The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-25
A Real, Bena-Fide Ghost.

good Whlle; go on tomorrow with me.
I've got to go, and want company"
"TO-morrow? Let me see-well, don't
know, as there is any especial reason
"Tnat's right. have to travel alone,
and we can have pleasant time in
| company"
"l'll go with you"
The next day, armed and equipped for
travelling, we were en- route iOr the City
OF Brotherly Love, via the New Jersey
Southern Railroad. The terryboat was
| crowded, and everybody WAS in hurry
to get of, in order to secure good seats
in the train, which was in waiting for us.
Tho consequence was, that Tom and l
got separated; l being showed ON ahead,
and he being crowded into corner with
a very pretty young lady, OF whose face
l caught hurried glimpse just as was
hustled on the gang-plank. ran ashore,
passed the depot gate, and hurried to
secure two seats in forward car, for
Tom and myself, nothing doubling but
he would follow me, and pass through
| the train to nnd me. / waited in vain,
however, for some time, The cars filled
up, the conductor came aboard, the IRON
horse snorted and shrleked, and the
! train began to move, without any
vestige Of my friend being made appar-
| ent.
Up to this period 1 had feared to leave
my seat to look Ior hIm, lest somebody
else should take possession thereof
Now that all were placed, however, l
thought it time to examine, and see if,
| by any possibility, Tom could have
missed the cars. AS this train OF argu-
ment passed through my mind, resulting
| in decision to act, the door opened,
and my companion appeared, with kind
| of triumphant beatIGuue YisIule upon his
| c0untenance.
Il rather got ahead of you," said he,
taking tile pace l had reserved for him
| beside me.
81 think / rather got ahead OF you," l
replied; "at all events, l Came aboard
| first, and secured a seat"
"Ahl DuL received company, for a
short distance, at least-the most lovely
creature on earLn. Did you see Ael
Such eyesl'
"Wnat, III 1--we again? O, Tomw
| mo; but, really, didn't you see that
girl ON tine ferry-Uoa 7?
"4es, several"
| "Only one worth seeing-the one that
| was Jdmmed into a corner win me, AS
We came ashore"
Yes; saw young lady, with brown
eyes"
splendid eyes! Well she is travel
ing alone-golng TO Freehold to pass a
week. l escorted her ashore-carried
her vallse-uil the ponte, and have
made charming acquaintance.
80! you dlaRU know ner before,
then!'
Not a bit. Her valise was heavy.
Says l; BEG paruon, let me relieve you
VI your load as lar as The carsp Saws
| I,l. al /
says l; ALLOW me to inslst.' 81 she
allowed me. l look her w the train,
got comfortable seat for both, aud in
Two minutes we were chatterlng away
Ike brace OF magpies."
"A New YJrker?'
IVES; lives in rwenty-fourth street.,
near Filth avenue"
Not very arlstocraticw
| @W ell, NO, not painfully so. Intelli-
gent, though. A very nice, agreeable
girl, aud pretty-Lord! pretty as you
nnu now-a-daysV
Sac goes to Freehold, you sald"
| Yes; stops AT Jamesburs-a way-sta-
tion-aud taxes May-traiu. L must 20
back 10 her again now, and enjoy ner So
ciety while L can. Keep This place tor
mel shall want il alter we paas j James,
burg"
| OF he went.
l amused myself. for while, by look
ing Az the arid and unpl omislng scenery
through which we were travelling.
Sand, stumps, lumble-uoWn houses he 4 e
ana there, and crooked fences seemed
to compose The landscape OF that region
OF New Jersey. An Agricultural turn
uf mind might lead one to admire it; Dut
nave not AN agricultural turn of minu.
so ments ly anathemat zed the beauty
OF the brown eyes that stood between
me- and my com, ade.
johannesburg StaClon" then grufiJ an
nOuced by conductor win a cod IN
his nead,Was pleasurable sound 10 me,
stepped Out upon the platform OF the
car, and saw Tom gallantly escorting
MS charmer TO The depot, bearing in his
hand the traveiin ,-baa tnat had served
as a means OF lnaugurating lheir ac,
simultaneously.
AS our Train got once more in motion,
he returned 10 lake the seat | reserved
tor him, and TO let loose the tl0Ud-gates
OF speech in praise OF the young lady
with The splendid eyes.
"She is lovely, isn't she? Did you get
a good lock at ner?"
mo. You are insane. Her glances
have gone to your head"
"Such glances! SOFT, langufshiug.
melting giahceol Ah, George! you cold
blooded sinner! you ought TO see her as
| saw ner; sit by ber as sat b. her; talk
with her AS L talked with her; toucn nel
pretty little ungIoyed hand, White and
dimpled, at parting; hear her low,
sweet, musical laugh; see the soul dance
III her great brown eyes, so clear, SO
deep, so hunid,' 50 tender"
"rendell What, inflamed?'
brute? No. Bah, you've spoiled my
romance"
PITY about your romance! Did she
invite you 10 call on her in towuv'
"Ol course she did! You don't sup
pose Pa let the matter drop her, ~
Then you exchanged cards~
Eyes. Here's hers"
He handed M plain, neat card. with
the name, "Caroline Starr" inscribeC
upon it.
"starr-starr-starr is a good enough
name"
"Good enough! 1t is lovely!"
so, yes! angelic, sweet, ulvine, sera
phic, cherublc, poetical, musical, rhylh
mical. doxological, beatitical, and copi
GUS to the last degree. Tom, youl'r,
crazy as co0tp'
All the way to Philadelphia, Ton
kept up his euIogy on Miss Starr, and
responded with a due amount Of cha e
Even after dinner, when snugly en-