The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-11-21

those circumstances she weuld not
have had the same need of protect
ion. Still, / confess that felt ex-
tremely hot and uncomfortable, and
did not dare let the conversation flag
for moment, lest she would be sud-
denly seized with panic, or sense
ofawkwardness. However, it never
seemed to occur to her that she did
not know my name or character, and
she chatted on quite easily and pleas
antly about herself and belongings.
l did not catch all she said, for the
four-wheeled nearly dislocated ones
limbs, and sentences were unjointed,
but from what I gathered it seemed
that her father was major in the in
fantry, and her mother was with him
at Wicklow; that she had four broth
ers and three sisters, all very much
younger than herself; that she alone
had been with her parents in India;
that these last had gone to the regi-
mental headquarters to arrange for
accommodation of so large family;
and that there was to be a general
meeting, now all was ready. At this
point we reached the station.
l was then very glad I had come,
for everything was as strange and be-
Wildering to her as you might sup
pose it would be to one who had i'm
agined that London had but single
railway terminus. found her bag
gage, and saw it duly labled; 1 help
ed her search for her aunt, and made
inquiries for that lady of all the avail
able officials, but without result.
Then I persuaded my charge to
take some refreshments, and by that
time the ticket window was opened.
90 dearw she cried, turning dread
fully pale. 81 never thought of that;
I have no money"
Now it happened, for q wonder,
that there was crisp, new FIVE
pound note in my pocket-book. What
could do bat enlist it in the cause?
"Oh, thank you. What should 1 !
have done but for your great kind |
ness% she said when the guard had |
banged the carriage door to.
'Please, where is papa to send /
the five poundsF
l gave her my card; she held out
her hand to be shaken; there was
a shrill whistle, a putting, a roar, and
of the two human straws which had
been caught for moment in an ed
dy of life's stream, one was swept [
away again by the current, while the
other-Well, the other found he was
late for dinner, and determined to
have q cut out of the JOINT at his
club, and then turn into the pit of
some theater at halfprice.
l walked back to the west end, /
and, passing the Top of the Haymar-
ket my attention was arrested by 1T
certain words which / heard at the +
entrance of the coach office station /
ed there. c
"You are the man who comes up t
with the o'clock omnibus from Ac- l.
.on, and to whom 1 spoke about that t
young lady" 1
"Yes, ma'am; and / made inquir-
es, as you told me. They've all left I
Boesville cottage, and the servant in
charge said as a young lady did lI
,ome up by our'bus."
"And yet you did not observe i
ler?" 2
"Well, ma'am, we did not take up 4
It the door, you see, and as there .
we're several young ladies got in and t
'ut, I could not pick her exactly" s
"But if she came by the o'clock
how was it that l did not e
ind her in it when it arrived?" il
"Can't say, I'm sure, ma'am."
"Was the young lady going by the
rish mail?' asked, pushing up 10 n
he elderly lady, who seemed to be a
n a state of great distress. b
eyes, sir; Oh, yesm and she turn n
d to me eagerly. 5
"Then I think l can tell you how g
,ou missed her." said I. ''You told "
Ier to meet you at Regent circus, did 1
ou not? Well she got out at the a
ther Regent Circus by Oxford y
treet, while you waited for her at "
his. But do not be alarmed; I saw Il
er off by the mail myself" Il
AS 1 suspected, this was the aunt e
7ho had made the identical blum =
er suggested; and now had a Sec
nd distressed female on my hands, lie
ot so interesting as the other, and b.
oming at more ineonvenient sea- ti
on. The last joint would be out Of b,
be room if delayed long; so l gave lie
er as concise an account of what N
ad happened as possible, pleading 81
iusiness of the utmost Importance, I'll
Thich Ireally felt dinner to be, hur- IL
led away like cat from a school 1
oy. fc
In few pays 1 received letter tt
rom Major Duckling acknowledge b.
ng my great kindness to his daugh- it
er, hoping to have the pleasure of al
banking me in person some day, "
nd inclosing the five pounds he Ow-
d me. wrote back, saying that N
be money hsd come safely, and that tC
! had been an honor and a bliss to D
e of use to Miss Duckling, and that n,
would certainly look in if happen "
o be passing. N
Ayear afterward some house prop b
rty was left me at Cobbleston, and g
had to go and look after it. IfIg
-ou happen to think ofpaying a Wis 81
to that spot, take my advise and o
ont. This sounds disinterested; +; fs
'ut the fact is that / have found q
unatic to purchase those four desc o
ate tenements, and 1 am free to con- Fl
ess that they are situated in a Brit n
sh Sahara. There are about twenty
louses altogether in the place, built u
n a single row, with a very good 81
Dad in front. Beyond there is shin Il
yle, and beyond the shingle is a sea,
which has retired as far as it could 81