South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-09-11

IvEouldn', be telling an untru,h. If all of
those packages were on it, it would be tax
en-, wouldn't it !?
'Pshaw pshaw ALICE. Is that you adj
vocaiing such stuff as that 2 exclaimed her
uncle, IN surprise and indign alton. Il, too,
have seen women ana girls, and occasion
ally man, who acted upon that principle;
but L had serious doubts of their goodness
L never drcamod before, ALICE, that you
were SO selfish aud unpriuciped aa 70 think
of doing such thing. If man ought to
feel ashamed to take seat for which he
has honestly paid, how ough, young lady
TO feel who would not scrupIe TO practice
gross deception for the sake Of retaining,
for her own convenience, scat to which
she he's NJ claim whatever II I were
willing to Go such q thing, my respect for
myself would be about as little as it would
be 1t wished to stoal from n passenger as
much money as he had paid for his car
fare Ii will DO fully half an hour, ALICE,
before MIKE gets here with tho carriage
While VIC arc waiting, will tell you a lit
tie incident that transpirod in The car when
your Aunt RUTH and / went 70 Richmond
last fall. We had scat at the rear end Of
tho car. The first scat 10 front of US was
occupied by young ledy-just about your
age, ALICE, judging from her looks. She
was richly dressed, and think would DO
called handsome girl; but there was some
thing both in her look aud manner that was
not pleasing to ne, even before had heard
her speak, or hardly seen her more. If
any one had asked me what | dislikod in
her it would havo been difficult for mo to
tell yet there was On intangible something
about her which gave mo tho impression
that she had no idea that the golden rule
whatsoever yo would that others should do
10 you, do ye even so TO them was in
tended for such as sho. She probably tho't,
ALICE, that that divine injunction was Civ
en- for common peoplo--'ordinary looking
mon and fussy old women.
your Aunt RUTH said that she beloved
that about oil Summcryilio wero going
somewhere that morning, the cars were so
ropidly filed. 1t 10 always amusing to me
to observe the difference in tho dispositions
and manners C the people who arc seated
while others are passing through looking
for unoccupied soats. know Of no bet,
ter place 10 which 10 study human nature
than in The cars. / think that ] have seen
moro curious phases Of it while riding 10
them than | ever saw in any other place
| observed tao lady 10 front Of me that
morning with moro interest than l did
any o'hor person. because I wanted to as
ccrtai0 whcthcr ! was correct or not in the
opinion which had 80 hastily formed Of
her.
'Ono Of Tho last passengers who came
in was q wbitc-haircd, lettering old man.
lie looked to Tho right and left Of him for
vacant scat, as he passed down tho aiels,
leaning on his staff / glanced ahead
but / could sec 20 place whore be could
get o scat ozcop; with tho young lady Of
whom ] have been telling you. l hoped
that some young man would give up bis
soatto The poor Old gentleman, and find one
for himself in another car for | was sure
the young lady would not make room for
him, 10 she could avoid IT, She Lad about
os many packages as you intend to take
wish you, ALICE, and she had arranged
them all along on tho seat beside her
with s1ch nicely shat il gave them a peou-
harly touch o.not appearance. / thought
Of asking her II she had noticed that de-
cTopit old man who was looking tor a scat,
thinking she might possibly remove her
packages if should. But had the curl
osi'y 20 SOC what she would do Of her own
accord, 50 | RETAINED from speaking end
Intended 20 give him my place il be did