The Meeker herald., 1892-09-24
HER FIRST MESSAGE,


his pretty Little wife alighted from
the train at the Pineville depot He
stood rs If undecided which way to go
and cast n wistful glance in the direc-
ton OF tho swiftly disappearing cars;
gust Ia front OF them was the depot
and hundred yards or SO further on
n neat coy cottage rested upon the
crow OF gently sloping hill; in the
distance, perhaps mile or SO away
cojld ba seen the housetops of Pine.
,illo proper
II didn expec, such n place as
this he said. ''Itll be awful On YOU
sweetheart.'
4 CHEEKY lnugh burst from the wife
rs Ned's lugubr Gus tones fell
upon her ears and durting swift
glance of love into the handsome eyes
bent toward her. She replied.
Il think It 5 awful nice. Ned: lust
10 'hlnS OF being so near YOU all the
lilne-why | can bring my work to
the Office and spend the whole day
with you-thut is and she looked up
coyly III you'll let ne
- ct your he echoed. the idea,
The thought OF having you with mo
was one strong incentive in accepting
1nis out of-tAe- way lob.
further conversation was stopped
W 'le aPpHoAch o. man from the
uePo'.
My name is Rogers he said
land m the agent he'e, YOU'RE my
successor are you uot''
Ned bowed and introduced himself
nnd vic.
''Will you step into the Office ~
continued the agent or do you pre-
Ter gong directly to your house?'
10 the house. b. all means. cried
Mrs. Dubois Il am dreadful,y
anxious 10 get Strengthened out"
~ onll have your hands full, |
Tear smiled Rogers. Il tried TO
place everything nicely but an old
oachelor Is poor hand at such
WORK
81 m sure your efforts have proven
more satisfactory than YOU claim "
was Neds re-oinder and We are
grateful to you for your Kindness
By this time they had reached the
house, and leaving the little house
Keeper busily putting things to rights
the two men returned TO the depo'.
where they were engaged for several
hours IN edectiug Il transfer OF the
oIce.
No" sad the eN-agent when
the change had been completed.
want TO tell you thus is the loneli-
est place. on earth ana nm glad to
se' away why I've sat here day after
oay ana never caught sight OF II soul
oAccP' 'ne tram crews as they dashed
'"touSh'
Aiter competing the decorating and
hHihS Oh lhelr ilttle nome Mrs. Dubois
'urhcu he' attention 10 the depoto Ice
ana soon ahsiorihen ihe rough bust
ness'4iHe place lhto luxurious fairy
uen,
Inc waiting room had an entrance
from 'he sue lrohtihS their residence.
anu nno'her roor connected 1t with
'he o"!o'' ms 200 was removed
anu III us pace Inc busy niue woman
huns cur'o'hs Oh Il pretty design ana
looped lheln oacR tastliyi about the
once she placed many little nothings
that had wonderful effect on the APP
rcarahce OF inc place last she
boaSht small miro and suspended
IL at holgHt she could easily reach.
almost opPosle the Gu tanned door
way.
Alter everything had been fixed 10
he satisfaction she asked Ned TO
teach nor teiegraphy which request
he gladly complied with. and was de-
lighted to hnd her such an apt pupil.
10 add to their pleasure and anu
ment Ned p IL ed an instrument in
their coy little sitting room, and for
hours they would keep up an ami
mated conversations IN addition 10
this pastime he utilized his machine
at home Tor transaction OF business
when his wife or himself was feeling
unwell' Tor nc had ''cut in on the
main wire.
One evening In Decem Der. after his
work at the Office had been com
pleteu' ne walked up ths track TO see
that the switches were all right His
duties Tor the day were over except
the reporting OF Through passenger
which rew past Their little home at
seven thirty and this p'ece OF work
he usually did over MS instrument at
home
DUSK had settled about but the
golden V'saee Oh the moon hoating IN
cloudIes' SKY. portended n beautiful
night and he stepped briskly for
warL eNhiiara'ea by crisp breeze
that came Whisklng from the dark