The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-14
) Mcapo from Jastice!

1t was bitter night in January.
an'gh, when, homeless wanderers on
The moor might have sunk down and
r 30 to death--and the very marrow
seemed to CONCEAL in ones bones.
'Tnere's one advantage in steam,"
g'"%lcd fat old gentleman in the
corner seat "wind and weather don't
af'ot it. No Aesh-hnd blood horse
gould ssard night like this, but tho
Iron horse keeps straight ahead,
whether tho thermome eter is Mt zero
or boilipg.hoat. ...a 49,
Just tben the conducted entered.
"rickets, gentlem if you lloasc."
"l!s dreadful night, conductor"
I said, feeling with ttiffened Rngurs
FOR my ticket in the breast pocket Of
my coat. ....
"Dreadful, sir," feelingly rospon.
dcd the conductor "why, tho brake.
cart live outside, and so / look the
other way when thoy creep in, poor
follows, to got breath of wsrm air
at tho stove. We have not had ssuoh
bad night since year ago, the Cd
OF february, whom Tom Blakesleo,
the haggagemaster. froze both his feet,
and woman who was coming from
Chicago got off at Buns Fonrtcorn ners
with her baby in her arms corpse ~
"Froze to death ~ ,
"Aye, frozen to death, and she
never thought, poor thing, but It was
asleep. 'My bsby's oold,' says she,
but we'll soon warm it when We Get
home" 1t was just such a night AZ
this"
And tho conductor opened tho door
Ind plunged acro<s tho opening Ia
Tho next ear, crying out
"Hardwick -
1t was quite a considerable oity.
with handsome iron depot, Aaring
gas lamps, and the usual crowd
around tho platform with hands In
their pockets, and cigar ends flaming
throuSh the night.
cnr orr was nearly the last of she
io"g train, and but one passenger en-
te'ed it-a slender young Girl wrann.
ed in gray blankot.shawl. and
wearing neat little travelling hat of
gray straw trimmed with stone.color.
ed velvet flowers. Sho seemed TO
he''t.te like one unused to travelling,
and finally Eat down near the door.
"tardon mo, young LADY," said I,
"but you had better como n carer tho
stove"
She started, hesitatod m instant.
and then oboyed.
"DGos this truin go to Bayswater ~
s"e asked in voice so deliciously
aoft and sweet that it seemed to thrill
through me-" ' 80
"l es; can 1 be of any service to
Oh, no at least not until We roach
bayewater. would like to have n
carriage then"
,,'.p I've s!d shall !, not bo there yet these
DO we stop again I"
"Only at Exmouth."
ohe drew deep Sigh, seemingly of
reliof, and settled back in a corner.
by the light of the lamp that hung in
Its brass fixture opposite could ace
her faoo, that ofa lovely child. Al.
parently she was no more thon air.
'oen' with large blue oycs, golden
na'r brushed smoothly back from her
!aoe' and little rosy mouth, like
that of q baby.
"Do you oxpect friends to meo,
you at Bayswntor, my child v' I asked d
incidentally. ~
there" ee W ''"oo'
at will bo m awkward hour for
you to arrive at in the morning. ;"
"oh am not afraid" sbo said
with an artless little laugh "I shall
go straight to the seminary"
80 tho express train thundered on,
with oeaseless pulsipg at it's iron
heart, and constant roar. Suddenly
the signal whistle sounded, and The
'raia m began to slacken its speed.
surely, We are not at Exmoutb
yot' 81 thought, "unlcss hayo fallen
un'onsoiously asleep and allowed tho
progress of time to escape me-"
glanced at my watch. It vas
barely half.past ii, and I knew wa
were not due at Exnouth until after
IL: | rubbed the frost from the nana
and looked cut. We had stopped at
lonely little way station in tho
midst of a donse pine wood.
"ls this Exmonth o.
1t was the soft voice Of the pretty
traveller opposite.
NO. | don't know what plaoe it Is
some way.station."
stations :"
"Not generally they must have
Deem specially signalled here. You
are cold, my ohild notioe your
voice trembles."
1T is eold," she said, in scarcely
audible voice drawing her shawl
around her S.NL r-:Y A, :.