Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-06-12
Warren. Ohio. June Il, 1879.


This well-timed compliment sooth-
ed the mother, and her tears ceased
to flow.
The locomotive gets over the ground
rapidly, even on its slowest walk, so
that in due time, which was in reality
good time, our Fourth of July parties
reached the Boston depot, and were
soon scattered and lost amid the
crowds of the city. Ben experienced
some difficulty in getting past the
hackmeD. There seemed to be some
thing in his good natrred cOunte-
nance which attracted them; they
besieged him on every side. Take
a hack ? take carriage? Garry you
right there sir" -....
At first Ben laughed, and explained
quite politely the reason why he pre-
! ferred walking.
No, thank We 'ta'nt but a step,
and we rlfther walk; we are only go
ing up a piece to our cousins But
when he saw gentleman before him
deign no other reply than scme hear
ty raps with his umbrella handle on
the pates of the offieious hackmen, he
took his cue from it, and, cutting
short his words, contented himself,
foi the most part, with expressive
shakes. One persevering applicant
followed him quite out upon the side
walk. walk this way, if you please,
sir; here is my hack"
II tell you ant going to ride !''
said Ben,
Take you right there,-jumPin,-
any baggage ?" ..s -.
Live baggage, that's all"
"Where do you 60, sir ?"
ITO my Cousins, in T. street"
"Yes, sir; know Just where It Is
carry you right there. It's to the
South End long way"
''Mueh obliged to ye, then, for your
kindness - said Ben. "Weill get in,
| if you are so partieularlike about IT.
You won't charge us nothin', Of
course ?"
"0nly one dollar.n
Zone dollar! JimmiuettiI I guess
shan't pay that I'll find out where
dollars grow" said Ben. .. 4
"You didn't expect to ride for noth-
ing, you fool, did you ?n said the hack
man.
"'Twas your own job" said Ben.
ST told you, in the first ont, want
going to ride, and you stuck TO me
like a leech.h .-s.. s--..---....
The hackmAn muttered something
to himself, as he put up bis steps
Ben and his family walked away,
without knowing exactly whittier to
direct their uncertain steps, AS they
turned the corner of the depot, they
met the lady who had spoken to them
in the cars. Her veil was now lifted,
and Ben thought he pever saw a
handsomer lady.
Where are you going ?-to get
your boy q hat?n said she, with
II calculate 10, ,, said Ben; 'ibut 1
Thought We would 20 to cousin e hrst,
and kind O. settle d0wfhi,,i then come
out They live inyTC1A street"
Ut stTeetP'a saidthe lady "that
IL almost out to R6kbury. Your best
way is to walk right nplin Washing
ton street to some Of the hat. stores
first and then take an omnibus out TO
r. street. III viii COST You only ten
0Is iif swaisS ~ pS said Ben "and that
chan was going 20 geta dollar out OF
mei Blast him ~
The lady smiled, and taking the
little handkerchiefed boy by the hand
for he was no longer afraid-she
said, pleasantly, 81 am going that
way; I'll go along with you"
Ben's wife was much pleased anu
she grew quite communicative Tel
ling the lady the exact state OF her
wardrobe, she asked advice as to yhat
kind of a summer frock for hot Sum
DAYS she had better buy. y..---.-.-.,,
The lady seemed interested in her
plans, advised her as TO what she had
better get, and also where she had
better 90 for it. The distance to the
hat store seemed very short, they
were so buslly talking. -...... /
The lady entered here with them.
The shop man bowed politely to her.
She requested him "tO show some
cbeap hats, which would suit that
head.u But no easy task was it for
the shop man to Judge Of the size Of
that head; for the. little fellow, now
completely won ever, hid himself be-
hind the lady, l-11 ESQ -
iIWbv. Benny,'y said his mother,
Ucorne bere.'i Benny only peepeu
oat. showing one blue eye Between
the red handkerchief and the lady's
SHe Is snftten with the lady, /" said
Ben. "donit bother him ~ .-. -.
The lady took out her watch. II
find, I must 20, said she; 81 am
now behind my time. This man. l
presume, viii stop the ROxbury onni--
bus for YOU. / have some tickets with |
me; here are two, If you win accept
them.n ..-.-. - ]
81 don't want to take your tickets
for nothing" said Ben; hadn't you
better keep 'em? ?n E
"I have plenty more" said the
lady 81 ssadl -. .-e! i
|I'n pay you what they are WORTH, |
then. y said Ben. pulling out his old |
leather purse. |
1tlSo. indeed p said the lady, laagh--l
ing. tsGood morning Pi-and she left |
the store. .-.s-,.-, s...,. j
Ben forgot all about the hat, as be
looked after her. One would have
thought a star had disappeared from |
the brow OF evening. Ben thought !
an. "By the pOWers,h said he, "she IS
the realest lady l ever see, and no
mistake
His wife wiped her eyes. She felt
as if she had lost a friend, and was
now alone in the great city. Il
"What kind OF hat doyou wish?p |
said the man behind the counter
He had no time to spend on senti-1
ment. -1el-A-As- ----..- !
"SOmething cheap. just to cover the
boys head,n said the father. After
considerable phahering, the man |
talked them into buying coarse Leg
horn, for which he charged them one
dollar. I
Not much more than half satisfied,
they left his store when the next om-
nfbus made its appearances, each wish
ing they might meet the lady again
for. il seemed as II light had disap- |
peared from their path with her. Mrs. /
Jones looked for her on the thronged |
sidewalk, and so did Ben fora while; |
but soon he rallied, and began his
original remarks on the people and /
the city. More than one Individual
in the omnibus smiled at their home 1
ly drollery. One gentleman entered |
into conversation with him. Ben
frankly told him what he had come /
for. and where he was going. /
"If you are going to T street,
said the gentleman, you must get /
out pretty soon"
ii reckon / must . said Ben "but
how do YOU stop these feliers 2 1 ant
much used to riding in these concerns.
/ don't know as ] was ever in one
afOre."