Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-08-23
Mrs. HoIly's Romance.

Western trains gone, madam saiu
Farmer.Brown. coming into the waiting
room of the little depot.
The train l was TO take? L saio'
Gasplng.
sYcs. madam; too bad. but can't De
helped. Harness will give out some
times. YOU know said he, sylnpathlz-
ingly. .,
sWhen is the next western train due!
Not till six o'clock: you've got i've
hours to walt. Be dreadful tiresome'
But there's a nice family that lives IN
pother part of the house: s'2ose tote
YOU in there? know Mrs. Holly'll give
YOU bite of suthm' to eat, and she
will be proud to let you rest on her
snare bed. Fine woman, Mrs. Holly
isl know Ler. Won'tyou 60 IN anu
see her?'
No, thank you, sir; 1 dare say that
I'll he quite comfortable here
WAL, jes as you please. But now l
must be soin.' Hope you'll git to you
,ourpey's end safe. Goodbye
And farmer Brown left the room'
GOT into bis wagon and soon disappear
ed down the dusty road.
I had been visiting a friend who
lived 10 a country settlement, some hYe
or six miles from the solitary building
disnifed by the name OF depot anu
when the time came for me to return
home, she placed me in care OF neiSh
boring farmer who was going to DIS
tant village and would pass the station
During our ride we met with an acci-
dent. Part of the harness gave way,
and we were detained such length OF
| time that, as the reader knows was
too late for the train.
After Farmer Brown left me, L anus
ed myself by reading newspaper whlc"
some one had left lying on the seat.
Finishing this, 1 studied the design
Of the wallpaper, counted the panes OF
GLASS in the little window, and won
. dered at The t:diness Of the whole ap-
artment.
Then a thought struck me. 'Oh'
probably the place is kept cleau oy
b Mrs. Holly, over whose virtues Farmer
s Brown was so enthusiastic. wonder II
this same worthy female would give NE
glass Of water"
And tapped on the door comnuui
eating with the other apartments.
sCome in SAID CHEEKY voice, and
!. entering. l found myselfln IN one OF the
: nrettiest coslest rooms 1 had ever seen
g The most delicious tint Of buff was on
: the walls; cool mating covered the
floor muslin curtains, f0stooned WIN
ivv. hung at the windows, pictures ana
t. flowers and all the dainty belonging
r that make a room look so home!y an'
pleasant. -,
And most charming Of all, there lay
l. in q wbite-draped cradle a rosy BABY
:. fast asleep, with rings of golden hail
falling over bis white trow, and grea
rod velvet rose clasped in his dimplec
hand.
+ Over him bent woman OF twenty
rwo or three years-a little mile oil
woman. with bright, dark lace, ViVid'
q " colored big black es,and wondrous
dark hair wound in heavy braids abou
L her stately head.
She arose. with smile, when | en-
ftered.
Excuse me; but may l trouble yo'
for glass of water?' 1 said
No trouble at all. Pray be seated
Excuse me;' and she left the room.
Presently she returned, bearing
1T sa,ver. covered with a snow-white nap
u kin containing glass of water, glas
of creamy milk, q saucer OF iusc'ou
rayberries and a plate Of sponge cake
light as a yellow foam.
pardon me- she SAID, smiling, II
take too great liberty; but, you sec
Farmer Brown told me OF your bein
5, Obliged TO wait so long, and L though
YOU might be hungry
why, how very kind you are'
exclaimed, IN pleased surprise.
3. Not at all; 1t is a pleasure TO me.
yor are hot and dusty, perhaps you
like 10 balbe your face. II so, Ju;
TO step in here
And she led the way into It'll
p white bedroom--the very heart
" cleanliness and purity.
In little while was very diierel
IN beinp from the Cross, dusty, hunsr
leo mortal who had sat in the hot waitln
Of room. found Mrs. Holly perte'
ny little gem of woman, and alter Il
manner OF our sex. we soon became
we'll acquainted as # we had know
each other for years. And while WI
7 living languidly upon the c,niortab
sofa. and she seated 10 ber ios cha
as stitching away al her baby's dress, 81
is. ,old me the Que romance Of her LIZ.
= Il Lave lived Iu this little depot
my days. she began. MY father "
lc gent here; aud he served Tue compa'
~ so long and so we'll that when he di