The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-01
"Givc them to that lady over there, y

train, came my pretty companion in great
perturbation, hustlcdb by grumblpg off
cial, but safely on board, just as the train
moved off Horror, had mistaken the
lady traveller; the one at the book-stand
was not the right onc-samc cloak, same
hat, same outlines, but not the same wo-
man! She had scarcely entered the car
when she uttered a cry:
"My thingsl Some one has stolen my
thingsn
For the first time she : ohed at me-
/ with what an cyc ] snail never forget
that look. .No, Madam, said, ''your
things are not stolen; they are--they are
left at Tonncrrc"
eat Tonnerrc! IIow?n
Iexplaincd everything. Bless mel !
could never describe the second look she
gave me-but believe | shall remember
it longer than the first one.
Tam very sorry, Madam, u stammercd.
~ am greatly distressed, but the motive
was good. ] thought you would miss the
train, and you would be cold, and did not
want you to suffer Pardon mc---dont fear
for your things. They are in honest hands
"a railway official AT the next station
you can telegraph shall tclegraph-we
will lltclceraph-we will llsoon get them. All.
you shall have them! swer ii, if have
to return myself to Tonncrrc TO &C; them"
"That is sufficient, sir" she said. Il
know what must do"
She sat down, severely twisting her
gloves in wrath. But alas! poor little
thing She had rcckoncd without the cold,
She no longcrhad her good warm wraps
1t was scarcely ten minutes before she
began to shivcr. She shrank into her
self, drew her otter cloak around her fine
form and positively shook.
Madam" said, Il beg upon my
knees that you will accept my shawl!
You will take cold; it will be my fault,
and l could never console myself in all
my life"
81 do not speak to you, sir. she said,
naughty.
was furious at having made myself
ridiculous. MADAM" said l, "accert
this shawl, Or swear l will jump off the
trainm
Throwing the shawl between us l
seized the door-knob. My air must have
been convincing, for she cried:
"You are crazy, sir-you are out #
your headp'
"Takc the eshawl--or shall spring off y
She took the shawl, saying; "But
you, sir, you will perish from the cold. :"
Don't be uneasy about me, madam.
I am not delicate, and even if should
be cold it would only be just punish
ment for my objectionable stupidity"
"Say for your too great haste, for you
are right,-the intention was good, but
how could you take that lady for mc?"
because she looked so charming"
She smiled; the ice was broken-the
ice of conversation, for otherwise shiv-
cred. But how quickly l forgot the cold,
the journey and ALL She was delicious,
exquisite, adorable! Dainty, peculiar,
gay and original She loved travel as l
do. She had been in Italy, like me; in
Spain, like ME; she always dreamed of
going to Egypt, like me. In literature,
in music, in every way our tastes were
the same. And then, just imagine-lots
of the same friends. Perhaps had met
her twenty times without remarking her
Where was my head2 Heavens! where
was my head' While | eagerly conyersed
did everything in the world not to
have the air of being chilly, but good
Lord! how cold l was! At Dijou my
right foot was numb. We telegraphed
to Tonnerre for her things. At Macon
my left foot was numb. We heard from
Tonnerre that her things would be at
Marseilles next day. At Lyon Pcrrache
my left hand became insensible. She
forgot to claim her coupc.lh. At Yalence
my right hand followed the example Of
the left. l learned that she was widow,
without children. At Avignon my nose
turned purple. l thought | understood
that she had never loved her filst hus-
band. At last, at Marseillcs, sneezed
violently three times. She handed me
my shawl, saying gracious!s. doca-bsts,
till we meet again"
'Till we meet again" was wild. ]
passed the night in hotel, and rose in
the morning suffering from terrible cold
in the head, Ought l, in such a state,
to call on my friends, the Rombaudsi
They must take me as am, and to-mor-
row will start for Nice and cure myself
in sunshine. What a surprise! That
excellent Rombaurd had invited some
: people to meet me, and among them wa:
my fellow traveller, my charmcr! Wher
was presented there was an impercepti
BILE smile on her lips. bowed, and mur
I INJURED: "And Tonnerrc2' II have
, them," she answered, in the same low
voice.
, We took our seats at the dinner table
"What cold, my goodnessl" ex
claimed that excellent Rombaud
'Where in the world did you catch such
) cold7 In the cars, perhapsl"
at is possible" replied, but really
do not regret it"
Nobody understood this queer response
but felt the sweet and compassionate
; gaze of my lovely travelling companion
coming to me across the ordorous fumei
of superb soup.
. What more shall / sayl Next day
did not go to Nice--and we are TO b.
married in two weeks Prom tie Ffeaei
II is estimated that 10 000 cOnvprsa