The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-11-23
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> TRAVELLERS STORY.

night when homeless wanderers OIL the
moors might lave sunk down and frozC
TO dtasb, aad the very marrow seemed TO
CONCEAL in ones bones.
There's one advantage in steam"
growlcd fat old gentleman in cor
ncr seat; wind and weather don't effect
it. No flesh and blood horse could stand
night like this, but the iron horse
keeps straight ahead, whether the Their
mometer is at zero or at boiling water
heat"
Just then the conductor entered
Tickets, gentlemen, if you please"
Its dreadful night, conductor" l
said, feeling with stifened fingers for
my ticket, which was in the breast-pocket
Of my coat
Dreadful, sir" feelingly responded
the conductor. why, tho brskcmcn
can't live outsidc,s so look the other way
when thcy creep III, poor fellows, to gets
breath of warm air at the stove. We
haze no; had such night siueo year
ago the md Of February, when Tom
EIaSesIee, the bsggage-n'aster, frosc both
hi, feet, sni woman from Chicago
of At Bunn's Four Corners, With her la,
by in her arms, corpse
fsVze to DEATH"
AYE, frozen to death, and size nsycr
thought, poor thing, but it was asleep.
Ny baby's cold says she, bu: veil
soon warm i. when &c get home. Itwss
jas' such a nigh; as ,hi.."
And the conductor opened the door
and plunged across the coupling into the
next car, crying cut.
"Eiurdwick ~
It was quite a considerable city, With
handsome iron depot, faring gas
lamps, and the usual crowd around the
platform, with hands in its pockets, and
its cigar ends flaming through the
night.
Our car was nearly the last of the long
train, and but one passenger entered it,!
slender young girl, wrapped in gray
blanket-shaWl, aud wearing q neat little
travelling hat of gray straw, trimmed with
stone-colorcl velvet flowers. She SEEM
ed TO hesitate, like one amused to travel
ing, and finally sat down near the door.
Pardon me, young lady" said |, but
you had better come nearer TO the
stove"
She started, hesitated moment, and
then Obeyed.
docs this train 60 to Bay,uater q
she asked in voice 80 deliciously soft
and sweet that it seemed to thrill through
me.
"Yes; caa l be of any serric. to
your"
"0h, no--at least not until we reach
Bayswatsr, i would like carriage
then"
owe shall rs' be there yet these three
hours"
az we stop again y
Only at Exmouth."
She drew deep sigh, seemingly ofrc-
lief, and settled back in corner. By
the light of the lamp that hung in its
brass fixture opposite, could see her
face-that Of a lovely child. Apparent
ly she was no more than sixteen, with
large blue eyes, golden lair, brushed
smoothly back from her face, and It'll.
rosy mouth, like that off baby. (
"DO you expect friends to nee, you
at Bayswater, NY child Z" | asked, iuc;-
dsnta'ly. /
NO, Nr. AIN gong TO SCHOOL there"
at sill be awkward for you to arrive
at one in the morning"
"Oh, l am not afraid" she replied,
with an artess little laugh, Il shall 90
straight 10 the seminary"
So the express train Numbered on. with
steady, ceaseless palsing at it. iron heart,
aud constant roa:.
Suddenly the signal whistle sounded,
and the train began 20 slacken its speed.
Surely we're not at Exmouth yet,"I
thought, ''unless have fallen uncop-
sciOusly asleep and allowed tho progress
OftimO to escape ne"
glanced at my watch it was barely
lslf-past eleven, and | knew we were
not due at Exmouih until after twelve.
rubbed the frost from the pane and
looked out
We had stopped at lonely little way
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