The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-18
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ALEXANDER COUNTY.
LITTLE ANGEL.
From the Odd Fellows Talisman

cannot tell how fell in love with Lucy
Arden. do not think fell in love at all;
l just grew in that condition and | have
never outgrown the ailment. She went to
New York every morning in my train
that is IN the seven-forty --and when was
fortunate enough to catch the tiyethirty up
train in the afternoon, was sure to see her
that is, hunted through the cars until
found her, and then secured seat for my
self in such locality as would allow sto-
len glances occasionally at her pleasant
countenance. She lived in Baden, two
stations above mine, and she nvariable &C.
cupied the same place, which was single
seat in corner. She invariably bestowed
her attention upon the scenery, and in the
three or four months in which | was her
travelling companion, / never knew her to
speak to any one except the conductor.
She always carried a neat music-case, of
red morocco When looked at her, which
was rather frequently peeped over the
edge of my newspaper. or through my
fingers, lest she should catch me gazing at
her and take offense. She grew upon me
so fast that was far gone, when
missed her one day. You under
stand that | was so completely in
the tolls before l knew it, that
/ shrank with increasing jealousy from
attracting everybody's attention to the
girl asked no questiins about her |
saw AZ. A." in gilt letters on her music
case, and that was all | knew about her.
And got to calling her Little Angel,
when | conversed with myself about her,
amid the cares of my business life, or in
the quiet of my own room. Ofcourse i'm
agined dozen names that must thus fit her
initials, but this seemed most appropri-
ate.
On the third day of her non-appearance,
! took my accustomed place in the corner,
after satisfying myself that she was not on
the train. When the conductor took my
ticket to punch out the date, he startled
me by his remarks as he passed on. so"
he said, carelessly, you have taken Miss
Arden's seat, see, Mr.. Granger Well
she is not likely to claim it. Ticketsm
And he was gone.
All through the long day | thought of
her, and wondered what might be involved
in his words. mot likely to claim it,
Was she i'll, or dyingG Miss Aarden"-
Laura, Letitia or Lydia2 no matter which.
should 90 mad if | did not salts
fly my-my curiosity, now thoroughly
aroused, and / made up my mind to find
out all that could be found out by diligent
investigation that very evening.
II rrac NOT m,ich in thn Nyov nf infor,no
ton. 1t was an awful weight of calamity
in its possibilities.
Miss Arden was music teacher: she
gave lessons in New York She had lived
in Baden some months, boarding with an
old widow, Mrs. Hunter, and she had left
the village a day or two ago, taking her
trunk, which was checked TO New York.
Nobody knows her. except Mrs. Hunter,
and she knew very little. Miss Arden
made no acquaintance and she had Just
passed off the scene and would be entire
ly forgotten within month.
You will please remember that |,
Philip Granger. was thirty years old.
None of your stupid boyish fancies about
me! / was chief book.keeper in the
enormous house Of Pinch e. Plugget,
drawing big salary and putting away
comfortable sum Of money each year
l had ten bonds of the city Of Cincinnati,
for one thousand dollars each, in the
book-keeper's drawer, in the big safe, and
! had earned and saved every dollar my
self. did not spend any salary now.a.
days. My revenue was seven hun lred
and thirty dollars from my coupons and
had something over each year, besides my
salary. did not indulge in rum or cigars,
had no relations that were dependent
upon me, and every year made me richer.
i cannot say was miser, but | could
never seewhcre the fun began in squandering
J money. did not deny myself anything
really desired but did not desire any
NJ extravagant or wastciul. may say
shits were exemplary and pretty firm
And when ] had thought OF mat.
id times, ! had always post.
3-AGfsC ,sideration Of the subject until
W thirty bonds instead Of ten.