The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-25
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| spooncy. then I'm mistaken. do you
take charge OF al the old women, ni-
! protected females and stray babies that
you met III trlveiillg.
:. j es, if they need help, SO if you
| have no reasonable objections to Offer,
! Viii leave you for :, few moments
and assist that lady. aS proposed. :
SO saying, Young Maddox sprahg
from the train, Which was just start
! Ing. aud Went 70 render assistance to
! the person in question. She was toad-
! ed down Nith gage-c;arpet bag,
band box And panre!s inl.lmerabie.
He took the two first and some OF the
last. and theN putting her ssafely on
the ears, eanA near being lefr behind.
SO very awkwi&d did ne titd It to mani
age so many incuml1raliees.
After he got tie Old iadg seated.
with neritlineroui package ABOUT nef,
she counted them several times To be
i sure there We're none missing.
My rubhers are in this o:!e, size
said, ..hecau:e l Thought IL might
rain, and always have rheumatism
! in that. for expected to stay Il day
/ or two. perhaps, and our folks see
lots Of company. My knitting is IN
that one there, for thought that |
i might get tired sitting with my hands
! folded. This one il full of dougheuts
Tor the children. and that near you.
holds two pair Of Hew socks for MY
/ son. because he thinks lie cannot Euy
any as coed as his o,tl mother makes.
They are ali here, see, safe. and
am much obliged to YOU Young man
! for attending me. You will make a
good husband one Of these day.
SO, banslliiig and laughing, the gen
/ tleman Went back to join lis disgust
| ed companion, WHO had watched the
proceedings with Il smile of withering
contempt.
Now" he commenced. s.syill Won
j tell me what you wanted to make
slich Il fool of yourself III that way
/ for?''
:. DO not acknowledge thatI have
done SO yet. Another tiiing-iny
mother sometimes travels; doesn t
yours -
= She never goes alone" was the
short reply. II she does she will
! have too much sense ever to trouble
/ other people with her bags andbundie.
:. Yes, if she forms her opinion of
! other people from her own sou. Ill
| that ease. think she might hesitate
/ some time. am going now to talk
to the nice Old lady,
And Henry Maddox left his old
friend TO join the new one, for such
she afterwards proved. She put aside
All her bundles, and made room for
him to sit down by her.
| = So you have come to talk to the
old lady, have vou::' she asked, smii-
ing a cordial welcome.
:. Yes, ma ram, he replied. s If it
will not be Intrusive.
.-Oii. no, we old folks like attention
as well if not better than pretty young
girls and YOU are Il very good look
ing young fellow
THANK you. answered Harry, but
| did not know that YOU would care to
talk to Il giddy pate like me-"
Harry began To be much amused.
and so kept up a merry talk until the
ain stopped at the station where the
/ lady intended to get ont. But just be-
fore this, she said to the Young man ::
Now, Mr.. Maddox, think you
i will be rewarded for yotIi. kindness to
an old woman | will Introduce you
when we stop to Just as pretty a girl
as there is III New York State, if she
is my granddaughter. They say she
looks just like me, and she laughed
nischievously. @
When it was time to leave the ears.
Harry took the carpet-bag, band-box
big bundle little bundle. and as soon
rs he had lifted the lady on the plat
form. she was saluted by the prettiest
little specimen of female humanity
that he had ever seen, the young man
thought. Eyes as black rs night, but
soft and melting. red checks and lips,
black curling hair, a neat little figure,
set off with an elegant travelling suit,
all presented {; picture that he never
forgot,
May said her grandmother.
this is Mr.. Maddox; he has been
| very kind to me, and now | want you
to be kind to him, and not treat him
as some young men | know
She made a saucy bow and said:
= But. grandma, you don't know az
Mr.. Maddox will care to receive any
Kindness from Inc. l should not give
. him quite so many bundles to carry
, however. Why grandma, what haze
you got in them all 20
: No matter, you saucy girl. Mr.
Maddox, are you willing to take
! charge of such a vile thing?''
: consider myself most fortunate
about to start and we had better go OF
at once.''
So the Young lady babe her friend
good-by and tripped along side of he
gracious hero, who handed her in, ant
swept past his ungracious chum, t.
take the same seat the old lady occupi
ed, enjoying the little episode exceed
ingly.
/ The young lady was intelligent a
well as pretty, and chatted with Harr.
as If she had known him for years
5 After a while he thought he would g
, and see how his friend was feeling, s.
t excusing himself he left the prett.
!, May and returned to the former.
. Who is that handsome girl ?'' wa
!. the first inquiry.
6 She is that old lady's granddaugh
ter" replied Harry.
Q g Introduce me, won't you?n