Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-11-28
A ROMANCE ON THE RAIL.

They came into the car at wayside sta.
ton together. She was in the lead-a posi-.
ton she is not likely to surrender as long as
they travel together. A tall brunette, with q
sharp face, piercing black eyes, hair black as
a ravens wing, long, aquiline nose with q
mole on the side Of it, and mouth the cut of
which betokened determination and force.
She had passed the shady side of the teens,
and had climbed to the apex of quarter-of-
a.century. he was guileless youth, over
whose tow.colored head some eighteen sum.
mers had passed-an innocent hobbled-hoy,
Just released from his mothers apronstrings.
On him she cast loving glances and his face,
sufhsed with bushes, was turned With tim
id, appealing look to her. 1asa.
The car was crowded, and eligible seats
were not easily obtainable. About the mid
die of the car q sedate traveller occupied q
seat to himself. Thither the irrepressble lady
pressed her way. The sedate traveller rose,
and, with much courtesy, invited her to take
a seat next the window and when she was
seated he calmly ensconced himself upon the
vacant half of.the chair. By this time the
young man whom she was escorting had come
up He placed his hand on the back of the
seat, looked appealingly on the face of his
protectress and timidly around the car. He
was evidently embarrassed, and did not know
what to do with himself The sharpeyed
brunette eyed the aedate traveller by her side
with a sharpness that almost amounted to
malignity. But the traveller seemed all un-
conscious of the scrutiny to which he was
subjected, and looked away over the fields
through the opposite window. ~.
The brunette could no longer endure to see
her callow beau standing forlorn, and thus
addressed the sedate traveller, whose thoughts
were with dear ones at home:
II say, strangerP III ....-.
"Well, say on r responded the sedate trav-
eler.
81 say, look here, stranger! .
"Well, what have you gotto show mel"
said the sedate man. ,,ra.i ~.r3E
"Strangerl I want you to know that this
young gentleman, standing up there, is my
Teller |" .~........ ......... ..,,5.~ i
"Ohl I'm glad to hear it. How long have
you had him Take care of him, suppose "
"Now, you just look here, strangerl This
young man is my feller, and I'm bound to
see that nobody shall impose on him. You
hear me? Now, if you had any manners,
you'd get up and let him have a seat by me-"
"Oh I am very happy in your society.
You cannot imagine how much pleasure it
has given me to furnish you seat where you
can see through the window. Besides, al
ways took special delight in being near
charming ladies like yourself" replied the
sedate traveller. ga.r. -.
"But, air, he is my feller-my beau !? Do
you understand me?"
"Is that so Who would have thought !?
And does bis mother place him under your
protection when he goes abroad ?" iH TsE
"Now, you look here stranger? Me and
that young man expects to be engaged, and
we've been keeping company together; and
me and him wants to have talk together,
and your are real mean if you don't give him
seat by me, 80 that we can talk-thats
what think"
The heimperturbable traveller Strengthened up,
then over in the direction Of the sharp. faced
brunette, smiled most benignly and lovingly
on her, and thus spoke: ..,.....
"Charming lady would be most happy
to accommodate you but you see I'm pill.
grim and stranger, wayworn and weary,
and long way from home. Beside, my heart
is just now beating tattoo of ecstatic salts.
faction because of your charming presence
Being bachelor, and being near one so love-
ly and engaging, how can forego the pleas
ure now enjoy? I have had dreams in my
time-bright dreams-as I have wandered
through this great big world, of some time
meeting one to whom | could reveal all this
sad heart of mine would fain no longer con.
ceal You are the impersonation of my
dreams and now, would you drive me from
your lovely side? Say has no bird sung in
your heart l saw you come as star rises
above the horizon, and the light of your eyes
has illuminated my soul. Say, beautiful
stranger will you drive me hence ?" 49,; ,...
The sedate traveller ceased to speak.
The fire had gone down in the brunette's
eyes, the severe expression had vanished
from her face, her stern lips had relaxed
their rigidity and parted just enough to re-
veal the ivory structure within, and in tone
that was soft and low, she asked: ...
did you say you was bachelor" ..,..
"Aye, beautiful stranger that's my fortu.
nate situation"
Then the brunette turned her eyes softly
upon her "feller," who stood twitching bis
fingers and gazing around in an abashed,
timid sort of way, and thus she addressed
him .....: ..... a.,sI. ..........
"Tom guess you'd better hunt yourself
another seat"
JUDGE MACKEY ON THE HOG.
The following is the conclusion of the re-
port of the Committee on Swine, submitted
hx I,,dno Mnokau OF tha racent Fair of the