The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-09-08

''No sir" she said in the sweetest
of voices; sit is at your service, sir,
if you wish"
"Thank you ma'am," said Hora-
ito, as he placed his valise on the
rack overhead, and took his seat.
pheasant day, ma'am."
"Very," said the young lady,quite
calmly, as she looked out of the win
dow.
yesterday was also a pleasant
day." said Horatio, who had an un-
accountable desire to keep up a con
versation, and was rather in want of
a subject.
81 thought it rained little in the
morning" said the young lady.
"Well, perhaps it did, ma'am," !"
said Mr.. Holt with some hesitation.
''The fact is, I derived my informa-
ton solely from a barometer which
might have lied, as it belong to my
landlady, and 1 am sorry to say, has
caught some of her propensities."
81 should judge from what you
say" said the young lady, very de-
murely, shat the habit of telling
fibs was quite contagious at your
landlady's house"
"You are correct in your opinion,
ma'am," said Horatio, bending for
ward to catch a view of her face, for
he was not all certain about the last
remark.
The. fact is, the barometer began
to falsify about the same time the
man inherited from his father the
wooden limb as legacy"
He peered mischievously into her
face as he said this, and she, glanc-
ing quickly at him for an instant,
turned aside her head and burst in
to the most musical laugh that ever
completed the conquest of a mans
heart. Then she blushed so very
rosily, and looked so pretty and be-
witching, that Mr.. Holt obliged
although he hated to dreadfully-tC
acknowledge to himself that there
might be something in love, and that
this getting married was not such s
great humbug as he haG tried to
make out it was, especially when the
bride had rogIsh black eyes, and
wore such captivating curls. In
short, we find that strict adherence
to the truth compels us to record the
fact that Mr.. Horation Holt, the
crusty old bachelor,who had no faith
in womankind, was about, though
not quite, over head and ears in love
with the sweet, dear, irresistible lit
tie witch, whom accident had placed
by his side on his journey to the city
In half an hour after having frs
spoken to the young lady, HoratiC
felt so much at home that he chat
ted quite free with his fair compan
ion, and even went so far as to give
her his confidence, and impart th'
information that he was going tC
the city to spend the holidays will
some relatives, and did not expec
to be back for ten or twelve days, a
least.
Now it so happened, as a very re
markable coincidence, that the
young lady was also going to the
city to spend tbs holidays, though
with this difference, that it wai
friends and not relatives whom sh,
intended to visit.
Having thus established a sort o
mutual confidence, though it wa
not on a very extensive scale, the,
got along still more finely, and b,
the time they had arrived within
twenty miles of their destination
we're far from being strangers.
"Bless my souI?' cried Mr.. Holt
Isuddenly, as the train stopped a
a small station" if this is not tn
place at which I've got to get Ou
and stay several hours before l g
to the city,"
"Whatw replied the lady, car
you not going to the city now?
surely thought you was"
'sNo, no." said Horatio, hurried
rising from his seat, 81 have a frien
here whom l very much wish to Sc,
: and so 1 shall have to go. lam yer
sorry, but 1 hope l shall see you i
the city. If I do not, why, thel
farewell, and if forever, then foreve
fare the well, even though unforgi7
en-, and so forth. Adieur'
| And Mr.. Holt, seizing his wallis
rushed with precipitous haste out {
the carriage just as the train move
! away.
1t was about a half an hour befol
dinner time that Haratio, carryin
: his valise in his hand, walked u
the street of the little village, an
/ stopping before his friends hous
2 rang the door-beli and was admitte,
He was shown into the sittin,
: room and left alone a few minute
} until his friend came down from u
2 stairs, which he very soon did, al
< they had a very sociable time T.
4 gether, smoking cigars, sipPing win
2 and behaving like gentlemen
= wealth and independence that tn,
r were.
"Do you know, my dear vag
bond" said Horatio, knocking tt
= ashes from his cigar, that l have
} secret to pour into your ears, MOI
D ing it will not 90 out of your moutl
Y | sat in the train to-day by the SIC
: of the loveliest, most divine, fare
angel that ever had wings. / coul
: hardly Tear myself away, and shoul
mot have done so, onlyI was afrai
NV heart would have gone astray
: I had stayed any longer which is
: sort of a rhyme. By the by, l WIS
+ YOU would keep an eye on my wallis
( for 1 don't know much about yol
4 servants. There is thousaI