News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-23

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life yet, and I don't know what it is
like-don't even know if there will be a
next life. I only know that we a~e
hedged in and around in this life"
'tBut sarely the next life will take
away all the rough places OF this" she
said /; ssit will make US understand all
that seems so strange about this, and
there must be future life God surely
wGuld not put us into this life and let so
much go out of it incomplete. That
seems to me the strongest reason for a
future, that so many die with their life.
work only just begun"
els that a reason or hope with
you ?" he asked.
She hesitated and did not answer, and
just then one of the restless young men
who had been a fellow-passenge of
theirs came in and glanced casually at
the two.
That glance made her self-conscious,
and blush dyed the delicate face, and
she turned, in decided way, the pages
of her book, as If she were determined
not to let the stranger get possession of
her wandering thoughts again. The
young man passed out of the station,
and the elderly one rose and walked
restlessly about the room, knitting the
shaggy brows occasionally at some
troubled thought. The three hours
passed, and 1 o'clock came, and train
came. "Can 1 assist you?" he asked
gently, reaching out hard. brown hand
for some of the numerous bundles she
was carrying. She handed some to him
and followed his sturdy footsteps to the
train. They wondered little why their
felIow-passengers of the morning were
not in greater haste, but forgot them
presently in the hustle of departure.
He secured pleasant seat for her and
then one for himself at some dis
tance from her. A few minutes of wait
ing, of idle watching of the dark land
scape, so soon to be among remembered
things, and the train moved slowly out
of the town, and as it moved away
another train steamed in. She looked
curiousIy at the second train, but re-
membered that this was junction and
did not obey her first nervous impulse,
which was to go to her whilom protector
and ask him if he were sure they were
on the right train. She forgot the train
soon, and watched the stern, set face,
and felt sorry for him, and wished he
might feel as sure of the future as did
she Soon the conductor came. and she
watched him as he made his way toward
her. When he reached her protector,
as she already called him in her inner
that individual gave
quick start at some words uttered by
the conductor, after examination of his
ticket. A troubled look settled upon
the resolute face, and he conversed ear
nestly with the conductor a few mo-
ments, then glanced at her and rose and
came to her.
81 told you," said he, s'that we don't
know what is right and then we get
punished by unalterable laws, and here
is speedy illustration of the fact, only
that feel now that might have known
the right, if 1 had taken pains to in
quire. We are on the wrong train"
She looked deeply troubled, but said,
after moment:
"How can we get back?"
sIt is of no use to go back to that
junction. We might as well go on to
Chicago now and go from there; it will
really take not much longer, and as you
trusted to my leading in the first place,
will, if you will let me, see you safe
out of this trouble"
81 am used to taking care of myself"
she said, but her lips trembled a little.
"Where are you going ?" he asked,
and upon receiving his reply added: 81
am going beyond there, SO it will be no
trouble to me to see you safe. will
your dilemma to your friends
at the next station; we shall reach Chi
cago in two hours and the conductor
tells me we can Immediately take anoth-
er train back, 50 that really the worst of
t will be the extra four or five hours in
he train"
He remained sitting with her and chat
ed lightly for time, till her mind was
diverted from the unpleasant
less of her situation. Gradually they
wandered to deeper waters and talked
lgain, as they had earlier in the day, of
he problems of life, and into these que
les and answers of theirs crept ever and
mon bit of the personal history of
.ach. He learned what desolate life
lers had seemed to be: he learned, too.
What sweet, CHEEKY courage must un.
lerlie her whole being, that the DESC
atcness should have been so ignored,
md he grew ashamed of his own repin-
ng over lot which had much of bright
less in it.
When the train drew into the great
lepot in Chicago he felt that he had
earned to know pure soul, and she felt
deep pity for the lonely life opened to
Ter view. And as they took the other
rain, which was to take them rapidly to
heir destination, each felt regret that
few hours more would part them.
He sat silent for long time after this,
if he dared do the thing he
Wished. He was lonely, set adrift in the
.reat world by the death of his wife, and
e wanted a true, womanly heart to
with his. Could he do bet
or than ask this lonely woman, who
ad no kith or kin in the world, to share
is lot with him? Could she do better
han take him, she who evidently had
in her heart and could
make bit of brightness wherever she
vas? Each surely needed the other.
fe asked her if she knew any one in his
own and finding she did know person
esiding a few miles from him, he took
is resolution quickly.
tI have good farm ont there" he
aid; zone hundred and sixty acres under
ne improvement, house and out-build-
lgs all in fine shape. You can find out
II about me from Mr.. -" A moment
g hesitated as he saw that she did not
ealize what he meant; then he continued |
looking down into the clear
yes lifted SO fearlessly to his: 81 feel
IS if l were looking into the eyes of my
rife. Am / mistaken ?" The last
'ords were breathed rather than ut
cred, and then she understood, and the
anne color mounted over the delicate
,atures once more, and she said quietly: