Year: 1865

felt was getting a little irritated at being watched that way, and had some idea of talk ing the fellow by the nap of the neck and fling ing him off the train, but concluded not to do so, as he was after ali hardly worth the trouble.

 But when got back to Kitty, was so busy thinking it over that I forgot to speak to her, but just putting my hand under her head lifted her up and put the pillow under as nicely as I could. Then l spread the blanket over her and tucked it all in under her poor little feet and all:

 When got through looked in her face and found the great eyes staring at me with just the queerest mixture of surprise and amusement that ever you saw. Then thought l ought to have said something, though just what didt know, so began.

 . thought you'd be cold there isn't any fire in this car, and so-'

 So you have brought me your own pillow and blanket, and are going to sit up in the cold yourself said she, trying to throw off the ban- ket.

 'stopr says I ; and if it was more decided tone than I had any right to use that rascally conductor was to blame. Stop! shan't use these things at any rate, give you my word on that and you need them, and must keep them

 She looked right up ia my face with another of those teasing little smiles.

 | Must 1 ? said she we'll then 1 must 1 And shutting her eyes she went off to sleep just like a baby as they say, though don't be-

 eve any baby ever looked so pretty or so in nocent or so helpless as that girl did, with the red blanket coming up under her chin, and the blue ribbons streaming over the pillow. 1 sat down in the seat behind-the end seat of the car it was, and right against window ; but there was no other vacant near at hand and Iwasn't going to desert my charge after all I'd done.

 So Miss Kitty slept; and swore at my teeth which had been very quiet till that ferryboat business walked them up, and the seat by the loose window kept them so.

 By-and-by the cars stopped again. | looked out the window. and there, if you believe me :, was that-well, that magnificent river, the Connecticut, again, and another ferry boat ready for us to cross in. I jumped up, and went to look for the conductor, thinking to make some remarks to him, and ask the names of the directors of this company, but the min : ute he saw me coming he lodged and made off somewhere, hut brakeman told me that this time the itself was going over, and that there was refreshment room on the boat ) whereI could get something to keep out the cold.

 I banked him for the hint, for it was kindly , meant but if that man thought Rufus BrewiI was going to poison himself with ferry boa whisky or ferry boat brandy he showed his is norance of R. B.'s principles thas's all. However, I looked in at the refreshment room, and finding they had what they called ssn as'a sS%s s' as sh ays and had s..Ts----zr-srl' r If asha l.a it ldi.i ma harm, ioasarm up poor Kitty bit. So told the Iei low to draw another cup of it, and give me q wedge of some yellow stuff that he eaMed pound cake I didn't taste it myself but I knew that women liked such stuff go took !. You'll have to hurry up with that cup we're just across says the fellow as took il away. I tossed him a two-dolar bill, and told him that would buy gross of such cups and fill them with hot water into the bargain. I dare say was correct, but the man didn seem pleased, though he pocketed the money You see wasn't going to hurry lady about drinking her tea just to accommodate such a fellow as that or to save the price of tca-cup.

 As I came steering back through the crowd squaring my elbows. and singing out to every one to make way, I looked up at the window, and what should I see but Miss Kitty watching me, her eyes sparkling, and her little teet h flashing in the gas-lght in q regular laugh. she wasn't laughing at me.

 

 sobered down wonderfully, and thanked me very prettiIy for all the pains I had taken. tsld her there was no hurry, she could take hel time about the tea, for it was hot; and then went and stood at the end of the car, for if there's anything spells my appetite it's to be watched I always make my fellow look out of the window while I'm at dinner, unless he's actually doing something.

 | When we'd fairly got started looked round and found Miss Kitty had iaished her supper, so came back and took the cup. She had left good bit of the cake in the saucer, and toli her I was afraid it wasn't good. She said sOh yes 7 but knew better; so when 1 had quietly chucked the cup and saucer out back window, cake and all, got out my little pack age of grouse, split roll laid some delicious bits of breast on it, salted and cayened them, and took it to her with clean napkin under neath

 .There. Miss Kitty said I, is something better than that cake which you couldn't eat.

 She looked up in astonishment. II sWhy you are regular magician MT. Brew in said she. 'Whele could you get wild ducks at this time and place?'

 Now that was little discouraging. wosnt if? To find that she didn't know grouse from wild duck, for consider an appreciative taste in food one of the first accomplishments. But I explained, and the little girl soon showed that she could eat grouse if she couldn't name them. It did my very heart good to see how she relished those tid bits, though she didn't eat them all, and only crump of the roll, so 1 finished what she left, and Cad, Sir, never tasted sweeter morsel tried the rest oi the grouse afterward, but it was another thing

 We'll, tucked Kitty all up again in the blanket fixed the pillow, and got Thank you and smile that was almost as good a' a-well, as I should fancy kiss might be, and I was just settling myself for nap when,

 'Ne-ew Haven! Cha ange cars l! yelled the conductor in at the door, and could sec the fellows eyes twinkle with satisfaction as he looked at me and my arrangements

 I'll just ask my reasonable Christian if this wasn't enough to make man swear! fit . hadn't been for frightening. that little girl, promise you I would have tried what relic there was in it; but out of regard to her , didn't say any thing stronger than her ow1 !, .Oh dearv but looked at that conductor as passed him with my pillow and blanket. looked at him till saw his eyes blink but didn't say word.

 g The new car was as hot as the other nae < been cold, crammed with people, and so close t that they must have spent their tune all the 7 way from Boston in calking the Wlndows ant