Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-09-25

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cnsnce directed nj her spine, proceed
ded 10 tle her treasure 20 tho netting
above, aud 10 make herself generally
comfortable,
"Therc's tho change At tho river,
she thought, 'aud then | can settle
for the day" And she proceeded to
look out TO mark certalr pages, In
"Figuiel," to point a pencil, aud other
wise preIare.l1r a coru'e OF entomolog'
ical research ~ soon aS circumstances
PRINTED, by this time the old
gentleman behind her had recovered
breath aud power Of lcmonslrauce'
II suppose your are aware madam,
he said touehll & her shoulder sharply
'that that nest Il full Of hornets In a
dormant state, who ne very likely
very likely iudeed--lo come TO life
again in this heated air Z
"Oh dear no that is quite mistake"
replied Aunt Suc, facing round upon
him. "Figulcr entirely contradicls
that notion, lie says"
"Madam, do not know who Wig
ger may be, nor do ] care what he
says" interrupted the old gentleman.
"All say is that the hornets are there
Ifyou do not credit my word you have
only to look into that hole And he
pointed with his finger q. the great
gray nest
swell, that is lucky cried Aunt
Sue, chcerful'y. ~ was just wishing
for an insect to cximnc in connection
with the book. Thank you, sir. You
see he is quite dead" extracting the
hornet with her penccl point, and hold
ing him w triumphantly. "Figuler
was right"
The old gentleman, with deep Of
fence, rose and changed his seat for
one ut Il distance. Little recked Aunt
Sue, deep in the study of the hornets +;
nor did she look up until the coductor
appeatod, and it became necessary to
produce the "through ticket" and
have the first strip torn from its com
plicated toldings.
"The river" reached, it became
necessary to transfer her ediments
to another car.
Assistance was volunteered by n
gentleman near by, and acceped al
most as q matter of course. Cookbook
ing and well-drcssed maiden ladies'
travelling by themselves rarely lack
this sort of offers, and our maiden
lady was unusually good-looklng. Tall
commanding, with bright black eyes,
and cheeks whose roses sound health
and bygienc living rendered perennial
in bloom with a thirst for facts, and
certain frank and kindly ease of man
ner, which pleasant y suggested both
Boston and Chicago, Aunt Sue where
ever she went attracted notice, and
fair share of admiration and as she
herself would have phrased it "Provi.
dence always sent man to carry her
bundles" Providence was no less
kind than usual on this occasion. Bag
shawl, books, were safely
transferred, and with cordial smile of
thanks she repointed her pencil, and '.
prepared fer day after her own heart
for digesting "The Insect World' at d
easure, noting her fellow travellers and
their peculiarities, and sweetning facts I
by an occasional sugar-plum from the l
attest poet.
The entrance of conductor No 2
disturbed her reverie. She felt tor 7
ner purse and jumped up aghast. U
"Conductor 1 have dropped my {
purse in the second Car behind this II
ny purse with all my tickets in it ! I"
IS there time to 60 back and get it 7" a a
"No ma'am, there is not. That car y
off for Boston five minutes "
go" u
"The purse was lying in my lap. 1t ="
must have fallen when rose to change
ars. What can | do ? Could tele- 3"
l haven't any money to -
'ay for the telegraph. ''
mo matter Tor tnat ma am, S9lu
he conductor politely III telegraph g
nd the answer will reach you at Exc al
er. I'm afaid though, somebody else u
will have picked the purse up before W
he conductor OH the up train will get So
he message" N
"What did he FAY ?" inquired an be
Id woman across the aisle, as the con- "A
uctor moved on. "Was he hash IN
'ith you or did he act clever?" tn
THE conductor 2" Aunt Sue in her OF
randest tone. "Most kind and cour. IN
eous. People always are" BY way OF
IL.