Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-20
Deceitful Appearance.

Mostpeople take an interest in their fell
low-travelers when on journey, and be-
guile some of the tedious time by specu-
lations concerning them, although not a
word may pass and they may never come
within vision again, says n Pittsburg
Dispatch correspondent. A few DAYS
ago, in a Pullman sleeper going east,
there were no more than dozen pas
sengers. Among those near us were a
gentleman, his wife, and daughter-a
pleasant little family, apparently as hap
py and comfortable as comes in the way
of mortals. Plenty of money was shown
by their dress and bags and travelling
outfit generally. The gentleman was
large, tine-looking, cheerful, and appar-
emily satisfied with himself. his family,
his business. and the world at large. He
strongly resembled the picture of Gar
field, and from his large. lofty, and
masterful way of speaking we set him
down in our mind rs a rich western con-
gresham going to Washington. His at
tention to his wife and daughter was
marked. Itseemed to say that he thought
them the most charming women in the
world, and that they deserved all he
could do for them and more.
The wife was a fine. handsome, regal
looking woman. cool. calm, and placid,
with everything about her just right, and
not sign of the neglige and disorder of
travel. Her beautiful hair, smooth and
glossy. of richest brown. without bang.
or Thompson wave" or natural
curl, was parted upon fair intellectual
forehead, with just the softcst suspicion
of golden f1uffiness to relieve it from Sc
we're plainness. Her travelling dress, SUI
perb as to fit and quality, was made with
tailor neatness and plainest finish, and,
with the wrap, was n triumph of artistic
dressmaking. Her bonnet, of richest
materials to correspond, was plain, but
eminently becoming to the beautiful face.
Her gloves fitted to perfection. Her col
lar and cuffs were snowy in their extra
neatness, and, altogether, she was APP
parently a woman of wealth, of superior
taste, and more than ordinary culture.
The daughter was beautiful blonde
not of the ruddy order. but fair and
perfect as a lily. Her dress, while more
youthful than that of her mother was
yet as richly and severely simple Her
large gray eyes were lustrous; her pretty
laugh showed beautiful teeth, set within
a sweet, tender, rosy mouth. She wore
no iewelry, no ribbons. no gewgaws;
but no fairer, prettier, brighter, more
intelligent-looking young lady, to all
appearance, was ever seen. They formed
handsome picture; and as they inter-
changed remarks now and then over
their papers, and nodded and smiled APP
probation and pleasure. we began TO
grow curious as to whether such cultured
and intelligent-looking, beautiful women
were enjoying the Dispatch, or the NeW
York Nation. or the Independent, or the
World, or what. We put up our glass
as if to gaze on some far-off view in the
landscape, and took a glimpse of the
literature they were perusing with such
rapt attention and undisguised interest.
The mother with the broad, fair brow,
showing. as physiognomists tell us, a
wealth of intellect, was reading the Neto
York Weekly, and the lovely daughter
the Saturday Night, while the supposed
member of congress was taking in the
Police Gazette, with "A Mad Marriage
lying on the scat beside him. After all
our high notions about them this gave
us what Aunt Maria calls "a turn" We
had revelation, revolution, and re-
vulsion, all in a minute. And we felt
with more force than ever before that
you can't most always sometimes gener-
ally tell from appearances.