Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-09
ON APPEAL.

ON APPEAL.
The girl looking out of the third class
compartment remarked that the train
seemed long time making up its mind
to start; her friends reproached her for
excessive anxiety, and she FASTENED to
explain that she herself felt in no hurry;
the remark had been prompted by a con-
sideration for their time The ladies as
sured her that the day having been
| broken into, as it were, by the visit to
| Waterloo, it could not be regarded as
possessing any additional value; at any
rate, they did not propose to make it OF
| further use. Once thoroughly upset they
remarked with pride, by anything in the
nature Of an outing, they were no good
Tor homework during the next four and
twenty hours. As for the girls uncle
| lpointing to an unconsidered man on the
edge of the small erowd), a day off would
have little Of novelty for MIN.
This time tomorrow, Mary, my dear,
you'll be well out on the ocean wave.
Mind you wrap up"
Send us a card soon as ever you get
to Capttown. tive your married sister
our love and ask after her cold Don't
seem like four years ago we saw her
off the same as we're"
oh! how upset she was, to be sure;
| thought she'd have cried her poor eyes
out. BY the by. / sent her some hair
pins; you might remind her"
You'll have plenty of company on
board the boat You won't be lonely"
Ii | was you, Mary, my dear-bend
| down and listen ] should see whether
| couldn't get engaged on the Journey
out. | should, really. You'll have moth
| ing else to do"
Nice fine day you've got for the start,
at any rate. Look at the sun coming
through Good omen for you. Cheer
/ up, my girl. Don't give way at the last
moment It's all for the best"
A railway official begged them to stand
back, and they pressed forward to the
| footboard to exchange fearful farewells.
The train moved; the officials shouted
0ne-half of the number blew kisses to
/ the girl rs the train Left the platform;
the others charged themselves with the
duty OF calling the railway men jacks
/ IN olhce, and of threatening to report
/ them
Poor. dear soul" they sobbed, turn
ing when the train had disappeared
Hard on a young thing like that to
have to set out all a'oLe.'
Such a sweet too. Don't know when
/ I've felt it so much parting from any
one"
shes loss that's what she is-after
you with my hand kercher. Mrs. What
is-it-the place won't seem the same
without her. Always cheerful and merry
and bright and singing about the house;
more like a skylark than any other bird
can compare her to. No one can ever
take her place. I've got her photo, but
that can never be quite" The aunt
/ V no seemed to claim for herself the po-
,ition of chief mourner, stopped and
pressed her hand against her waist
others rushed forward and dragged her
to wooden seat. Never quite the
same" she moaned. Never quite"
Those who had seen passengers depart
appeared much impressed; the party
showed a certain austerity in the pres.
cnce of fattering attention. explaining
some of the facts with proud reserve
One red-eyed woman in leaving remarked
that a certain amount of fuss she could
understand, but in this. as in most mat
tiers. it was possible TO overdo it,
We're not all alike retorted the i'm
portant group.
so il seemsl"
The aunt was begged to collect her.
self hut she made no effort to obey until
the audience of outside people had rome
Then she admitted her weakness. urging
. however, that in losing her favorite nice.
She had lost her right hand a right hand
> which had been at once the flower. the
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