The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-01-05
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]" Tom is asleep" said his sister. The boy
bad been sitting dreamily gazing into the fire,
his hands clasped behind his head, but, at the
sound of her voice.. lie aanswcred pleasantly,
- Not quite, Ida. was just thinking if such
things as we read Of in story books ever hap
pened. OF course Ibelieve that some do but
/ mean those stories in, which a. young man
rescues strange girl from unheard of dan
ger they fail In loveywith each other ON the
instant her father sets him up in business, or
makes him present of a few thousand dol
lars they get married, and live happily ever
afterward."
All laughed at the picture Tom drew, and
certain sly look passing between father and
mother did not escape the attention of Ida,
who defended her favofite books with her
might. "Of course they do, said she; land
am sure almost every one will agree with
me. Don't you, father2"
" / must say, my dear, that cannot contra
dict you, and if you would like to hear story
I will tell you how your mother and became
acquainted
"Oh / know we'll enough how that was, =
said Tom. g You were introduced by some
friend at party, perhaps and wentto see
her once week, all regular as clock work.
until you were married but"
"Now, Tom, that's real mean,' broke III
his sister, to interrupt father in that way
go ON. Pa; I'll keep this young cub from
growing" and changing her seat for one near
Toms she laid her finger on bis lips.
"aye1l, my dear nothing copld be further
from the reality than your brothers supposi-
ton. Very few stories that have read sur
pass this in point of adventure, and certainly
none have been quite as interesting to me. 1t
happened In this way. You know + formerly
travelled great deal on the cars between here
and b. Your grandmother was living then,
and l used to rtin back and forth quite often.
never troubled my head much about the
girls in those days, and although l, was in
business for myself cared little about high
hats, canes or cigars"
An exami nation from Tom showed that he
sister putting her arm around his neck to pre-
vent a repetition of the interruption.
some morning started as usual, for moth
er's, securing good seat in the cars behind a
''an VINO woo o'sny ."pos - ;. e"sAs pea,
nu's' 'n'o"'Ak .Ao 'ry'' g rroo. as'
Sp'''ins ou' - 'no "'"uo"' op'"eu '.o
morning p"ps. "nu w.. ,oon .',' 's'ou ~
the day before. The article was long one.
/ had read the paper through, and we had left
c'c''y ni.eon u twenty '.''e' oe',''u U.s.
wneh Cry from iauys oppoS''e causeu me 20
look oue Oh 'ne "'haow W. "e'e a'ons On
cross ROAD anu saw ''ia' 'o'se A'."o"oo ~
a oox wagon was running away, anu coming
'o~aiu ~ ~ .nc Wy ~ n's spsou. e'sv -"
'na' = very ple''y ."us ne.u On ~ 'no iei''s as
u4n''s as posS'ocs a"a oAe''eu al ner
s.reng'n " ssop lug a'''''s'' "lo Aau so' oo''i-
pletely Deyonu her coh.lo,
"ha's lne"0c'l u'e ~ w ~ ao' sAno"
pu'' ac''hg On 'ne Impulse % ''ie lnonens' :
sprang up ana pu"ea inc con'iec.'ns me-
fortunately was ~ Tug '''s' csr' anu "e we'e
nor running las. az Tug .,'no. 'eneHoe'
nearing the whistle from the ioco'no'ises sig
nlIying GOWN urakes anu 'na' one man.
VINO seemed 70 ols'ue NY ss.su'' tlleu 70
stop me- nurfying 10 'ne rear PLATFORM
look my posi'lon on 'ne s'ep' anu as soon as
tne Train slowed up Junpeu oh was mons
100 soon, ana just nad .''ne 70 eaten INC TAN
ooa'a 81 sne Wagon 40 .ne no'se' .no,o .n"'
oSer ir'sn'eneu ~ .n0 s'sps = .ne s'a'n' ~
across ane 'rack rsq"ifeu an my s''e''s -