Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-09-12

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the eaT dooF oI,eR, | msRiaiiy ~
solved h,a Ia baJse an inch bat a
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She Mas a youag lady Il sNeeed,
ag beauty, dressed 10 the rirh and
nsly style IL the prosenl iashl"n-
MhUlhor u sss heT genieol aspect,
ss the soIl melancholy Of her DARK
impressive eyes, ! cannot say, but
when she Vonlared almosl liniidiy,
20 inqairo IL tho bali seat al ny
side was engaged" | sallanllY
arose aud protiored il TO her at once,
lmusl aeknoWlvdgs felt somewhat
aallered by her preference, for tho
yaang man tolsrably cookbook
Ing, had tho sonso 10 perceive
there were Ear better men around,
Who, like me, might have shared
choir chair with the handsome lady
stranger. iancied they enyied me
NO, as tho lair girl sat plumPdown,
aod her dainty form nestled close 10
my side. =,
II fear | have disturbed You,
sasl my companion, In low, sweet
voice. that thrilled me with ils son
cadence.
"Not at all, Miss" rejoined with
starooiyped puliteness. Il am too
happy to oblige You"
She bowed aud smiled Ia reply,
anab a short pause onsued, rs IL usual
upon such sudden aequaintanccship,
In the meanwhile, the train had
started. and we ratified swiftly thru
The fields and woods, now deckcd ~
the lively tints Of Spring. Thcto
ductor camo in, aud went through
his customary routine of examining
tho tickets. ! perceived hers was
marked for New York, and after
some hesitation, said:
You go to the cityy"
"Yos," she replied with n smile
Of winning candor; "that, | pro.
sumo, you have already found out"
III shall keep you company then,
] observed PLEASANTLY.
"Thank you, SIR"
There was Il slight dignity, | thot,
in her tone, which repealed further
familiarity, so, nv ! am n very mod
est man, | drew buck and said moth
ing further. On rushed tho steam
horse upon its iron pathway. One
moro station had been passed aud ]
was fast relapsing into my former
apathy, when my lady friend, TO my
surprise, leaned towards mo and
whispered:
81 am so very timid on the cars.
4. "Indccd," said |, quito charmed
with her ubruptness. "You surely
urc well accustomed to travclingY"
Perfectly" sho replied with some
nonchalenco, "but that is not it OK.
actly. There are so many dreadful
accidents on the railroad"
aDrcadful indeed! I" echoed l.
"And," added my companion with
,naivetto, ut il SO unpleasant to
travel unattended. | usually have
NV brother Charlie with me he is
a Splendid e;cort."
"If YOU will allow mo-" said ],
quite gallantly, II will gladly occu
nv tha position"
~ am much obliged to you, SIR"
replied the Young lady, with CRATE
fui glance from her dark orbs, "yet
d am half.frilhtencd to think am
accepting the escort of q stranger,
not that / fear YOU sir. but, alas
I have q Jealous father"
Hta A Jealous flthcrpa I repeated,
somewhat puzzled and surprised
aA!,, YES" sighed the young lady.
DIT ID nv misfortune, Wilde having
wealth health. and almost every.
thing that the tyrannical control of