The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-11-20
A Romance Of the Rail.

They came into the car at wayside
station together She was in the'lead,
position she IL not likely to surren der
as long as they travel together. A tall
burnette, with sharp face, piercing
black eyes, hair black as ravens
wing, long aqG.line nose, with a mole
ON the side of it, mouth the cut of
which betQkened determination and
force. She Had passed the shady Side
OF The teens and had climbed to the apex
OF quarter of a century. He was a
guileless youth over whose tow colored
mead some eighteen summers had pass
ed, an Innocent hobbledrhoy, Just re-
leased from his mothers apron strings.
On him she cast loving glances, and
his face, suffused iu bushes, was turn
ed with timid appealing look to her.
The car was crowded, and elegible
seats not easily obtainable. About the
middle of the car sedate traveller oc-
cnpied seat to himself Thithef the
lrrepressiole lady pressed her way. The
'sedate traveller rose and with much
courtesy invited her to take a seat next
to the window, and when she was seat
ed he calmly enscoDced himself upon
the vacant half of the chair. by this
time'the young man Whom she had es-
corted had come dp. He placed his
hand on the back of the seat, looked
appealingly Oh ,the face of his protec-
tress, and tim.diy around the car He
was evidently embarrassed, and did not
know what to do with himself. The
sharp n5sed burnette eyed the sedate
traveller by her side with sharpness
that almost amounted to malignity.
But the traveller seemed all uncon-
scious OF the scrutiny to which he was
subjected, and looked awsy over the
fields through an opposite window.
The burnette could no longer endure
to see her callow beau standing forlorn,
and thus she addressed the sedate trav.
eller, whose eyes were wandering far
away, and whose thoughts were with
the dear ones at home
so" say, stranger"
HWell, say on responded the Sc
date traveller. -
" say, look here, stranger"
"Well, what have you got to show
me ?" said the sedate man.
"Stranger, l want you to know that
this young gentleman standing up there
Us my feller."
"Oh I'm glad to hear it. How
long have you had him ? Take care
of him, suppose 2" ~
NOW, you just look here, stranger;
this young man is my ftller, and I'm
bound to see that nobody shall impose
on him. Yot'hear me !? Now if you
had any MARINERS you'd just get righ
up and let him have seat by me-"
"Oh, ! am very happy in your so
ciety. You cannot imagine how much
pleasure it has given me to furnish yol
a seat where you can see through thu
window. Besides, | always took {
special delight In being near charming
ladies like yourself" replied the sedat'
traveller.
"But, sir, he's my feler, cir, m;
beau-do you understand ?''.
3" Is that so? Who would hav
thought it? Ind does his mother plac
him under "rur NrOtection when h
gOes abroad -
NOW, you look here. stranger, IN
snd that young man e rects to be EN-
cbhnpaBy 5ageiAer ana me and hiI
itgsnts - have .atk together, aud yo
sre re "ou don't give him
seat by me- re can talk that
what ! think. '"' "
The imperturbable taveler straight
ened up, then leaned over in the diret
tiOn of the sharp.faced burnette, smi
ed most benignly and lovingly on he
and thus spoke
h''" Charming lady, I would be mo-
happy to accommodate you, but yo
see Pm pilgrim and stranger, wa,
worn and weary, and long way fro
home. Besides, my heart is just no
beating tattoo uf ecstatic satisfa
tiOn because of your charming pre-
ence. Being bachelor, and SO 'nei
one so lovely and eagagng, how can
f0rego the pleasufe'iI now enjoy
have had dreams in my tlmes-brig
dreams-as l have wandered throul
this great big world of some time NEE
ing one 20 whom | could reveal all I'll
sad heart of mine would fain no long
conceal. You are the impersonation
my dreams, and now would you dri
me from your lovely side I? Say, h
no bird sung in your heart Z | saw y
come as star rises above the horizo
and the light of your eyes has illumi
ed my soul. Say! beautiful strange
will you drive me hence ?"
The sedate traveller ceased to spea
The fire had gone down in the bI
nelte's eyes, the severe expression h
vaRlshe9 from her face, her stern II
had relaxed their rightly and part
just enough to reveal the ivory strr
ture within, and in tone that was s.
and low she asked
Did you say you was q bachelor
Aye, beautiful stranger, that's
fortunate station" '"'
Then the burnette turned her el
softly upon her "feller," who ste
twitchlng his fingers and gazing aron
in an abashed, timid sort of way, q
thus addressed him:
Tom, guess you had better git
other seat while speak with this q
tleman."