The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-26
GOIN' SOMEWHERE.

He had been to town-meeting, had once
voyaged hundred miles on a steam
boat, and had q brother who had made
the overland trip to California.
She had been to quiltings, funerals,
and circus or two, and she knew a
woman whose sister thought nothing OF
setting out on a railroad journey where
she had to wait fifteen minutes at juno
tion and change cars at depot.
SO found them--a cOzy-lOoking old
couple, sitting up very straight in their
seat, and trying to act like old railroad
travellers. A shadow Of anxiety sudden
ly crossed her face; she became uneasy,
and directly she asked:
"Philetus, actlly b'leeve we've went
and taken the wrong tramp
"It can't be, nohow," he replied, SEEM
ing little startled. "Didn't I ask the
conductor, and didn't he say we was
rightw
dow and make sure. He might have
been q lynn to u.s."
The old man looked out of the window
at the fitting fences, the galloping .tele-
graph poles, and the unfamiliar fields, as
If expecting to catch sight Of some old
landmark, and forgetting for moment
that he was q thousand miles from
home.
81 guess we're all right. Mary" he
said, as he drew in his head.
"Ask somebody-ask that man therep
she whispered.
"This is the train for Chicago, hain't
II ?' inquired the old man of the passen-
ger in the next seat behind.
"This is the train," replied the man.
"Therel didn't l say SOP" chuckled
the old gent.
at may belt may BET" she replied,
obviously; "but ii we are carried wrong
it won't be my fault. say that we are
wrong, and when we've been led to some
pirates cave, and butchered tor our
money, yen wish ye had needed my
words"
He looked out OF the window again,
opened his mouth as If to make some in
quiry OF boy sitting on the fence, and
lnen leaned back in his seat and signed
heavily. She shut her teeth together, as
il saving that she could stand it if he
could, and the train sped along for sew
eral miles. He then said:
"Looks like rain over thar in the west;
hope the boys have got them oats in."
sIhat makes me think OF that umbrel-
lerl" she exclaimed, diving her hands
among the parcels atthelr ieet.
She hunted around for two or three
minutes, growing red in the face, and |
then Strengthened up and hoarsely whis-
pered:
."W-whatw he gasped.
"That umbreller!"
"NoV -
"Gone, hide and hairW she went on
"that sky-bue umbreller which have
had ever since Martha died."
He searcned around, but it was not to
be found.
"Waal, that's queer" he unused, as he
up.
"Queerl Not a bit. Pve talked to We
ana talked to We, but 1t does no good.
Ye come from a needless family, ,and
ye'd forget to put on yer boots II didn't
tell ye to-"
"None o. the HarrIsons was ever in
the poor-house," he replied in a cutting
tone.
"PhiIetus-Philetus H. Harrisonp she
continued, laying her hand on his arm;
ssdon't ye dare twit me of that again
pve lived with ye nigh on to forty years,
and waited on We when ye had biles and
the tooth ache, and the collie, and when
ye 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 as pale as death as she Strengthened
back and whispered:
Sand that's gone, toop
"What now?o he asked.
ssThat bottle with the cold tea in itlv
ssIt's been stoleW he exclaimed, look
ing around the car as If expecting to see
some one with bottle to their lips.
"Fust the mbreller-then the bottle p'
she gasped.
81 couldn't have left 1t, could ~" Il
'Don't ask mel That bottle has been
in our family twenty years-ever since
mother died-and now it's goneI Land
only knows what Pill do for camtire |
bottle when we get homs-if we ever do"
"Pll buy one."
"Yes, know ye are always ready to |
buy, and il it wasn't for me to restrain |
ye the money'd fly like feathers in the |
wind"
"Waal, didn't have to mortgage nv |
look.
"rwitting aginl It.isn't enough that
ye've lost a good umbreller and q cam
IRE bottle, bat ye 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 further.
Ten or fifteen minutes passed, and,
growing restless. he called out to, a man
across the aisle:
Whats the sile around heref
"Philetus-Philetus II. Harrisonl stop
Ter noisep she whispered, poking him
~ inst askad n,taetinr ,,ha rari,oa l