The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-23
AN ALBANY ROMANCE.
How a Belle Happened to Marry Car
Driver.
ALBANY Journal.

HOW n beIie Hhppehsu ~ marty - s
Driver.
tAIbany Journal
We doubt II anybody noticed young fellow
who, a fsw weeks ago, boarded the platform
Of car No. -, OF the State street line, ana
after exchanging hurried words with the
driver took his place and Mt once drove up |
the hiIl. II he was SEEM there was nothing In
his personality to excite special comment
That ne was tall ard dark, that bis hair was
closely trimmed, aud that q pretty wen de-
yeloped moustache covered Dis upper ny,
we're points to be- noted: albeit his pfofuse
wrapt,Ipgs and hroad-brimmed hat almost
concealed these characteristics. The Idea that
he was not exactly qualified TOT tne positloh
Og car-driver might have struck any one VINO
observed him driving. But we snail reVe III
wholly agreeable to the people who are per- |
sonally identified with the novel incident, |
but 1t has become too we'll kn0wn Ia cerJaih
circles that We dlyulge no secret In giving IL
to the public SO we will leave tho young
man driving the car slowly up state street,
and refer to the circumstances under which
he came there.
Henry a ID q clerk In a well known busi-
ness house and resides In the west Emo. ne
frequently rides home In the cars and chats
with the drivers. One, In particular, ne
quite fanoied, for "Bll," as he was called,
was above the level Of his class. "Bill had
a family, ana he was put to sore straits 10
make both ends meet He was compelled TO
be on duty more than fifteen hours day; lie
had intimated to Henry that he wanted 10
"get Off Tor an evening so that ne might nc
company his wife to seghing party, Henry
suggested that he should take his place as
driver He said 1t would be good joke, Tor
he should disguise hin self rs to be I'M
knowa and nobody would be the wiser.
"Bill'" demurred. The rules OF the company
were rigorous. Men stool ready to take the
place OF tn. present employees at even lower
wages, and dismissals were made on the
| slightest provocation. His more prosperous
| friend argued, in reply, that the deception
would never be discovered; that even II IL
were,. he would not lose his place, ior n ne
would have influence with several OF the Oil
rectors Henrys positive affirmation reas-
sured him, and ut last he assented to the sug-
GEES ion.
| A new and inexperienced driver found the
| position he had accepted to be extremely un-
| pleasant He had not driven half way up the
| hill before he regretted the task no had upder-
taken. and chided himself for his foolish
avidlty in accepting it. He had noticed his
| friend manage the horses and supposed IL was
an easy matter but he was somewhat mis-
| taken. When he neared the curve which the
| track takes into Washington Avenue, the con-
ductor put his head out OF the door and said,
| Hurry up, old boy, we're behind time thus
adiured, our friend applied his whip and the
speed OF the car was greatly accelerated.
| When the forward wheels struck the curved
rails they suddenly left the track, and the
passengers quilted the car In lively trepida,
/ ttDn. AfIpT UVp fnIuuLeS uSlHy bHb ShI Btto
| been gotten on the rails again. Happily for
| our hero, the conductor had lately been trans
ferred from another line, and 80 he did not, IN
| the brief unpleasantness which occurred, dis
| cover who was his driver
The wind was KEEN and Henry found that
an army overcoat did not fully protect him
from the chilly blast. The moon was up, and
it's gentle effulgence filed the world with a
soft and tender light. The castellated rooi o
the sky, and the pale stars seemed to looE
down upon him In pity.
Suddenly he heard In the far distance
shouts of men, followed by . CHATTER OF horses
feet. The sounds grew louder, and presen y
he saw horse attached to cutter gal
lopipg rap dly down the street. The rains
were dangling over the dashboard, and thu
sole occupant Of the sleigh was lady
Quickly winding the reins around the brak'
handle, Mr. L jumped from the car, and
whip In hand, stood facing the horse, which
was ten yards away. The furious ANNA
} saw him and partially lessened his speed. II
; struck with his whip handle; Ut, graspea Tn
) The motley crowd which gathered abou
: the young lady who had been 80 provtden
TALLY rescued gave little heed to the man Il
the blue coat, whose hand still grasped tn
, whip, and who lay unconscious on the coll
i pavement.
. line uncle of the young lady, with WHOM
she had been driving, and who was throw
out Just above Dove street, came up In breath
|
, uncared for, and he directed that he be take
/ to his residence. not many blocks diStan
! He was still inseDsible. He had been wounds
, by the horses sharp corkS.
When Henry had been conveyed into tina
gpaeious halfway and laid upon the Lounge
| his nsciOusness returned The uncle wa
! seated beside him awaiting the coming OF Tn
\ DOCTOR He asked Henry how he felt and !
/ response he said his legs panied him Intense
q ly. The doctor, who came IN soon aiterwart
| 50
: hearty encouragement and affirmed tha
: he "would be all right In two weeks" Will
the wound was being dressed our uncle nt
, ticed the invalid critically, and thought
was the first car-driver he had ever known
wear diamond studs and cuff-buttons.
A smile, which had been lingering about tn
[ corners of his mouth, deepened until he III
I tered audible sounds Of mirth. Henry, a
. tributing the cause, said, apologeticailY: .
r came here under false pretenses."
80, never mind" interpolated the othe
9 I'VE owe you debt OF gratitude which
: never can repay"
s Henry, at his own instance, briefly narrate
i his little story. Not long after, the rescue
4 Young lady and her mother came whel
e Henry lay With charming grace Mrs. L.
d V relieved her guest OF any embarraS
d ment which he might have felt, and she We
+ profuse In her expressions OF gratitude II
e the service he had rendered. The young al
!, prettier lady was trfie pale, but save frigh
g she had suffered nothing from her adventur
e At last accounts Henry was still a prisone
:, Miss l. and he have grown to be gre
/ friends; they find that they admire the san
VI authors, and she reads to him by the ho'
: from Tennyson and Longfellow. The da,,
g all 20 too rapidly by the tall timepiece In u
u coy library. He Is rapidly recovering, al
|. by the aid OF cane he Is now able to walk
: little
If Madame Rumor hath 1t that wedding W
l. soon take place at venerable mansion on t.
IL avenue.
e 80
T. Going Home.