Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-03-16

about two weeks after that time
there was very pretty young lady got
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 ont of her first possish, 'cept
when the train stopped at some station,
tho being through express we didn't
stop at many-but when we did /
noticed she allus pulled her thick black
veil down over her pretty face and kinder
turned her head into one corner O the
seat, lettin' on to be asleep, an when
any body came in or went past her seat
which some Of 'em as haven't travelled
much is allus a doin', you know, sir,
walkiu' up an down restless, an goin'
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 hei cheeks maxim them
look prettier yet, and then she'd git rs
pale as death the next mint, and kinder
push her hair back off her temples with
one little white hand, like it was too
heavy and hurt her; and most all 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
looking, I'd 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 me 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 own Janey
awaitin' for them words.
"The moment / see that ring Jerks
mine off an slips it into my vest pocket,
The moment | see that ring | ses to
myself: There mate to mine an
says | to myrelf, Jack, my boy, you
keep right on takin' notice, it being my
opinion theirs something up;' and ses
to myself, 8 I hope that there sharlihg
chap hain't been bitin' nobody, as he'll
feel sorry fer it when he comes to die =
an then kept on takin' notice, mighty
clost.
"Well, we kept a goin' on, some gittin'
off 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
we're mostly samples or travelling
agents, as allays takes off their boots an
goes to sleep scon's they strike seat.
But this here young lady she never
moved out of her first seSt~--iust 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 could be, an knew
she'd hal ro lunch, COS she'd never got
out when the traiu stepped, an she
hSdn' a smitch nor sign of sstchel 6T lrg-
gage of any kind still | was dub'us
about oferin' to do any thing, KNOWN
she was y real lady and | was on'y train
agent, and 0rka-d hsnd ut sayin them
kind O. things at best, an she oelng all
aIbn5aHErsAl 9 travelin' might take it ILL.,
But at last comm IN AN out, an SEEM
her sittin' there, l0okin' 50 awful lQne-
some and tired, and dark lines a
comm under her big dark eyes, look
in like che would cry but dasn't--and
by hickory I'm glad she didn't, COS that
would a upset me quicker'n wink, being
one O the things l can't stand 10 way,
to see a woman cry, SO seein' she would
never make no inore OF herself, | jist
give myself poke in the ribs to kinder
rile my courage, and | goes up to her
seat like was after the Leslie, and says,
Miss, excoose me mum, ses |, but you
you do look quite done up. if you'll
cxcoose me mum, ses ], and I've got a
sister of my own mttn, if you'll excoose
| the liberty num- ses ], 'ar' I'd humbly
like to be of some service 10 you mum, if
you'll please to mepshin' in what way
num- ses |.
"She looked up in a way as can't
tell you of, sir it was to ever SO hard,
an she ses You're very kind indeed,
she ses, and | thank you very much,
she ses, but require nothing nothing,
an then she looked away agin, out o
tie winder, and see her mouth twitcb
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 otlin the train why
don't you clear Off and quit brotherin'
of her aud so | did, maxim her the
best bow of respect ! knew how, and
rsisin' lump on my eyebrow doin' it
through inadvertently comm down too
far an hittin' my fore'id on the seat.
back.
"The next station we stopped at, was
wood and water where we gen'aly
stayed about ten minutes; there was a
restaurant there, an so | runs in and
gets slapping big cup O tea, and four
am sanwidges, telling the boss I'd bring
back the chiny next trip, an as we was
we'll acquainted that was all right, aud
50, | walks into the car with 'em, tho a
shakin' all over, and | says, hope you
won thing me a villin, mum, but think
if you'd have the kindness to take lit
tie of these here provision you'd likely
feel better
"Well. didn't think she would, but
she took 'em, thanking me in the pretti,
est way--I can hear her yet-(she actu-
ally laughed quiet little laugh wher
she see them four sanwidges which wa
a leetle overgrown | spOse), aud then
she pulled out her pocket.book, as was
chuck full, and handed me bill, and
darsn't refuse, tho it went agin the grair
to take pap for such trife O kindness
to such a sweet young lady, even if
was little pinched, an she not lacking
as l could we'll see by her general get-up
"Well, sir, it got to be late in the af
ternoon, an ! was beginnin TO pacl
away my books an things gettin' ready
t to leave the train at the end O. my
route, when we came in sight o StumI
Statien,' the engineer (same one
) on today, blowed his whistle an tht
, conductor (killed in the big accideu
last year, poor fellow-found with thu
A bsll.cord in his handy, he pulled til,
rope for to stop, and blessed il i
weren't for that there lovely young cir
to get of. No one there 10 meet her
I not a soul in sight, and by Hockey's, sil
i'll ever felt moved 10 dc something this
II | had no business to do, it was ther
sixty seconds VIC STOPPED to leave this
!. angel all alone in the weeds. 0ue loo
from her would a took me offn that trai