Year: 1874

the cars


well, if you don't beat all for
spoony then am mistaken. DO you
take charge of all the old women,
stray babies and unprotected females
that you meet in traveling?"
'Yes, if / see they need help, so if
,you have no reasonable objections to
offer, l will leave you for few mo.
ments and assist that old lady as |
proposed So saying, young Maddox
sprang from the train, which was just
ON the point of starting and went to
render assistance to the person in ques-
ton. She was loaded down with bag
gage-carpet bag, band box and par
cells innumerable. He took the two
first, and then putting her safely on
the cars came near being left himself,
so very awkward did he find it to man
age so many membranes.


After he had got the old lady conf
fortably seated with her numerous
packages all about her, she countsd
them several times to be sure nothing
was missing.


MY rubbers are in this one,, she
said, because l thought it might rain,
and always have rheumatism when |
wet my feet. Ny best cap is in that
lifting it very carefully, for | expect
to stay day or two, perhaps, and our
folks see lots of company. My knit
ting is in that one there, for l thought
L might get tired sitting with my
hands folded. This one is full of
doughnuts for the children, and that
near you holds two pairs of socks for
my son, because he thinks he cannot
buy any as good as those his old moth
er makes. They are all.here l see, safe
and am much obliged to you, young
man, for attending to me. You will
make a good husband one of these
days


| So, blushing and laughing, the gen.
tleman went back to join his disgusted
companion, who had watched the pro-
ceedings with whitening contempt.


Now he commenced, will you tell
me what you wanted to make a fool Of
yourself that way for?'


Il do not acknowledge that l have
done so yet. Another thing, my moth
er sometimes travels; don't your's?'


She never goes alone was the short
reply. IF she does she will have too
much sense ever to trouble people with
her bags and bundles


Yes, if she forms her opinion OF
other people from her own son. In
that case l think she might hesitate
sometimes. 1 am going to talk with
the nice old lady


And Harry Maddox left his old
friend to join his new one, for such she
afterward proved. She put aside all
her bundles and made room for him to
sit down by her.


so you have come to talk with the
old lady have you p she asked, smiling
cordial welcome.


Yes man. he replied, 'if it will
not be intrusive


'Oh no, we old women like attention
as well, if not better, than pretty
young girls; and YOU are very good
looking fellow


Thank you,' said Harry, But did
not know that you would care to talk
T to O. giddy pate like me-


Harry began to be much amused
and SO they kept up merry talk, un
til the train stopped at the station
whore the lady intended to get out
But just before this she said to hel
young companion.


Now, Mr.. Maddox, / think you
will be rewarded for your kindness t.
an old woman. will introduce you
when we stop, to just as pretty a cir
as there is in New York State, if sh,
is my granddaughter. They say sh,
looks Just like me- and she laughed
mischievously.


When it was time to leave the cars
Harry took the carpet bag, band-box
big bundle, little bundle, and as h,
lifted the lady on the platform, sh'
: was saluted by the prettiest little spec
linen of female humanity he had eve
seen, the young man thought.


Eyes black as night, but soft ant
melting, red lips and cheeks, anc
black curling hair, a neat little fgur
set off by an elegant travelling suit, al
presented picture that he never for
got as long as he lived.


Mary, said the grandmother, 'thi
> is Mr.. Maddox. He has been YER


kind to me, and now l want you to b


kind to him and not treat him as 20
do some young men know


~She made very saucy bow, an
r. said:


\ But, grandma, you don't know a
e Mr.. Maddox will care to. receive an
: kindness from me, or to be bothere
I" by me, any way. l should not Civ
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