The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-01-27
NUMBER !.

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"hou seem 10 have the kna-.l OF Sao.n-
inG everything over. II you were nos -
quiet, | should say yOu manage rs all
here | 10 y.sl Ted ly had NIitel until
he saw you before marryiu &; iaep hi;
father, too, wo I'D have ben so p.c-sel
he tiIi * 50 much OF you.
'';}ut perhaps your son wouldn't have
appreciate me-" laughin-iy r,spolIcd
Nav, jlushinr.
He Couldn't have done Otherwise
answered the young mans mother, IS
she heart Y gave May the customary
goodbye kiss.
Then closing the door tho1ehuessIy,
she picked up an open le Ter that hal
apparently been written by her husband.
Her lips grow ashen as her eyes seemed
voluntarily riveted on the paper.
"}IY DhELING LITTLE NAY.-I am
very much provoked at YOU, indeed, ~
the ConrSe you are pursuln-, Is il viii
surely tell on your constitution, AMI j
cnilrriy unnecessary. Anyone Who SAW
ant iI " yOI would love yoI. l al /
not dream yOu had 50 nue. wiil p1Wlr
or | Won Il have tried -.ru 'css y, C5
course not 10 have fallen in lov. with
surh 4 waiul little boly. How YER
now, i am glad youll have to 90 a.;
saw i VIII be ut Loire station 1T : .v.n-
thirty, sure, and we'll give tn, si-.pv
scvcu-tnlty. | can hardly wait 10 So
you, my own.-In haste, ami always in
io.e, yours, "EDWIN."
")h how blinded I have been ="
brO&enly murmured the rea Ter, rs the
hot tears ran down her checks. TO
think that | could have been s. easily
duprd By that chit OF a girl and AMI th.
man whose children ] have br1usht M!
And to-IIght-to-nlGnt he IN ans 10 .
away with her, the insolent hussy, on,
why why WAS l ever born -
Mrs. Adams was envelope in such an
abs nt-min &c | condition that sh, 49,
parcn.ly saw or heard no one, or moth
in-, at the family tea table that evening;
and May, getting ready for her ustonluFy
stroll, Icll TO wondering ii it were imag-
iaation, or II she really unintcntionally
hlj oicn led her friend
Waiting unit! she heard Mlv close the
door, Mrs Ada uS quietly followed, much
to tn aStGuisnmout oithc ch.!tren AMI
the dtrknrsS OF the winter evening coy
cred the shadows OF three very highly
respected people OF Lorie, all lIvin-, in
on houS', yet walking, Ole alter
another, about a Iuare apart.
Tiny do it very wen, somIoquiscI
Mrs. Adams, the last OF the three; very
well IN iced lie, my own husbau !, goes
Tor the evening papers; AMI she the
abandoned creature, always takes 4 walk
for exercise after supper. Well, Loire
VIII have = sensation -
\ locomotive whistle sounulug the
poor little woman hastily brushed away
her tears, and in few moments was
standing in 4 dark corner OF the station
p 1T orm.
Cuc moment OF intense agony, then a
tail figure, mutiicd almost beyond rscoy-
milton, Jumped from the train, and, TO
the amazcmcnt OF the wat at.her, caught
May in his arms, totally oblivious that 4
gentleman was enjoying the scene from
the statlon-dOOr.
MY dear little wife, fell upon the
cars OF both interested watchers. Il"
Hut the sentence remained unfinished,
for both the man and woman, starting
towards the couple, exclaimed:
Teddy"
"Wcl, now," said Nays companion,
'you re both awfully kind to come down
here to meet a fellow Why didn't YOU
tell me, darling, that they knew ="
Il didn suppose they did" faltcred
May. Il don't understand
"Nor IT, interrupted Mr.. Edwin
Adams, senior, for he it was who locke
! in surprise at the unexpected family
gathering; "and, young man, will vou
| be kin enough to explain what all this
means ,"
Certainly" answered Ted Iy. or FL
win, Junior, TO bc sure This little, girl
| l. my wife, an after ! startei On a triD.
shr, noticing your advertisement Tor an
| organ -, determined to come up here
| IN win your love. All nJnSells,. OF
| course, as l told her in my .citrr-auv-
one woIli love her. But | thought |
| would gave you all surprise. ana come
| home uncXp Ctedlv, and toll Nav TO
meet me here tonight an woul take
| her up TO YOU an intro luce her over
again as Mrs. May Fielding Adams
Considering your youth. Tcddv.''
| said his father sedately, 81 think YOU did
remarkably well to secure May"
"i.ct US 90 home" suggested Tcldv's
mother Il only came ont for a little
! change myself, AMI, thank Heaven, have
| seen the CHANGE
The latter part OF her sentence was
| murmurei almost beneath her breath.
| but the first part met with the approya,
| oi one very wei! satisfied couple and one
very happy couple.
GreJt WAS the satisfaction OF the town
! when 1t became kgown that the fair
organist was Teddy's wi c.
1t seems rs tn Jugh she ought to he
| long TO Us, said Mrs. Adams, nior. to
! Teddy. And you can never tell how
| happy it made me to discover she WAS
| your wife ~
And OF course he never could, for who
would think Mrs. Adams ever suspected
her husband OF being party to an
| clopement?
An Accommodating -~r-c,
Several days ago a stranger made hi
/ appearance at the Union Depot an,
asked Officer Button how long befor,
the Grand River Valley train would &
| out.
an about twenty minutes" was tn
rcp,y.
lien III have time to get drink
won't ?"
you will"
! '.rhat,Sgood. I always prefer to trave
on stil horn of whisky"
lie returned in five minutes, wipin
his mouth on the back OF his hand, an,
asked:
Has my train gone yet ?''
"No, sir; you still have fourteen min
utes to spare"
That's good guess I'll go back 70
a little brandy
When he again returned he felt i
good spirits, and, ascertaining that h
Still had Six minutes 10 spare, he said
Now that's what l call liberal, an
III lay IN one more drink"
Tic last one proved more than h
could bear up under, and he was nC
seen aga Tor three hours. Then II
came round with wabb.e in his ga
and IN uncertain LOOK in his eyes, an
| ;Skel
shay, what time does that Graz
River Valley train 20 out?
n about ioar hours"
q. o hours Why, that1I give m
time 10 Get drunk agin; mos ocommt
datin' rairoad ever saw, eh ?''
Yes"
''>hayi / doan' want to be mcar
Con tell 'er superintendent he neeGn
wait iur me any longer, cause 'tmav q,
lay others. He's a zheat.cman, lie
an | m a zhentleman, / am, but when
!: h -nticman holds a train for me II. o
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