The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-06
A RAILWAY JOURNEY.

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,,antu az the cab passed straight through
an III Tho platform. looking rather fier
vni,alv about them. They were two
very pretty girl In n tnost Fascinating
Travelling costume OF blue serge and fur
and an elderly woman. who. from he
appearance. might have been her nurse
''Bit down. and don't move, Mis-
l1iith. while I take your ticket, now
mind you don IL STIR" and she deposited
her on o bench.
asked u guard. with official abrupthess
Eyes. :.
'ttrhen come along with me, miss
mo. no. | must wait" aud EHtth,
who was quite unused TO travelling,
gfasped her bag and did not move. me
guard looked astenished, but oh.y
shrugged his shoulders and walked OIL
Presently he came back, 4,
You'll be late, mise, ne aain, ~. sn q,
couraginay "rrain,ll pc on h Y ah IL Me-.
minute" Edith looked at MN us,
spair, Should she leave her posei, W9a .,.'
Jenkins never come back. a i9uu az
srrpsslya hell began to ring, Elith start
al III she seized all the things Jenkins
had t,ll Under her charge rugs, carpet
mac. ,,mhrela case, loose shawl and pro
visinn basket and was trying TO stagger
away ,,nder the load, when Jenkins
.sams hack very hot aud Hurried, seised
hslf the packages, and hurried her to
the train. The guard. unlocked the spe'
eial carriage and put her IL. ,.,.
.,,, "Nq huar,f,ly,, "a'a'n' he sala' louf
II don't at all like X, now u has come
10 the point, Jenkins" said Edith. lean
ing cut Of the window.
"Not I, miss and how your mamma
could let YOU 20 alone like this passes
me, l,ut | have spoken To the guard
and written TO The station master. and
you've d good bit 10 eat, and not q
blessed soul to get into the carriage
ffotn end to end 80 don't be afraid, my
dear, aud | make no doubt that your
dear uncle will meet YOU at the other
end. -
will ! hope Uncle John, as have never
seen Uncle George"
sI,yerything YOU want. misss" said an
extra porter. II have put In ell the
rugs aud hot water tin. and the luggage
III all right In the van just behind,"
''All right, all righti' said Mrs. Jen-
kins,
''Ihank you, ma am, " said the porter,
poplseting d shining half.crown,
A gentleman suddenly came running
on TO the platform the train was just
about 30 start. Here, porter, take my
portmanteau. quick smoking ear
i'iagel''
"All full, arl quick, cir, pleased"
tits Mr., aeorgel" cried jenkins,
suddenly. Edith started forward. "0hl"
The gentleman caught sight OF Jens
kins. Here, guard. guard put me In
herel"
''Csn't. sir--speoial,"
''Quiek let me Ia Sits my niece |"
The train began TO move.
''Confound you, be quick /"
The door was opened just In time, and
Edith, az excited az Mr.. George, seized
him with both hands by the coat sleeve
aud pulled him with all her might into
the carriage. They were Off.
Mr.. George sat down opposite TO
Edith with q Sigh Of relief
George" said Edith. timidly, 'for
though / am generally bold enough, /
am rather afraid of this long journey"
II will talte care Of you," said the
uncle, II am very glad TO make your
acquaintance, my dear" Tho "my
dear" sounded d little strained, 40
though II were not common EXPIRES.
sion on Uncle Georges lips, and Edith
looked up at him. She had not ex.
peoted her uncle TO be 40 young In alp.
pearanoe, but she had often heard
her mother cay that he was the
youngest looking man OF his ago Bhe
had ever known, and now she quite
agreed, for though abe knew him 10 be
really about forty eight years of age, he
might from his appearance be taken for
tive-and.twenty. OF even less. He was
remarkably goodrloolsing more 40 than
nhe had expected Aand his eyea looked
very young aud frank and blue. There
was u twinkle In them alao, she was
aure he was fond OF fun, Edith felt
quite fond Of her uncle abe was not one
lett afraid of him-his face was 30 open
and good and kindly.
NOW we must make ourselves oom-
Portable" aaid Uncle George, aud he
proceeded to act TO work. He put the
rugaanu haaketa into the notH, he pushed
tho carpct.hag and portmanteau under
Che scat, took Off his hat, put on very
becoming Turkish fes, extracted news
papers from his pocket, ppread shawl
over Edith's knees. aud then wriggled
himself comfortably into corner seat.
"How we'll old Jenkiua wears" he
said, "She looks like a young dairy
maid"
"oht' said Edith, a little shocked at
bis irreverenee.
81 remember how she used to feed me
with dried fruit and macaroons out Of
the store-room."
Really, surely she Ia not old enough
Cor thatph
''0h, ah' forget her age, but the
fact was. WASH of course o boy"
or course not, Why, think mamma
said that you and Jenkins were born the
same day--or was she the eldestp"
''Oh, was the eldest"
mo, you were not: I remember she
Nyas three weeks older than you. and It
". ~ because she was your foster. sister
that she always was 40 fond of you. In
IN ed, mamma said that she wanted to
leave her to go to you and Aunt Maria
when your eldest children were born,
syen out to India"
My eldest childrcnl what do you
meanp Oh, by and by, yes; they are
dead"
Dead my cousin George dead9"
ayes, yes, my dear"
Poor little Addict was Ii true that
George never got ever her lossp"