The National tribune., 1880-09-01
How I Got My Wife.
A CONDUCTORS STORY.

F'Where you going Dick?"
"Back to chat with my through passengers %
And Dick Davis, the conductor, left the mail and
entered the through coach attached TO the Closing
the door he walked straight to old seated in the
centre of the His hair and beard white as
snow but there crows feet his forehead nor
wrinkles on his checks His eyes flashed with the lgbt
of lustre manhood though his hair would indicate that he
had crossed the boundaries of threescore years. He
smiled when the pleasant-aced conductor dropped into
the before him, and leaning forward made remark
in low tone of voice. This remark caused Davis to
raise his head and gaze the beautiful face of the girl
who slept behind the whtebea passenger
''She sleeps like child the conductor said admriug
the face and wsng perhaps that he could enjoy such
slumbsr
sShe always sleeps that way responded the passenger
with smile and when she wakes she is fresh
ssYour daughter has company / see observed Davis.
gancing the remainder OF the who appeared be
Eyes are they going through?'
'sOh yes but through passengers admitted to
this coach They not communicative fellow travellers,
l should say"
.sThey are not replied the old man-'ATr Davis do
like my travelling companions !; and the speakers
voice lowered.
The canauctor looked surprised 'tWi you explain,
Mr.. Radelf? short time previous TO the present
versaon conductor and his passenger had exchanged
names and thus enabled to call each other proper
II can scarcely explain" was the passengers reply
Thee is in the fourth seat from the stove whom
unaccountably do not ike de boarded the train at
Romney, and have caught him looking askance my
and Maberhen the fellow who appears TO be asleep
three behind him the opposite of the aisle
Deen SullJy oi INC Ae, oelioNc thett II
connection between the parties do not you To
think that fear them Never in my lile--and have
passed through the wild tribes of the Amazonan valley
have | feared Over there lies the only jewel 20
which cling and he nodded toward the slumbering
Girl 'he is the sole creature through whose veins
my blood, and you must know that she is dear to me
"Certainly Mr.. Radcif said Davis ''your entire So
lcitude is for her.
''Exactly"
s'Did you know those two fellows?H
81 do not never saw them before in all my life.
Conductor Davis thought moment
Yourself aud daughter avoid them by taking up
quarters in the forward assure you that you will
be regarded intrudes, and that the accommoda
tions will not lack comfort"
But the passenger gently declined the conductors Offer
ard said that would finish his journey in the coach he
had been placed in for that purpose. After few
words Davis left the coach and passed into the express
car whore he appeared to forget his passengers i'll
conversation with the messenger.
The door had hardly closed the conductors form
when the nearest the stove showed signs of anma
ton lie turned his head and looked up the dimy lighted
aisle not forgetting to let his eyes rest the old traveller
and his daughter. He handsome mar about thirty
five years of age and above his uXuriant crop OF silky
burn whiskers shone pair OF mild blue eyes Not
man in hundred would have taken him for rascal He
was well, almost fashily dressed there handsome
diamond pin his bosom, and crested ring his hand
Allowing his gaze return down the aisle he fixed ii
upon another man, who appeared to be sleeping, short
distance from him. The quite young his eyes
heavy and the only hirsute appendage his face
long haired mousaahe that dropped over his mouth
The two exchanged looks, which told that they
not travellers accidentally thrown together but men