The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-06-02
Selett Sturp.
BETWEEN TRAINS.

1t j. nonsense. Rob. You are imagiu-
ins yuu arr in lave and wanting to get
married jus, when you are getting a start
IN business aud need all the capital YOU
.au command, anl you ,houldn have
yutir mind taken up wilh loye and such
things jus; wait few years aud YOU
will aud tha, am night and the old
man brushed hy from hi, gray beard.
Bug. grandfather, | ain uo, the only
one 20 b,, considered, there i Dora she
Iayez me. and don t care for business or
anything II have to give her up. the
youus man said impctuously
Tut Tut, my boy Love is all
ri;h, IN story books, but in every day life
there Is not much Of it and Dora viii get
over 1t don YOU fear
You we're married
Yes, ycs because Your grandmother
wls a home hyly. aaj wa. necessary 10
ms comfort, sho wanted home and |
wanted a housekeepcr and We understood
each other aul never regretted our com
pact. aud we were as happy together a
though wc had wasted lot Of nonsense
and time over love
The Young man looked surprised.
There your train, Rob, think it over,
and hope you won make young fool
pr yourself tiood bye take god care Of
Yourself aud write 20 the old man often,
aud there vas a huskiuess in his voice
The Young man took the old man :
hand in a warm clasp.
You De careful getting on and off the
trains, grandfather, do not ike to see
YOU travelling alone Then he spraug on
the train. and the old man was left alone
on the platform Of the dreary little country
station
4 beas,ly place to have to wait nearly
four hoars, he muttered a. he limped
into the waiting room.
Beg pardon, madam, he exclaimed,
As he bumped against httle old lady who
was turning away from the window of the
ticket Office II hope | didn't hurt you.
| am not A. nimble As was fifty years
aso. and this foot Of mine viii turn some
times
Fifty years make difference IN peo-
pie. the old lady answered in low.
sweet voice. and smile lit up the wrinkled
face under frame of white hair Il can
not get along as fast myself as did at one
time Then she sat down inside one of
the windows and opening an Old fashioned
travelling bag took out her knitting, while
the old man went out and walked up aud
down the platform,
But there was nothing to see there, ex
cepting the green fields of corn on the
other side of the track, and the country
town half mile away.
After awhile he came in and sat down
beside the old lady, resting his gold headed
cane ON the iron rods separating the seats
Rather tiresome waiting here, he
said Are you going lar p
just to Dalton | have been all
winter with my daughter Alice, but she is
getting company, and said should 30 up
to johns ; awhile. A sigh escaped her,
and an anxious look came into the faded
blue eyes
| Not a pleasant prospect, " the old man
said, looking at her intently.
The old lady started "Oh, | didn' t
mean anything r she exclaimed; they
are kind to me- spend part Of my time
at one place and part at the other. Yes,
they are kind to me. Have you a fami-
ly? ?"
"A daughter and son and grandson
whose parents are dead; he just took the
up train 1t seems to me there is some
thing about you which seems familiar |
must have met you some place before, but
| can place you, the old man said.
Il am Mrs Bowman, and you-you-