Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-27
Coin Somewhere.
BY NJ. QUAD.

He had been to town-meeting, and had
once voyaged a hundred miles on a steam
boat, and had a brother who had made
the overland trip to California.
She had been to cuttings, funerals, and
circus or two, and she knew woman
whose sister thought nothing of setting
out on railroad journey where she had
to wait fifteen minutes at junction and
change cars at a depot.
So found them-a cOsy-lOoking old
couple, sitting up very straight in their
seat, and trying to act like old railroad
travellers. A shadow of anxiety suddenly
crossed her face, she became uneasy, and
directly she asked:
"Philetus, l actIly bleeve we've went
and taken the wrong train!"
at can't be, nohow," he replied, SEEM
ing little startled. didn't ask the
conductor, and didn't he say we was
rightl"
"Yaas, he did, but look out of the win
dow and make sure He might have been
lynn to usH'
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 fsrgetting for moment
that he was thousand miles from home.
Il guess we're all right, Mary" he said
as he drew in his head
ASK somebody-ask that man there"
she whispered.
This is the train for Chicago, hain't
it," inquired the old man of the passen-
ger in the next seat.
This is the train" replied the man.
There! didn't say so?" chuckled the
old gent. rr- ~.
ut may bet may BET" she replied
obviously; .'but if We are carried wrong
it won't be my fault. I say that we are
wrong, and when We have been led into
some pirates cave and butchered for our
money, yell wish you had needed my
wordsr' ff~
He looked out of the window again,
opened his mouth as if to make some in
quiry Of boy sitting on fence, and then
leaned back in his seat and sighed heav-
lily. She shut her teeth together as if say
ing that she could stand it if he could,
and the train sped along for several miles.
He finally said:
''Looks like rain over thar in the West.
l hope the boys hev got them oats in"
THAT makes me think of that umbrel
lerw she exclaimed, diving her hands
among the parcels at their feet.
She hunted around for two or three
growing red in the face, and
then Strengthened up and hoarsely whis-
pered,
',1t's gone!'
'W-whata" he gasped.
'srhat umbrellerr'
'sNo!'
'sGone, hide and hair!' she went on
''tlhat sky-blu umbreller which I've had
ever since Martha died!"
He searched around, but it was not to
be found ------. .----.
WAL that's queer" he unused, as he
up. " s1
aQueer! Not bit. I've talked to We
and talked to ye, but it does no good. Ye
come from needless family, and ye'd
forget to put your boots onif l didn't tell
We to-" tfttt~ t-@
he replied in . cutting tone.
"Philetus--P hiletus H. Harrison. she
laying her hand on his arm,
don't We dare twit me of that again! I've
lived with ye nigh on to forty years, ana
waited on ye when ye had biies ana cne
toothacbe and the collie, and when yer Tell
and broke yer leg, but don't push me 70
the walli''
He looked out of the window, feeling
that she had the advantage Of MN, ana
she wir,ed her eyes, settled her glasses on
her nose, and used up the next fifteen
minutes in thinking of the past. Feeling