Year: 1870

From the Sacramento Bee


An incident came to our knowl-
edge few days ago, which may
strike our readers as being quite
romantic in its way. When Con-
ductOr --, of one of the Cen
trail Pacific passenger trains, took
charge Of his train at Truckce
bound for this city one day last
week, he noticed among his passen-
gers very pretty, modestly appear
ing young lady, who seemed to be
travelling alone. AS the cars climb
ed the mountain, whirling through
gorge and around precipice, she
sat at one of the windows and gazed
out with an anxious look, as though
she longed to reach the shores of
the Pacific, where she night meet
with friends or relatives. While
passing through the car the conduct
or thought he heard some one ad-
dress him, and on looking around
discovered that it was his young
female passenger, who with a bash
full air, inquired if he was going
through to Sacramento. On being
answered that he was, she blushcd
still deeper and said that she had
rather queer request to make of
him. She said that she expected to
meet at ''thc Junction" a gentleman
whom she had never seen but to
whom she was about to be married,
and requested the conductor to
watch for him, and to introduce him
to her if he should find him. For
some two years they had been in
correspondence with one another
how it was first brought about she
did not say-and it was finally ar
ranged that she should come to
California, and that her unknown
friend should ut once lead her to
the altar. On sped the train,
through tunnels and snow drifts,
and over yawning CULTS, but the
soon to be bride neither thought Of
danger nor Of the beauties and
grandeur of the Sierras; she sat
still and gazed wisttully down into
the valley, where the muddy Sacra-
mcnto was winding its crooked way
toward the ocean, and where she
hoped soon to meet her mysterious
lover. Station after station was
reached, and finally ''the Junction"
came in sight The conductor
stationed himself on the platform Of
the front car and scanned the crowd
that thronged about as the train
neared the depot. \ well dressed,
gentlemanly-looking individual step
ped forward from the platform. He,
too, wore n somewhat anxious look,
and the conductor concluded that
he had found his man. A tap on
the shoulder and low inquiry by him,
and a quick, eager response from
the stranger followed; the conduct
or was right. The train moved on
and they entered the car. The
meeting of the lovers we shall not
attempt to describe, but will leave
each of our rcaders-espccially the
young ladies-to draw such pictures
as they may think the circumstances
will warrant. From the Junction
to the city we have no account of
the two fond beings were unmo-
Tested. A few moments after the
,.Annhn1 fb,.,
drove away from the depot cont aim
ing two persons, a gentleman and a
lady, whom the conductor recog-
nized as his young lady passenger
and the gentleman who met her at
the Junction. The latter whisper
cd to the driver to go straight to
the house of Rev. Mr.. -, and
they were lost to view. We read
of such things in works of fiction
but it is seldom that they actually
happen.


Cur TINS OUT.-Hcre is a new
rule for computing interest. 1t is sc
simple and so true that every bank
er, merchant, or clerk, should pos1
it for reference. BY no other arith
mctical process can the desired in
formation be obtained by SO few
figures:


Sir per cent.-Nfultiply any giver
number of dollars by the number o
days of interest desired, separate
the right hand figure and divide b.
six; the result is the true interest OF
such number of days at six per cent


Eight per cent.-Multiply an.
given amount by the number o
days upon which it is desired t.
ascertain the interest, and divide b,
As, and the result will be the tru


interest for the time required.


Ten per cem.-Multiply the sam


as above and divide by 3G, and tn
result will show the interest at teI


per cent.


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