The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-04-24
MIR. WITHERTON'S ROMANCE.

WHAT pretty, very pretty girl she
seemed, as looked at her, seated in
front of me, over on the right side of the
car, with her face turned at an angle
which gave me the contour of her deli
cate oval chin and regular brow! How
clear and pure her temples were, and
how very neatly the hair grew back
from them!
A long time did watch her, that very
cold day near Christmas, when we tray
eled the whole way on the same road,
and found so much to attract in the
changes of her face that noticed moth
ing else without or within. She was
alone, and appeared to be keeping
sharp lookout upon all her tellow-trav-
elers, more from timidity, think, than
from any curiosity as regarded them.
Every man who rose TO 90 to the end of
the car to get a drink OF water, or to
leave it for the pleasure of g little
smoke" or to lounge up to the stove
from pure restlessness, Immediately in
fiuenced her expression of countenance.
At the first movement he would make
she would start, look apprehensive as
he rose, alarmed as he advanced toward
her seat, terrified as he came close, and
relieved in proportion as he heightened
the distance between them. | noticed,
as time passed on, with increasing in
terest, every new alarm, and the ex-
preston each elected depicted upon her
speaking countenance, and was almost
lost in conjecture as to where could be
her destination, what her position in
life, and antecedents, when l was sud-
denly startled by my wife's voice at my
side, saying.
Theodore, what in the world do you
see in that girls face, that you have
been watching her so intently for the
last hourPn
"My DEAR" answered, "she is very
pretty. She reminds me most forcibly
of you when l first met you at-a-a-
Newport"
81 never went to Newport until had
been almost ten years married." said
Mrs. Witherton. my name is Theodore
Witherton.)
SWELL" 1 said, 81 mean at that
time.''
s'Then why did you not say ten
years after our marriagep' 1 don't think
that people can be too particular in their
Statements said Mrs. w. elf every
one observed this rule, fewer quarrels
would occur in families, and society
also, and less mischief be made"
Yes, my dear; 1 was only thinking
at the moment of the likeness"
Likeness?" she said, sharply.
"What likeness could any one possibly
see between dark girl with brown hair
and eyes, and the long thin face that she
has, and a round fair one, with blue eyes
and light hair, like mine-at least" in
answer to my glance, I" like mine W0s.
However, if you are amused or interest
ed in what you have been gazing at, l
am quite satisfied"
She was so we'll satisfied that she
turned squarely round, with her face to
the window, and four blocks of black
and red plaid shawl alone given me for
prospect; for my wife was of comfort
able dimensions, and quite filed up
three-quarters of the seat we mutually
occupied, and the whole of the window
besides.
Mrs. Withcrton had married me MANY
years ago, through the suggestions of
mutual friends, and to the great gratifi-
cation of my parents. There had been
so much difficulty in finding any thing
in the way of business that could man.
age, that the effort at last had to be
abandoned. think that, as is often the
case in large families, my capacity has
been moderated. Until married Mrs.
Witherton / had been under my moth
er's care, and then my wife had as
sumed the charge of me, and we have
been as happy, think, as people gen
orally are. Mrs. Witherton was not
handsome, but my mother said that
beauty was great snare; and she was
perhaps, not very clever, but | prefer
red her not being so for many reasons
that would rather not tell. She had 6
nice little fortune she had inherited, ant
when my mother told me in our days o
courlship to express certain correc
views to her touching marriage settle