Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-11

house afforded, he handed them through
the window to his fair charge, and then
paced the platform, too agitated to eat
anything himself.
A plump, white hand beckoned him.
"Can you get me cup of tea, please q
Oh, yes, he could get her twenty!
One would do, and she had it in a
twinkling. Then the bell rang, the
whistle blowed, Cali aboard |" and the
train was again jogging along.
AS the car was now not more than
half full, Vivian debated with himself,
as he walked toward the seat, whether
or no he was not bound in politeness to
sit elsewhere. The lady solved the knot
ty point for him by again making room
and looking an invitation to take his
old seat, which we may be pretty certain
he did.
''Of course you lost my purse in the
crowd !"
An electric battery couldn't have pro-
duced a greater shock.
Upon my word (recovering) | nev-
er thought of it from the moment you
handed it to me till now. Lose it +? No
never lose anything" he said. return
ing the article.
"You have not taken out the pay for
my supper" she said.
"Nor shall I /; it was pay enough to see
you enjoy your meal"
Some observing soul has told the
world that young ladies lose their charms
when eating, and this one was evidently
familiar with the old maxim, for she
smiled knowingly at the intended COM
pliment, and merely replying, 81 hate
fatterers," was proceeding to reopen
her novel-it being yet light enough to
read-when Vivian made bold dash
and inquired the name of the book.
1t was Dickens Little Dorritt," and
the mention of that admired author led
to an interesting discussion of writers
and their works, followed by discus
sion on other subjects, and a general
drawing out" of each others opinions
and characters. Thus it happened that,
when old Sol had gone to rest and night
had fairly come, they were so much in
terested in the conversation, and the
cars made so much more noise than be-
fore. it became necessary to put their
- 1--;I- H. .A~~th~- nnd Vivian
even presumed SO far (or forgot himselr
as to place his arm over the back of he
seat, with hand resting lightly on bis
companions shoulder
The cars and their tongues ratified m
together, but finally the former got th
best of it, and a gradual silence seemed
to settle over all the passengers. On,
on, sped the putting engine; drowsy
grew the weary travellers; closer and
closer did Vivian get to his sleepy
charge, and at last, laying aside hel
bonnet, she gave herself up to Morphe.
us, and leaned her tired head against
our hero's manly breast.
Whew! How they did go
Singing through the Forest
| Rattling ridges,
| Shooting under arches,
| Rumblng over bridges,
| WhiZzing through the mountains
| BuzZing o'er the vale,
| Bless mel this is pleasant
Riding on rail-
Vivian-ah, Vivian That would
have been the pleasantest ride of all Ny
life had it not been for-those horrible
suspicious for the second timel Yes
they would be heard in spite of him; h
couldn't ward them of.
Look at it calmly now. Here she wa
feigning sleep at his side-and in sucl
close proximity, too Had she not en-
ticed him to sit by her, when the ca
was half empty Had she not shown il
a dozen ways that she was partial to hi
presence I? Certainly she had-and b
would keep his eyes open-he wasn't
be caught napping-not he ! Thus
was that his first pleasurable emotion
in his imaginary role of guardian ar
gel' were turned to watchful care-nc
; of the sleeping maiden-but Of his pool
et-book /!
Eleven o'clock was striking on til
city bells as the cars rushed into tt
depot at Chicago. The stopping of tt
train became, as usual, the signal for
general hustle of departure, and our ul
known heroine, waking up in hurr,
began, in rather unheroic manner,
: fasten on her bonnet, and to collect Il
} usual number of miscellaneous bundl
: that women will carry when travelin
l Vivian had got into his overcoat-ar
must it be confessed-was examinir
q his pockets First, the left-hand tro
: sers; all right. Then its compatriot 1
: the ether side; all RIG -h-t-where W
: that check? Sure he had put it in th
1 pocket-'twasn't there now-perhaps
e his vest-no-must be in his coat-n
$ there, either? Strangel He tries 8
the pockets over again, and, by th
d time, our young lady, being ready to d
part, notices the search, and innocent
re inquiries what he has lost.
: ''You haven't noticed baggage-che