Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28

letting EN- down easy"
Il was so anxious to get quickly 10
Scatter said Mrs. Forsyth. Il think
I'll 60 and lie down for a little whie.
Perhaps I'll be able to get some Sleep.
"She took it better than l expected"
observed Hall, as the door hid her fHJm
our sight.
"She's a regular brick!" I exclaimed,
with an amount of enthusiasm that
would have done credit to a more fitting
and tender designation.
"For all that, she's gone to have a gbod
cry. Best thing for her; will do her lots
of good. Come and have a smoke"
/ thought Hall was an unfeeling brute,
and l didn't consider l should be rluch
better if l smoked while she was CRY ing.
Still, l went, and as 1 pulled at my cigar
l regretted that Mrs. Forsyth could not
know the consolation Of tobacco.
II.
In the afternoon Mrs. Forsyth resumed
her usual cheerful demeanor, and even
ventured out for a few minutes on the
platform to look at the walls of snow by
which we were overshadowed. VIZ had
recourse to the friendly basket for din
ner, and in the late afternoon we had
some little excitement attendant on the
arrival of the snow-shoe party, bringing
up some cold meat and stale bread, which
we considered vastly inferior to our tin
ned supplies. The novelty of the situa-
ton and the discussion Of the chances OF
speedy extrication whiled away the day,
which to me, at any rate, did not seem a
long one. When l got up the next morn
ing affairs did not seem to have changed.
There was no sign of Mrs. F~orsyth's 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 l returned, and was agreeably sur
prised to find my fair fellow-passenger
sitting in the car, with an expression on
her face which l fattered myself indi-
Gated wonder as to what had become of
ne.
"Good-morning, Mrs. Forsyth. Were
you bordering as to what had become OF
me?"
"Not at ALL" she answered, coolly; q
am scarcely awake enough to think
about anything"
swell, now for breakfast" l said, en-.
deavoring to hide my chagrin by wrest
ling with the basket. What is it to bt
this morning ?-you know the menu"
"But l 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"
"You have no choice, unless it is the
tough salt beef and very stale bread thu
snow-shoers brought. The only thing
worth their bringing were the beer ant
whisky"
THAT'S just like a man."
Il wouldn't like to be like anythin,
else. What do you say to some o,
tongue? I'll open the tin while you max
some tea" Then, as she gracefully be
gan the necessary preparations, l yer
tured to add: Upon my word, it begin
to seem quite natural having you sit q
my table and make my tea"
l "Does it? Well, l sincerely hope
sha'n't have TODD it much longer. What
the prospect of our getting QUIT"
"Not very brilliant. Thesnow is packe
tight in the cut for two miles solid"
, "How awful! Wouldn't it be possibI
: to get to the next station over tn
SNOWY
"Only on snow-shoes. There j
frozen crust that will bear anything. Tn
relief party had the greatest trouble
: getting there"
: "How stupid of me to venture at tn
time of the year! But Fanny urged IN
50! She's been expecting me ever sine
l finally arranged my poor husbands al
: fairs"
The Widows handkerchief went up
e her eyes. 1 silently mathematical til
deceased, and wished she wouldn't refC
: to him, especially at meal times.
III.
y By the aid of cards, talk, a very hit
reading, and two more assaults on tt
: basket, we got through the second da
of our Imprisonment. Each passin
> hour saw my subjugation grow more an
more complete, and l had to keep car
full guard over my tongue for fear
d, should prematurely betray my feeling
. and perhaps, through my impetuosit
~ lose all hope. 1t was true that MI
- Forsyth grew more friendly and con
dental, but she possessed q quiet thong
very effective way of checking any q
tempts to digress into tenderness.
The third morning again showed l
, apparent change in the outside situatio
- When Hall came in he, however, a
peared unusually cheerful.
"You look as if we were going to 6
out" l remarked.
y "Not yet awhile. But that frost la
+, night was splendid, I've got a MESA
- this morning that the Forks Snow-sh
= club will come down early this afternoo
with extra snow-shoes, and that any
the men who think they can manage
- may try to get to the Forks. l suppc
~ you've been on shoes often?"
. "Yes; but to tell you the truth, I'm n
- particularly anxious to get away"
- Hall broke into a quiet laugh.
thought l saw which way the wind W
n. blowing"
ID Idid'nt quite relish his amusement, a
was about to demonstrate and explai
rrboo c,16danlv a brilliant IDEA Str1