Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-11

pers, alter which they explained to me that
for some causes, probably the non-delivery of
their telegram, no one had appeared to meet
them they were unprotected and alone. at
midnight, in this great city, and their home
was in Brooklyn. Ny generous impulses
were again stirred within me- was really
becoming philanthropist On a limited
scale
. Ladies, said l, - do not he alarmed
If lscan find hackman who viii take YOU
to Brooklyn on such night as this, | will
accompany you-that IS, if YOU will accent
of my escort for want of better
The ladies overwhelmed me with thanks
and protestations, but pressed the matter
upon them till they finally consented with an
air of grateful reluctance.
While | was out looking for a CONVEYANCE.
my charmer wrote name and address on A
card, and handed it to me when returned.
together with check for the portmanteau
! belonging to her sister and herself | thrust
the card INTO my pocket, sent my coachman
after the luggage, and came back without
waiting to examine the vehicle had engaged
| When, at length, the driver put his head in
at the door and announced himself in readi-
ness, | asked permission to relieve the ladies
Of their living charge, took Charlie in my
arms, and heading our procession led the
/ way into the street. On reaching the con-
yeyance, it proved to be coupe, capable of
holding only two adults.
- Good heavens, driver - | exclaimed,
. b'w do you expect three grown persons
ard child to ride in that thing?"
'' You SAID it was for two ladies. he an
swered, g and it's plenty big enough for
| them"
True! For perhaps the first time in my
| life, | had become 50 absorbed in some of my
iellow-beings as to have entirely forgotten
number one. 1t was too late now to make Il
fuss. The night was bitter cold, the elder of
the ladies under my care was very i'll, and
there was only one other carriage left that,
too. was a coupe. At this juncture the
driver of the second vehicle came running
up, and settled the question.
" Hi, sir Not room enough. sir ? Two
! Of You can come in my hack, siri''
&c Good =" said |. - Step in. ladies. and
we'll be off in no time I'll follow in the
other carriage
In they went, and requested me to deliver
up the baby 10 them but | would hear Of
nothing of the kind. d" No. no 80 | insist
| ed. - can take care of him without any
trouble. and it is necessary that You should
both be as comfortable as possible" And to
prevent further discussion abruptly shut
their carriage door.
e W bat number2'' asked the c0achman. |
did not stop to answer, but handed him the
card Marie had given me Then seating
myself iuthe other carriage. with Charles IN
state of biissiul 'unconsciousneSs against
| my oycrcoat. | was soon rolling through the
snowdrifts down Ninth avenue.
There was not much to amuSe me rs We
hurried along. All the lights had disap-
| peared from the shop windows, no pedes
| trians We're to he seen on the streets, and
| the very policemen seemed to have found
hiding places To protect them from the raw
| nightwnds
The ladies carriage kept some distance
ahead of us. and watched as it wheeled
| into Iwcnty-third street toward Broadway,
| while another vehicle exactly like it coming
/ up the avenue turned in at the same corner.
| Then bit Of iolting road awoke my baby
! companion, and every nerve was strained to
keep him quiet. Cry he would. however.
and cry he did. despite my efforts to soothe
and was still intent on inyenting eypedi
| entS. REGARDLESS Of such petty matters as
time and space. when the carriage stopped,
ana was aroused by my coachman $ 'oiee
'' Here We are. sir ~
stepped out. In front oi Us stood
| coupe, the door held open by the muIieu
driver Iomy horror. there issued from ITS
cavernons ntenor-no1t two hdiGS' but
| couple OF young gentlemen IN iuA dress
evidently Ju~tret9Tnedirom an e'eninS party
l lookea 1,i. up ana Gown tHe s'reIt, we were
on + lith avenue ia the cry "i NeW 10Th
Ihe situation was apparent az glance
we had followed the wrong G,'rf'aSe tne
rsht one was now beyond recall l'h 'ne
heelie->neS' peculiar 20 edi'9rS ana men III
loNe i"a gwen away ''lIu 'o1''iil'''E my
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stomach / shouldefed Master onarIe9' ana
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trled my ia'ah-Ney' nut II, yam ',o
dc Or was IocAet on the IISiIe' AcoIII'il-s
/ eized the oeH-pni' ana 'he ,5, "IeucL. ! 4l'e
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ton or the coId' or something ,r, a"' ny
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