Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-12-24
RFon lhs salt Lake Herald.
Il RoMaNcE or THE RAnL.

SIDE station toget1efs one Vas 4
tie lead, position she is not likely
to surrender as long as they trave.
together. A fall brunette, with 8
sharp face, piercing black eyes, haiI
black as ravens wing, q long,
aquiline nose, with a mole on the
side Of it, q mouth, the cilt OF when
betokened determinstiOn ana force:
She had passed the shady sac oI
the teens. and had climbed to the
aDex Of 4 quarter of century. he
was ! guileless youth, over whose
tow-colored head some eighteen
summers had passed, an innocent
hobblehoy, j1st released from his
mothers apron strings. On him she
cast loving glances, and his face,
sUffused with bushes, was TUNED
with a timid, appealing look to her.
The ear was crowded, and eligi-
lie seats not easily obtainable; about
the middle of the car a sedate travel
Ell occupied a seat to himself. ThiIh-
Ell the irrepressible lady pressed her
way. The sedate traveller rose, and
with much courtesy, invited her to
take 3 seat next to the window, and
when she was seated he calmly en-
sconced himself upon the vacant
half Of the chair. By this time the
Young man whom she was escorting
had come up. He placed his hand
on the back of the seat, looked ap-
pealingly on the face of his protect
trese, and timdIy around the car.
He was evidently embarrassed, and
did not know what to do with him
self. The sharp-eved brunette eyed
the sedate traveller by herlside with
a sharpness that almost amounted to
malignity.
But the traveller seemed all uncon-
scious of the scrutiny to which he
was subjected, and looked away over
the fields through an opposite win
dow.
The brunette could no longer en-
dure to see her ealloW beau standing
forlorn, and thus she addressed the
sedate traveller, whose eyes were
wandering far away, and whose
thoughts were with the dear ones at
home.
IT say, stranger"
@Well, say on" responded the Sc
date traveller.
'1say, look here, stranger" {"
@Well what have you got to show
me?" said the sedate man.
s'Stranger, I want you to know
that this young gentleman standing
up there is my feIler."
aOhl Pm glad to hear it. How
long have You had him? Take care of
him, I suppose.
sNow, yon Just look here, stran-
ger, this young man is my feller, and
Pm bound TO see that nobody shall
impose on him. You hear me? Now
if you had any manners you would
get up and let him have a seat by
me-
HOh, / am very happy in your So
ciety. You cannot imagine how
much pleasure it has given me to
furnish you a seat where you can
see through the window. Besides,
take special delight in being near
charming ladies like yourself, " re-
piled the sedate traveller.
@But, sir, be is my feller, sir, my
beau-do you understands
SIS that so? Who would have
thought il? And does his mother
place him under your protection
when he goes abroad?p
g Now, you look here, stranger,
me. and that young man expects to |
beengaged, and we've been keeping |
company together. and me and him |
wants to talk together, and you are
real mean if you don't give him a
seat by me, so we can talk; that's
what 1 think"
The impertubable traveller straight
ened up, then leaned over in the di-
reotion Of the sharp-faced brunette, /
smiled most benignly and lovingly |
on her, and thus spoke:
ssCharming lady, would be most
happy to accommodate you, but you
see I'm a pilgrim and a stranger,
way-Worn and weary, and long /
way from home. Besides, my heart
is justnow beating a tattoo of ecstatic
because Of your charm
ing presence. Being a bachelor, and
20 near one so lovely and engaging,
how can forego the pleasure l now
enjoy? have had dreams in my
time-bright dreams-as l have
wandered through this great big
world, of. sometime meeting one to
whom could reveal all this sad
heart Of mine would feign no longer
conceal. You are the impersonatIon
IF my dreams, and now would you
1rive me from your lovely side? Say,
las no bird sung in your hearth I
Jaw you come as a star rises above
he horizon, and the light of your
yes has illuminated my soul. Say,
beautiful stranger, will you drive
ne henceg"
The sedate traveller ceased to
peak.
The fire had gone down in the bru-
lette's eyes, and the severe express
on vanished from her face, her stern
ips had relaxed their rigidity and
,arted just enORgh to reveal the ivo-
y structure within, and in a tone
bat was keft and low, she asked
sfDid you say you was bache-
orssa -
"Aye. beautiful stranger, that's
ny fortunate situation
Then the brunette turned her eyes
Ioftly upon her stfeller," who stood
,witching his fingers and gazing
Iround in an abashed, timid sort Of
Fay, and thus she addressed him:
tsToHs / gness you'd better get an
,ther seat while I speak with this
,entleman.'
Never take 'sCome and see men
:. nhrase meant IN earnest unloss1