Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-03
HIS TICKEr WAS BY ANOTHER ROUTE


A sad-taced young woman held consump.
tive's head in her lap, ina N. Y. p. l. o.
train few days ago. The invalid, who was
mau OF 20, was reclining 10 q crampsd posi-
tion In the seat by her side. One Of her hands
rested tenderly on the sick mans smaciated
cheek, while the other caressingly stroked
the wavy rlnglets back from his pallid fore
head. The consumptive's eyes were closed
and he appeared to be sleeping
The train had stopped at little way sta
ton. The day was intensely warm. and large
man with red face who sat in
the first seat behind the invalid and his fair
attendant vigorously mopped the perspiration
from his face with large red handkerchief
aud blowed like a porpose.
Nearly all the windows in the car were
close. The corpulent man leaned over, and,
tapping the young lady lightly on the shoul-
der, said, sympa'hetically, but at the same
time in voice loud enough to be heard from
one end OF the car to the other:
"lt you'll allow me to open the window
for you your friend might be able to get
breath of fresh air that would do him good"
"'Sh !" said the girl pettishly, partly turn
ing her head toward the loud voiced but
evidently, kiud-hearted passenger. ash !
you'll wake him. This is the first sleep he's
had since we started on our journey, and
wouldn't have him awakened for all the fresh
air in America"
The large man elevated HE eyebrows in
terrogatively, and said in subdued tone;
"You seem to take a great interest in his
welfare. He must be a very dear friend OF
yours"
The girl did not seem inclined to talk, bu
the large man was apparently so earnest in
his sympathy and 80 anxious to be OF assi.-
tance to her and her charge that she, albeit
with reluctance, consented tacitly to prolong
the conversation. Besides, her fellow pas
sengers concluding remark was equivalent to
an inquiry and she was bound in courtesy to
answer.
Hes my BROTHER" she said, in whisper.
"Hes been ailing ever 50 long, but this last
attacks been worse than any OF
the others. He WAS taken sick
away out in Kansas. A good
kind farmer took him 10 and cared for him
until father and could reach him. That's
father over there" pointing to a stoop-
shouldered old man with white hair who sat
on the other side OF the aisle. "Father and
were little dubious about taking him home
to Pennsylvania, but the doctor said be
thought he could stand the trip all right He
was taken worse soon after we started, and
father and | wanted to stop in Cincinnati un-
til he should get better, but he was so anI-
ious to get home to mother he
wouldn't consent to this. He said
he was getting strong already
and brsvely tried to be cheerful, bat could
see he was getting worse and worse. He
dropped asleep only few minutes ago, and
Pm SO glad. hope he'll have a long, long
sleep"
81 hope so, said the large man earnestly
"Wss-was he in business out in Kansas2"
swell, no. Will always was little way.
ward. He was wayward as boy and way.
ward as man. He really had no business
or occupation. To be frank, cir, he WAS a.
tramp, bui that makes him non,
the less dear to US. He WA
not naturally vicious. He was tn,
victim OF circumstances. Temptation wa
thrown in his way and he yielded. But hat
he sunk to the deepest depths Of degradation
I'd still love him, for he's my brother. hop
he'll be II tetter boy"
The invalid moved uneasily and the girl
instantly breaking of the conversation, ben
over him and began soothingiy hummiug
plsin,ivs air.
The red-faced passenger allowed himself +