The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-09-23
A FERRY ROMANCE.

Some of my passengers" said the
lerryman, MS he reiilled bis moGth with
tobacco, ''make quite a friend of me and
tell me all their troubles. There was
young man as knew four years ago as
was, one of my three o'clock in the morn
ing regulars He made the acquaintance
of a young lady on board the boat, as
worried ina dry goods store mp in Eighth
street. - He became very much in love
with hrr-anybody could see that-and
seemed to be dreadfully jealous of her
SAe used to rouse that feeling In him,
for she would laugh and hirt on board
the boat with otheryoung men she knew,
clerks in the same store where she work.
ed, or young men rs were neighbors, or
brothers OF her lady friends. He hated
to see her speak to anybody, and often
chuckled as saw his attemps to get her
into some corner Of the boat all to him
self.
"She was fond of him, there was no
donbt of that; but she drove him crazy
with her Franks He used to tell me
about it sometimes. Bill, he'd say to
mr, Bill, shall throw myself into the
river if she goes on like this much long
er.' I used to laugh at him and :ell him
that girls would be girls, and that it
wasn't in 'em not to be giddy, and that
1t would be all right as soon as they got
spliced, But that's it, / cant afford to
get married for a year or two, and if she's
tn 60 on like this for all that time don't
know what l shall do. One morning /
noticed that though they crossed from
Camden 20 PHILADELPHIA at the same time
hey did not speak to each other. and
when they arrived she walked on little
ahead of him. In the evening she came
back first, and be followed an hour later
with a large bunch of flowers in his
hands.
"He came TO me and he says: Bill l
quarrrled with Nellie again last night and
| think it was my fault. 1 spoke very
rough to her. We were at a company
together and She scarcely took any notice
of me, and when l was seeing her home /
told her she had the heart of a flrt and
| wasn't going to court her any longer
She tossed her head and told me | was
very stupid, but would not listen to her,
and snatched some flowers size had in her
hands which l lad given her and threw
them in the mud by the roadside. When
We got TO her house she walked in with
out saying good-uieht. I've been think
ing cOout 1t all day, and now I'm going
to beg her pardon aud take her these,
showing me the lovely bunch of pink
roses he WAS carrying. L will try to be
less JEALOUS, Bill Iu an hours time he
eme back, looking dreadful miserat lie
like, aud be still had the flowers. She
won't speak to me, Bill, sald he. Isup-
p'se is all mp between us
'He walked Hft and suddenly / saw
him throw the flowers with j.rk in the
watar just MS We were passing Smith ISL
and, and before could rush forward and
proyeut him be dives head first over the
side tie boat ito the river. 1t was
bright, moonlight night, and We had the
boat stepped almost Immediately, and
threw halt dozen lile-preserytrs over
bolrd and a small boat was lowered
once. He WAS never seen to rise again,
hpTever, and though they iragged for
his body for II week afterward, they never
found it. She came on board at Camden
two days afterVard dressed all in black,
withs thick veil over her face. She spoke
20 me and lifted her veil, aud l saw how
rel aud swollen her eyes were with cry
ing.
"'Mr. Bill, she says. Mr.. Bill. oh,
what a wretch / have been! Can l ever
forgive mysrlf-and loved him. oh. so
daarlyl Aud she cried and sobbsd as if
her heart would break. 1t was our mid
oey Passage, 80 there Was hardly any body