Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-09
British subject and forbid the elderly single

British subject and forbid the elderly single
woman to travel, Is 1t would be to attempt
to make them unlike each other, which Is
beyond the power of man. It IL true that
there is sometimes among US married
woman in proud possession of young
daughter, who makes little variety; but Is
she has generally been widow for years,
and relapsed into our habits and ways,
without the Independence on which we
pique ourselves, the difference 10 often in
hnitesimsl. The young daughters, indeed
but then 1t is hard upon the poor girls to be
brought out of their opening day into our
robust, but often cynical, afternoon. and
harms their natural development One says
to them instinctivelY, "Ah, in my time"
as could not refrain from doing even TO
my little friend in the omnibus; and our
time was SO much gayer than theirs, with 80
much more fun, and dancing and laughing
in it, and SO many more of the other indi-
viduals to dance and laugh with-or 50, at
least 1t appears now.
This would be hopeless depression, how
ever, if it were not necessary to show how
suitable was to take up the lost stranger.
IF there had been q man of my party he
would have certainly suggested that knew
nothing whatever about the girl, and that
probably she was an impostor with designs
upon my jewel box. IN. R-My jewel
box is not very richly provided, and I never
take it about with me when travel)
may be told that men are more, not less,
charitable than ladies to feminine wander
ers who are young and pretty; but this ], do
not believe. There may be cases in which
sentiments other than charitable come In;
but have always found them very sus-
picious of what they call adventuresses-
perhaps because they know more of that
kind than We do. Having no men Of my
party, johnson, who possesses certain Of
their qualities assumed the part, and
looked very severely ut my poor little girl;
though how anyone with half an eye should
not have seen the perfect simple fact of that
little parsonage osnnot understand. How
ever, when We arrived ct the hotel, I left
kilograms, and explain the search for
missing parents upon which she desired the
porter-that guide, philosopher, and friend
Of all perplexed travelers--st once to be
sent; which she did with the distinotness of
person quite accustomed to give orders,
and not afraid to explain the dilemma In
which she found herself It was only then
that heard her name, and confess that 1t
startled me . little to hear her give, not
one, but two, names of the penons to be In
quired after, whom she had, notwithstand-
ing, described to me - her mother and
father-with . curious transposition Of the
usual order. "He had better 60 10 all best
hotels, and ask If there IL anyone of the
name of Hall-or Robertson. MrA Robert
son-or Hall; or If there Is any telegram
for me; I am Miss Robertson" she said.
It was all very prettily said, with the per-
feet simplicity Of child who has nothing
to conceal; but confess that II startled me
tor moment, aud Johnson gave me look.
Decidedly, besides being a. tall and strong,
and usually . sort Of protector in any
johnson 10 % suspicious q . man. However,
need not ssy this made no difference 70