St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-03-02

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her standing at a booksellers stall.
Her back was towards me, but |
recognized the otter cloak, the gray
felt hat, and the graceful figure.
All the other passengers were in
their seats; the time vas up, the
guards shut the doors noisily, yet
she did not move. She would be
left behind! MADAME, madame!"
l cried; but the distance was too
great, she could not hear me. There
was hardly a minute left.
What was | to do? Suddenly a
bright idea came to me. could not
bear to think of her being left with
out her wraps in that bitter cold;
poor little woman! She would at
least have her belongings with her.
| seized her three satchcls and her
rugs in my arms and threw them
out of the window, calling to a
guard who stood near:
Give these to that lady-over
there"
He picked them up and turned
away, the train began to move, and
at the same instant there entered at
the opposite side ofthe train, breath
less and hurried, my fellow-traveller!
Horror! | had made a mistake.
The lady at the book-stall was not
the owner of the luggage. Yet her
figure, her cloak, her hat were the
SAMOAN absurd resemblance. What
was to be done now? A pretty mess
| had made of it! While | stood
speechless, she reached her seat and
Immediately exclaimed:
Where are my s%atchels! Some
one has taken all my things"
Then for the first time she looked
at me, and with what an expression
Of doubt and scorn! | shall never
forget it.
Pardon me-" stammered, your
property has not be stolen. 1t has
been left at Tonnerre."
why, what for?" she gasped,
and then, as best | could, explained
She gave me another look; it was
e worse than the first one-I cannot
y describe it.
y II am profoundly grieved,'I add
a ed, "but truly my intention wa
lie good, | did not want you to catcl
d cold. Besides, your things are safe
and / shall telegraph-you will tele
graph-we will telegraph-from tn
next station. | give you my wor'
% you shall have your things, if hav
as to 60 back and fetch them myself.
a Enough, sir" she answered cold
I'd ly. II know what to do" and sh
h sat down and looked out the wiz
tie dow. But, alas, the poor littl
thing had no rugs, and before lon
n. she began to SILVER. In vain st
ell, buttoned up her cloak and turne
OF up her collar, her little teeth fairl
chartered.
OF Madame" cried, II beg of VIC
gle on my knees to take may rug. Yo
he will catch cold, it will be my faul
". and | shall never forgive myself"
lie; II do not wish to speak to 20
vel SIR" she said coldly.
an grew excited. l had made SUI
a ridiculous blunder and she w;
av- such a lovely woman! Suddenly
nd took a desperate resolve.
try "If you do o take this, | sh;
ok throw myself off the train" | sal
'ut and laying my railway-rug best
IN, her, | raised the car window, put o
in my hand and opened the door fro
the outside.
ned Was l in earnestf Between y
ain and me, reader, l do not think | W;
up But looked it, evidently, for +
us. hearer exclaimed in a voice of alar
md you are crazy!"
an Take the rug, or | jump!" l sa
She took it, put it round her, a
ON remarked in a softened tone, as
tF' closed the door and window:
you will die of cold!"
1T would be but a fit punishmt
ant for my objectionable stupidity,
answered.
ave You were not stupid, but hast.
get she said land, as you told me, yo
intention was good; but how CO,
yon mistake that lady for me1"
"She was SO charming" l
y IN planned and my listener smiled.
not ice was broken-that is, as far as
conversation went; literally, | v
IN is nearly frozen. However, | soon
got the cold, for my companion Y
rent delightful, piquant, fascinati
nth She talked well, though w
ling charming simplicity. She EMO.
nix travelling; just like me. She |
read been in Italy; SO had |. Also
Spain; so had l. She longed
ned; Egypt; exactly what l did. In
my erature, in music, in fact, in eve
lme. thing-it was the same. We
ing precisely the same tastes. W
was more, we discovered we
not several mutual acquaintance;
Ter, had probably attended the same
captions more than once. And l
ana never observed her! great heave
where were my eyes?
hing After a time although l was
her. premely happy, l became consci
of the penetrating cold. l
the my best to conceal that fact,
I'D a when we reached Dion, at halfr
two o'clock, my right foot