The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-29

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its hiding place.
Thus foiled, the old lady relapsed into
silence, although she could not remain
quiet long. She jerked her head about
quickly to observe different objects with
a sparrow-like motion, and becoming alb
sorbingly interested in Ruth, she peered
at the trimmings, even testing the quail
ty of a ribbon furtively with critical
fore finger and thumb. Age had chlseled
wrinkles, innumerable fine lines, in the
intelligent face, had whitened the scanty
hair, and robbed the sJlnken mouth OF
teeth, YET the vital forces seemed unlm-
paired. She was like queer little gray
bird hopping along to peck crumb OF
information everywhere.
ssI wonder who she is and where she's
goin' +" pondered the old lady, her busy
brain having unsuccessfully twisted Ruth
around the whirlingwheel of minute IN
vestigation. Then she bobbed abruptly,
and skipped into the seat beside the OBJ
iect of her interest with an apologetic,
Guess I'll change my place, if you
don't mind, and get out of the draught
from that winder. Old folks have to be
kinder keerful about draughts.
Miss Mayhem graciously assented, and
her neighbor was delighted with the sue
cess of her stratagem.
Live in these parts?' small, beady
eyes twinkling all over her companion
interrogatively.
Yes Have you come far
"Fari T guess so I left my darter's
home IN Indianny day afore yesterday.
Ny son-in-law, Marthy's husband, is a
lumber merchant, you know, out West.
Yes, the winters been cold, some. We
had Bible classes and lectures, and once
there came panoramy OF New York.
Jabez took me. Hev you been there 2
Most as good as seeing it for yourself,
the panoramy was. Come home alone
Law, yes! Made my way along as easy as
could be. / stopped over night at Mon
treal in Canady, at great hotel, and the
clerk gave me snug little room, SOS
felt real to hum. There's big bridge
the victory bridge, they call it there. I
see it. I've been a good piece on the
Grand Turk Railroad, too"
The old lady had traversed all this dis
lance safely, enjoying every hour of the
! Journey, and was now turning her face
| homeward to farm nestled among the
hills 4.
! envy son lives on the other side of the
house, and does all the chores about the
farm. I take care of myself" she ex-
planned, with the curious simplicity of q
nature that confded all it's private affairs
to strangers, never dreaming of doubt
/ ing that their interest equaled her own
in discussing their personal history.
| Ruth's sympathy was aroused. This
sympathy cost her dear. Three hours
later she was standing alone on the
crowded platform of large railway ter
minus, where locomotives were dashing
frantically about, and anxious passengers
Moderated loudly, with her own train
Disappearing In the distance, and a
string of gold beads in her hand.
| 1t happened thus: Ruth and her new
/ friend hobnobbed delightfully."-. The old
lazy was particularly pleased to discover
that among the many good things pre-
pared for the others journey by friendly
hands were crisp turn-overs, generous
slices of dried-apple pie, and doughnuts,
8 Seems like hum, Z she declared, with
a sigh of satisfaction. Couldn't git
any cake nor pie i'll Canady. They said
that they had plenty of beef and beer,
but I don't need nothin' quite 50
| hearty"
! Born of the same race, subjected to
the same influences of a harsh, cold
climate, the English resident of Canada
supplies generous fuel for the machinery
of life, while the Yankee resident of
New England most grudgingly lubri-
Gates the busy mechanism of his econ
omy, at the same time extorting the
greatest possible amount of labor from
his slave-the body.
The train paused at the station, and a
young man strolled into the car. Miss
Ruth's attention became Instantly cen
tered in him. 1t was not because of the
beauty of his black mustache that she
observed him, nor his oily ringlets,
fiashy waistcoat and Respondent watch
chain. 1t was simply because his evil,
snaky eye, wandering carelessly over the
passengers, pounced on our unconscious
old lady.
"You will bear Watching" thought
the younger woman. Then she talked
warningly of thieves and pickpockets, at
which the old lady looked simply be-
wildered.
Liz IIdlu rushed INTO tunnel dark,
chilly hole that seemed to open yawn-
ing mouth, itself stationary and soulless,
to engulf Life and motion. A tiny blue
flame cracked; the old lady had lighted
bit of tallow candle, using her hand for
a candle-stick.
:" 1 git scared in these tunnels" she
said, and held the candle so that Ruth
and herself were framed in vivid radi-
ance.
The former, keeping her eyes stead
lastly fixed on the snaky young mar
seated behind, detected stealthy move
ment of his hand toward the old lady's
neck, where hung the family gold beads.
A sudden draught (emanating from
the snaky young MANI fared out the
candle, a scuffle and rush ensued amidst
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