The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-01

man in my seat was fast asleep, and
those noisy men behind must have pre-
vented any one else from hearing.
"After few minutes she managed to
thank the gentleman, and added In such
a sweet, childish voice, i am very sorry
to have disturbed you.
81 had somehow fanced that she was
an elderly lady-perhaps the mourning
dress had made me, but as soon as L
heard her speak, knew she must be
young, not older than possibly, and L
felt 80 sorry for her The gentleman
seemed to feel so too. 1 could not hear
all he said, for sometimes the car shook
and ratified, and the rain was beating on
the roof and against the windows, but l
could understand that he was again
offering his services, and begging to
know how he could assist her."
"Why, Lettie,'' exclaimed Julie,
"don't you know it was very wrong in
her to talk to perfect stranger +? You
ought not to have listened ~
How could L help it 7" demanded
Lettie. could not get up and walk
the whole length of the car to where
you where sitting, laughing with Kate
Seymour's brother; and how much bet
ter was that, would like to know 7
You had never met him till that day ~
"Good for you, Lettie," cried Dick,
patting the curly head, approvingly.
"Now don't make any more comments
till the story is done, Julie, or the sup
per-bell will ring, and spoil it ALL"
Beside" continued Lettie, L don't
believe that man was wicked. He spoke
so gently and kindly. Just as Uncle
May used to talk to me when I was sick
last year."
"Well, never!" calculated the hor-
rified Julie.
Presently" said Lettie, "she told
him what she had been crying about.
1t seems she was an orphan. She had
lived in Baltimore, but her father and
mother had both died within few
weeks, and then it was found that there
was no property left, nothing for her to
live on, though she had always supposed
her father to be wealthy. She had no
relatives, but some friend or acquaint-
ance had recommended her as a nursery
governess to a lady in New York, and
she was now on her way to take the
situation.
"' had tried to be brave she said,
and L could fancy, Dick, just what a
f,,1 Oh hn
but sitting here alone in the dark, the
remembrance of my dear parents and
our happy home came over me, and 1
could not help crying"
"Poor little girl 10 muttered Dick,
who had soft heart under his domi-
neering ways. "Why couldn't you
have spoken to her, Lettie, and brought
her home with youp You know mother
is always ready to befriend any one in
trouble.'
Dick, Dick !" cried Julia, in conster-
nation. care you perfect idiot ?"
"No, thank you, ma'am," returned
the unabashed youth. "I leave that
honor for some of my female relatives" :"
Hush, Dick !" pleaded Lettie. :" To
tell the truth, did think of it, and
made up my mind that / would speak
to her before we got to New York, and
at least to give her my address, begging
her TO let me know if she could not
succeed at the place where she was
going. Just then man came through
the car to sell fruit, and he was followed
by another, with Centennial views.
Then those two noisy men grew even
more noisy than usual over some joke
or story, so it was quite long while
before heard'any thing more. I could
just hear that the gentleman was talk
ing very low, and very earnestly, and
the girl seemed much interested, and
much astonished, too, thought. Per-
hays 1 oughtn't to have tried to hear at
all, but did, for wanted SO much to
know more about the poor little thing"
cat last, however, just before we got
to Trenton, heard the gentleman say,
There is one way in which we can
settle it, and 1 entreat you to think
favorably of 1t. AS soon as we reach
New York, 1 will take you to q clergy
man, and we will be married. Then L
shall have right to protect you, that
no one can dispute or censure. For the
sake of Then the locomotive shrieked,
and heard no more"
"Phew" whistled Dick. "This is
thrilling!"