Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-06-05
AN EVENTFVL JOURNEY

His companion's S fair face husned
deeply, and she turned partially
away, rs if afraid that she might lose
her firmness if she met the earnest
eyes fixed upon her, and she replied,
with visible effort, ''It is, Mr.. DaV-
export.
She was very pretty to look at
any stranger would have admitted
ii at-and, as she s,ood in her plain,
black dress in the rays of the setting
sun. her presence seemed to light up
the low, plain room into positive beau
ty.
Her companion bore all the extern
al evidences of culture and wealth.,
and his handsome dress coElrasle';
strangely with the poor, meager fur
niture OF The room, but his eyes W ere
fixed i'll sadIy-admlring gaze upon
The young face before him. They
both stood IN silence for a mo ment,
and then he stepped forward with cx-
tended hand, and said, in a voice
that quiverc' just little with pain,
II had hoped To shield all your life
with NV life. That can never be
but if you are ever i'll trouble, hops
that you will consider me your friend
l shall ever be that. -
The soft, blue eyes of the young
oigi filled with tears at these words
so earnestly spoken, and, as she laid
her han1 for moment IN his, she re-
piled: If am ever in need of :
friends assistance, | shall be only
too ready to call upon YOU"
| You could not be 100 ready, Miss
Ernest. L will bid you goodbye "
"Good-bye, Mr.. Davenport
And so the rich young lawyer pass
ed out, down the humuie walk, anC
out through the wicket gate. feeling
AS if he had lost all that was preciou
to hlm in life, and henccforth mus
pursue his daily occupation with
, Sense of something wanting-some
thing gone, and he paced his hand
SONS apartments until very late tha
nlght, trying in vain to clear ava
the mist that seemed to have gathere
fpbout his path. At last he sai
aloud, II will go away for awhile
perhaps hustle and noise will help m
to forget May Ernest, for a lttl
while at n time. Relatives l hsv
none, save that precious cousin ofm'n
in the West. Why not surprise hi
with visit? He is 4 jolly fellow
j, perhaps he will help me to shake o
this gloom. Twill start ttto-morro~.
- Meanwhile in the humble hou'
aforementioned, the object Of Harl
DavcnporL's thoGsh,s sat in a 10
I char in her own room, trying
smooth out a tangled mase OF trO'
,,e hIcd thoughts at last she aald res
:, mt.ly, while she forced back the rcat
r t,ars. mo, / could never marry liza
~ Dayeapu!t every body would tmr
that | aid II for a home, and he IL
q, lI,h and talented, while | am only
-. poor Orphan grII, with nothing u
ln, education To depend upon for II
... ,'-".-li mt hcsldea, do Il
. ,oN, hi!a.
But. 81 spite Of this earncst dccl
iaiIun, ehr took hl1 picture from
lal,,c n,at lyy, and, after looking at
| iony and earnestly. bent and kiss
A.. ,nd then replaced IL, with tears
her eyes. The the great prohl'
hat t.rt ltrt-u revolving III her I'M
i., man, ucens came 10 her strong
,han ever h, fore What should :
d.? Where should she go!
Il cannot stay here ANY longer
-he decided. Mrs. Austin is VI
9 su,d To me. and offers me Il home
t.ru As | wi | stay with her; hut :
durs not really need me, and l
= rot he dependent Oh anybody,' a
ncr slight figure Strengthened unc'
~ -rjuu,l but her Whole attlIr
g. 81 ha.r. Il in II moment rs she thong
-.aud / cannot bear to meet LA
...iu. an,i yet | did not love hin
. TAR nnr WAS not quite so dec
,...i~ Jim My aunt writes
IT.. / ."u.d get plenty OF Situate
: . ;ur " 81, as Il teacher III the =
I'D. ~,.tuot-. II she were not SO
,:,.. w,ui!d 90 to her Immediate
H.. tci, ne t. come any time. A
.u.t Il,i> rcsoiyr, she laid down
-, .l,rd to sleep, bat the words, Il h
,n a. protect all your life with my Ill
aa .,,nr To her even in her dreams.
the next morning she arose v
..n,l,, and greatly surprised \
Austin by her quictl r-eXpresS,d
Termination To start that day en- II
lur her auEt'~ home, s. Jme hundre
&C mlic- distant
kS ..Iou have travelled so little, Ma
said The gDod womah. You Will
sure to gtI lost. / wouid not un
take sucha Journey alone fo' all
8 word! " hat if the ears should
Oft from he track, mha, wohid
come OF Gu theu, shouid like
kuow!'
Rn, Nav smiled Il s,a" ':.,ln S
10 ,a ro,lie,t, Cars hO not run
work i''," '",u W ah,a tn find nv Wa,
he- ", and, once til ere, L can
my aurt easily enough, IL Is su
n. mall uace. 1 thought 'hatit
he yer, pleasant TO take her oy
Dn1 prise" -,
all her earthly possessio ms, but
withou, some N sgivings for thu
5 she was about to take. Hheh
came 10 Harry's picture she pia'
FL I in her pocket, saying to herself,
ly, "PerLaps it will be some con
:. to me OIL my journey"
Then size went down stairs,
Res after bidding Mrs. Austin a t
I'd he sood.by, and promising to retu
ilated her if she did not like her new
week. stepped into the carriage that v
carry her TO the depot, and was
When she reached the stati
o,cu had her baggage checked, Er'
her ticket, and, entering ca
10 the rear, seated herself and
~A herself up to dismal thoughts.
S4A Just one moment after ger
~ with his hat drawn far over hi
came out of the depot, ant |,
carelessIy at the car which, o
roine had just entered, ar I'd
a., =. ,ar aa if tn de eide