The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-08-04

Twas % anxious ID let quickly 70
Scatter sid Nlrs. Forsyth, 4 think
III 30 and lie down for Il little while.
Perhaps III be able togyt tome Sleep
She took It better than / expected,
observed Han IS the door hid her froth
our sight
Shes regular brcklr / exclaimed,
with an amount o. enthusiasm that
would have done credit 70 q more fitting
and tender designation.
For all that, she's gone tohaye a good
cry. Best thing ftr her will do her lots
ofgood. Come andhaye d stnoke,r
Thought Hall was an unfeeling brittle,
and l didn't consider / should 30 much
better L l smoked while she was crying.
Still, went and as / puifed at my cigar
Iregretted that ms. Forsyth could not
know the consolation Of tobacco.
r. H.
In theafternoo1 Ms. Forsyth restfhed
her usual cheerful lemeanor, and even
yentured out for few minutes on the
platform TO look It the walls Of snow BY
which we were oyeHhadowed, We had
recourse TO the friendly basket for din.
ner, and In tho lhte afternoon we had
some little excitement attendant on.the
ARRIVAL n The m6W.shoe party, bringing
upsomecold meat aud stale bread. which
we considered vastly inferior to our tin.
ned supplies. Tie novelty Of the sit,la
ton and the discussion Of the chances Il
speedy extrication whiled away the das,
which to me, at any rate, did not seem q
long one. When ] got up thenextmotn-
ing affairs did mot seem to have changed.
There was no sign Of Mrs. FoBytlls stir
ring, so / went forward to find Hall and
hear Is there was any news. Unfortu.
nately there was not, and after a brief
talk returned. and was agreeably sur
prised to find my fair fellow.passenger
sitting inthe car, with an expression on
her face whicllI aattered myself indi.
Gated wonder as TO what had become Of
me,
@GOod.morning, Mrs. Forsyth. Were
you bordering as to what had become OF
rieF
4Not at ALL she answered, coolly; Il
am scarcely awake enough to think
about anything"
swell, now for breakfast said, en-.
deayoring to hide my clagrin by wrest-
ling with the basket. -Wiat is 1t to be
this morning ?-you know the menu"
%But can't go on living on your pro-
visions. Suppose we should have to stay
here another day or two. Why, they
would be all gone
4You have no choice, unless It Is the
tough salt beef and very stale bread the
snow.shoers brought. The only things
worth their bringing were the beer and
whisky
That's Just like man.
u wouldn't like to be like anything
else. What do you say 10 some OK
tongue! Ill open the tin while you make
some tea Then, as she gracefully be-
gan the necessary preparations, / ten-
tuted to add; upon my word, 1t begins
escem quite natural having you sit at
my table and make my tea"
eDoes III Well, / sincerely hope
sha'n't have TODD it much longer. What's
the prospect Of our getting out;1
4Not very brilliant. Thesnow spacked
tight in the cut for two miles solid"
SLOW awful! Wouldn't 1t be possible
to get to the next station over the
snowT
-only on snow-shoes. There Is
frozen crust that will bear anything, The
relief party had the greatest trouble in
getting there
4How stupid Of me to venture at this
time Of the ycarI But Fanny urged me
so! She's been expecting me ever since
! finally arranged my poor husbands Of
fairs
The widows handkerchief went up to
her eyes. l silently mathematical the
deceased, and wished she wouldn't refer
to him, especially at meal times,
Ill.
By the aid OF cards, talk, a very little
reading, and two more assaults on the
basket, we got through the second day
Of our imprisonment. Each passing
hour saw my subjugation grow more and
more complete, and / had ID keep care
full guard over my tongue for fear
should prematurely betray my feelings,
and perhaps, through my impetuosity,
lose all hope. It was true that Mrs.
Forsyth grew more friendly and conf
dental, but she possessed a quiet though
very effective way Of checking any at
tNmpts to digreSs into tenderness.
The third morning again showed no
apparent change in the outside situation.
When Hall came in he, however, ap-
peared unusually cheerful,
you look as II we were going to get
out, remarked,
mot yet awhile. But that frost last
night was splendid, I've got a message
this morning tllat the Forks SnUw-shoe
clubwill come down early this afternoon,
with extra snow.Shoes, and that any Of
the men who think they can manage it
may try to get to the Forks. l suppose
you've been on shoes itenT
~Yesi but to tell you the truth, I'm not
particularly anxious to get away
Hall broke into a quiet laugh. II
thought / saw which way the wind was
blowing
Idid'ntquite relisithis amusement, and
was about to demonstrate and explain,
whom suddenly brilliant idea struck
me-"
shall" exclaimed 4 want you to do
something for me, and I'll be grateful all
my life"
4what Is itsr
4When Mrs. Forsyth and l are at
breakfast, / want you to-" Atthis mo-
ment the latch Of her door clicked.
stopped, and pulling him along, said.
aCOme outside: can tell Won IN a min.