, 1875-01-10

| ~ !ono"-passenEe1s VINO nad Witnessed t11
theatric contortiou5 while IN front Of me sat
benign old gentleman who turned partially ans
shaded his eyes with an evening paper to catch
glimpse OF the unfortunate condensation Of rha
Grand Star Continuation Company.
"Come, GOMEZ" said the conductor with
supplementary shake.
Ia that horrible sleep had lost nv very iden-
tity, and, though realizing everything around
me, was as limp and disorganized as il iiteralI7
torn and battered By the demon elements with
te1essins realistic question, Whr ye-go'n'; n.
wh'rs-y'r-ticket?" found me attempting mute
| appeal to tho old gentleman who was etiIl in
quisitlve1y surveying me, and who, understand.
Ing the same. immediately produced his wstlet
aud pair. my fare, as he remarked, s. to my Jour
ney's end; and the poor fellov-creature must
| look to Providence for the rest!
| Tho conductor passed on with growf Of dis.
conahture 1T losing an opportunity to put -
poor fellow-craatura " on the train; while the
old gentleman, who now possessed kind Of
/ charitable ownership over me, IA one will feel
| justified in kicking or caressing dog be haa
fed, adjusted his spectacles, aud, placing his
discrgaged hand On nv shoulder as prelude to
forecosing his spiritual mortgage, couShed. re-
adjusted his glasses, and looked mo full ia the
! faco.
Shades OF my youthful terrors it mas my old
pastor.
'Yes, it's me-" said eruf3y, anticipating dis
covery.
"And dzunk, scrivner !" he inquired.
'Aa usaal." replied
Now, this was q deliberate libel on the firm:
?. pns cnose & to have nm muse On bus fayoslta
theme OF total depraT'ts, rather than to mozaIiza
mo into numbering lum. He rested his head in
his hand far moment and groaued audlt!y:
than as II his eacerdotal bounty had been wasted
and he naa cast nus PEARLS before an unapprecs.
atiYe swine. but which could NOT bully him os1t
OF propounding few missionary cununtlruma.
ne gre" copy OF the Village paper from his
pocket, and, pointing to my aonhle-1cadea
puns, asked they weco the fruits OF ny
early training: said they we're and promptly
oegsed Tue nonor OF presenting nm ont
oi my elegantly gotten-ap "conplluenr
tar1es The luaFGtss!on IN my reply To-
gardlng my early training rhicn had Il part
neen h1s eVaneehcal mission, anu tho impudeace
IN offering NM complimentary to an entertain
nent 80 9nsooiy, 80 horl1aed the good man That
ne tnIned 1Eon me ID sanctlhed elsgust' and the
tram tore along IN the STORM
BOD. as fas there utterly desolate. yet dog
gedly desperate, the wii3 Thought Of some new
and nolder scheme; the swift resolves to do
sometnng 20 retrieve mYselt as one great effort
come oy nate. and fesr. and shame yet all
overwhejmed by the awful resolution within ma
to have money. ct "hatever cost-horrlfies mt
even no", when, thahk God! l am SO tar from
II oil.
At last we reached Goodstock, but nv coward
ly heart failed me-, anu only sat passive in nv
seat moaning kind OF accompaniment to .Lt
storm I knew my father Was on TINT train. l
Jshir But put OF that meeting, even to my
moan soul bitterly panini. ns long as 1 could
ous q Some gort ol pity 1or nm. -..
mafshro Jonct1on twenty minutes Tor sup
per! yelled the BuDsldlzed brakeman; aud
1 InIousn tle pe.s.ng s,ees ann SNOW, gnntloss ol
Aghs shone HON cheery homes while away
up up sao .. "n, ill.,, suaraso a3au from tne storms
oy etoaS eiMs anu naples, was my
and behlna ITS oioed porches, quite comfortable
ana satlsnea me- "thont me, 1masned; and
natca IT, 1ne tram tore into the junction, and
1he nungry passengels roaneq to"afas tae open
uools "he1o tEe cospu!eat Juoeo WAS stand
ing to welcome each with s warmth OF Hospitality
ever dreamed. and read7 OF, bnt neVer experi.
eneeo, BOO, 50 Iuliy as at TINS oia 'nucs'on cat
ln6-house. but the clamor OF the pondsrous
gong the suggestive ratste anu catser IN the
great d!ning-hssi, OF the familiar 1accs OF tt
little interest to ne as the lakes wlIcl, s"cp'
rom toe D1tter sA5: bue one 1ace coo1a sla5H
out; DUE one poof, .hunlnated+ eo11oWluE 1osE
coalo entertain 1or an instant; anu taas one
only WITH that nelhs9f overwhelming sFeeo fo'
money: money. money: .r.-,
Daltlng hitner aud th1thes Iusnacs through
the crowd hke maoman hastily 1alulrat,g. YET
shrinking from recognition; At Inst noanced
upon nun WITH curse as ne turned into tho
deserted street.
" is It you II "as an agonlzed sroan
rather than question anu ne Ehtnnk from ne
oos'oes' .-.-...
Yes and now no nonsense. must have
;@ooo before tne do"n.tra1n. or thero,il ea
murder here before morning!" Wasn't
bfSye' s bon ,;;,, . - ~.
just closer. tremulous gathering OF the lirea
over the poor, pale face. Then he za1I
in low To.ce, IS If tho old dreams
and fears. fof me, which had Ill haen