The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-01
WlNN's RLUNDER.

WINN's BLuNDER-
Inexper4enesd travellers are so often
"tase n i'm sand done iDr,"', and the, record
i pr their ,mistOraunes made public, that
\ Vivian Minn, q young man OF twenty
HIVE, thought himself tufly competent to
elude the wiles Of any sharper who
might heset him on the Journey he was
about to undertake IRON his home to
Chicago, 10. be sure, Vivian had never
travelled much, but Then ne had the
warning advice Of his more experienced
uncle, and for the rest-he depended on
| his own shreWdness., he was going to
the great metropolis OF the West.Io'take
| stool az the desk OF his brotner-in-iaW's
lbanking-house, and SO, elated with his
brir,nt prospects Tor the iuture, he gsily
nd adieu to The lew friends who were
nt I,he station to see him Utf, and entered
| h crowded Car. All The seats were full
xoept one, which was occupied by a
Htary young Lazy. ,,
VIVIAN walked slowly down the jolt
ing car, and palfsing before the uhoccu-
pted seal, b .shtully inquired if he migrL
slt there. With ready ucquiet see nee, tine
maiden gathered up her
skirts, and made room for hin. Dlseh-
cuin Ue ring himself OF his oVercoat, eur
lhrero proceeded TO sit down, pulled out
liza new spaper, and engaged himself III
lstne contents thereof, Whlle his falr cam
lpQdRiG. de 10yage continued lhe ,perusal l
Ia uJuA III papef covers, III WHICH sne
I|seemed deeply engaged.
| NIyian's eyes fel upon an article re-
Ilabluu now poor fellow had become
Ienamored OF u beautiful maiden with
wnom he became acquainted on rail-
ru.l Train, anu NOW, OH lunQmg at his
| ldastinatlon, iunnd hlnsUl minus Ills
| lnockei-booN ana It's contenJs-some $500
| lie laughed to himself over the sfm kt,cl.
| of the dupe, and !oding up nlspaper,
Eturueu his attention 10 the person ut his
fsIde.
| Heavens! what u beauty! A thrill oi
interest ran through b IN
las he behold those iarge, dark, dreamy
Ieyes, those waving LresSts, anu tnal
taIr. clear Cou1ltelfance. sire seemed
Greatly Interested III the Volume betJre
lRer, ana gave MIN -gooq opportunity
| of sLudyiug her features. AT fengBh, be-
com,ug aware OF has steauy 'gdze, the
tIa,r utk,ruW II suddenly U4osed her novel ,
ana turned those large eyes upon bIin.
Viylan. blUsuing at his detection i'll
st,iriUr on a lady, excused "Ms rudeness
bv iuiaillr1ng II she was nut certain
Hfss omrth, and II she .Ad not reside ut
such place.
NO, her name was not Smith, Nor did
she live at B.
'MAn! indeed. Really, you must par.
/ dou me, tor the reseln biHnce rs very
striking"
His conduct was excusable.
"rhen yoh are not acquainted any at
B."
No; but her brother had friends there.
Your brother l. not " ~ ou?'
81 am on my Wy TO meet him. Do
you come from b-r
Il do, madam, AMI AIN going to meet
W Yes? Quite Soiusiaence."
"Kemarkabfe! My Brother is a bank
er at Chicago"
That looked suspicious. Vivian be-
gan to think that this WAS IA little toe
much OF a colncidence to be uaturai--in
fact, a vision OF The lost EJcket-book,
with its $60e, began to1Gom UP with pain
lul dlstlnctness, apa TO cause an itcuing
to put his hanl iu his pocket, aud feel
tnat his owil wallet was safe; but a mo-.
merits reelection satisfied him OF Ine,
loolishness OF any such tear. Another
glance at the beautiful face 80 near his
own made him ASHAMED for having ever
Aarbored sucn an idea as that thls love-
ly being could be Capable OF thett.
She j. plckp1ckel! NeYerl SO irri-
tated did lie become at tue thought OF
his baseness toward the lair crea lure
that he Was on the point Of showing .ner
the article that had raised his suspI-
cion, and tnen coniessipg his crime ana
begging forgiveness, WHEN the young
lazy pufe more fesuMed her reading,
aud became alike indifferent TO him apd
h rs tate.
Perhaps she hnd an inkling Of his
thoughts! He blushed at the idea. What
a tool ne had been, after beginning an
ACQUAINTANCE that was likely to prove
SO ColtleAr de rose during the tedious
ride, to iOrlelt uer regard py such wick
euness.
Perhaps she imagined that he Was a
rogue, and had trumped up the coincl.
deHce in order to get into her good
graces. Jupiter! should that be the
case-
'ernirty minutes for support" shouted
by the brakeman, together with the
name of the station, put an end TO his
cogitatiOns aud her reading.
"Will you go to the tabe?S inquired
Vivian, rising.
mo, thank you; but ifyou will be SO
kind, youmay bring some relreshmeht,"
and she contidingly put her purse in his
hand.
Then she didn't think him a rogue
no, she must have felt his oWR snspi-
cions, aud-kind, forgiVing soul-look
tnis method OF Furnishing him!
With u mixture OF misery and happj-
ness, he thrust The tiny purse iltp q
pocket, and rushed Into tue crowd OF
hungry mortals standing round the ta-
bles, and eating away as if TOR dear life.
Having procured the best thai the
house afforded, he handed them through
the Winaow to his fair cuafge, and then
paced the platform. too agllaIed to eat
anything himself. .........
a plump white hand beckoned hlm.
"Can yo1 get ME a cup OF tea,
pleasep
On, yes, he could get her twentyl
One would do, and she had It In
tw1nklng. Then the bell rang, the
whistle 6lowed, "All aboardw ana the
train was again jogging along.
AS the car was now not more than half
full, Vivian debated with himself, as he
walked toward the seat, whether or no
ne was not bound in politeness to sil
elsewhere. The lady solved the knotty