The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-05-23
Belle AIden's Travelling Bag.

and laid his hand upon the shoulder
of his travelling companion--a tall,
hand some man of thirty, who sat
musinsly blowing rings of smoke into
the air.
"Marcy," said the new conner, eff
you want to see at once the sweetest
and saddest sight you ever beheld, go
into the last car hut one the train.
There's an emigrant German woman
with four children, and during the af-
ternoon the youngest, baby, has died.
The mother and the other children are
inconsolable."
81 can understand" interrupted the
smoker, sadness of such scene, but
where is the sweetness you spoke OFF"
"Pm coming to that. The whole
party have been taken in charge by a
young lady. Such beauty She dried
the mothers tears and wiped the chill
dren's noses. She's a Divinity She
only needs few feathers on her shoul-
der-blade to make full l.hedged angel
of her. If | was not married man,
I'd never leave her till I'd made Mrs.
Angelica Townsend of her."
"That's a speech which shall faith
fully report to Mrs. Agnes Townsend, ="
said the gentleman addressed as Mar
cy, rising. II shall go back and feast
my eyes on this beautiful Sister of
Charity and" be added, taking his
travelling satchel and shawl from the
rack, "as we stop at the next station.
which is due in ten minutes, | may as
we'll take my traps through with me,
and join you on the platform"
Thus saying, Richard Marcy threw
his shawl over his shulder, and saun-
tered leisurly through the long train
rushing blindly and and calmly to his
fate. For, as he entered the last but
one car, he became witness and an
actor in the scene that influenced his
whole future life.
The poor, grief.stricken German, of
whom his companion, DIR. Townsend,
had spoken, with the dead infant in
her arms, sat silently weeping over the
little dead face.
The three sturdy children grouped
in childish sorrow about their little
dead brother, was indeed touching
spectacle. But standing beside them
was the divinity of DR.. Townsend's
admiration, and she who was most Ger.
tainly to "share ends" with the unhap-
py Richard.
She was a tall, slender girl of
eighteen, with magnificent eyes and
hair. Ass he entered the car she was
speaking, her lovely face flushed, and
the small rosy mouth disclosing a
beautiful set of teeth, turned bewitch-
ingly toward thet all stranger at the
door.
"Ladies and gentlemen" said the
sweet voice, "this poor woman, friend
less, speaking no English, with four
little children, was expecting to find
work in St. Louis to support them. II
everything had gone we'll with her, it
would have been hard But with her
little dead baby and sorrowing heart,
she is certainly deserving object Of
charity and l propose that such as
feel willing will contribute their mite
toward little purse for her immediate
wants and the burial of he. poor baby.
And" she added, with a bewitching
smile, "if any gentleman will lead me
a hat, will go round and take up a
collection"
In an instant the gallant Richard
pulled his travelling cap from his
blonde curls and offered it to the angel
of mercy, Who accepted it with q smile,
this time all his own, and commenced
gathering the readily forthcoming dol
lars her generous, graceful appeal
brought from the purses of all in the
car.
Richard watched the slender figure
in gray gather the money, and, looking
at the plaid cap in white jeweled
fingers, he bethought him of his dons-
tion, and stepping to the seat she haG
just occupied, he laid his satchel and
shawl upon family of its kind, be.
longing to the angel in gray, and took
from his pocket ten dollar bill, which
he placed in the little hand that re-
turned him his cap. Further damage
the poor fellow received, when q smile
and warmly-worded thanks for his con.
trbution were dealt from the beautiful
mouth.
Dick was in the midst of an elabo-
rate reply, when the cars stopped, He
fingered yet another moment, seized
his satchel and shawl with his eyes on
the face of his charmer, and then, even
as the cars we're again in motion, he
bethought himself of the doctor, and
hurriedly left the car and Joined his
friends on the platform.
"Well," calculated the worthy, 81
began to believe you'd concluded to
60 and bury the dead baby, and make
the protecting beauty Mrs. Angelica
Marcy. Isn't she a stunner?"
Townsend" returned his friend
'don't use slang in speaking of the no
BILE creature" He looked after tbs
train just disappearing in the distance
81 wish to heaven" he continued, 81 c
remained aboard. How stupid | was
to leave it. | might have learned hel
name and residence. And now"
Now, in all probability" broke il
the doctor, you'll never meet her il
this vale of tears. But you'll know
her in heaven. if you bohave yoursel