, 1880-08-09

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Az Unpleasant Travelling Com
paniOn.
Cousin Tom told me to wait in the
station until he came for me; he'd be
there in plenty of time to get good
seats, he said; so trains came and
went, while I sat gracefully on q cane
seat sofa, and watched an old lady
wrestle with big orange, and bought
pink soap and pointless pins of dilapi
dated old ladies' from Ireland. I
crochetsd, too. to while away the tedi-
ous hours, and was just beginning a
new row of Shells" when Tom
rushed in in terrible hurry.
"Nolly." said he, Il shall be de-
tanned over Eight in the city. Come
quick I've just time to pop you into
the ears"
The engine whistled, the train trem-
bled, We rushed down the long plat
form. Tom pushed me into car, and
OF We few. entered the door and
walked halfway up the long aisle be-
fore found vacant seat.
A very handsome man in Q military
cloak, who occupied half of this seat,
looked up as paused before him and
asked if the place was engaged.
mo madame, or mademoiselle,
rather" said he. rising and stepping
into the aisle. "Allow me to give you
the seat by the window"
He took off his hat, and stood un-
covered until I was seated.
Several of the passengers smiled at
his elaborate politeness, but he looked
very solemn and digni6ed. He had a
foreign air about him. thought.
Ny work was still in my hand, for
0bn had hurried me SO at the last no.
nent. I now began to unravel the
worsted from the needle before putting
it into my bag.
Isn't it little peculiar said my
companion, to do fancy work on the
cars Don't you think the passengers
will think you are queer, to say the
least 2"
81 am putting it away?" I replied,
and turned and looked from the win
dow.
After few moments, the gentleman
teached my shoulder. "Have you com
pleted your education?" he asked.
mo, sir"
swell said p he exclaimed; "edu-
cation is never completed. 'Canst
thou bind the sweet influences of
Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?'
Knowest thou the ordinances of
heaven? Canst thou set the dominion
thereof in the earth ?''
DO you remember that fine passage
in the original?" He began to repeat
whether Hebrew or not was beyond
my powers to discover.
"Then," said he, "what folly to
follow always the poor tralslations!
Why not read in the original? You
read in your Testament every day, I
hape?'-
"Yes, SIR"
In the Greek ?"
"No. sir; I do not understand
Greek"
"You don't understand Greek How
comes that ?" he added in a severe tone.
Why do you not? lam sure you
are old enough"
His tone and manner rather startled
me, and turned again to the window.
After few moments, I felt his arm
on the back of the seat, and his hand
apon my shoulder; 1 moved uneasily,
and looked about. There was no un-
occupied seat. and everybody was read
ing. His hand remained upon my
shoulder. I could feel the lace scarf
wore stir.
Have you ever seen CRAFTS German
Grammar, young lady 2" he asked, re-
moving his hand. cit ID a very poor
one"
did not reply.
beg your pardon" said he; "you
are offended. Perhaps you are Graf
himself!"
remained Ailent, and gazed stead
tasty from the window. my heart beat
ing with an underlined terror.
Again the hand crept up to the back
OF my neck, and I felt it tremble.
was ready to shrek with fright, but I
Thought, However rude and uncivil
this man is, he can't hurt me, with this
car full of people. and father will meet
me at the station"
At this moment, a gentleman from