The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-06-19

my shee'ueuIt' heaChlus WlWOn Junct'
ion, where we changed cars fer Madison,
the first mau that saw on looking from
the window was Captain Hight"
Halo, CAP" | accos,ed him, on
emerging from the car to tcrd frma;
"whore did you come from, aud where go.
ng?"
"Gothere from Milwaukee an hour ago
am going west on the train now waiting
here"
Good again" exclaimed l. we shall
be etraveliug companions again"
We entered the train, aud were speedily
transported to Madison, Wisconsin, beau
tifOl capital city. Getting out of the train,
we again babe each other good bye, he
going to hotel, and | to call on friend
Six hours subsequently, | took a seat in a
train for the village of Barhboo A few
hours ride brought uSto that town Step.
ping off the train to my astooishment there
was Captain Hight standing on the plat.
form, Carpet,bag in his hand
"tIow on earth did you get horo2" |
asked with surprise.
by this train, " he answered,
That's mighty queer" rejoined; 81
came on this train, also, but didn't see
you"
Nor | you" he said; | rode in the
rear cor aud you in the front ono-that
explains it. "
Going any further?" I asked, quiz.
aiugly
mo-" be replied; II shall put up at a
hotel here for day or two, aud call on
some friends residing in the town, And
yoa-whero are you goiug?' he question.
ed
"No further" | said; "a little woman
lives here, Gap. that feel some interest
in, and | am going right straight to her
house"
"Ab, hal" he exclaimed; "but isn't it
queer that you and | should have come all
this long distance without fudiug out our
objective points, which it seems, are very
much of u sameness, Who is she, Tarn-
ish?'
"That'Il be telling, Cap I'll let you
know all about it when We meet again
down in Dixie"
We shook hands, hegpipg ID. q hotel.
aGd to-a certain charming priydte resi-.
denco few blocks distant, where no hu-
man being was more joyfulIy welcomed by
at least one other human being than, !
aattor myself, | was. But no matter
about that little episode of a lovers meet.
ing which you eau better imagine than |
can describe
On the evening Of the same day, just as
the dreamy twilight was darkeniug into
night my sweetheart, bearing the front
gate opening, looked out of the window,
ard raising both hands in surprise ezclaim-
ed
Good gracious! il there isn't sister
Sues beau come to see her." and Rushing
out Of the room to communicate the unex-
pectcd information to the young lady re-
ferred to, who was an older sister, left me
alone for few minutes. Feeling curious
to see what sort Of a looking man this beau
of my sweetheart's sister was, | looked out
of the window, aud who do you suppose |
saw there knocking at the rrost door? AS
l am living man, it was nobody more or
less than Captain Hight!
As remarked in the outset ofthis story,
concluded TarniSh, Captain Hight and |
are brolhers.in-l -law-our own "ltte wo
men," whom we married after the war was
over, being sisters, As the newspapers
say "further comment is unnecessary"
But wasn't it very remarkable coiuci.
dCnCe, Chicago Illustrated Journal
There is but one thing which you may
be morally certain that an American wo-
man will do when she sits down to the Ia
bic, in any climate, atauy hour, and under
any circumstances and that is, If she be a
free agent, she will order cup of tea
She is almost equally as likely to kiss a
baby on FIRST sight, Now, kissing a baby
means, with most women, almost devOur-
ing it bodily. Strangely enough, such
kisses as men give only to women, women
always reserve for babies No lover and