The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-03-08

loouuscateu uuu paCheu III tno uot-
tom Of my trunk, my purse was al
lowed TO contain only couple Of
threespenny-bits FOR porters and one
six-pence for cup OF ted at Chester,
the rest Of my pocket money, in
notes, being artfully stitched between
the lining and stuff Of my dress by
aunt Catharine.
'You will be sure to write-no,
telegraph the moment you arrive,
love- whispered my mother trem-
ulously. as she clung to me on board
the boat. Make your uncle do it,
you know he will meet you at Ens-
ton-aud promise me, Nell, that you
will get into carriage with ladies at
Holybead--with ladies' who are trav-
cling the whole way through, re-
member Dear me'--snxiously glsu-
cling Around-"how very few there
seem to be ! And the deck is
quite swarming with meni"
II know who they are, mother" 1
exclaimed animately. "Tbey are
that horrid English foot ball team
that beat us 50 disgraoefully 10 the
College Park yesterday. That's what
put them in such good humor-the
wretchesl'
~ don't think l ever saw snch a
dissipated, depraved cast OF coaute-
nance in the whole course of nv ex-
perience," said my aunt, scowlipg at
u boy Of bout eighteen With o par
ticulsrly frank open face, who. after
a shy, quick gl,nce at me politely
removed his pipe aud turned away
I'm a lad Of his years it positively
makes me sbudder. No, Sophia
addressing my mother,"we cannot
now postpone ber journey, but we
can put her under the charge OF q
lady, from whose side she must not
stay one minute till she arrives at
Eustou
AT the moment the bell rang Ia
clear out all for the shore, and my
amt pounced on pretty little wo-
man who was stag gering up the
deck laden with variety Of unsight-
|ly luggage--a battered blue band
box, two shabby baskets. three or
four bulging papers packages, aud a
big bird cage containing two cana
ries- and made a last despairing ap-
peal
She was successful this time, for
Mrs, Jeremiah o. 'roole, as I after
wards learned was the good lady's
name, graciously volunteered to take
particular care of me.
The young lady is travelling sec
ond, began my aunt, shrewdly sus-
pecting, | fancy, that my chaperon
held a third class ticket, when, to my
relief, she interrupted with
Second class 7 And 30 am l. 1t
was the last word my dear husband
said to me, when we parted on the
3lst of last month-'Rosanna, il you
don't promise to follow mo second
class; great as will be the incon veu-
ience aud expense, III come over for
you myself. For I'd rather have We
locked up in trunk with herd OF
wild cattle than run the risk Of trav-
cling first alone risks that nobody
Knows more about than me, who has
been trampin' all over the world since
I was four years old For his father
was an officer in the army, my dear,
and he himself is an elegant engineer
always bein' rushed from one corner
Of the earth to another, layin' down
railways here, buildin' bridges there
-one week 10 London, the next week
in New York
Goodbye, goodbye, darling I
Get strong as quickly as you can,
and mind you telegraph from Eus-
ton.'
"A few minutes later we were
steaming slowly down the Liffsy.
The night was bright aud balmy,
so we remained on deck, and the
four hours passed quickly enough,
for my companion as shrewdly sus-
pected from her Introduction, proved
a most voluble and communicative
companion.
She .confded to me her family
history from birth aud bridal, gave
me pathetic account OF the misfor-
tunes of her parents-who from q
condition of luxurious opulence were
in less than few months reduced to
abiect poverty through the sreaehery
Of friends aud relatives told me Of