The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-24
THE STORY OF TICKET AGENT.

tS ma am. ! 30 DAD, DNL car! I De
helped. Harness will give out sometimes,
yuu know, rympathizngly.
"Nheu is tie next Western DO uud train
due p.
''No5 tin six O'clock. You have five
hours TO vast. Be dreadful IircSome,
iua'unl. TEe3e's uice family that live ia
t'uther part OF the house: s'pose tote
you i'm there. I know Mrs. Hully'a give
you a bite 10 ear, and snr'i be proud to let
you rest on her bed. Fine Woman, Mrs.
Holly is know her. Won't you 20 IN
and see her, ma'am
40, [ thank you, sir, | dare say that
III be quite COR Portable here
''Waii, jess ar yuu please But BOW /
must be going. Hope youH git 10 youI
juuruey's end safe. wa'am GO"d-bv.'
Aud Farmer Brown left the room,
mounted his wagon. aud soon disappeared
down the dusty road.
II had been visiting p friend who lived
in IA country settlement, some five or six
miles from tie SOLITARY building diguItied q
by TIE name Of depot, aud Wiieu tie time
came for me to return hume. she placed
me Ia the care nr - uaJghJJruE iarWeU,
Who WAS going To- distant village, aud
would pass the statI'u.
During our ride we met eviih uuaccjdcuJ.
Part uf the h1JuesS gave way. aud ve were
detained such a length at time Thar, as The
reader kuuyS I c.as too late tor the train
AfJrr Farmer Brown left me, I amused
myself by reading newspaper " h:ch some
one had left lying iu the seal.
Finishing tuis | studied the design Of
tie wall paper, counted the PIurs ui glass
in tI,c I;,iIa uird,yy aud ,y,pdefed Al The
tidiness of the whole apartment.
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,i,.,,, by Al, IT,,IIy n,'.r vyLnSe vi:tuts
Eg,r.,,l 2r.,,,u v,;,s.,n ,.ltf UtIStasJiC. Won
d.r ~ tlis s,,,,a ,rnirJlv female vauIi rive
me q. .rfas- If ,ya;s, - and ,rf.p.d ON the,
door Communicating with the other apart
lpeuf.
..lnme in - said CHEEKY voice. and
rr,fetfuo | found n,1-clf i'm uus ot the
,,r,firsr. c,.sicst rooms had evei seen.
The most delicate tint. ~ btfT was on The
o.aI.-. c-ol. m ..tju., covered r,,r tl,or. mus
lin, cuttafu- fs,to,lsd and gai. hung al
the windows. ana here and lh-I- we're pic
,ule>. brackets. books aud hoyyei>, and all
;!,,. d.,fs,ty bcIounirgs tuul make q, room
iru, So ..Il3myy' and pleasant.
Auo. most claiming of aH. :here lay iu
"a vbiIe drau-d cradle q rosy baby fast
a>Ieap. ,.lrii rfugs of golden hair ,.yC:r Ejs
white brow uud "a great ned, veivety rose
sla~peG lH li- dJu.!lrd hand
O,tl niH bent "a woman of twenty-five
or .hspr-u Iiitit. mite Of q NuHau. WIth q
JiirHt. AarI, rtcr ,ividty cYipr-u. big black
ewes. and uouGtuu> datk Ua5r As QUAD iu
heavv HIajfs about H,T S,atrly head.
Sine rose wiki Il bright euIic when ! en-
erred.
.-.xcuSe me bat NAV trouble yuu for
q glass Of w;.lei -
No trouble al all, ma'am. Pray be
seated Excuse mr and She irE The iu"Gsi.
Presently she Ictutucd, UeaIiug >,Iver
covered ugih "a snowy white ua. kun. aud
containing "a e,aee ct water, glass ui
creamy milk, p sauCsG ut luscious straw
beIIips auo q plate oi ye,iDw sponge cake,
light as yellow foam.
'PaIdru me, - she SAID smiling, ri J
take iuu great "a liberty, but. you see, Far
mcI Brown told me of yuur urjug Obliged
lu v.i. su luug, and Thought you might
Je auusrv."
"Nty, how very Kind ypu are - I ex
cIairucr, ia, pleased surprise.
"No a. all. Il Is II pleasure to me. If
yuu are hut aud dusty, perhaps you Ike
tu osthc your iHce. Is so, las step 40 mere,
aud she. I'D ;he WAY mtua lfjie vE-tc bed
room. lhe Vcly heart Of cleanliness a"d
pUt''v.
Ia a lutle Will" WAS different being
iroHi fht curss. dusty, hungry mortal Ho
had sat %! he h"t waiting ,"nm.
fruua Mis- Holly perfect htitr gem
Of "uanan. and, alter the mAn"cr of "ur
sex, wc 500. became as well acquainted as
10 Wv bad know" each "-her i' years
Aud while 1 was lying iauguidiy "u h"I
comfortable sofa, and she seated ln her
. low locking char, stitching away al hei
baby diess, shC I"lu me tue iothd"ce %
her life.
4 have lived tu tuia depot all my days
size began. My taiAer was agent "C-''
and lie served The company SO long ana So
well that "heH he dIsd they kindly allowed
me 10 remain J" MS pace WIN 'he ;" me
wages, TOO. For yuh see was seven
[ ieer, asa Ialhel h"d '"hs oe'''e '""S me
telegraph aud al We "ihet W"ik' Ao""'
year %tei la'he' Yea'" o,o',i.o , az
qutDtch Nl'h J' cN- ii"''y II! "u, " "a "a
Hud Mis- toly 'ooNt" u ""u s''''''"'
''Jack WIS one "i Tue oeSt eng 'uee'S ".-
f. The i"au tahu now Il '"'t ""' t'''S "''T
conSidef'd nun a" u""eN'' '''v'S '''"''E
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