The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

1OftuhulO 'nht nor ortHintt lct'cr huN
come to him, for he would be able to
do more for her than any one in Phi.-
adclphia Aud thcn more questions
were asked and tho correspondence
was continued, on her part with the
single idea that 'lhc good Mr.. Smith
was doing his best TO secure her pas
sage to Wilmington, while on his part
1t was an attempt to obtuin money
under false prctcnces, for the scoun-
drel WINS only an impccunious clerk in
the Office and of bad reputation as was
afterwards found.
"At last a letter came, written as
usual on otllcial paper, stating that
the chance had come, that the coal
schooner Sarah Jane would sail for
the station from pier 8, Richmond,
iu.t outside Of Philalclphia, OH the
following Wednesday and that the liz
tie woman should come to Philndcl-
phia on the train arriving at 8 O'Clock
Tuesday evening nnd should go to
Kruger llolel on Blank street, where
'Mr. j. G. Smith would meet her aud
see that she was made comfortable
and put on the vessel in the best shape
imaginable.
a. ell inl al
her aunt hat she and the baby were
going to join Jim aud in spite of the
strongest protcstations proceeded TO
pack her trunk.
"She had never travelled, except
from the native farm down on the
eastern shore TO Baltimore, and the
old lady insisted that in her inexperi-
cnce AMI wi ha young baby she would
meet with all sorts of trouble and
would probably not get their alive.
Smith had stated in his letter that
there was only room in the Sarah Jane
for one passenger and so the aunt
could not have gone too.
"ln spite of everything, howe vcr,
the trunk was packed and with the
baby's crib and the pet rocking chair
was put on board the train late Tues
day afternoon and the little woman
and the baby had whole scat to
themselves and rattlcl over to Phila-
delpha in the bumpety-bump fashion
of the sixties. Holding the baby on
one arm the little mother pulled out
Smiths letter and read it over two or
three times and every time she read II
her mind misgavc her more. The
most Innocent, unsuspcctipg person in
the world herself, some good angel
must have put suspicion into her
mind, or, If not suspicion, at least the
idea that it would be safest to go
straight to the schooner, for might it
not sail without her if she went to the
hotel?
"And so, when tho train drew into
Philadelphia and the passengers were
discharged into the mob of howlng
liackmcn her woman's intuition picked
out the only honest one in the lot, n
young lrishmau, and she asked him
how much lie would charge 10 take
her to pier 8, Richmond.
"Wel!;" he said, 'Oi cuddent do it
fur clint under sivin dollars. 1t nd
take four hours
"Then she told him that she was
going to join her husband in the south,
and that she hadn't but ten dollars
with her, aud she would need most of
it for other things, and SO he dropped
to three, for he was .jist back from the
ar-r-my' himself, and 'wud,lcnt rob Il
soldiers wife, aud the trunk and crib
and rocking chair were piled on the
old trap, and the mother and baby
N''ihpN' ih'p eho ithS'y hhN'
jolly, gloomy, inlcrminable ride began.
"Richmoni aud pier s were reached
at last, and the Irishman and the little
woman, both loaded with baggage,
went, rs directed, out 10 the end Of the
pier and across four vessels in all
stages of lading, until the Sarah Jane
was reached. The captain was on
shore and the mate was so taken by
surprise that trunk and furniture were
deposited on the deck and the hack
man was paid and had gone before he
recovered enough TO ask what under
the sun she wanted.
"'Are you the captain of this YES
sel?' asked the little woman. And
when he said that he was not and that
the captain had gone ashore, but was