Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-02-17
A SENSIBLE WOMAN.
And Sensible Wife She win Make so.n.
From the st. Louis Chronicle.

And Sensible Wife She VIII Make soen.
From the st. Louis Chronicle.
A lady (maiden lady by choice) was
travelling few days ago westward to
her home in St. Louis in the COM
pany of an elderly widower friend,
who had been east making purchases,
and gallantly volunteered to see the
lady safely to her Journeys end. The
lady was 40, but looked much young
er, fol she was very clever and in
telligeut woman; and if you will OBJ
serve. a clever woman always sue
eeeds in stealing al least FIVE years
from her age-proving that she cam
not only manage humanity, but old
Time himself.
A sleeping section of Pullman
car had been secured for the lady,
and lower berth of the adjoining
compartment for the gentleman. The
day and evening had passed in de-
lightful companionship, and about ii
O'Clock they bade each other good
night and retired behind their cur.
tains-she to divest herself of outer
garment, and replace the same by
a loose wrapper comfortable to sleep
in, and still dressed in the event of
accident. Then tying handkerchief
about her head to keep her ''frizzes"
from getting out of curl, she curled
herself close to the back of her berth
and went to sleep. The gentleman,
on the contrary, could not WOO slum-
ber, 80 he got up, and armed with q
good cigar, went into the smoking
car to enjoy it and fraternize for the
time being with some of his own sex.
(What q glorious thing this mascu.
line faculty Of fraternizing is; a man
will fill up an idle hour pleasantly in
this way, while a woman stares in
solently at one of her own sex, won
dering mutely whether che would not
he lowering her dignity by address
ing "person of whom she knows
nothing.") Our friend found "good
fellow" and together two hours pass
ed quickly away. A jolly-bellied will
low-bound flask changed hands sew
eral times, and thus the elderly wild
over returned to his car, kicked off
his boots and threw himself upon the
front of what he fancied was his berth
and fell into a profound slumber.
How long the maiden lady had slept
she did not know, but she was awak-
cned by feeling the pressure of bed
clothes binding her into close quar-
ters, and raising her head she observ-
ed her male friend, who was snoring
a somnific lullaby which kept time to
the roar and racket of the train. Hap
PLY the mistake flashed upon the
lady, and taking in the situation, her
first thought was to awaken him and
get him out before the accident
should have an observer. Trembling,
yet bravely, she began to shake the
intruder, and was rewarded by NUT
tered "Oh! all right!'
| "Please-please wake up; you are
in the wrong BERTH" she began to
plead.
"Yes, time enough-all right?''
She began to quake with anxiety
and a possible unpleasant denoue.
ment, and, nerving herself, she reach
ed out both hands and made a grab
for his hair and beard.
"Good gracious" was the wide
awake response, as the man sprang
into sitting position and faced his
almost crying lady friend, whose ap-
probation of the ridiculous overcame
her fright for the instant as her wo-
mans wit came to her aid, and, with
burst of laughter, she said:
"Mr. Pickwick, where's your night
cap?''
"My dear madam, thousand par
dons!"
"Never mind; but go, for good
ness sake! know it's a mistake.''
He sneaked away, feeling like a
fool, and admiring the lady's good
sense to such an extent that it will
result in wedding.