Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-02-16

when all copyentionalities are cast awav
and all differences Of position and rank
are ultcrlv IGNORED | was sure thot !
couId he onIy rioht 70 smooth away N,
difficulties that seemed TO add SO mucI
perplexirv TO the sorrow that was upper
most in ihc bporls Of thcso three Indies
for ladies in ono spneo tbov ononc.tion
ably were ollhonoh rcrhans wanting ,
ccrtoin sonc,hinT in ,onc and rcGnc
mont
THE removal Of ,bc rannvnv and III,
doDorturc Of thc Steam tnG' omidst Ion,
shonts and cheers now absolutely com
poIlcd the young ladies to accent m,
Offer As no,hipu cnuld h, vvo;tad fo,
after thc mails were on board, it was
NECESSARY that the stcam,,cpder shoul,
be alonG,id' fine shin, with IFS Iivin,
caroo DISCHARGED. before III, arrival O.
the mail boat. thus | had still time +,
make some arranoemcnts for tbe comCor,
Of NV fellow passopcc,s.
While nuroosclv busyinr mvso'f i,
this wov thc norIino batwccn NV thrcr
friends took nlace All nnsscd GriclI,
and quietly: but | own to HAVING Gjl
some very unusual chokiuo sensations
while glancing at the sorrowfnl faces Of
fine Girls as handed them into orr boat
which in another moment was cuuino
her way through the sparkling water
toward the H.clor. For a time I knew
that sobs aud tears must have their way
with my two companions, and all my
best and most chivaIrous feelings wcr,
aroused as noticed their weeping, sad
Young faces looking 50 lovely in thcil
sorrow.
could only gicon from them in q
few broken words, that they were going
to Cape Town, where Il married brother
resided. They were orphans, they told
me, aud had Just parted from very
dear old nurse, who had taken charge o1
them from childhood. l also found that
their name was Smith. The name Ccr-
taiulY was familiar to me; indeed.
am positive had heard it before, but
never had | seen such charming bearers
of it,
As we noared the ship they began tC
recover themselves little; and | al.
most wished that |, too, was going tc
the Autpodcs.
"A voyage with such companions,
thought |, would be. in tru,h, very
phmnix of voy ges"
Arriving alongside the vessel, [ die
all in my power, in carrying shawls
handbags, etc., to assist my companions
up the gaugway.
FooIiro That their posjtion was q YER,
nnnrotected one, nv first care. afcy
hayira slowed away their little pacl,a.
nos f0und ont thcir cabin for Them and
5ono snch small Offices os fine allowed
rns to SOC ,hr stcwordcss and 70 inter.
ost bcr in nv fair charge.
Groot confusion roi5nrd even hero
b,,t thoro was order in it-no dorhts
w. oonntor ordors nowr Porinrs wor.
al bnf oyor. and for veal or for woe
oooL hoort thoro had 70 f,c, = now f.
tnno snocnI,,od ruch unon tho FAT,
~ ,Lo oIjor of NV two GionJs wb,
on,;loJ most swootIy unon me as I Ind,
hnn and bor sistor NV last odiou
IN Iooyinr thc saloon 7 ran wifi
oroot forco in NV haste oroinst q voun,
5low Who Nv his costume wos oviIon,],
nn ',,'n, ,,,,ard .ionnd noesonao,, T LnIiov,
I ~ n,mst Wv, horo hnrt him from his Ionk n
n,mta % anJ haIconrry snrnrisc bnt i
"aon ',or n"ssed owov and T was both inter
ooDn oo,al ond on,nscd hv ho manner II
v@Ii% ,,,,;"h I wv tool, NV on3Iorios
nan't onoIoaiyo nrov' ho s,id. ,fo
,,,, nov. 7 sbonlJ NOT Goyc cared mncI
e ~ rvd,, Lo1 Enockod tbc hrpo,h clam M
nr mo. don't find lirc q vorv cnviobl
I,inn ;,sf nowp
MI ~ J"o ,"ns = G,a sto1wort.,ooliro roI,ov
hut with sometime rather eccentric !,
I;s M onnooronco and manner which wo
n,o ;nonoppoJ hv = nocnlior lochrvmo.o cy
nnossion rnI' ei,,O" of countonancc Un cnwiod
pn,oi, par,T'I hIoct lcothcrn hond.bor, on whicI
~,n" Yn,"'r nain,od G IN white Iottrrs 50 consnic
,'omsim ",' ,hat + con,I not rniI to read i th
"o",1 "o"',' of ' .srrLhort Dolwortbv Esn .
'"'1I -, h ,;,,,as ,,,Ian noonlo ~, s,,,;r
al a,' 1''n ""Il nn '' tho Sva of lonr royono
osoo;a1 oG" E,rn,oli,ics oro bnt little rooorded
and those who have undergone q sorrow
fnI leave taking. or whose feelings ar
n,nch excited by conflicting emotions
soIdom scrunle to fall into conversation