The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-31

walking on the track, young man and
q young woman, each one carrying a.
small parcel and having the appearance
of.iugiiyes, That was long before Mr..
Greeley had instFueted the young men
to ego West" and this pair had really
got the start of the Tribune seer, tori
they were going West as iast as-they
could walk, and at the time of my meet
ing them, had long stretch before them,
that promised no pleasing company, eA-
cept as they found in each other.
After turning my engine l slaFts0
back, and in short time overlook the
wanderers, when / stopped the engine
and Invited them to ride. At first they
seemed a little timid, but quieted their
fears, and, having got tnem nleely
seated in the cab, / started on, By Sc
we're questioning | learned that the
young man had been In the employ OF
iarmer in Chatauqua county, n. y; that
the girl was the only daughter OF the lar
mer; that they had determined ON GET
ting married against the Will OF the par
ents, and had run away, seeking that
haven of rest, Chicago.
Here they got out OF money, ana, as
the young man failed to get work, they
had started out TO look for a place
among the farmers. l took them to the
good deal OF interest Tor them among the
railroad men, resulting in placing him at
DeKaib as a night-wiper OF locomotives.
Here they continued through the winter,
and as | used TO see them at times,
think l. never saw two persons who
seemed to be better or more lovingly
mated than they. The Following sprlhe
/ lost sight Of them, but subst tquently
learned tnat they had returned East.
A few days alter Christmas, 1870,
Went into Everetps dimng-roonls, Wash.
ington Market, New YORK, ana ordered
dlpner. Whiie waiting TO be served, i
saw a well-tC-do iariner-looking individ'
ual enter and take a seat at the nexl
table. He was in conversation with .
butcher, and i thought 1 recognized
something familiar in the voice aud tea
lures o. the newcomer. SO impressed
was | with the belief that / had seer
him before, that on flushing my lunch
approached and asked min IL We had moi
met somewhere. lie failed tUremembel
having ever seen me, and l was about tf
! go away when l asked ii he mad eYel
| been OH the Northwestern Railway. Al
| first he ans swered in the negative, but
| quickly correcting himself, lie said
Nv by, yes, was out Jnere years ago."
"Dld you work for the companyr
/ ~ es, wiped engines AT De MAID one
winterW
Then, for the first time, it occurred &c
me VINO he was, and L asked II ne re-
membered being picked up one sunday
| between Chicago anu Oak Ridge.
| 81 Shall never forget tnatV said he;
land L know you must be The man VINO
! beirended me Then. How my wife
would like 10 see you" And he arose
ana grasped my hand in token OF MY
/ former Alnduess and his remembrance
Of it.
/ learned that his wite's parents had
sent for them to come back the sprint
! thar missed them; that he had finally
| come into possess on of tue farm, OF
the death uf his tather-jn. law; bad beci
very successful, and was at that tint
| deliveringstwo car loads of STOCK TO TN
butcher Dy his side. Ispenta a halt thou
! with him and we parted, promising Il
call on him some day, and he assuring
me tnat a good WIG and two children
would join him in welcoming me- to
/ pleasant farm home IN Chautauqui
County, whenever 1 came iHefe.-
| Rochester Express.