Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-07-03

| back to their cars. | went to mine. The
lady had nc. come. ] saw her at 4 little
| book ar1 newspaper stand, looking at
the row Of books. Although | saw only
her back recognized her pretty figure,
her otter cloah and her gray hat. Her hair
did not look 50 dark to me-doubtles5 the
effect Of distance. Everybody was on
board doors were slammno.
'She will miss her train" | thought.
and then called to her from the win
dow: madam Madam
was too far away. She did not hear.
The whistle sounded; the train was start
in2. What should be done1 An idea flash
/ ed through ny head. She was going to
remain there. in this horribly cold wealth
tr, without any baggage. The poor little
woman must have her things. | snatchcd
the three bags, and all her shawls and
wraps, and flung the whole out to a man
standing near the car
"Give them to that lady over there"
| cried.
The man caught the things, and went
toward the lady at the bookstall At the
same moment, from the other side Of the
train, came my pretty companion in great
perturbation, hustledby a "rumbling Off
ciaI, but safely on board, just as the train
moved off Horror, l 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 cry:e
''Mv things Some one has stolen my
thin9s"'
For the first time she looked ut nc
with what an eye. | shall never forget
that look 'sNo, Madam" said ''your
things are not stolen; they are--thcy are
left at Tonncrre!n
cat Tonncrre, How:"
explained everything, Bless me! I
could never describe the second look she
gave mc-but believe | shall remember
it longer than the first one.
Il am very sorry, Madam, 4 stammcrcd.
81 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-don't fear
for your things. They are in honest hands
"a railway official. At the next station
you can tcIegraph-I shall telegraph
Will telegraph we will soon get them. All.
vou shall have them, swear it, if | have
to return myself to Tonncrre to get 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 longer had her good warm wraps.
1t was scarcely ten minutes before she
hogan to shivcr She shrank into her
self, drew her otter cloak around her fine
form and positively shook.
: "Madam," | said II beg upon my
, knees that you will accept my shawl!
t You will take a-cold it will be my fault,
F, and could never console myself in all
! my life"
| Il do not speak to you, sir" she said,
e hau~htly.
, / was furious at having made myself
t ridiculous. "Madan," said |, ''accept
: this shawl, or swear 1 will Jump oil tho
I train"
e Throwing the shawl between us
seized the door knob, My all must have
a been convincing, for She cried:
You are crazy, sir-you arc ont OF
=" your hcadr"'
Take tho shawl orr shall spring off .
: She took the shawl saying: "Bu
= you, sir. YOU will perish from the cold
Don't be uneasy about ne, madam
t am not delicate, and even if should
L lie. cold it would only be just punish
ment fer my objectionable Stupidity"
5 Say for your too great haste, for yol
arc ri2ht-the intention was good. bu
/ how could You take that lady for nc:
' Because she looked SO charming"
=. She smiled; the ice was broken tn
n ice of conversation. for otherwise zhiv
; cred. But how quickly forgot the cold
thr journey and all, She was delicious
+, exquisite, adorable, Dainty, peculiar
= cay and original, She loved travel as
: do She had been in Italy, like me; il