The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-11
A w oman's Mistake.

nNE COOL afternoon in the fall
" Chester F. Leroy gentleman, stood
on the platform, of the Albany depot,
watching the procession of passengers just
arrived in the Hudson river boat, who
filed past me on their way to the cars.
The Boston train, by which l had come,
waited as patiently as steam and fire
might, for their leisure, with only occa-
sional and faint snorts of remonstrance
at the delay yet still the jostling crowd
hurried past into the cars, and fitted
through them in search of seats-tbeir
increasing numbers at last warned me that
might find it difficult to regain my own,
and followed them.
" beg your pardon, sir"
{" turned, in obedience to touch on
my arm, and saw a respectable looking
negro man before me, who bore trav-
cling bag and a shawl, and was evidently
the attendant Of slender and stylish girl
behind him.
Do speak," he said, bowling re-
spectfully and glancing at the portman-
teau carried, on which my surname was
quite legible; do address, sir, Mr.. Le-
Royp''
"Thas is my name-at your service
what can do for you?',
"The young lady, Miss Florence
Dundard, who was to join you at Albany
at six o'clock this EVENING" have charge
of her."
He turned to the young lady behind
him-"This is Mr.. Leroy, miss"
The young lady, whose dark blue eyes
have been scanning me, as I could per-
ceive, through her blue silk veil, now
lifted it with an exquisitely gloved hand,
and extended the other to me with
charming mixture of frankness and tim
idity.
81 am very glad to meet you, Mr.. Le-
Roy" said she. al thought should
know you in moment. Jenny described
you SO accurately. How kind it was Of
you to offer TO take care of me. hope
shan't trouble YOU"
Iii the midst Of my bewilderment, at
thus being addressed by the sweetest
, 5oice in the world, managed to see that
l must make proper reply, and ] pro-
ceeded to stammer out what thought to
be an appropriate speech, when the SER
want who had left us for moment, return
ed, and abandoned it, unfinished.
"Did you see to my baggage, Edword?'
asked his mistress.
eyes, Miss, it is all on"
"Then you had better hurry to reach
the seven o'clock boat Goodbye, and
tell them you saw me off,
stood like one in dream, while the
man handed me two checks for tho trunks
and endued me with the light baggage he
had carried, but was reused by the young
lady's asking me IL we had not better Sc.
cure our seats in the cars, and answered
her by offering my arm. In ten minutes
we were seated side by side, and trundling
out of Albany at rate that grew faster
and faster.
had no time to reflect with that lovely
face opposite me, but what was the use
Some strange mistake had undoubtedly
happened, and had been taken for anoth-
er person of the same name but how tc
remedy this now without alarming the
innocent young lady in my charge, how tc
find the right man, with the right name.
among several hundred people, and how to
transfer her, without an unpleasant scene
and explanation, 10 the care Of some one
whose person was no less strange to heI
than mine
While these thoughts whirIed through
my head, happened 10 encounter those
smiling eyes fixed upon me. will moi
trouble or distress her by any knowledge
Of her position, concluded, "but will
just do my best to I'll the place Of the indi-