tea and at
:. the biscuit with gratitude, and her inclina
, ton for weeping vanished.
7 -. All aboard - being cried, he hurried il
before the crowd.
u :. The bowl and the plate, sir - said Lu
- cy interrogativelv.
- - was in dilemma" he answered. Will
-' a smile if the bowl went out, feared ou
!. friend would come in before me. We mus
! throw them both out of the window if the
: are too troublesome The bowl nor bein!
- stronger his song won't be longer
- With the rush back of the passengers cam
=, Mr.. Torch; he looked puzzled when he saw
= his place occupied. Lucy felt afraid h
~ would push in beside her. and he was debat
- ing within himself whether he would do s.
: when heavy overcoat deposited itself in tn
desired spot. He cast an irate glance at tn
= owner, and said to himself
- - - One of those muscular college pups
1c crammed to the hilt with ether men S ideas
- which they report as their own. I'll d
picket duty, if he gets over the line, | an