Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-04-24
A Romance on the Hail.

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together. A tall brunette, with
sharp face, piercing black eyes, hal
black as the ravens wing, long
aquiline nose with a mole on the
side of it, aud a m0Uth the cut OF
which 6etokencd determination and
force. She had passed the shady
side of the teens, and had climbed
10 the apex OF quarter of q centU-
". He was guilelesS youth, over
whose tow -col0red head some eigh-
teen summers had passed-an inno-
cent hebb!edeboy, just released from
his mothers apron strings. On
lin she cast loving glances and
lis face, scffused with bushes, with
timid, appealing look to her.
The car was crowded, eligible
seats were not easily obtained.
About the middle of The car Sc
date traveller occupied a seat to
himself.
Thithor tie irrepressible lady
pressed her way. The sedate traVe-
Ter rosn and with much courtesy IN
ylted her to take a seat next the car
window, when she WAS seated he
calmly ensconced himself upon the
vacant half of the chair. BY this
time the yrung man whom she was
escortirg had come Up. He placed
his hand on the back of the seat,
looked sppealinely on the face of lis
protectress ana timidly around the
car. lie was evi6eptly embarrassed
and did not know what to do with
imseiT. The sharp eyed brunette
eyed tie sedate traveller by her size
with sharpness that Almost amoun-
ted to malignity. But the traveller
seemed all unconscious Of the scru-
tiny to which be was subjected, and
looked away over the fields through
an opposite window.
The brunette could no longer en-
dure to see her callow beau stand
ing forlorn and thus addressed the
sedate traveller, whose eyes were
wandering far away, and whose
thoughts were with The dear ones
al home
81 say. stranger :"
"WeD, say on !" responded the
se6ate traveller.
~ say look here, stranger :"
"Wen, what have you got to
show me ?" said the sedate man.
stranger I want yOu to know
that this young gentleman standing
up here is my fsilsr -
'Oh! 1 am glad TO hear it. How
long have yol had him. Take care
of him l suppose
Now you just look here stranger
This young man is my feller, and
l:n. bound to see that nobody shal
impose on him. You hear me
Now if you had any manners, yOu't
get up and let lEm have seat By
me"
'-Ohl an very happy in your
society. You cannot imagine how
much pleasure 1t has given me tc
furnish yon seat where you can sec
through the window, besides l al
ways took a special delight in being
near charming ladi ss like yourself, .
replied the sedate traveller.
"But sir, he is nv feller- ny
beau. Do you understand me Z"
us that go ? Who woNld have
tho't 1t =? And does his mother place
him under your protection wher
he goes abroad 2''
"Now you look here stranger
Me aud th It young man expect to
be engaged, and We have ba3n keep
ing company together and ma and
bin wants TO have Il talk together,
and you are real mean if YOU don't
give him seat By me, 80 we can
talk that's What think. .
The iDperturabie traveller straigh-
tined ~, then leaned over i'll the
direction Of the sharp-faced truu-
cite, smiled most henjghly and low
ingly on ber, and thus spoke
Charming lady would be
most happy to accommodate you ;
but you SEQ I'n pilgrim and a
stranger, wayworn and weary, and
long wSy from home. Besides.
lIy heart is just now beating a tat
too Of ecstatic satisfaction because
of your charming presence =! Being
"A bachelor, and being near one so
lovely ard engaging, how cap ]
.iorego the pleasure | now erlOy +! /
have had dreams Ia my time
bright dreams as | lave wandered
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