The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-23

ing gold-headed, ebony cane, and the
lady well attired, graceful and queen
like; here was family sad-faced
mother, poyerty-stricken children, no
husband or father, but the oldest son
blind in one eye and ungainly, yet
beautiful in his iilial affection and solici-
tude for that unlovely mother; over there
was young couple married or ought to
be, Judging by their senseless billings
and cooing; nearer is family, the father
bearing evidences Of masonic connection
and carrying certificate commenting
him as solicitor for shrieking Kansas
grsshopper-scourged, his wife and three
children taking free journey on the
avails; just on the other side is another
family, young father, young mother, fat
twins and two or three children but half
a head taller, the four hungry, fretful
and requiring more patience and tact
and administrative ability for their man.
Iagement than an entire army corps;
and now appear on the tapis a couple
that bespeaks greater attention from my
wandering pen-a man about forty, rag
.ged,rough and reeling, and q mere girl of
fifteen, und-faced, meek-eyed, ill-olad
and fondly anxious concerning her
drunken compaion, her father likely,
whom she is endeavoring to prevent
from reaching worse harm and disgrace.
He has all he can to do to carry himself,
but she tries to carry two huge, we'll
filed sachels and big band-box. She
drops them near the door, coaxes him
to sit and drops wearily into seat be-
hind him. He sits but moment, she
has not time to get out lunch before
he staggers to his feet and breaks for
the door with evident intention to find
doggery where he may quench his
burning thirst. She hurriedly puts up
the victuals, snatches the baggage and
follows him out in order topersuade him
back and thwart his evil purpose. Soon
she succeeds and returns with him and
hey again take seat; but before she
an get bite to strengthen herself, off
lie goes again, and thus the drama is re-
'eated till the train which they are to
AXE comes into the depot when she gets
i'm and the luggage aboard, seats her
elf near him with woe-begon sigh and
Ejaculation and hopes they will all reach
lome safe. 1t happens that this is our
rain also, and some courteous official
indy tells us we can get aboard and
scape the din of the children's criesand
oafers' loud talk, remarking that the :
lumber of young ones is sunusually large
they come in streaks you see. We
oped SO, thanked him and went into a
ar. We were pleased to fiud there
old English lady whose ac-
uaintance we had formed soon after
,aving Lockport, and who had gone to
ee friend upon reaching Buffalo.
)isposing ourselves for the night, we
,olKed about to see who were our fellow
assengers. One, a lady in appearance
she belonged to the sex at all events
reclaimed against the heat and closeness
+ the air, and raised a window for
er. She politely thanked me and 1
eturned to my seat. A child of about
even years was with her, to whom she
as kind and afectionate, making him
bed and laying him to sleep on the seat
i front Of her with the back reversed,
ringing them face to face. The mother
she was for all know-soon got into
,nversation with gentlemen behind her
ld across the aisle and if she told the Z
nth, we all learned where she lived.
er business and her present errand. A
IAN sitting near-a gentleman no doubt
attracted by the ''cut of her iib" as
lilor would say, took seat behind her
ld they kept up running fire of small (
llk-he in subdued and she in loud
'nes, till drowsines palsied their
'ngues, when he gave her his coat for
pillow and she, after fidgetingly (
hanging her position to find soft spot \
all likelihood, dropped off into
oze and he followed suit. In justice 1
lould tell the reader that she said her
was a grocer and she had run I
own to Buffalo to buy stock. The old
dy to whom I have referred, had re-
aatedly smiled to us significantly, and
ow that the tongue clack had ceased {
le smiled as greatly relieved and re-
gned herself to sleep. Poor woman. 4
le had been East under the encourage
ient that one Of the daughters of an old a
lend would return with her and re-
ain at her home. She resided on n U
ne farm near Piqua, left at the decease
her husband, and rather than leave
for good, she had tried to induce this
oung lady to go live with her. But
hen the day of parting came, the mother r
lough poor and having hard work to
eep her large family together, could
OF let her go, and the old lady had to
'turn alone. Perhaps it was all for
le best, though from what the good
idow said and so she thought-many a