The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-12-02
A Romance of tho Rail.
From the Salt Lake Herald. 7

nette, with a sharp face, piercing black
eyes, hair black as a ravens wing. a long,
aquiline nose. with q mole on the side OF
it, il mouth the cut of which betokeued de-
termination and force. She had passed
the shady side of the teens and had climb
ell to the apex OF quarter ot a century.
lie was u guileless youth over whose tow
cOlored head some eighteen Summers had
passed, an innocent hobbledehOy, lust re
leased from his mother 5 apron-strngS.
On him she cast loving glances, and his
face, Sutfused in bushes, WAS turned with
4 timid, appealing look to her.
The car was crowded, and eligible seat 5
not easily obtained. About the middle OF
the ear Il sedate traveller occupied Il seat
to himself Thither the rrepressible lady
pressed her way. The sedate traveller
rose, and with much courtesy invited her
TO take II seat next to the window. and
when she was seated he calmly enscoMced
himself upon the vacant half OF the chair.
bN this time the young man whom size Vas
escOrtin@ had come up. He placed his hand
upon the back OF the seat, looked appeal
in2ly on the face Of his protectress and
tnmidly around the car lie was evident
ly embarrassed, and did not know what TO
do with himself. The sharp-n@~ed bru-
nette eyed the sedate traveller hy her S,ldc
with 4 sharpness that almost amounted to
malignity.
But the stranger seemed all unconscious
of the scrutiny to which he was subjected,
and looked away over the fields through
an opposite window.
The brunette could no longer endure to
see her clluw beau standing lurlorn, ard
thus She addressed the Sedatn Traveller.
whose ewes were wandering tar away and
whose thoughts were with the dtar ones
at home
II say, stranger -''
"Well, SAY ON, responded the 7rdute
traveller
~ say, look here, stranger"
wv ell, what have Nou ~ot ln Show
me ~ said the sedute man.
.'Stranger, | wanJ You to know that
| this Young gentleman standing up there
is my telcrn
"Oh iii liz, 10 in.tr il. H." iUHg
have YOU had him TAKE, care of him,
slppose?N
Nov YOU Just look here, stranger this
Young man is my ltller, and I'm bound to
see that nobody shall impose on him. on
hear me? Now, il you had any manners
you'd Just get right up and let him have Il
seat by me-
"Oh, an very happy in your society.
If has ~ivrn me- tn furnish Won 4 sent where
vor can see throuoh tbe window. Beside
/ always took 4 spccial dclipbt IN bpiu,i
near charmino ladies' like yoilysrlt rrpli-
ed the sedale Traveller
..Hut sir he i nv felIer sjr ny b,.au
do Won understand 9n
..Is that so , Who woulI have thauoht
itp And does his mother place him under
vollr protection when he GOES abroad p"
.Nuw. Won look here. Stranger. me tnA
tha, vounU man e<np,ts tn be cnraued
and we've been kecpjnp company tGmeth-
er, and me and him wants TO havc / talk
tnnrthnr and Won are rroI mean II Won
don'l give him a seat bv me. 50 that we
can t,il, th,t,s what think"
The impertu1bable traveller straightrnca
up. tl.on loanol ",,o,. in direction of the
sharp faced brunette. smiled most benign
| ly and lovingly on her and thus spoke:
.Charming lady, would be most hap
py to accommodate YOU, hut YOU sec I'm
II pilgrim and y stranger, WayWorn and
weary, and u long way from Aone. Be
sides, my heart is Just now beating u tattoo
of ecstatic satisfaction because of your pres
ence. Being q bachelor, and 50 near one
so lovely 4nd engaging, how can iorego
the pleasure | now enjoy? have baud
dreams in my time-bright drtams-;t,
have wandered through this great bic
world, Of some time meeting one to whom
| could reveal all this sad heart Of mine
would lain no longer to conceal You are
the impersonation Of my Dreams and now
would YOU drive me from your lovely side?
Say, has no bird SUNG in your heart? saw
you come as Il star rises above the horizon
and the light OF your eyes has ijlumined
my soul Say, beautiful stranger, WlI
The sec!ate traveller cease, to SPEAK
The fire had gone down In the brunette '@
| eyes, 'he severe eNPIeSSl0.i h'' N'h!7htG
tbnir ,igidity and nortnd i,lIt cnn,io.h 10 rr-