The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-09-26
TAUGHT BY FATE.
The Lesson Was CHASTITY Its
Results Were Priceless. :

1t was four o'clock on q depressing
autumn AFTERNOON
The railway station at one OF our
most popular watering places was not
so crowded but that the noisy mirth
Of group OF yachting men. assembled
to take leave OF one OF their number,
attracted considerable attention among
the passengers, porters and leiterers
collected ON the platform.
In one instance this notice was
wholly Of condemnatory kind.
Opposite the spot where the, young
men stood gentleman sat alone in a
first class compartment, from the win
dow OF which he cast frequent chances
OF contempt and disapproval at the
1oud-yoiced men outside.
These last wore typical Englishmen;
four tall, well-butlt young fellows.
with fair skins burned red or copper
colored, gathered round fifth. still
taller than they, and evidently older
yellow haired giant, with fine fig
zure TINT was beginning TO: tend toward
steHtness, a good-looking, rcd face,
and II manner that was at once genial,
'didactic and self-asscrtive.
Whether from. Instinct, or from tho
fact that he was Numerically opposed
In type TO this particular Individual
the solitary traveller before referred
to took On especial dislike to this pom
derous fair man. .E-z-=.=.=-Zl. ..=.a
Great bumptious brutor. he said To
himself. Fancy being married to
such man"
With this second reflection, the
blood rushed to his sensitive, dark
face.
He was rather.under than over the
middle height, with slight. boyish-
looking figure, a face rather interest
ing than handsome. and delicate, rest
less hands, with which ho necessarily
stroked his mustache. His nerves
were strained to their utmost tension;
doubt, uncertainty. pity -and passion
ate love were blended in his mind
with a great desire for solitude; and,
in this phase of nrrve tension. the
noisy laughter OF those four bronzed
yachting men. and the sclf=complacent
platitudes OF the fifth. irritated our
traveller almost beyond endurance.
Suddenly the door OF his compart-
mcnt was burst open. The yellow
haired man jumped in, directed por-
ter where to place his portmanteau in
deep bass voice, suitable to his large
frame. tossed the man sixpence, with
an air OF princely patronage then rat
tied down the window, and leaned out
for few valedictory words to his
friends.
Il shan't go northward until to.mor-
sTow," be observed.
AT which there was laughing cho-
rus OF: =-...-.-.z--
Tomorrow, Teddyan
"Welh they don't expect me yet
he went on, smilings with radiant.
superior calm. II say, boys, we really
have had q most excellent time to-
gcther.n
PITY you didn't keep up that diary.
Might have interested them at home, :"
suggested one OF the four.
You might compile an amended
edition In your spare time in London.
Gilpinf' put In another.
Il can't make you boys believe il;
but shall only stay in town long
enough to see my lawyer"
asA 4.Nlx ~
back to the bosom OF your family. We
know, Gilpin.."
: .'And, afterwards" theS big man
went on. imperturbabiy. II shall per-
manentiy settle down in the North and
put together my experiences into book
form.
The train was moving off by this
time The four yachting men ran
alongside Of 1t. waving noisy good byes
until II steamed moro. quickly out OF the
station; and the fair man, after re-
peatedly nodding to his friends, sank
heavily into scat and gazed ground
him with an air OF patronizing benev-
olepce,
He evidently wanted to talk, and,
what was more. he meant TO.
First, he asked concerning the win
dows. whether his travelling compan-
ion minded having them down; next
he grew discursive on the fact that II
was nota smoking compartment. but
that he meant to smoke. After which,
observing With = genial smile and .
North Country lnasstloal