The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-27
MISJUDGED By APPEARANCES.

How Pretty Bluegrass Girl on Her
Travels Incurred Undeservcd Censure.
Kentucky girls are born to adventure. but
one IN particular, who last week left her native
blue grass to tread the unresponsve granite
Of New York pavements. thinks she has had
rather more than her share Of experiences.
The young woman in question has only
nineteen summers and one less winter to her
credit. but she has made good use OF her time.
and is particularly pretty girl-yes even
for a Kentucky girl. Previous to ono eventful
day last week she had lived under the watch
full light OF her mothers eyes. Then. as be-
fore stated. she bade her fearful family q still
more fearful adieu and turned a temporarily
red and swollen face northward.
Now. her mother had lain awake the night
before conjurinR up visions OF the horrible 40
cidents. mortal sickness. and sudden death
which were sure to overtake her child. And.
like wise mother she cast about in her mind
for some panacea with which she could pro-
vide the young traveller Being Kentucky
mother she hadn't much trouble In arriving at
a decision. and early the following morni ne
she slipped filled and generous flask into her
daughters bag. with the remark that 1t was
good in case. OF sickness" The latter-being
The first thing the train did was to crosr the
river into lndia and then. ut small station
which smelled ofhayseed pick up an aged cou-
Ple The aged couple entered the car where the
after weeping and rather puffy as to eyes and
pose. but pretty notwithstanding. The old
ser % hsT tick the 9ppose
lingering gaze spoke a different language. '
Ana the train moved on.
During the day the Kentucky girl sought to
forget her sorrows by reading one of the books
ne4 s II the
book book. for the inside was as, dull as the out.
the aisle could not be blamed for surprising
the inside to be rs highly colored as the cover.
any rate. as night drew on the Young ciri felt
that the social baron eter was steadily falling.
SIf G Ksipts she thought Of her mother and
her Il she should be taken sick. Then she
III! Tbo that sso she was sick Her head sched
i,s cool she telt yes she eestai MY
cold and Without dsSLt her Ire d depe .Sfsa
Bat the Sa nd bad pfSyaed her
WITH two soft dark DYES ior n nefhno'e %ss
T no@dsnG; ,- nay more she was asleep, The
I low top s,fi c sImmSnsd the porter and in
lemonade. It was, there Inside Of Ave min mi
Sey. Unnecessary cautionl A mild hut IN.
mhistakable snore came from across the aisle,
There WAS the IA lEtest click rs tho bag was
opeped.and creak almost unworthy the name
as she unscrewed the flask. Neither sound
you Would hays wakened so much as a mosquito.
Inc girl lost no time in disposing OF her lam
onade WITH Its reinforcement. but as the a roma
81 that bourbon draught stole through the air
hn!n! sniff
Whiskey!" she exclaimed before her eyes
were fairly open. N' 0'e'
And then she turned upon tho poor Ken.
lucky glrl glance calculated to slay her ON
the sho,; without the AID OF Judge or Jury or
s ssar Bnt the girl was not slain. She had
her .c3nscisnce was The clearest thing
about her. liut she would show this woman
lhht she had b"en cruelty misjudgad. She
again i sMmmoned the porter and ordered some
nllk. MIX seemed even more innocent and
i hsTt,nIesfs to ner than water Therefore she
repTohchiul old lady glance which said:
,ch on 80" You were mistaken"
Then Sii" turned to James took the rlass bo
ih ora her; ana drained hall it's contents be.
stood her and had brought her-beerl
AFTER mat abe was hopelessly discraced. and
she arrived in New York AZ subiued a yonna
woman Us ever crossed the North River.