Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-27

l The ride was warm one, but Mabel enjoyed it, and in spite of her man. mas frowns, chatted with her seat mate very socially.
 It was getting sundown when the train stopped at Hamilton, and sev- eral passengers descended, among them Mrs. Glennor and Mabel : There was a forlorn-looking station, with dusty little refreshment bar in one corner of dingy room labelled Ladies Room" There were two or three village idlers, with hands in their pockets, promenading up and down the platform and that was all.
 Why, what does this mean?" fret ted Mrs Glennor. MT. Hamilton wrote he would be certain to have the carriage to meet us." .-,
 Perhaps it will be here yet, man. ma" said Mabel. Suppose you ask one of these men if it has been seen. !"
 T believe I will.' and Mrs. Glennor marched majestically up to one of the men aforesaid and inquired:
 Gan you tell me whether MT. Ham, ilton's carriage has been at the station to-day?"
 "Yes'm-no'm-I don't know-there it is a-comin' now" was the slightly incoherent answer.
 Turning in the direction of his eX- tended finger she saw handsome car riage rolling rapidly up.
 They waited upon the dreary plat form until it drove up and the driver dismounted.
 Then he came up the steps and ad- dressed Mrs. Glennor, touching his hat respectfully.
 Ladies for MT. Hamilton's, mad am?"
 "Yes. Come. Mabel"
 'The carriage is ready, ladies' The spring cart is here already to +ake your baggage over. Will I take your tick ets?" Mrs Glennor gave him the tickets flor their trunks, and the ready coach man soon had them piled in the light cart which had followed the carriage. "Now we are ready" declared Mrs. Glennor But the coachman appeared to be looking for some one else. "Our young Miss Henrietta went up to town yesterday. We expected her back by this train"
 Here I am, Sam!" called familiar voice from the door of the ladies' waiting room; and the homely youn lady in plain linen, who had shared Mabel's seat, came out of her retreat inside and approached them.
 My goodness!" was Mrs. Glennor's dismayed ejaculation, as she flushed up to the roots of her hair.
 But Mabel sprang forward with ex- tended hand. ...
 What! Are you Henrietta Hamil, ton? I am so glad!' <s And you are Miss Glennor! I am glad tool" said the young lady, off, fering her hand most cordially. T would have made myself known in the train, but I am always so shy with strangers, and I was not sure who you were till now. Mrs. Glennor, I am very glad to welcome you to Hamilton. love your daughter already, and 1 am sure we shall have a delightful visit. Let us go now. Sam is waiting" This prompt courtesy, so delicately ignoring her own rude behavior in the train, was a greater rebuke to Mrs .Glennof~ than any show of anger could have been.
 For once her ready tongue was at a loss and she only followed her young hostess to the carriage, silently and with flushed face
 But Henrietta's kindly spirit soon put her at her ease, except when she remembered her mortifying blunder. It was a wholesome lesson, however And the next time Mrs. Glennor meet: a lady in the train. whether she i: robed like queen or in plain linen she will treat her as such. and never judge by appearances.-Wo Woman's Farm