The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-05-17
Railway COurting.

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\ AT station few miles east of this
/ city on the Lake Shore Road, tall,
4 gaunt, ,agricultural-loo man.boarded
a west-bound train for Cleveland. Every
seat in the car was occupied with the
I exception of one at the side of buxom,
middle-aged woman, with pleasant fea-
\ lures; but that peculiar snap to her
1 black eyes indicative of a mind of her
own, and an I'm the boss'' sort of a
poise to her well-shaped head. He sat
bolt upright, and looked digniiied as
possible for a mile or so, but his desire
\ to keep his tongue moving was too
4 great to remain longer mute, and he
asked the woman where she was from,
where she was going, how long she ex-
pected to stay, and who she was. She
told him she was from down in York
\ State, and was going to Cleveland on a
visit, and she was widow.
"I'm from down in ole Gee-og,n said
the agriculturist. II go down to Cleve-
land every week or so to enjoy myself.
You see my wife she died and the old
farm is lonesome like, an / go to the
city to sort'er cheer up. "
Have you got big farm inquired
/ inc Idlr urdNeleT.
"Wall, jes' kalkerlate as have, an
one 'er the best in Gee-og. There's a
big house onto it with porehes and mi
randas, jes' as grand as they be any
where's, an across the road waves as
fine a sugar grove as ever give water; n
| cider mill waves 'tother side the house;
bank barn waves cross the
lane, and this summer the fields
| IL wave with corn an oats.
She's a good 'un an mighty com
Portable life, but alfred lonesome since
the ole CONAN pegged out, a that'swhy
| get inter the city fur consolation, you
4 know and he looked out of the win
dow with poetical, far-away gaze,
while the buxom widow looked at the
back of the seat in front with specula-
tive stare; then, with deep-drawn
sigh. replied eyes, You must be awful
lonesome, looking softly at his face.
YOU'RE right it are" he said, put
ting his long arm over the back Of the
seat so that his big bony hand rested on
1 the end next the window, IAN if could
ies' find Ter handsome 'ooman as Nu'l
heye me, think things 'ud brightenup
bit, ~ and he made pathetic move
with his left hand across his eyes.
II think there'd be lots would be
glad to have YOU" coyly answered she.
'Do you, though, now really, do
youp" pressing closer to her side
''Indeed, do, she simpered, as she
looked at the passing telegraph poles.
His hand slid from the back of the
seat and rested lightly on her waist, as
he leaned over his ear and said: Nov,
would you mind ter sort o. come and
brighten up the house yerself? I'm a
good 'un, | am, an we'd be happy as
daisies, sartin. a
''Oh, this is so sudden, You know, = as
she nestled her head close to his
shoulder, while a soft blush flushed her
face, II don't even know your name, y
"Well, don't see as how name's S
goin' to make any difference, an it's
now, let's make up our minds ter double
up.u
you'll be good and always treat me
well, will you?n
"You kin jus bet on thet; amt a
man as treats anything poorly. Why,
ther dogs, an pigs, an cows, an
horses, an even ther chickens, all on
'em, look more cheerful like when TIM
round Treat you right! l guess yes, 2
and he circled her waist and her head
rested lovingly on the agricultural
shoulder, while silence was taken for
consent. Thus they sat until the train
pulled into the Union Depot, utterly OBJ
livious to the smiles Of other passengers.
That is why such happy smiles wreathed
the couptenances of the old farmer aud
the woman who alighted from the train
yesterday and ordered carriage for a
hotel. The denouement will be call
on the, marriage clerk to-day and visit
to minister or justice, they won't cat
much which, and the buNom widow
with the swapping black eyes will nc
doubt take up her quarters on the farm
in old "sGee-og, where wave the sugar
grove, the cider mill. the red harm and
the golden grain. There she will be
the i conquering heroine, n, CieUeiqaa
Leader.
! Five times as many kinds Of insect:
are estimated to exist as there are spe
cies of all other living creatures ii
gether Four hundred and fifty specie!
! are fostered by the oak tree alone, anC
two hundred by the pine. HUMBOLDT
I in 1S49. estimated that between l50. .00t
: and ITO, 900 species were preserved II
! collections, and it is now supposed tina
: the number. may be esomething like 7j0,
600. With how large a part of Ma
ttire's production in this one field car
any single individual hope to become
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