The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-12
From st. Lake Herald.l
A Romance of the Rail.

They came into the car at a wayside
station together. She was in the lead,
position she is not likely TO surrender as
long as they travel together. A tall brn-
nette, with a sharp face piercing black eyes
hair black as a ravens wing, long aqui-
line nose with mole on the side of it,
mouth the cut of which betokcned determin-
alton and force. She had passed the shady
side of her teens and had climbed to the
apex of quarter of n century. He was
guileless youth over whose tow-colored
head some eighteen summers had passed,
an innocent hobbledehoy, just released from
his mothers apron strings On him she
cast loving chances, and his face, suflused
in bushes, was turned with timid, APP
pealing look to her.
The car was crowded, and eligible seats
not easily obtainabe. About the middle
of the car sedate traveller occupied seat
to himself. Thither the irrepressibe lady
pressed her way. The sedate traveller resc
and with much courtesy invited her TO take
a seat next to the window, and when she
was seated he CALMLY ensconced himself
upon the vacant half of the chair. BY this
time the young man whom she was escort
ing had come up. He placed his hand on
the back of the seat, looked appeaingly on
the face of his protectress, and. timidly
around the car. He was evidently embar-
raised, and did not know what to do with
himself The sharp nosed brunette eyed
the sedate traveller by her side with a sharp
ness that almost amounted to malignity.
But the traveller 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 callow 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
81 saw, stranger"
"Well, say on" responded the sedate
traveller.
~ say, look here, stranger"
swell what have you got to show me y
said the sedate man.
"Stranger. want you to know that this
young gentleman standing up there is my
feller."
ooh! I'm glad to hear it. ,Ho~; long
have YOU had him2 Take car VI MN sup
Now you Just look here stranger; this
yeung man is my Teller, and am bound to
see that nobody shall impose on him. You
hear meP Now if you had any manners
you'd just get right up and let him seat
by me-"
ooh. am very happy in your society.
You cannot imagine how much pleasure ii
has given me to furnish you seat where
you can see through the window. Besides
7 oI, N AL lob hi ,
charming ladies like yourself" replied the
sedate traveller.
"But, sir, he is my Teller, sir, my beau
do you understand"
SIS that SO: Who would have thought
it? And does his mother place him under
your protection when he goes abroad?"
snow, you look here, stranger, me and
that young man expects to be engaged, and
we've been keeping company together, and
me and him wants to have talk together,
and you are real mean if you don't give HIM
seat by me, so that we can talk; that's
what think"
The imperturbable traveller Strengthened
up, then leaned over in the direction of the
sharp-eyed brunette, smiled most benignly
and lovingly on her, and thus spoke:
Charming lady, would be most happy
to accommodate you, hut you see I'm a
pilgrim and stranger, way worn and
weary, and long way from home. Be-
sides, my heart is just now beating a ia too
of ecstatic satisfaction because of your
charming presence. Being a bachelor,
and so near one so lovely and engaging.
how can forego the pleasure now enjoy
l have had dreams in my times-brighi
dreams-as have wandered through this
great big world, some time meeting one tn
whom / could reveal all this sad heart OF
mine would fain no longer 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 2
/ saw you come as the star rises above the
horizon, aad the light of your eyes has H.
lumined my soul. Saw beautiful stranger
will you drive me hence?"
% The sedate traveller ceased to speak,
The fire had gone down in the brunette's
eyes, the severe expression had vanished
from her face, her stern lips had relaxed
their rigidity and parted just enough to re-
veal the ivory structure within, and in a
tone that was soft and low she asked:
odd you say you was bachelor!'
"Aye, beautiful stranger, that's my for
tunate station" t.o.t
Then the brunette turned her eyes softly
upon her "feller," who stood twitching hi,
fingers and gazing around in an abashed
simid sort of way, and thus she addressed
HIM:
tom, ! guess you'd better git another
seat, while speak with this gentleman"