The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-05-04
Miscellaneous.
A RAILWAY JOURNEY.

A close cab laden with luggage drove up
10 Euston Station in time for the 7:30 a. m.
train for the North. While the porters sur
rounded the boxes, the occupants of the cab
passed straight through on to the platform,
looking rather nervously about them. They
were two-a very pretty girl in most fasci
natirg travelling costume of blue serge and
fur, and an elderly woman, who, from her
appearance, might have been her nurse
'Sit here, and don't move, Miss Edith.
while take your ticket now, mind you
don't stir" and she deposited her on Il
bench.
care you the young lady as has ordered Il
through carriage reserved ?" asked a guard,
with official abruptness
eyes"
"Then come along of me, Miss"
"No, no ; | must wait" and Edith, who
was quite unused to travelling, grasped ller
bag and did not move. The guard look ed
astonshed, but only shrugged his shoulders
and walked off, Presently he came back.
"You'll be late, Miss" he said, not en-
couragingly. "Trainll be off in another
minute" Edith looked at him in despair
Should she leave her post? Would jenkins
never come back? A loud aggressive bell
began to ring. Edith started up she seized
all the things jenkins had put under her
charge-rugs, carpet-bag, umbrella-case,
loose shawl, and provision basbet--and was
trying to stagger away under the load tlurried
seized half the packages, and hurried her to
the train. The guard unlocked the special
carriage, and put her in.
''No hurry, ma'am," he said, "for minutes
still"
81 don't at all like it, now it has come to
the point, Jenkins" said Edith, leaning out
Of the window.
"Nor |, miss; and how your mamma could
let you 60 all alone like this passes me. But
| have spoken to the guard and written tc
the station master, and you've good bit t
eat, and not blessed soul to get into the
carriage from end to end so don't be afraid
my dear, and make no doubt that your
dear uncle will meet you at the Other
end"
II have no doubt that one of my uncle,
will hope Uncle John, as | have neyel
seen Uncle George"
a gentleman suddenly came running or
to the platform the train was just about tS
start, Here, porter. take my portmanteau
understanding carriage"
"All full, sir quick, sir, please !"
"Its Mr. Georgep' cried jenkins, sudden
y. Edith started forward. "Oh |"
The gentleman caught sight of Jenkins
Here, guard, guard put me in here p
Cant sir-special."
Quick ; let me in it's my niece"
The train began to move.
"Contound you, be quick p'
The door was opened just in time, ant
| Edith as much excited as Mr.. George
seized him with both hands by the Goa
sleeves and pulled him with all her nigh
into the carriage. They were off,
Il am so glad to see you, Uncle George,
.aid Edith, timidlyi "for though am gen
orally bold enough, ! was rather afraid o
| thls lonS Joutney.'
Il will take ca,e of you," said the uncle
81 am very glad to make your acquaintance
my dear" The "my dear" sounded litrl
strained, as though it were not a common
expression on Uncle Georges lips, and Edit
looked up at him.
Snow we must make ourselves comforts
BILE" said Uncle George, and he proceede
to set to work. Heput the rugs and basil
cts into the nets, he pushed the carpet-ba
and portmanteau under the seat, took off h
hat, put on very becoming Turkish fe
extracted newspapers from his pocket, spres
shawl over Edith's knees, and then wri,
gled himself comfortably into q corn
seat.