Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-02-20
A FILTRATION.
A Little Story with a Moral for
Young Ladies'.

y Young Ladies.
1t was, begun on the Lake Shore Rail-
road, forty miles west of Buffalo. Some
ten miles back Flora had taken the
train, in company with her cousin Thad
and hisr wife. They were going to
Buffalo; Cousin Thad to renew his stock
of agricultural implements. the ladies to
renew their supplies of handkerchiefs,
ribbons, gloves, etc.
After shopping, and dinner and sup
per at the Tiff House, Thad and his
wife intended to return by the evening
express, while Flora was to go for u
weeks visit to school friend-Cora
Swift-who had recently been married,
and lived in suburb of Buffalo.
When the Irritation began Flora had
not seen the face of the gentleman,
as she called him. He was seated three
or four seats in front of her, and she
had noticed his well-shaped, well-ftted
shoulders, and the brown waving hair
under soft felt hat, but his face was
hidden behind newspaper. At length,
however, glancing inadvertently into
the mirror that was placed at an angle
at the end of the car, she saw his face
stretched in a wide, prolonged yawn.
Their eyes just at that moment met,
and she thoughtlessly smiled at the spec
taclc, and in second, thinking what
she had done'was at least rude, hurried
Iv liftad ba,, bondleroh;af 70 ha, faoo 70
cover her smile, Perhans If was tn
cover his omen month that . the h @entle' @ao ~
man ), mt nm his b,ndkarchief7 hnt II
seemed like = response tn Fora,s act
THE centleman's', ewes twinkled
md he rpsponded to Flora,s smile an.
nerentlv amused at beinr cougbt He
also at once turned his seat SO that le
was in a position to see Flora without
anv movement on his mart " N'
Her cheeks reddened She looked
ont of the car. window. but in n short
time her ewes apain met the other ewes in
the GLASS.
:. The gentleman did not stare ruda-
ly. He simply glanced n moment and
then resumed the reading of his nonar nor
Az be did tbis FIora fooIisblv oiIowad
herself to examine him more closelv
and soon came TO the CONCLUSION that
he was n verr fine. looking and n varv
Observation-Disclosures man. Rafore
She had fnlly concluded her scrutiny
however, the brown ewes in the mirror
were arain lifted. and met hers She
blu.be3. turned her head on,cklv and
then smiled nervouslv. The movemant
and the smile attracted the nopica Of Lar
cousin.
"What amuses youpr she asked cara
1ess,v ''''oo ''i q
Flora leaned toward ber and with
br aHt M eve. % nnd T fnsbod dei, fooa .au ,ah WIN
inglv deer had whit had occurred
"it was very funny" she con inued
sand since canont HIM vawning he
looks frequently INTO the glass and the
roguish twink1e in his evas ;s ve,,,
amusing y, '
"The imnudent fellowr, exclaimed
Thad siwifc. turning toward the mirro,
The SIN linz brown ewes there found
no fayo ing respone in her face She
louked q e1dilv into them with tho ex.
preston of an aifronted guard AN of i'm
periIed youth.
.Yon. should not notice n straroe
man in this wavIn she said severelv :. II
is very Improper. -
"Why, its real fun. and there Ger.
tainlv can not bn onv b,rm In II "
pipoIed Flora "Tm snre didn,t ba.
Si3 Il. and he is very oentlemanIy.
looking man.
"There is harm in it, said Cousin
Tbad s.w fe ..and vu, should .t onoa
avoid looking in the glassn
In n snirit of wiIlfn,n ness F,oro nv
cllimed petulantly; ..Wbv, I cant
raise nv eve, without LOOKING into The
glass. ESPECIALLY when Tn conscions
fhat the ropuish ewes in the glass are
looking az me-
..Well Won must not do If Jes Sim.
ply scandalousi'' said Thad's wife
1--WE can turn the seat over and sit with
our backs to the fellow"
"But that will eeem ohsprdlv con-
scious!n Flora interposed
"You certainly can't look anv more
conscious than You do now, sitting here
and flirtino with stranger Come do
get np. and / viii turn lie hack NJ tbe
Seat. But giancing over her shoulder
she added: saBut there are men in the
seat behind us.'' 'N'
eyes. of course there are, and how
would IL look for ne IN whirl ON, se,,
over and ARRANGE ourselves facino
themr'
By this time Thad's attention was at.
tracted. and he leaned across tbe aisI.
and asked in Ianghino wav yyha,
they we're ouareljng about Reforo tbe
question was answered. the cor-doo,
was flung open and the conductor