Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-05-27
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Babies are nuisance !'' said l grufay.
"Oh no, indeed!' calculated Tom. "Why,
my dear fellow, we couldn't think Of living without
our little Freddy! Named him after you, my boy.
Named him last night Nettie decided on it. She
said there was no one in the world after me, Of
course that she thought 50 highly of as Frederick
Stanford and she thought Freddy such pretty
name"
"Indeed!' said I, a great deal mollifed, and not
little pleased at having child named after me
we oil have our weaknesses, you ;know-'i indeed,
Jasher, this is unexpected, decidedly So !"
1T is nothing more than you deserve" said
Tom, enthusiastically, grasping my hand; and
thought there were tears in his eyes, but it might
have been the effect of my cigar-smoke, for the
room was full of it. ''You are good fellow, Stan
ford-a deuced good fellow Your principal tail.
ing is your dislike of women and babies; but live
in the hope that you will get over it in time. Ii
you only could see Freddy now! The darling! ii
would do you good to hear him try to say Papa.
1t is perfectly charming" And Tom rubbed his
hands, and got very red in the face, and looked as
happy as # he had just heard that his grandfathe,
was dead, and had willed him half million.
After moment he partially subsided, and went
back to the old subject. ....
"What do you say to taking charge ofthe lady2'
I swallowed down the lump in my throat, and
answered brayely: -. .......
'I'll do it, Jasher. suppose if she's the rea-
sonable person you represent her to be, that she
not be expecting me to do the agreeable to her
All shall have to see after will be her luggage,
and get her something to eat?'',
"Yes," said Jasher, in such peculiar tone that
could not tell whether the fellow was ridiculing
me or not "Al woman wants is to have hel
baggage seen after, and some sictuals to eat now
and then
flasher took his leave, promising to be at the
station in good season, with my travelling compan'
ion. .....-
/ need not tell the reader how blue felt over
the arrangement to which had consented. !
wanted to oblige my friend but had much rather
he had asked me to endorse his note for ten thous,
and.
I was at the depot early. IF there is anything
hate, it is being hurried on my way to depot.
Hurrying destroys mans dignity, and it Wits his
collar, especially if he wears paper; and it gener-
ally makes him sweat, and then his hat produces
red streak on his forehead and he is apt to get
out of breath, and out of temper, also. bought
my tickets, and paced the platform impatiently. /
wished Jasher would come. felt some curiosity
to see the lady who was to be my travelling CON-
panion. Nothing more than natural feeling,
you know.
Time wore on-the first bell struck and still he
did not arrive. I was nearly determined to 60 on
board the cars; for am one Of those men who
have an aversion to the rush for seats at the last
minute. I have no special ambition to get my
name into the newspapers, by falling between the
cars some day in getting into them, and having my
legs cut off or my head crushed Not at all
Just as I was going on board, Jasher came, hot,
and Aurried, and breathless He had q lady on
his arm whom he presented to me- understood
the name, Mrs Graves, or Gaines, I could not tell
which. Jasher was 50 out Of breath that he could
not articulate very plainly. She was rather a
small woman, for which I was thankful; for il
there is anything l deprecate it is woman of the
Amazonian mould. 1t is too much Of a good
thing.
I saw in the newspaper the other day, that the
most disagreeable way women have with them is
to ,oeiyh two hundred! And the genius who wrote
that paragraph is wise 1t is truth, double-dis-
titled and boiled down.
Mrs. Graves wore gray travelling suit, just short
enough to show her charming little foot; and a
small foot was always my admiration, notwithstand,
ing was woman-hater Her dress was trimmed
in black, and she had on a brown hat with scar
let rose in front, and blue veil all over her head
and face.
"Homely as sin p said I to myself; ''pretty
women never wear veis--that is, thick ones"
Jasher got the baggage checked and the tickets
bought These were transferred to me, together
with the neatly gloved hand Of Mrs. Graves, and
escorted her into car 1t was not very crowded,
and I gave her seat just in front Of mine, for
had determined that would not sit on the same
sofa with her. I did not care to be quite so near
woman as that; for if I did, she would expect
me to talk to her, and tell her the names of the
stations, and buy her lady's books, and oranges,
and photographs, and peanuts, when the vender
went through the cars. Not that grudged the
money, but you see did not want to be agreeable
to any woman.
I had just got myself comfortably fixed, with my
overcoat on the seat beside me, and my newspaper
spread out, when in sailed a woman full six fee
high, and stout in proportion with her arms full o.
poodle, band-box, big paper parcel, a satche
and pot of verbenas Aud before I could raise
hand or voice to prevent her, she had pumped
herself down beside me, spread her stiff hooped
petticoat over my knees, and set her bandbox AND
parcel into my lap with the remark:
Here, you mister, jest you hold them things
I've got the verbenas and Pet to take care of, anC
that's enough for me- Dear me! can't you sci
over little? I'm awfully crowded.
Twas on the point of dropping her luggage
stepping unceremoniously over her, and taking {
seat with Mrs. Graves but just as I was rising
for that purpose, nice-looking young gentleman
with curly black hair entered the car laid his dain
tily goved hand on the back of her seat and asked
the question:
lis this seat engaged, MADAME"
"No, sir" replied the sweetest voice | had eve,
heard; and I have fine ear for music.
MAY I sit here2" as deferentially as if be was
asking sovereign to spare his life.
''If you please" said she.' And I could have
throttled him as he sat down beside her, his arm
touching her shoulder, and his handsome face bent
down to talk to her. I could not help feeling ang
ry with him; but then, Of course, it was not from
any special interest in her, for hated the SEX but
because he had so much better seat than had
For nv partner smelt Of musk and onions; anc