Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-08-10


on the Union Pacific some GO m;lea
Well, this short line connects these two
points, via Eskridge, Alma and two or
three minor stations. 1t was in the
fall OF the year 1889. I visited Burlip.
game on my regular trip and was going
from there to Alma. had finished nv
business in Burlingame, good bust.
ness at that, and after settling my bill
with mine host Collins of the principal
MOTEL and instructing him to send nv
grips to the depot, sauntered out in
town to kill the intervening hours be.
fore train time. This short line train
did not Lave Burlingame depot until |
after the Santa Fe main line train 90
ing south came in. 1 went down to the
depot short time before train time.
which, if L remember correctly, was
about p. m. Upon inquiry 1 learned
that the train was about two hours late
81 had no business back up town and
concluded to dispose OF my spare time :
1T the depot. went out on the plat !
.orm after awhile and walked up and y
Town, thinking of various matters con-
lected with my trip. The depot was n
me OF those old fashioned structures :,
Nth the gents waiting room at one b
nd and the ladies' at the other. with
no offices between them, Very few .,
eople were about the depot at the time. y
nd to them 1 gave little notice, but r
ter on my attention was attracted to ~,
very prepossessing type of the coun- q,
J girl standing in the doorway OF the w
lies waiting room. Of course, in W.,
ose days, when good looking girl
peared on the scene at once became
'erested, and after passing her time r
Two drew near and remarked TO u,
: that she seemed to be waiting for a -,
In as well as myself. She replied in f,l
affirmative and desultory talk fol- a.,
'ed regarding the weather, the coun- con
) and so on, and I soon learned that 49,
was student in the Manhattan co.,
eye and was going out on my train 1no
that place. 'f0
But how are we to kill these two 49,.
rs 2 l remarked TO her after awhile. -
OF course she didn't know. 49,
Just across the track from the de. 4. !,
several coal mines were operated at tbot
time, and 1 made some remark -
t them and suggested that be.
d that would go over and 90
l into one of them, as 1 had never I
IN a mine OF any kind. She
Sht that would be interesting, and
1t IN such manner that I politely
iuced myself and invited her to
1pany Inc. She, in turn, told me
anne and in very modest and be-
lg manner thanked me for the in H.
On and said that she would be Wv
o go. did something right here
cannot explain and which after
caused me untold embarrassment lnE
ortlfication, but I believe taught i:d'
'ery valuable lesson. have seen ~ =!
deal of life, as you we'll know, man
lis was the first time in my e1- Gno,
co, and the last, that I ever sailed all :
false colors. When introducing true
gave her fictitious name. I genu
know why I did so, for 1 knew only,
OF human nature to understand assist
'nce that this young LADY, was t t.''
and upright, and had Ito ul- FORM
motive or design in my mind cal ?
WV n0i 'na~my name was given
dcConkey. the n
went overlto the nearest shaft p. tn n
D obtained the necessary per- as II
Oh the boss to go down into bowel
: chambers of the earth blow. n nav -