Litchfield enquirer., 1881-11-03

ss*se2 hu Tsa | EaR-tt- tlIalg aEik -fs7 teen years and the new dignity of Mrs. Charles Vail. jr., with fell swoop.a What was to- become of me? Suppose sthere had been an accident, and Charlie kn knocked down and fearfully mangled, or that he had just vanished away,ls as one occasionally hears Of respectable gentlemena having done, or never would appear again or to be heard q of at all l; snpposing l were just to stand there waiting, and thestrain shrieked away in the distance. and night looming, en,s and all those strange Dsaen staring and whispering2 Pretty soon should begin to cry, for l, couldn't stand ii much longer; and here began to feel for my pocketbook' as slight resource dived tc the utmost corners of my pockets before I remembered that 1 had confided it to Charlie with wifely duty, at rths very outset of our wedding trip. 4''@'"72 ''<''7 Hs''' '.'''
 \ Atthis alarming discovery cold moisture broke upon my frame. A night passed .un- Ger the lee of the depot, crouched among my little possessions. now loomed before me unless \ could deposit the same possessions or pawn my diamond ring and my gold brace. lets for nights lodging and ticket back to New York. l suppose the horror depicted on fnsss sceantenance was a sufficient know ledge for my inquiry. don't know what an ;ex- trs,ase it must have reached, but somebody appeared 10 find it moving, for benevolent voice presently saluted my ears: '.'''
 9sf"A Are you waiting for anybody, miss ?"i
 | I turned around with gasp of alarm, which subslded a little, however, when,I met an elderly face, spectacled aud benign in the ex- treme. Il fo 1ia;s ha& *''1SRS 4fe@i n"ru
 1 E''Excusei me, miss, 1" said the old gentleman in sympathetic tone NAre you waiting for any6ne?" 2. '1-I-yes, sir Pm waiting for-"" go
 I came to a dead stop. ''For Charlie'' should 1 F say. My husband" was step beyond utterance just nov. I only turned scarlet, choked and twisted the handle of my bag in silence. s9 '' 3e fiA ,A."'<'
 b ''Iss there anything I can do for your" gss.'' ''I-7don't know-where to go!n I burst out involuntarily.. '"'They told me to change cars and didn't expect to, and don't know swhat to do."di aRw Il g5Gl.ls 3s6-JlJaj ' 3 My new friend looked bewildered and came astep nearer, as he inquired, in a solemnly lowered voice, "Are you alone?" q P 'No, no, ,"I said very quickly under my ss.Who is with your" asked he. with kind of fconfdential compassion that a little confus- ed me. did not understand it. l..
 My gentleman" l faltered out, ''He went out to get something and he told me to sit still and not move;. and a man came and made me change cars-and don't know what cars we were to take-and- -and-I-I- don't see him anywhere" 4f -..pA ," TAB Here I choked and fell to biting my, lips and winking my two eyes hard to wink the tears down
 ,; 7''That train's agoing back to New York, " said one of the last arrivals, grinning ''Go- ing through to Boston, was you ?"s+ re,,
 "l don't know where was going an- swered very shortly. s'.'>'7" ''@ a
 "A gentleman" repeated my friend, sud- denly By this time two more men had drawn near to listen. ,.,..> ... .......- ....,
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 ai began to get very red and uncomfortable, and to wish that they wouldn't stare so. a
 "Where are you going, my dear?" asked some minutes. @" t. " f
 "I don't know."I answered faintly ''He didn't tell me; he said, when he went to get me some lunch, that wasn't to move if the man said to change cars, for we were going through; 1; and told the man so, but he made me change" ,jegffa shj 5' g&t4si bud . as Let me see your ticket?" said the old gen. ltleman, feelingly.Q lo 5Heio22s ac 1stoH5y '7
 He had compassionate way of looking at me over his spectacles; and he looked queerer still when 1 answered faintly ;s ''He's got it., f-and my money-and--oh, why don't he come?"a Ys4v stears fzsavas hpa.1E .se Here cast loose all ceremony and burst 3s4 "Oh, don't cry now," said the old gentle man, soothingly. 1stDont nowl it'll be all rsfpl,k hal kaExn nf -s Nbnra he-your lfriend-where did he go-which way2poaa fa17di.i sos .Geasalasal R S
 it'I don't know,'I sobbed from behind my handkerchief. n8s F :fgs- ; sFfa;l ?. "Went to get some lunch, did he say? Well, now, can't you tell me what sort of looking person he was, and perhaps we can find him ? Was he young or old ?"f a}'l'-- s.3 sstA r.
 "YouHg,p l. murmured. still behind a bar- rier of cambric. ''W-With a yellow meus- tache, and g.gray clothes and a straw hat" '
 Pretty bad business l" one of the men nut tered aside to another ''Sharp fellow!" re- spouded second. And then there was some antistrophes of "What's the matter ?'' ''It's a shame I" hssLeft her, did he P from small crowd that had by this time started up around me a19otA 3Eiss37g01Q lea5 'j'a 5::y|9i@ ,si s"Weil, now, just come here and sit down, |" said my old gentleman paternally gathering up my bag ssand compose yourself, my dear, and we'll see what can be done. Don't cry, it'll only furry you, aud won't do any good, youknow. There, that's right ]" '& el<'oH .g a sob pulled my vail down, and was turning to follow him when behold as swept the landscape OCT with one last look of despera, tisn there appeared Charlie gray clothes. and straw hat, and yellow moustache, aud ali, coming from the dim distance, with 8 brown paper parcel under each arm. 4 'l' ,t8tE3E &
 hsThefe he is?'sqI shrieked, dropping bag Bnd parasol in my ecstasy and rushing down the platform with extended arms. F''There he is lnAOh, 4cali him, somebody tell him Pm here. Make him look this way !"@iaHFeA
 Where? which? where is he ?" cried half- IaidozenF men quite excitedly.N Naa47> s'sf -
 .t'Him in the straw hat, with the bundles Halloa, 'sir!i Halloa Stop him!" and the small boys and one man started in pursuit. .
 Poor Charlie There he came hurrying along in our direction rather swiftly it is true when my four companions, gave chase And just as they uplifted their voices, and just as Clarifies eyes, sweeping the surrounding scene appeared to light upon them just then did the locomotive behind which he had been sit2 ting fifteen minutes before, and which in the manner of traihs, chose it's time to SCI. up a shriek and a violent ringing ot the bell, and go putting of on its way, to New York And Charlie first started wild, and be then turned and chased the locomotive; and the three small boys and the man chased him, fending the air with shouts of ''Stop him +s,''. +a's....
 But Charlie couldn't keep up with the train very long. and the impotencY of his efforts seemed to break upon him suddenly after he had run himself very hot and damp, and shed all the hot buns from his brown paper parcel for twenty yards along the track He turned and faced his pursuers like g. man at bay, and 5 Hfguratively speaking, they all fell upon him.
 i's,Stop there ]! where are you going !; Come back after your lady, you scamp ! Ait t you ashamed of yourself P shouted the small boy in ecstasy. Wanted to run away did syouA Didn't do it that time, old fellowI"
 "What the deuce do you want ?" said Char lie, fercelyc .SsWh here's Sarah ? Where's my WllegIF3 yahsfndT glfp!.I f9 "a aftf}asz
 There she is Y, roared a dozen voices with appropriate action of as many nnwash- ed hands. g.'.sAin't got rid of her so easy ybb.