The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-03-14

I1AO'C "&AS a WY EO04AE AGA .G,Ob
On The train at Elm Station, Just out of
Philadelphia, you know. She didn't
have nobody with her. and seemed kind
o timid~ like and skeery never movin'
hardly out of a her first possish, 'cept
when the train stopped at some station,
tho being through express we didn't
stop st mang-but when we did 1
noticed she allus pdiled her thick black
veil down over her pretty face and kinder
turned her head into one corner o. the
seat, lettiu' Oh % hA &sleep, an when
any body came in or went past he% ssst
which some of 'em as haven't travelled
tG|l1 II sllgs a .dOin', you know, sir,
Walkin' up an doHr restless, an g3in'
for drinks and changin' seats Continually,
whenever they did that ] could see her
give little Jumps and look kinder quick
and frightened like, an the blood all
rushin' up into her cheeks, maxim them
look prettier yet, and then she'd git as
pale as death the next mint, and kinder
push her hair back off her temples with
one little WEite hand, like il, was. too
heavy and hurt her; and 'Eccas al1 the
while she kept twistin' little hair ring
she wore on her finger, aroun' and aroun'
and a putting it up to her lips once an
ag'in, when she thought nobody was q
looking. I'd a give my hull stock Of
yaller backs and prize packages to a.
been in that rings place jist once; tho
of course the like of Inc had no business
to be even watchin' her from behind the
stove as [ were, it bein' filter for me to
have been thinking Of my Cwn fancy
awaitin' for them words.
"Tbe moment see that ring 1 jerks
mine off an slips it into my vest pocket.
The moment 1 see that ring I ses to
myself: There's mate to mine, an
says I to nyeelf, Jack, my boy, you
keep right on takin' notice, it being my
opinion theirs something up;' and I ses
to myself, hope that there snarling
chap hain't been a bitin' nobody, as he'll
feel sorry fer it when he comes to die =
an then l kept on a takin' notice, mighty
clost.
:" Well, we kept a goin' on, some gittin'
OF here and there; and more gittin, on,
and by an bye gittin' off ag'in, till
along in the afternoon there was only
three passengers in the car, which they
were mostly samples or travelling
agents, as allays takes off their boots an
goes to sleep soon 8 they strike a seat.
But this here young lady she never
moved out of her first seat-just set an
set, and got to lookin' tireder and pitt
fuller like, every mile. / dropped a
Leslie into her seat once and forgot to
take it up ag'in on purpose, but she
never looked at it; and so, tho was as
sorry fer her as coild be, an Enew
she'd had no lunch, cos shed never got
out when the train stopped, an she
hadn' a smitch nor sign of satchel or lug
gage of any kind still was dub'us
about offerin' to do any thing, knowin'
she was real lady and I was on'y train
agent, and orkard hand at sayin' them
kind O. things at best, an she being all
alone and a travelin' might take it i'll.
But at last comm in an, out, an seein'
her sittin' there, lookin' SO awful lone
some and tired, and dark lines a
comm under her big dark eyes, lsok-
in like she would cry but dssn't-and
by hickory I'm glad she didn't, cos that
would upset me quicker'n wink, being
one O. the things l can't stand no way,
to see wO1ian cry. So seein' she would
never make no more of herself, jist
give myself a poke in the ribs to kinder
rile my courage, and I goes up to her
seat like was after the Leslie, and says,
Miss, excoose me num- ses I, but you
you do look quite done up, if You'll
SACOOSC l1lC anu fC SOS a
sister of my own mum, if you'll excOose
the liberty num- ses I, an I'd hUmbly
like to be of some service TO you mum, if
you'll please to mepshin' in what way
num- ses l.
She looked up in a way as l can't
| tell you of, sir, if l was to ever so hard,
am she ses: You're very kind indeed,
she ses, and / thank you very much,
4 L L I
an then she looked away agin, out o
the winder, and see her mouth twitch
an her soft eyes fashin' with tears, and
| [ thinks to myself, Jack, here's lovely
good young woman as far above you as
the skies, and as has trouble, and here
you are helpin' to pile it onto her you
ought to be kicked off1n' the train; why
don't You clear off and quit brotherin
of her and so l did, maxim her tht
best bow of respect 1 knew how, and
raisin' lump on my eyebrow doin' II
! through inadvertently comm down toe
far an hittin' my fore'id on the seat
back.
The next station we stopped at, was
wood and water where we gen ally
stayed about ten minutes; there was s
restaurant there, an so l runs in anC
| SOtS d ping OiS Su p U yea anu AOG
| 'am sanwiGges, telling the boss I'd brinl
back the chiny next trip, an as we wa,
well acquainted that was all right, anC
SO, [ walks into the car with 'em, tho I
sbakin' ali over, and l says, hope yoJ
won thing me villin, mum, but thinl
if you'd have the kindness to take a lit
tie of these here provision you'd likely
feel better
"Well. l didn't think she would, bu
she took 'em, thanking me in the pretti
est way-I can hear her yet-(she actu
ally laughed a quiet little laugh whel
she see them four sanwidges which wa
leetle overgroWn / spOse), aud thel
she pulled out her pocket-book, as wa
chuck full, and handed me bill, and
darsn't refuse, tho it went agin the grail
to take pap for such q trife o. kindnes
to such a sweet young lady, even if
was little pinched, an she not lacking
as I could well see by her general get-uT
Well, sir, it got to be late in the al
ternoon, an 1 was beginnin' to pac
away my books an things gettin' read
to leave the train at the end O. m
| route, when we came in sight O. Stun
Statien:' the engineer (ssme one
; on to-dsy), blOwed his whistle an th
, conductor (killed in the big acciden
last year, poor fellow-found with tn
/ bell-cord in his handy, he pulled tn
rope for to stop, and blessed if
! weren't tor that there lovely young giI
/ to get of. No one there to meet her
t not soul in sight, and by Hockey's, si
if ever felt moved to dc something ths
l I had no business te do, it was theI
sixty seconds we stopped to leave tbs
angel all alone in the woods. One loo
from her would took me off n that trai
l in Jlffy, an the apples and newspape
might gone to Jericho but what I'd
t seen her safe to where she was bOun'
though wherever a gentle, timid youn
; thing like her could wish TO go in the