The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-09-17
THE ROMANCE OF A PALACE CAR.
.-ONERLAND

I.-OVERLAND.
john Longmirc spun the ball with
Fate in this fashion,: Il am a failure
thus far in the New World. In making
this long Journey | will stake all. and
trayc! first class like 4 gentleman" He
laughed when he had arrived at this
conclusion, after nights and days of
painful meditation, but the laugh WAS
not pleasant to hear, because brayado
WI, foreign to his nature. The pur-
chase of his ticket left Il margin of twen-
tY-tiyc dollars, the remnant of his slcn-
Ter fortune.
Early summer had come to the city,
promising bloom Of flowers to thrupprr
streets, promising noise, dust. and the
cNhaiationS of intcnscr heat in the lower
thDroughfarc> through which John
LomGmirc, humble pedestrian, tool! his
way. An amused sense of possible adj
venture and romance succeeded previous
sharp anxiety. A carriage rolled along
~ the direction he was following. with
Glittering trappin@S and frctting stccds.
"That is the sort of equipa@c mywifc
shall have" thought the Young man.
gIancing at the interior, where the satin
cushions were scarcely visible, because
Of India shawls and tra~velin@-bagS, not
ID mention 4 young lady in elaborate
toilet.
just a. the vehicle came abreast of
Mtr pedestrian a Skye terrier struggled
toward the window, = plump hand, deli
catcly gloycd, caught the victim, and Il
ma>~ive old bracelet rolled at the feet OF
John Longmirc. 10 rescue the trinkct
from crushing wheels, and restore it to
. stout lady, As the carriage paused. was
s2r work of an instant, and would have
passed from remembrance, among other
trivial occurrences, for two distinct i'm
pr~c,~ions produced. The tout lady
stared, bowed affabIy, and prepared to
offer him money; the girl cnthroncd
among the shawlS on the opposite seat
checked her with the warning, "Alam-
-S1, ne Il 4 gentleman.
John Lon@mirc went on rapidly. the
color burning i'll his cheek, while in his
heart dawncd Il first sweet impulse of
gratitude toward the daughter for rccoG-
uizjng him at his true value. Perhaps
his coat was shabby, placing him IN that
indcfinable boundary which is but aStep
above vagab0ndagc, and he had learned
already, from sad experience, that if Il
millionaire may indulge in the ecccn-
tricity of rusty h~abiliment~, it is vital to
die Door man that his wardrobe appears
10 lack nothing. A French maid, hold
ing the Skye, had glanced at him with Il
scarcely perceptible m~ockcry in her
black eyes, as if the proximity of the
stout lady alone prevented her from
Struggling her shoulders with Il "You
,cc how it is"
A last glance at the city, and our
Traveller stepped on board a ferry-boat,
and stood on the deck watchingt the blue
waters of the bay, flushed to crimson by
the sunset and the tunnels of steam
ships, the lace-work of masts and spars,
all suggestive of the other side of the
water. The carriage had rolled on
board the ferry-boat; the young man,
leaning against the bulwark and tax
INC a last farewell of ocean, did not OBJ
serve it.
"Therc was no room for me at hOme,'
he reelected, a mist in his eyes. perhaps
from the dazzle of the waters, and re-
cognizing himself, in the sternest sense,
one of the fugitive birds cast out of the
nest from o~vercrowding.
After that momentary pang of home
sickness he turned his face resolutely to-
wand the West. The party OF the car