The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-11-12
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For the first time in my life
nealF seventeen yearsaandGa quar-
teri was alone in the widey wide
world to be precise, in that bit Of
lit whicl, lies between the Padding
tonsstationi and Bath. Il had all but
mised tie train, so that my uncle
had only, time to hurry, y,5mfpsni me iiuto a
frskclass carriage, wherein, a. solita-
ry Rdy was: already seated, and to
give me a solemn Injunction, to get
Aunt Margery to telegraph: when [
''tmned up alL,right,' before the
train dashed; away. ;.a.aA!:- lof19;
"Allright!" Of course L should
be all right! 1 should think, at
seventeen, and nearly a quarter, l
might be trusted to take care Of
myself during. a three hours jour:
neY; the, more SO as my, uncle had
"put me- in, at one end,':' and my
aunt would "take me. out at the
other" .,e4.q<n ...i,au r,a,r
AS soon as I had arranged my
self and my belongings comfortably
in my corner 1 tooka survey of my
tellow-passenger-ag grim, iron-gray
old woman in. an exasperating bon
net who was looking, not daggers
that is much oopointed and bril-
lliant a simile-but rusty nails of
the !jaggedest description, at my
poor little hat; ), such an attractive
one as it was, too, with the most s
piquant little ,wax-wing, imaginable
brooding overit with aoutstretched
wings. Formy part, I think, when
one has a pretty face, it is wicked
ospoil itbyia dowdy hat; lshould
have attracted much more attention
| If 7 had worn an exasperating ex-
tinguisher like my 'felloW-tray yeler's,
with an, aggraYating bow at the
| top !; and, besides, Tom would not
bave likod it.r.i - >,ea. .a., IGoE5~
Izwas rapidly losing my temper
it was too provoking. Here was
somebody evidently just as dready
to find fault and take care of1me as
anybody at home:@ My only com
fort was a hope that sLd might get
out at the next station, or at all
events OF some distance from Bath.
lAh, how little I knew what was
looming, or I should have felt glad
to have had her glaring: twice as
grimly from the opposite seat! ~
oh"Traveling alone?' ?'t%,r4fu3 I.u:
ii ''tY es." .".j.aa~..,,. 3dI r.yu na.s.sstu
What an unnecessary question, [
| Thought. gH'"f I T9!>ao1H o" +.
"Youlare much too young and
too pretty to be,permitted to do so.'
1meekly answered that my youth
and prettiness were. 'sfaults" over
which I had no control, and limited
at the. possibility that time might
be expected ia cure both if, only [
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oau s.Hh;Ia' WIZ ou,at ma;t;no for that Won
h,,,,d' n he,o son; nSod, to take care
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~ 4Ae i;t.Ie I;a = shHaior -; ot d;sanst'
%itm "! to'o oh1a e,lt ~ taLo of myself
az y Ii1T ai t;sod hn;1r I5ke,,
-,nueeo' az NV asnroat ". D9 wnrn ' nnt,
pae; GarG ;aoa,,1 ~, hana va hean .at two .garden
nesioee' .;as Haa1 ma w e'tlnnue 'leftI tho
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wisi1ou9 e. ne.. h iLo. ~ "o Iuoula ' n go
saIgly @i .llrougn .s''s sa w. " ho,noa
ine trall, 1al1, sto1.Psu, ae.peu ne'
to gamer an her pass anu iugsi
Hoou-Dy, my usar ; yUul !lt.le
face mas maae llle- oAy iook ef,gh1I
Eerlto an oip woman 30 you nave
my leaVe TO Keep" !, l.IaiIIapgen az
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