The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-12-17
A RAILWAY EPISODE.

They came into the car at O wayside
station together. She was in the
lead; position she is not likely to
surrender so long as they travel to-
gether. A tall brunette, with q
sharp face, and piercing black eyes,
hair black as the ravens wing, a long
aquline nose with O mole on the
side Of it, and mouth the cut OF
which betokened determination aud
force. She had passed beyond the
shady side of the teens, and climbed
to the apex Of aquarter OF 0century.
He was guiless youth over whose
cow-colored head eighteen summers
had passed, an innocent hobblede-hoy
Just released from his mothers apron
strings. On him she cast loving
glances, and his face suffused with
bushes, was turned with q timid,
appealing look to har,
The chr was crowded, and eligible
neats hok easily 0btainable, About
the middle OF the car a sednto traye-
ler occupied seat all 10 himself.
Thither the ilTepressible lady pressed
her way. The sedate traveller rose
and with much courtesy invited her
TO take q seat next to tho window,
and when she was seated he calmly
eseonced himself upon the vacant
half OF tho chair. By this time the
young man whom she was escorting
had come up. He placed his hand
upon the back Of the seat, looked up
pealingly Into the face of his protect
ress and timdly around the car. He
was evidently embarrassed and didn't
know what TO do with himself. The
sharp nosed brunette eyed the sedate
traveller by her side with q sharpness
that almost amounted to maligninity.
But the traveller seemed all uncon-
cious Of scrutiny to which he was
subjected, and looked away over the
fields through an opposite window.
The brunette could endure to see
her sallow beau standing forlorn no
longer, and thus addressed the Sc
date traveller, whose eyes were
wandering far away, and whose
thoughts were with the dear ones at
home,
II say, stranger"
"Well say on" responded the Sc
date traveller.
II say, look here, stranger!"
"Well, what have you to show
me, said the sedate man.
stranger, l want you to know
that this young gentleman standing
up there is my feller."
"Ah! I'm glad to hear it. How
long have you had himP Taking cart
OF him, l suppose?"
"Now you just look here stranger
this yonng man is my feller and In
bound TO see that nobody shall i'm
pose upon him. You hear me. Nov
if you had any manners you'd just gi
right up and let him have seat by
me.
- "oh, I am very happy in your so
ciety. You cannot imagine how
much pleasure it has given me tc
furnish you with seat where yor
can see out through the window
Besides l always took especial de
light in being near charming ladiel
like yourself" replied the sedat'
traveller.
"But, sir, he is my fellow, sir m!
beau, do you understand"
"Is that so and who would havt
thought It'll And does his mothel
place him under your protection
when be goes abroad?"
"Now, you look here, stranger
me and that young man expects to b
engaged, and we've been keeping
company together, and me and hin
wants to have a talk together, and yol
are real mean if you don't give hin
a seat by me SO that we can talk
that's what / think" The imper
turable traveller Strengthened up, thei
leaned over in the direction of. tn,
sharp-faeed brunette, smiled mos
benignly and lovingly on her, anc
thus spoke:
Charming lady, 1 would be mos
happy to accommodate you, but yol
see I'm pilgrim and q stranger, way
worn and weary, and a long wa,
from home. Besides my heart j
just now beating a tattoo Of of ecstat
ic satisfaction, because Of your
charming presence. Being bache
Ter, and SO near one so lovely an'
engaging, how can / forgo the grea
pleasure l now enjoy. / have ha,
dreams in my time-bright-
as / have wandered through thi
great big world, OF sometime meetin
with one to whom / could reveal a
this sad heart Of mine would fain nc
longer conceal. You are the in
personation Of my dreams, and no.
would you drive me from your love
ly side? Say has no bird sang in you
hearth / saw you come as sta
rise above the horizon, aud the ligE
Of your eyes has illumined my sou
Say beautiful stranger, will yo
drive me henceP The sedate travelC
ceased to speak.
The fire had gone down in th
! brunette's eyes, the severe expressio
. had vanished from her face, her ster
lips had relaxed their rigidity, an
> apart just enough to reveal the iyor
structure within and in a tone tht
was soft and low; she asked:
= "Did you say you was q bachelorf
= "Aye. beautiful stranger, that
my fortunate station"
Y Then the brunette turned her eye
a softly upon her "fellar," who stoo
r twitching his fingers, and gain
s around ii an abashed, timid sort {
9 way, and thus she addressed hin
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