Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-07-23
gelerteh Miscellany.
"GOIN' SOMEWHERE"


sketch headed .'Goin' Somewhere"
us follows:
He had been to town-meeting; had
once voyaged IA hundred miles on a
steamboat, and had a brother who had
made the overland trip to California.
She had been to quiltiSgs, funerals,
ia circus or two, and MicW is woman
whose sigter thought nothing of set
ting ont on railroad journey where
she had to wait fifteen minutes at Il
junction and change cars at depot.
SO | found them-a cosy-looking
old couple, sitting up very straight in
their seat, and trying to act like old
railroad travellers. A shadow Of anx-
iety suddenly crossed her face, and she
became uneasy. and directly she asked:
"Philetus, act'lly b'leeve we've
went and taken the wrong train
''lt can't be, nohow," he replied,
seeming Il little startled. didn't |
ask the conductor. and didn't he say
We was right
"Iaas, he did. but look out of the
window and make sure. He might
have been Il lyin' to u.s.
+ The old nan looked out of the VIM
dow at tie fitting fences, the gallop-
ing teley raph poles, and the unfamiliar
fields, ; if expecting to catch sight of
some I'd landmark, and forgetting for
a moment that he was thousand
miles from home.
Il guess we're all right, Mary he
said. as he drew in his head.
ASK somebody-ask that man
there" she whispered.
This is the train for Chicago, amt
it," inquired the old man of the pas
senger in the next seat behind.
This Is the train. replied the man.
There. didn't | say So" chuckel-
cd the old gent.
at NAV bet NAV be-" she replied
dubieusly; "but ifweare carried wrong
il wont be my fault. say that We are
wrong. and when we've been led to
some pirates cave and butchered for
our money. you'd wish you had heed
ed my words"
lie looked out of the window again.
opening his mouth rs if to make some
inquiry of boy sitting on the fence,
and then leaned back in his seat and
sighed heavily. She shut her teeth
together as Il saying that she could
sped along for several miles. He IL
nallv said:
Looks like rain over thar in the
west. | hope the boys hev got them
oats in.
That makes me think of that UNI
breller," she exclaimed. diving her
hand among the paroles ut her feet.
She hunted around for two or three
minutes, growing red in the face. and
then Strengthened up and hoarsely
whispered.
rs gone
"W-what,,' he gasped.
That umbrella
NO"
Gone, hide and hair" she went on;
''that sky-blue umbrella which | have
had ever since Martha died :"
T He searched around. but it was not
to be found.
"Waal, that's queer" he mused, as
he Strengthened up.
( Queer, Not Il bit. I've talked to We
and talked to We, but it does no good.
Ie come from needless family, and
ye'd forgit to put on your boots. f |
didn't tell We to-
+ "None o the HarrisonS was ever in
the poor-house." he replied in a cut
ting tone.
"Philetus-Philetus ii. Harrison :"
she continued, lying her hand on his
arm. don't We dare twit me of that a
gain. I've lived with We nigh on to
forty years, and waited on We when We
had biles and toothache and the collie,
and when We fell and broke yer leg,
but don't push me TO the WALL"
He looked out of the window. feeling
that she had the advantage of him,
and she wiped her eyes, settled her
glasses on her nose. and used up the
next fifteen minutes in thinking of the
past Feeling thirsty, she reached
down among the bundles, searched
around, and her face was pale as death
/ as she Strengthened back and whis-
pered:
'And that's gone, too
"What now" he asked.
''That bottle with the tea in it,
''It's been stolen.' he exclaimed,
looking around the car us if expecting
! to see some one with the bottle to their
| lips.
"Fust the umbrella-then the bot
tie" she gasped.
81 couldn't have left it, could | :"
"Don't ask me. That bottle has been
in our family for twenty years-ever
since mother died, and now it's gone!
Laud only knows what I'll do for
camfire bottle, when we get home-ifI
we ever do
"I'll buy one
"1es, | know you are always ready
to buy, and if wasn't for me to restrain
ye the money would fly like feathers
in the wind
'Waal, | didn't have to mortgage
my farm" he replied, giving her al
knowing look.
"Twitting agin! 1t isn't enough
that ye've lost a good umbreller and
camfire bottle, but We must twit me O.
this and that"
Her nose grew red, and tears came
to her eyes, but as he was looking out
of the window she said nothing more.
Ten OF fifteen minutes passed, and,
growing restless, he called out to IA
man across the aisle:
whats the sile around here?"
| "Philetus-Philetus III. Harrison |