, 1874-03-15
In A PULLMAN CAS-.

Il the C., B. q.
| Should report ~oreyJ1ue.r
For, OF al modal roals in the East Or tt4 Eas4
The c., B. O. is by long odds the best.
The night had been dark, Int our engineer.
| Watching the signals reporting t' AL clear
Daahed ahead through tbs gloom, never hesllns tn
| rain, =
Which poured IN torrent round engine md t3.in:
While We calmly slept,
| Assured that he kept
| For hts life and our own watch #o Intense,
onr fretting ~as useless. and vain our suspanss-
| Merry the groups IN the Pullman car,
I Rising to breathe the fresh mornfng-sir.
Peeping out frpE1 the sections With curious eyes,
Full Of uschiavpus, drou suFpsiso;
! For ladies, though fair
With but natural hair,
Are not 10 divine rs you deera them since sbcrn
OF the szcxses that zotaetines their beauty adarn.
| Down caras the curtains, and tack with bang
Went the upper barths, Just - there ,pudy rang ;,
Through dAy-coach md sleeper tho beeat1ae1-s.l |;
And twenty n.nutea predsa1y xare Ill
The timetables allowed
t For our hungry crowd
To swsl1o~ the coffee, fried ha.n eRsu, and st4ts
Which Galestsrg provides, bes.des bnttor-cakz.
Napkins md nanness al use at homo;
| But part ct the fun in visiting Rome
IL to do 81 the Romans do 10, with g!axce
| To See II our neighbors looked 1t us asfanse,
IN n1ed1ds Tes
TIE plunged 1t our case,
Voting bis@uits delicious and st4,A II not too to7,eh
Whta the brt.f !" twenty 1ninutesn 10 found qua.-
tWns sMY.
Settling down then Tor tha eight hoa-s' ride
Iat would hrHg as sec''e to Lska Miehiean's side,
j g1sq sss s6..t asoa
1nvEterato smokers
And jolly old jokezs
Went out en- the Platform, believing tts fiction:
Their pipes thus escaped the fair ss1s ,nalediot!ou.
4srss 4sre To,p rot4 g e 5a9 TssaP ae sEe,:t.;
Yonder, nearer ths central secson,, ',.'..
Eale. sad face,
With the gent.e graco - '.-
That sarsuv Lends ever to eyea that Wstp, :.
And faint; 4 sweet smile, T5esthiug lips that keep
Tha!E sates cafoid-
Down thro' ths aisle. ltks c1eam Of Ueat.
F1uttered somebody's !. daring" robed ii wntta,
With great brown .eye* eot hks rss1. teneath =: -.
Tha znn1y f:.- etowninE with golden wreath
OF tangled curl
The baby girl.
When we asked for her name, the usred answer M
sweet:
Mamma calls Darling 4; papa, La Petitt."
"poor Madame sick, r the nurso-maid said.
- For the Journey trug, ind Monxeur wa% affAn
I might prove TOO much Tor the de.icate framt-"
How httle xe gneAsed
That her final " rest "
Would begin IN our midst, while the sNtt sped
With rnzh and \ 1nAr, uever hesling our naoaa:
Logan, The porter, passe.l by JUS. then, :; =!
His dark face full Ct alright and paia
o na1atn {! tha lady is very Ill u.
Won't you come to hsr, pleasa7" Ay heart stood at1
With E:dtlea fear - -
=. Lest tho ahaio,x <lraar ..., =
I had never seen pass OVER hu.psu brow,
In its paliid horror should greet Iae row. '.t
Ever the brightest Death aeeks Tor his own; -
The waywnzn and weary. who gl.diy would die,
she as ne the as
He seada his d.st With aaerriug aim
To some fairer life, where love and cams
Are making the hourK swift wings fly, 20
And Hope Giants her aouX pf * by and IT,"
Lightly tiI! she yeszs bad p.ased ovsr the hesd.
With i<s dropping masses Of nut-o1osu hair,
That 1reF the hsov and cheek hsd zt1zyed,-
4 fitting frame for face 80 fair;
Fair even now, for the fcver-Aufh
Lent tha rounded cheek Its Fosease blush. =
The lps were scarlet, the eyes were bright;
Must there come 10 soon tic gloom Of nigaa7
With aching hearts md with fearful eyes, = ~<
Stirling, with fceble human grasp,
TO keep for our earth so fair . prize, '.'1
To <aatch 1t from Deataa chilling clasp. -: :.
We stood by the strangers pillow there, a..
In that tiny rton Of the Pullman car, 90! :.
While the hours wars on, and the trains dasaa
unheeded, for life uzs ebbing fast-
Shorter and fainter the duttering brsa.h-
Vain vera our efnrsa,-our tears STRAINED fast;
Gentl5 bora the freed soul "a its tnal = reA..7'
There fingers yet On thI5 wintry air
r r. =. w Of tnas , as9q;ng fae ~.
And claaped to his bosom his Jpale dad or1ds
"Iu tiss .ots to 1ite, nv darlinq ?" he cried:.
But The lips ~erc cold that hs pressed 70 ls ogn;
Then Lifting on high "the cruc:ded,"
Al. Its1t, Nd1ta my nn7ef hos gone +
Aust 4ca7pier alone thso' q dreary IIss
0cr.ttt O., ri {at. : g1ss rs @f o osek M ny ri n,1 u
Thy eht1d zearfV s71iske1 and sor<{Y disW1ut4"
Then hia heart overt,owed with its tide of grief,
And shudt1ering eobs shook tho Ata!wart frame,
TIL the lowing tfars brpught their slight relief
And then to his knee his baby came.
's Hss naau1ma gone sfespr Whist makes you zz31
Kis4 Marie, papl!" In her beautitnl eye ~
4 tear-tlrop trtmbled, but ne:er fell,
For he kissed tt AWAY. Her lore wzs ape0
To bind him still, with stranse, s~ent ;a=ds,
To the life that scanned empty aud af;1lsas HoT; !.
4. they Mayed With hts h.1r or touched hta trov.
Was most Potent to heal the woEaael heart
And roothe the terrible, stinging smart
OF this blow that had tllh lightning -3txoks
When it fclls to the earth the migatiess oak.
Is rnourncrs we sat- talking softly DER
The life that had rec. s:zch E,zsIde1 blight;
We spoke Of hcr father, on distant sar=c;
OF her mother, awaiting the co.ain. light;
OF her dartuga face, with tt3 rare, swec* chun;
Aud We pictured tn. terrible, strange alarm
When tha sH1ft-speeding ruesRags Of deAtn should
To thrill With Its horror that nunlit homsl
Briefly and brightly her years went by,
TIL the gtfl whose laughing, ganc!nE ey4
Had looked out frst DER pacian's slforus,
Where the sunlight Its radiant glory pourst
Grew 80 strangely .ais,
In that gnt1Eu air.
That ke- beauty was hke raf~, s*cet ao1a1
When it s*ays ali hearts with itz aubtla power.
There c81n1 days Of triumph ana gfadncss then:
Her beauty, the thenno OF touguo and pen,
Cleaned mid the crowds where ots gren7dess nae7
n the brilliant saloon or tha crowded st1eas:
Bringing lore and fs..e
TO cast Ut her feet,--a guerlon ut
7or the prize he crasel, -" L. Belle @cannetta."
IL borc her avsy to his Gwtss c!1ateau, -
Thera Alpine sunsets shrob sud glow;
Ind naughty .larnee bent their ancient pride
70 greet the Count and hia f1t young L$tdss
While the dull old beauB
OF ths Court Arpnr,
md ayowed that st Paris all faces Were plain
~ the fresh, swBet ch7.nls 0t HAInofteatue.
III The days went By In dream Of busa
4 Eden fair and now could thn
.iu paItid form, Of life bercfs.
IA ali that the apoiler dread bad lefs
OF gil or uride.
In her quecnfy rrfda Z
b no wealth. or pow9t, Or fa1no could iocn
DO idol 10 loved from IL last long sle:2l
iii fha cars r1ahed on, aud Chicago WIS gained,
ith its wonderful htree. And 1ss glory H,antascsA
hro' xtprxu And ixaster. thro hlod and thro' E1nL
[ore uroud and defiant than puTple-c1aA Tyre.
:. Oue last look 1t tho dead, - "a
Oar ttrief parting1 waEa ss3d,
~ xtr r,npers xtoss fcar1 ED1,.thPr had Hn4Ad