The Lincoln County herald., 1871-10-26

nOlu OUT Suy encouragement W yOuuS
Earring gdon. giving these ressons that
she, BY virtue Of her bringing up, Gas
unified to 10 the wife Of . poor man,
that be, her father, would never support
. son in.law that every man should
take care of his wife, no matter what the
Of her parents might be
If the young fellow really loved her, he
would pluck up spirit-vhich be didn't
seem to have, by the way-strike vein
of gold, or fud Kidd's treasure, and
come back and claim her in good time.
Then it would be we'll enough to talk Of
accepting him, always supposing that
she kept Of the same mind, which, in
80 young q girl, was hardly to be ex-
pected. And 90 on in the same strain.
Bessie did not die Of disappointed love
it Is not customary with the girls Of
the period. Still she felt that in her
"heart Of hearts" (why should Hamlet
only have . plurality Of hearts p she
loved poor XII ten, 70 her sistor had
mockiugly nicknamed him in q happier
hour.
She loved him with rcdoublsd tender
ness siuco be had uttered that touching,
tragic word, "good'by;" for,
GLOW oft, if at the court of Love
Concealment be the fashion,
When how'd do : has failed to mCvs
Good-by reveals the psssonr'
\ \ X
Tho sisters passed four years 10 gayety
and f. oshlon, skimming from one watering
ing place to another, and thou Ell0u
married.
Mr. Vandecken came home ono even
ing, saying that he was going out West
on business that if Bessie could be
ready at seven O'Clock the next mori ine
she might 70 with him.
A large Saratoga trunk stood in the
passage at six. They travelled in safety
till the last evening Of their journey.
"Ouly one night more" said Bessie to
herself, as she unIoosed her dress and
unbuttoned her boots, THAT | shall have
to crawl into this musty, draughty berth
in q sleeping car"
Tired out, she soon fell into an un.
easy slumber She was suddenly awak
eued by q terrible crash, as if two trains
had rushed together, followed by shouts,
cries, groans and confusion. She was
instantly thrown forward, it seemed to
her, out of the car then she lost con.
sciousness. When she partly recovered
her senses she heard the same agonizing
moaning and cries, and thought she had
been killed and sent to perdition; for
above her head there glazed great
binding red light; she seemed to be
lying on u hard, iron h.yrseh <ee- .
demoniac face bent over her, and two
brawny bare arms grasped her and bore
her swiftly away. Was it the arch fend
himself bearing her down, down to still
more terrible punishment
Two trains had collided-oue dashins
into aud shutting up in the other like I
telescope. BY some miracle Bessie wal
flung uuipjured on the COW catcher which
burst in the end of her sleeping car
Just as sho fell, the engineer managed
to Jump out, seize her, and drag her OF
tho perilous place. He carried her t.
the nearest hotel, where soon the des'
and wounded were brought iu heart
reuding numbers. Among the forme
was Mr.. Vandecken.
, In the agony of her grief word va
brought that the engineer wished to se
her.
; "Let him come in," said she, teal
fully. "Though, nov my fathor 10 gone
cannot thank the man for saving M
t life"
The engineer was tall muscular man
: with . heavy beard. This time his fac
was not begrimed with coal dust. Bessi
, saw at once that he WAS not the arch
fend, a. she had thought on the COW
:, catcher but there was something IA
!. miliar about bis features. Still she fe
sure she had never met him before, ss sh
i had no acquaiutances among men VII
6 worked like that tor living.
"Don't you know me, Bessie p b
; said fa,tsriugly, but with no touch
> shame.
! She uttered . cry, and stra' 'ghtway fe
:. sobbing into the outspresd arms Of tt
, dirty engineer, who wore . red aaun'
I shirt, shabby coarse pauts turned up I
the ankles, clodding boots. and ,oorke
4 like that for living.
n "lts Kitten it's kittenI it's n
q dear old darling Kitten u
s And 50 it was Kitten; though I
!. wonder she did not recognize him till
4 spoke. The slight. smooth faced yout
. OF twenty had changed into beardt
y man Of powerful build. The dain'
hands which once wore ladies sized /
!. gloves were now large and strong enoul
: to drive an engine and guide = Ayir
train and the Kitten Of fast horses al
swell clubs was now content, even prou
he said, to earn his living by the swe
!. Of his brow. IL was an humble caliin
% " but "a man's . man for . that" Zoo 81.
o To be true 10 nature, almost eve
It story ends with . marriage, aud 80 DO
70 this; fos 10 eighteen months after b
% fathers decesse, Bessie, the hei1ess, b