The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-01-25

We're OH his person. the money was still
missing. How the papers, could have been
saved, and the coat and money and even the
body Of the man burned, was regarded as a
| mystery. She also had the ba. rel OF his
pistol, which she was able to recognize, the
stock being burnt off of it. She said she
would have accompanied her husband on his
journey, but for the fact that her brother-iu :
law, who was sitting by her side, was sick,
and she decided to remain at home with him +.
She told her story with considerable feeling.
| as she sat by the side of her companion in
deep mourning, with Il heavy Grape veil
| trailing almost to her feet, She was alto
getsier picture of widowed grief, and liav-
| ing considerable personal attractions, the
story ct her SORROWS, and the bad treatment
she had received from the railroad officials,
elected the warm sympathy OF the passen-
sers. She seemed to be a lady i'll good world
ly position, having dimond earrings, and
! dimond ring on her finger, which she said
belonged to her husband, and which he gave
her for safe-keering when he left his home
in Canada to, start for Chicago.
About an hour after the cars lett the
bridge, and when near Buffalo, the atten-
ton OF the passengers was attracted to the
bereaved widow, who seemed to be very rap
idly casting her grief to the winds She
was reclining costly on the sholder OF Der
brother-in-law, whose right arm was around
her neck and his hand leisllrelv rest
ing on her breast. They seemed like two
fond lovers, in low whispering converse, per-
fectly oblivous of the fact that score OF ewes
were watching their apparent contented en-
Joyment OF the situation and of each others
company. They had eyes for no one but
themselves, and it soon became apparent
that the bereayed widow was being comfort
ed to her hearts content The whispering
gradually changed almost to billing and COO
ing, and slight ripping laugh occasionally
greeted those sitting near the cntranced cou.
Pile. The widow had evidently cast her grief
to the funeral dyre in which her hllsband
was cremated 4 few days previously But
the climax OF the situation had not yet been
reached, which caused suppressed laugh
throughout the car and around them TO the
TACT that they were not enjoying themselves
without witnesses. The progress of lovc-mak-
ing was so rapid that the mourning brother,
who had told the passengers that the resem-
Elance to his brother was so striking that
they were often taken for each oiller seemed
to imagine that he was really his brother so
far as the woman by his side was concerned,
and she seemed perfectly willing to accept
him as a substitute. They finally commence
ed playfully toying with each other, she oc-
casionaly stroking his motstaclie, and lie
putting the knucklc of his forelinger in her
mouth, which she was pretending to snap at
in playful sport. Certain it was that they
afforded much amusement to the passengers
on their way to Rochester, where the MOURN
ing couple stopped to spend the night. Per-
liaps it was the likeness of her companion 10
the ''late lamented'' that induced such close
fellowship. and pure goodness of heart upon
his part to do his part to comfort and enter
tain the bereavcd widow. He certainly was
doing all a brothers. part in endeavoring 70
soothe her sorrows, if she had any.
Yours, &C., C.C.F.