The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-29
A LADY's ADVENTURE.
| am n siurle lady.

music. thank my guardian stars that
l have outgrown that callow and silly
age. am quite independent now, and
belol.lcn to nobody. make my living
by lccturing. aud very little snug liv-
ing it is. came to be success. after
little practice. and II good deal Of
hard work, and made money. took
II suit of pleasant rooms in II quiet
family hotel, and kept my own little
coupe
But one day there came request
that wonld deliver my lecture upon
The Woman OF the Pcriod," at Baggs-
vile.
sent the waiter for an atlas and u
gazetteer, and hunted up Baggsvillc.
1t was an nnprctentious village. among
the hills we'll up towards the northern
lakes.
"Baggsville. indeed" said 1 to my.
self. "a place with - church, IL post
Office. and seven OF eight Young men
who call themsetvrsa Lyccllm. They're
mistaken in the lectures they want.
They never can afford To pay my price. ="
So wrote back to Squire Jones at
least fance,l from the big fat shapes
of his capital letters, aud the general
pompousness of his phraseology. that
the "Orville Jones who wrote to me.
as Chairman OF the Literary Com
mitlcc," WAS IN esquire, with II bald
head. a blunt nose and light blue eyes.
l politely mentioned my terms. and
straightway forgot all about the matter,
until Il letter came back, asking me to
fix II date for the delivery Of my lcct-
ure at Baggsvillc Lyccunl.
! looked over my engagement book
Il had become So popular Il character
that il WAS quite necessary for me to
keep such Il volume settled on
the night Of the twcnty-,hinl of De-
cembcr.
The twcnty-thir,l OF December was
day of driving storm aud tempest,
aud it was nearly six o'clock when we
reached the station ut Bawmsvillr.
Thank goo'lnrss, said to myself.
81 Shall have time for Il good resi- and
IL p"f strong tea"
But. to my dismay. when got out
at BaggSvillr station, blinded by the
lights that ilarcd through driving
Pain, confused by the everlasting yroa,i-
ing machinery. | learned that tile vii.
lagc of Baggsvile itself WIS ten miles
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