The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-22
DAISY DOWNS.

DAISY never had felt so before. She
didn't know what to do with her eyes,
and all the blood in her little body
seemed determined on getting up into
her face.
She was travelling quite alone all the
way from New York to Somewhere
down on Long Island.
Last year the Van Looms spent the
summer at Somewhere, and Daisy
had done what she could to make their
stay pleasant, and now she was return
ing from weeks visit at the home of
the Van Looms.
Daisy had just taken her first peep
into the great world outside of the
little fishing village where she had been
born; and the little that she had seen
must have overturned her ideas, for
she was feeling dreadfully ashamed of
Somewhere, and of Everybody and every
thing in it.
Directly opposite Daisy sat a lady
and three or four children She knew
they were from New York, for she
had seen them arrive at the station in
their own carriage. All day she had
been trying to make a good impress
sion on this family, and had succeeded;
but now the train was drawing near
home. Her father or her brother
would be at the station to meet her, in
fishing rig, of course, and, as likely as
not, with wheelbarrow to carry her
trunk home on.
- | wish there wouldn't be single
soul there to meet me-" thought Daisy,
the blood mounting higher and higher
as the signal of approach was given by
the engine.
"What place is this?' asked one
of the children sitting opposite, as she
leaned across the aisle and addressed
Daisy.
believe-this is Somewhere
stammered poor Daisy, redder iu the
face than ever.
Don't you knoD? l thought YOU
said you lived here?'
Yes-it u.s." said Daisy, with her
face pressed close to the car window,
looking out to see who might be wait
ing for her on the platform.
"Ihen we get out at the next place.
and sometime we're couIing over to see
you, in boat or a carriage or some
way" said the child. cit will be nice
to see somebody down here that we've
seen before, you know"
All this time Daisy had been watch
ing the platform, but not glimpse of
father or brother was to be had up or
down as far as she could see; so as she
left her seat, she said: 81 shall be very
happy to see you; good by" and passed
out with bow and smile.
The instant she was gone two of the
children rushed to her seat and looked
to see the last of her.
Daisy went right past the little old
man who except the depot just as
though the station-master of Some
where were to her an, entire stranger.
"Daisy Downsn' said man standing
on the platform; but Daisy Downs
did not choose to hear-she wished to
get out of sight on the farther side of
the station building.
"Never mind, miss said the man.
Zone thing | know, ] amt going to
run round much after We. If ye're not
a mind to speak to me, We may get yer
sea-chest to home the best way We can.
So good night to ye." And off walked
C"PV' coo' PloPClllnS HdHu-DdITOW
that had been in the service of tarred
seine oftener than in that of baggage.
Nobody here to meet metz thought
Daisy, the instant the train was away
out of sight. "Too bad" when I've
been gone whole week, too! My, but
I'm hungry; and now I've got to walk
home, and carry my bag all the way! |
sOoraIer where father and Dave and Sam
can be-"
Daisy would have gone around and
asked the station-master if he had seen
anybody from home, but, remembering
how she had passed him by, she was
ashamed to do it. Therefore, she went
on her way, not knowing, certainly not
for moment thinking, that she should
be compelled to walk all the distance to
he ocean without meeting her father or
ne of her brothers.
1t was nearly time for the suns GO