The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-04-02
MIR. wITHERTON's ROMANCE


4 ed, as looked at her, seated in front Of mi
1 over on The right side Of the car, with he
4 face turned at an angle which gave me tht
I contour Of her delicate oval chin and reg
ular browt How clear aud pure her tenn
/ plcs were, and how very neatly the hail
I grew back from them!
| 4 long time did | watch her, that very
4 cold day near Christmas, when we travel
/ cd the whole way on the same road and
\ found 80 much to attract IN the changes o1
y her face that / noticed nothing else with
1 out or within. She WAC alone, and appear
1 ell to be keeping sharp lookout upon all
/ her fellow-travelors, more from timdity, /
| think, than from any curiosity as regarded
I them. Every man who rose to 90 to the
I end Of the car to get a drink Of water, or
| to leave it for the pleasure of "a little
I smoke or lounge up to the stove from
! pure rest]essncss, Immediately influenced
/ her expression Of countenance At the
| first movement he would make she would
| start, look apprehensive rs he rose, alarm
| fed as he came close, and relieved in pro-
| portion as he heightened the distance be-
| tween them. | noticed as time passed on,
with increasing interest, every new alarm,
and the expression each elected depicted
upon her speaking countenance, and was
almost lost in conjecture as to where could
be her destinations, what her position in
life, and antecedents, when was suddenly
startled at my Wife's voice at my side, say
ing:
'Theodore, what in the world do YOU see
in that girls face, that You have been
watching her sointently for the last hour?''
"My DEAR" l answered. ''she is very
pretty. She reminds me most forcibly of
you when frst met you at--a--a-Ncw-
port"
~ never went 10 Newport until had
been almost ten years married." said AIrs.
Wirherton. MY name is Theodore With
! erton.)
"WelI, - I said, II mean at that time"
"Then why did you not say ten years
after our marriage?' I don't think that
| people can be too particular IN their state
| ments," said Mrs. w. ''If every one OBJ
served this rule, fewer quarreIs would oc-
cur in families, and society also, and less
mischief be made"
"Ycs my dear, was only thinking at
| the moment Of the likeness
| "Likeness2" she said sharply. "Fhat
likeness could any one possibly see between
adark girl with brown hair and eyes, and
the long, thin face that she has, and
round fair one, with blue eyes and light
HAIR like mine-at least" Il, answer to nv
| glance, ''like what mine 1sas. However, !
| if you are amused or interested in what
you have been gazing at, am quite salts
| fed"
/ She was SO we'll satisfied that she turned
I gquarely around, with her face to the win
\ dow, and foUr blocks Of black and red
| plaid shawl alone given ME for prospect;
| for my wife was Of comfortable dimen-
| sons, and quite filled up three-quarters of
the seat we mutually occupied, and the
| whole Of the window besides.
! Mrs. Witherton had married me many
years ago, through the suggestion of mt1-
tusl friends, and TO the great qualification
Of my parents. There had been Sc much I
difficulty in finding anythingin the way of
business that could manage, that the eff
| fort at last had to be abandoned / think /
that as is often the case in large families,
| my capacity has been under-rated Until |
married Mrs. Withcrton had been UNI
| der my mothers care, and then my wife
! had assumed the charge Of me, and we
| have been IS happy, [ think, as people gem
orally are. Mrs. Withertou was not hand
some, but my mother said that beauty was
| agreat snare: and she was, perhaps, not
very clever, but [ preferred her not being
80 for many reasong~tlat | would rather
not tell. She had a nice little fortune she
| had inherited, and when my mother told
me In our days Of courtship to express GER
| tain correct views to her touching mar
rage settlements, she had interrupted me
quickly with a beautiful sentiment: EtDo F;
you think, Theodore, that [ should be
afraid to trustmy money to man to whom
am not afraid to trust MYSELF" Mother
Eod me not to say anything more on the
subject, and we found after the marriage
Nst everything had been tied up as tightly
&laW could tie it. I am compelled to tell
you all this, 10 make you understand my
story. Mrs. Witherton, though, always
pad my bills, when she thought them
nssenable, and also allowed me some
pocket money; and it was natural that [
slould be defercntial to her, for she was a
great deal older than WAS
Now, had often heard the men around
'se alk Of f0manccs and adventures, and
%l mat sort Of thing, and though | enyied
Alem, still knew that / was married, and
therefore never could have any such eS-
IPeflehce; but those rccituls were of in
'eHSe interest to ME, and as long as they
"o"la recount them, | would listen until
"'efe happened to be the adventure that / t
Sm gong 70 tell you. Since that day have c
"'ouGht that have more in me than peo- !
P's imagine. But to 60 on with my story.
/ we were due at New York at O. clock
"'st night, and the short winter dav closed
earlier than usual as we sped on, breast J
~ ene most terrible snow storm ever en- 6
NVHHtered. was afraid to look again ut G
-. -. sOlltaFy girl; but, when picking up my s
sNes nun, took advantage of my posi-
eOi 70 steal glance at her, saw that her '
~ sase was pressed closely against the vim )
10"-pahe, and that she had timidly stop I
~ TUG conductor and asked some Hues- G
1Y"' "lach, on being answered, seemed TO c
s4''h her still further, for she covered s
lsSh WV, deeper in her seat. / wanted to fol- q
~. ~ nl1h oat to question him, but dared
~ 's"Ee Mrs. W. on the plea of 3 small {
III 1.AF' iof she never allowed smoking i
4Sp tFayeling-indeed, very seldom 1t /
~ 0'ller time; but after some cogitation 2
s,', |4'efed something concerning her i
n,,4 %@ stfap having been loosened by the q
sis' Mrs. w. is very strong-ninded i
~. seIle points, but she could never attain ].
b:.a influence over baggage-men, and was i
usass o1e peculiarly alive to their delin- d
i. ~ 49, Theodore, " she instantly said, .sand /
Aasa s9Oat my trunk. NV opinion il that
Jf y pofteFs throw the trunks deliberate i
s;nh s''' IN the hope that some Of them i
nll,..as and 50 give them a chance of !
Tro. Is
ss,s 80 80 quickly, and sought neither bag /
lsD1 b%s ,'sStsF nor trunk, but the conductor, t
41h aa Short conversation with him. /
ssens 49, !. young lady who il travelling alone
Il fsfy nervous and timi1 y L remark i