Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-07-08

oAh0i tdI1S eAoPPea oue VI tWo fuAcI
hints about the enviableness of my
position. and their desire to exchange
berths. By-and-bye a little game of
poker was proposed, and would have
doubtless helped to pass a good deal
of time but clergyman read US such
a lecture on the sin Of gambling that
no one felt quite disposed to material
ize as one of kis terrible examples
60, after While, I want back 10 my
own car and my books. At supper
time, as Mrs. Forsyth's room was open,
] veniursd to ask her if l might have
the pleasure Of taking her to the ia
bic, and was rewarded with a gracious
smile and prompt acquiescence.-
Although tried, without seeming to
be inquisitive, to skirt round the sub
ject, did not succeed in gaining any
information as to her matrimonial
condition. The next day, however. /
was fortunate enough TO discover that
] had two or three times met Mrs.
Forsyth's single sister, when she had
been visiting some mutual acqnain-
tances in San Francisco. This fact
served as a far better introduction
than Halls had been, and in the more
intimate conversation that followed l
at last learned with delight that Mrs.
Forsyth was a widow Of over a years
standing, and that she was intending
to make her future home with her
sister.
We lost Our dining-car, much to our
regret, on the second day. The third
dav saw snow necessarily descending,
and Mrs. Forsyth began to prophesy
all kinds of disasters, and even sug.
gested the advisability of her lying
over at the next station Of any size.
From following this course she was,
however. dissuaded by the joint elo-
quence OF Hall and myself. Each
hour that | spent in her society added
TO the charm that was rapidly steal
ing over me, by discovering new SIM
ilarities in tastes or ideas, and even
by an occasional warmly contested ar
sument on sTgnr pois4ts of difference.
When | awoke on the fourth morn
ing the windows were thickly crusted
with ice, and though I could not
scrape place through which to OBJ
serve our rate of progress, / felt sure
from the motion that we were making
little headway. / began to feel a sen
sible yearning to reach the breakfast
station, and was meditating getting a
cracker from my basket, when Hall
came in, aud expressed some surprise
at seeing me up and dressed.
4 think it was hunger reused me
out that supper last night was pret-
ty queer. Are we near the breakfast
station
The Forks are about fifteen miles
ahead.
And how long will it take to get
there
4 don't think We'll get much fur
ther yet awhile
DO You mean we're going to get
stuck .
Guess so, replied Hall with a
calmness which under the circumstan-
ces was little aggravating.
Well, if we can't get ahead, can't
We go back !?
Afraid not. We put on an extra
engine and plow last night. There is
no switch near and the cuts have
filled up behind us.
Then what are you going to do?'
l asked, little hotly.
Stay till We are dug out. l have
got telegraph instruments on board.
When We do stick-won't be long
now-I will cut a wire and ask for
relief party.
What about food?'
oh! they'll manage to send some
from the Forks, by men on snow-shoes.
They did last veal
l silently thanked Providence for
my well-stocked basket.
Don't say anything whispered Hall,
as he heard the door Of the drawing.
room open. Let me break it; am
used to letting EN- down gently"
Then turning to Mrs. Forsyth, who by
that time had come out said, cheerily :
'Good-mOrring, ma am hope you did
not find it too cold to sleep
oh no, thank you, she replied !;
then, after saying good morning to
me, she again addressed Hall. We
seem to be going very slowly, and
the windows are so frosted can not
see how deep the snow is
We are pushing ahead first rate,
said the unmoved and unblushins