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BEECHNUT FARiYj ;
THE D2E? DAP.E SHADOW
Bv V.: 1"..
CI.'.WrK.t !l - OINTIM Ktl
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as I ir. t. i ci . ;
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the ie.v i j. .r.itii.o m!iu
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O'l -.'lo-.v v 'l".r lace
n t. -rn 1 1... v :i knw that we are :i!I i:i
i n!:. ,.:.; ."ni L-.-r f bic.- ai nit.ila'cvl by I
:: -1 inn an-! v -ir-he. i liiish! tak" rare; ti.erc
lnay ! .c.e behind y.'in.ow. Jjoii't your hair
t'. v.'l u;i rnd .ti:vi V'
Ativ! t!lr -.).
mt'iir:
etor !u.
heirs f. rc.''! their way i ' wn liis checks.
" If vou deem it advisable t r me to show fear
VJU ii.iild lir.-t set t'c.e example.' s lid Frederic, j
a t! e .l I '!!. ileinan ilrew out his handkerchief J
t- ivipc his fyes. i
' Ain't l setting it .is fast as I cm, actually j
i.i;
in
tear about it I But. never mind mi,
:st o on and hear t'nr yarns that sue t.!d at the
r .. ci v and blacksmith shop, nnd vmi will i:et a
1 "-i feet idea .fad that is horrible. I vc-riiy he j
i ': mat one l-.urtti i itieiiinai.itatinsoi our line i
i
hit!- row- F.r.h.nd vi.hi-e are ia a complete
panic of terror in consequence of the flight Mrs.
Liiapcllc's 1. ardors received last night. I wish
you ha,l been ther". Fred. But I forgot mscli ;
i was not gMtng t te'd you anything nbout it ; so 1
o,d elay. I shall expect you at the ofii-c to
rcrrow to resume the thread of your studies."-
And, touching his hat, the doctor hurried e-n to
v..id being questioned, laughing at the probable j
character of the story, should it reach Frederic's
i
ear from the mouth of those who wcro so fright -eni'd.
But Frederic did not stop at the grocery
or shop ; his time was limited, and, to avoid a
late return, which would cause his mother and
nicronc much uneasiness, he proceeded at once
to the hotel where Mrs. Chapelle was awaiting
I.im with impatience.
As soon as the ceremonies of greeting were
out Frederic drew his chair near the fire, divest
ing himself of his overcoat and cap, exclaimed,
Now, Mrs. Chapelle, take pity on my curi
osity and te'.l me a once of the nocturnal visitor
who has thrown tho whele neighborhood into get no time for anything else. But, now tha
ucb a state of confmion." I you jave cunie, we will have a general holiday
" Thai is just what I intended to do." rejoined j all around ; that is, if nothing transpires to pre
the lady, "and I will immediately put you in vent it."
possession of the facts as I know thm. It was! And so Frederic rattled on, joined by Camer
late when I retired last evening, and I had but ' ns and William, and the room echoed back a
just fallen Into alight slumber when I was star-Jl ppy chorus of voices and laughter as the fanii
tled by the striking of the clock'in the room be- ly -fathered around the tea Uble.
low. It was one ; and as the stroke died away, I j Nothing seemed to mar tho joy of the home
heard a low, jeering lnugh near my bed. liaising I circle tocept the absence of the parent and hus
myself upon my elbow, I saw the figure of a j band, aiW it was late when they bade each other
young girl standing in the centre of the iloor.and ; good nightanJ sought repose,
holding a small lamp in her hand. Her black j Fredeiic'lVorebodings concerning Noyes Wil-1-air
lloated down over her white dress in wild , lard were quu. forgotten, and CYcn Camerone,
iv.rder, unfastened by comb or braid, and her j thoughtful thouV'h she was, laid her head on her
'""ge glittering eyes were fixed ou me with an j pillow without' aVain of future harm or uuhap
inttwuty that made me shudder." j piuess. And it s well that the trials of futu-
" Wtll," ejaculated Frederic, as Mrs. Chapelle rity were secreted om their gaze; well that the
a wit ram. j
" I am ro ccward, FreJ, you well know tliat ;
and vet, foi t ne moment, I thought I s-ho'd have
tiicd with terror were it not for my prido. I Eiim-
inor.fd tut qtiakintt nerves to the ordeal, and
si ran- from my bed, demanding w hy she was j
u.vrc. ii.e prl mad.? nj rej iy, but rei:ca'ed to-
ward tho dorr, with her face still turned toward j
mine, an llitr wicked eyes f.istei:t 1 ou me until .
she reached the threshhold, and then sic turned.
Again that mocking laugh reached my ear, nnd
thou the dr-or closed, and I could plaiuly catch
the sound of light f.xt steps dcscatfing thott iirs.
Tfc If -jl ,11 'I 1 1 . T . 1 1
i'le.Nsuig myseu v uu an possiuie nasie, 1 sti rieii
to leave the room and search for her when the i
d:nia--room Wll ranct violently. Foal uon real !
'
sounded through the house, and when I reached '
the f ot 'of the stairs I met f-ur or five of my
1 carders hurrying on and casting furtive fiances
behind f hem. In three minutes v.c were all as
sembled iu the dininz hall, and then, to my sur
prise, I learned that the spectre had visited every
r.-um. ami awoke everv p-rs n iu the house. V.'c
?"p.r.-hed everp iiich and con er, closrt an 1 cup
h. aid. hut C'uM fiinl no tracts t her except that
t'.o fr.-nt d-r was uiil.icked and sliL-'ifly ajar.
l'.ut who could have visited the house and jrone
rth s.
-o qu.e:'y n sue:
r:i.v jd'J t . i
au l what couhl bo the ii.centive of siiili ci:ductl '
Again an i again we asked each other the ones- i
1 1 . -ii. and
evt-rv on.; but me d. cid.' l that there was :
i some supernatural agency in the r.flair; so, to-
1 diy. e by .-ne picked up their traps and l.ft.
J .Tar.e and Totn were the last to go, but, hl.e the !
.o ;.e !
t the
!
liimis v.x a oek of sheep, tlnv went over
wall 1-ecause the others iid, or, ii
piaiCfT
i
Wf.ii's. b ft he.;.i'ise the ethers ha.J not co :ra
stay.
" V"! at is yonr opinion tf this phantom
asked Frederic.
" I do not know." replied Mrs. Chapelle.
eonld n-.t tell all my thoughts about it. and
" I
can
only wait f r time to unravel the mystery.
At
anv rato. s
as it routiiMf's harniless I shall j
t..t be scared away from the house, even if I star j
alone. But. F:ed. I so: it f.r vou to ask y.-u if !
m ui.i e' t uo x ":' oi wool run! Ffine c
.,-ni. j
i The depth of the snow forbids mv ''oin ' out. nn 1 .
as no on; dsn oonies m-ar th house except Ir.
Laws. hi -.nd Farny, I mijht fren.-i urdess 1 sh-.'d '
go to th- n "i '!di.-ri."
I will see that you have a plenty ,f fuci
.rovt.h-d," said the young man, rising from
his seat ; and
if y,,;l have any orders to j
execute at the grocery I will go fur y.ti "ith
ple-.iirf."
Thank you, Fred : I believe I have," return
ed the lady, as she folded up her work.
" You . ill n. t stay alone .to niubt, Mrs. Chap-To
V S.-.M Frederic, in a toi:? of inquiry.
N. Fannv L awson is c.m:!:g t stay wi'ii
me. Miail
you cliar:
of the ch..-
j-otir
bo;
er..ir.g place
on recount
e nsked with a !
j
be un to-morrow to '
sinio'.
Not at r.-s.'iit ; I si
resume r:iv siudi'S. f.:i
mv stu.l;. s. r.n.l sl-al he here r.".nn. as.
j HSild," he r.'i hcd. taki
j d.;. He had h.is'.ily so;
e order that Mrs.
I
bhk-.l in a i.-ce of torn '
par.cr.
This is f. r r "-. l ies. 1 suj.;
I
U'-d. a he laid his hand on the ! r 1.
At ; and, '
. - , S
ro--.--iv:-g a reply in ti e ahlnuative, le
i.urric.l ,
lV in the hou.c to p if .ini the reque.-ts ef Mrs
...
iiapt i.e.
I'r.-m place to jdaee he ha.- ti n'd on, hut, des
pite hi-i si ;!, th'- deepi.'-s.s of :i winter twilight j
waj f..;15;-g over the hills when his last tr.-and j
was pel formed, and night had fairly set in before
he tcached th' farm, where he found Can.ercne
standing by the window and watching fir his ro
ti.rn. .She swung the front eioor e'peu to admit
him. and exclaimed.
Oh, Friil, I am so glad v.ut have come back )
at last, f .r we have a pleasant surprise here for
vou."
" What is it ?" asked the vung man; taking
his sister's hard as thy entered the dining room,
i.ut, t u re she ,al tn io to answer
a tail ami
well juoporli. ned fi
ire ar-.se from the farther
ide vif ti.e rex ni and came forward.
' Will, my brother Will, can it le. that you
are with us once mora" e j iculated Frc-'.cric
clasping the hand that was extended o meet his
u-vu, and pressing it witli fervor.
It is a blessed reality, Frederic," returned
the elder brother, as he gazed londly at the face
of Mrs. Southwick, who was standing near by
with her eyes brimming with tears.
" I have returned to Heilly with the intention
of remaining here for seveial months, in order to
regain my health, which has been slightly im
paired by too strict attention" to business," he
continued, as the party took seats.
"And we never was in more need of company
than now," said Frederic, " for Beechnut Farm
is getting to be a lonely place. Cauicrone is kept
in tho house day after day because she has no
one to ride or walk with her, and I am hoarding
at Chape'ile's tavern, ami poring over medicine in
the doctor's office six hours in the day, so that I
uf eaci jjj notI sickeu with the stem picture
f sorrow to come, fo that life itself thou'd be
come a burden, and the grave a welcome release
from misery. For the gaze that wc would cast
towards the untried future, could it penetrate the
tk-rccn that hie!.hs it, would s-j magr.ify its 51!
that the light cl it. joy wotlJ be completely
overshadowed by daikness.
CHATTER IJI.
It was the night following that on which Yil
liam Southwick arrived at Beechnut Farm, and
; he sat alo!ie iu one of the chanilers of the h-.tl
nl 11 .Mi 11a Ii l.l .1 1 l-l n lll - 1 li 1 Tl !
' "wj " - " ,
and, witu a cun.!er of unanswered tetters belore i
llirj- wa rapidly wichnug his pen, unheeding the
. . .. i
hdeuos of the hour. Frederic had sought hi3
rra, which adjoined his brother's, anil .was
wraped in a deep skep, while all around was si
lent and noiseless, save the loaring of the brlgLt
fire in the little Franklin stove, and the faint 1
ticking of the vatch that Williim had laid upon j
the table among h:s papers
- - i
Yith his back towards the d.vr, the young j
man did not heed the light step that approached
him, and, as a warm breath touched his cheek,
j he started with an exclamation of astonishment.
tttne momeiit a low taunting laugh soun-
in c"'r a"" as ''c turned around, he saw
tIlC g"re of a youi.g girl retreating towards the
-oor, with her hand raised wanimgly towan:
1-hii. ;
Springing to his feet, bo hurried past her and,
1 - 1
inti-rccrteil her ly l.hu-iii't hiniselt befoic the door. 1
' J 1
-
second lime the ligurc laughed, and a shu
rau through its slight frame. That laugh!
1 I 1,..
! It
- - " e o
1 1... . . ... 1 .lrt 4 .l.c-.-il . ?f ,-ii-iTr Tor; 1 -
i iuiri ee i in "jr si un. oi" u iivuvv-nj.
i There was a C"1 I'locking in its music as its echo
... ... ......
i woke the stillness ct the lonely chamoc-r. an un t
j definable defiance ir. its clear tone, that must be
j heard to bo understood ; and, as it died away un
I on the air. the phantom whispered.
Weak, presuming mortal, g , nor trillc with
tl,c l"t of another world."
J nc tl'm mat was cxtenueu towaras ;
V'i!Iiam South wuk dropped to her side, and j
again a ngiit tremor c uvui.-ea ti.e loiru 01 t.ie i
n. j
"The spiiits of another woild do not re visit j
t!l carl11. u t.wam, in a calm slow tone.
j " i ou are hke myself, mortal, and subject to the
o. is. ii, i.iui i.i., .i.i.i .-uim.u i-j iue
g'"! evil of tho world. Why do you take J
an unearthly iorm ami s.rtve to tnghten tne in-
Ina,t s 01 11,13 Ii"S!e ' "re J'ou angry wiiii tnem j
; This Is but a poor revenge. Are you instigate.- j
to the ileeil bv their CncniV I Mv Child, this IS ;
wrong.
The girl took a s'.rp towards the door. j
" Let me pas, said she, with lignity.
Ne t until you t. il me your motive in visiting
this room," replied William, firmly.
YeTi have no right to quest i-n me," s;ii l she.
"a:t prounly. 1 a -knowie-ige tnat i am no
ghost, and that ii enough. Will you not allow
UK' to quit the room ?'' i
IP r oarK eves ti inc t im at per comi.anion s
face, on which lingered a faint smile, and she J
quickly cast the m down wl.il- her pa.e face grew :
I ciini-oii.
I will let you go when y u t-ll me why you j
came, said William, turning the ke y m the lock
1.1 - . - 1 . .1. 4
aii'i placing ii in i.:s pocKci.
! 1 cannot, oh, I cannot!" i elah.ird the girl
j in confusion. Yi u will think m- a great ileal
worse than I am; you will n.-t lulieve me," and
she covered her face with her hands, burst into a
passion of tears.
Her distre.-s tuueled the heart of William
South wick, and he h-1 her to a seat, speaking I
kindly to her. and encouraging her to tell him I
what he wished to know, and s.joii she grew
calmer."
" I may as we'd tell you the whole of it," said
she, gathering back her loose black hair from her i -
face, an 1 twining it around her taper fingers, '
and I will commence with my name. 1
am !
j Hattie Grej , and Mr. Noyes Willar.l is my guar
man.
I came here last week, and, one evening,
i ... . .. ...
i they ad got to toning ghost stories uown at .lr.
Willard's; stories about every kin 1 ef ghosts.
How one girl scared another by wrapping herself
up in a sheet, and so on. Y'ou see I had never
heard such stories, and I thought how nice it
would be for mo to scare some one, s) I thought
it all over that night, and the next night, when
the snow was falling, and the wind howling like
mad, I dressed myself in white and ran up street,
calculating to get into some house when no one
saw me. The front door of the hotel was opcu,
and I ran in here and hid in a closet Under the
chamber stairs at the back of the hall. There I
waited till one o'clock, and tlun went into every
room with my lamp in my hand. Mis. Chapclle's
room was the last one I visited, and when I left
that I rau down stairs, out at the front door, aud
back homo as fast as I could."
Cut did not Mr. Willard's family miss you 7"
inquired William.
" No. I stay alone in my room evenings,-
and, as I locked the door, they thought I was ia
bed."
" Then you came here for n 3 other purpose
than to frighten people," said William, inquir
ingly. '
" That was all,' replied Hattie, blushing dee-p
ly. I wanted some fun and excitement, and I
ucver dreamed of being discovered."
" It was very wrong, my child ; you have se
riously frightened a great many persons, caused
Mrs. Chapelle much trouble, besides risking your
own health in encountering the night air."
" I know it oh, I know it," mourned the girl,
" but I have been kept in school so long, and the
teacher was so strict, that I was ready for auy
sport when I got free. I did not think it was so
bad then as I know it is now, and I wish 1 hadn't
done it. But you won't toll any one that it was
me, will you ?" said she, pleadingly, as she laiJ
her hand upon his arm.
Hi look that fragilo little hand end held it in
his "own as he taid,
; No, llattic, I vfi'.l tc'.l no one tn o:;e coudi-
tier." t
An;l what is that Vy asked she, cajrerlv.
Tit -;n i, ,,r i, r.r.
A UUL - La u 111 in. ;va..i cii'ii uu v i
fer.62 again." ,
- "
' I will not, I t)romisc you 1 will riot," cried
Hattie, joyfully ; t and I shall always remember
ho? " kind you are to keep my secret."
"W ilii am Sjuuthwick smiled.
" You mav ?3 now, llattic ; I-will keep vou no
T 1 VI 1, ' Tl? 1
jos- . j nope 1 si;au see you ng.i.a. i i-eoe e i
,., r.p,i n r)(Ml r.ftrr this. How eld :re
j 0 1
vrrr' he askeel abrnr-tlv. as he arose to unlock
th-J.xr.
" Fourteen," replied the girl ; and, after a mo
ment's hestitatioii, she inquired timidly,
asK your. naniC 7
William S mlhwick."
; may 1
!
!
v;niam Southwick," she repeated, as though '
tryiug to stamp the name ou her memory. " I
J O X I
shx not fprgCt it, nor you cither," continued
she. archly, " for I like both. Go! night ;" and :
r .1 ' .
stc-ahr noistb s!y cut of tno rxm, sue crept
, . , , , , r
down stairs, and the young man heard her foot- I
ct?i; rn thf minw a f. w moments after, as the !
passed through the gate into the road.
"fhe is a strange child," sohloquizol William,
rrF La turned from the window after watching her
i
retreating form bv the light of the newly-arisen ! came undr our observation a few weeks a so a
' , . , . . . , ! .1-1 .1- 1"
moor. ; and. l. ng after he had sought his bed 1 e ! niuwa.-iit which c.-moiiij.! ia a striking d.-gre. e
, it. .1 - - - 1 1 .1
tum 'ircl nn tl'f .ip t.l vrn'-v ( r:.i.n-i n-',! rT nn-. flic 1:1 !..; :! : tin' V c,' i:t : vv tn t'.i i-r
1 V " - - - j o - - i -
her fow sweet voice.
The phantom was seen no more at Holly, but
loii 'j'b'irs elapsed l-cforc the inhabitants ceased
to wonder at its disappearance ; and from the day
in which William Sjuthwick first saw it he dated
a kindly affection for little Hattie lirey, an affec
tion iiiat a brother might entertain for a young
sifr- Thus hi; ill fiiiLtl it. but was it lijthiiv'
v ,
chaptkbiv.
after jay ras,ci by the conduct of
oyes l i lard grew more insolent towards Mrs.
(.im,.-.x', rendering her situation more m-pleas-
aDt. The boarders who had been so unceremoni-
oils'; dismissed by the presence of tho mysterious
pnauto-a tiij not return, ami me superstition oi
the surrounding neighborhood made the pcoplo
j.lUi, tlC jlote as though it were a dwelling in.
fecte-1 by some eireadful disease. No one, except
thef--r-tr- r.f Mr. Southwh-k's fam;ly, and Dr
r.,ir-i n,l vmn .'-m.l.wr P.ir.nr. .!:iml hi
ter Fanny, darel t
! ml! on Mrs. f'haoille after dark : and travelers
ark ; and travelers
were frightened by the stories told them, so that
they would put up at private houses instead of
ri.-kin-- their safety in a haunted tavern. No d
j me.-tic could be procured, and at la.-t Mrs. Cha
, p' llc- decided to change her residence. t?i.e sold
the greater part of her furniture, and with the
proceeds paid her merciless landloid the rent of
th.' hotel -for one vrar hi fidvnncp. With lrict
,-.u,mv- slie r--ti.ni-,l -nonev i nru-h to hire a
small, untenanted cottacc in the outskirts t-f the
ilhige, and, with the assistance of Dr. Lawson
and Frederic South wick, she moved lier house-
. ;vi ?1)0ds and established herself quite comfort- !
ably there. Her eld dume-stic returned, and, as
Froderh- could not pursue his .v.c-dioal studies and
remain at Bei-ckt.ut Farm, he also resumed his ,
situation as boarder in the t-niall family.
Scarcely a week had elapsed after Mrs. Cha-pt-lle's
removal when, one evening, as Frederic
was leaving the ofiics of Dr. Lawson, he met
Noyes Willar.l upon the thrcshhedd.
" Go! evening, Mr. Soiithwick,"said tliC man,
ironically. " I had a few words I wished to saj
to you, but, as you seem impatient to meet yonr
i.t'fy. I will not detain you
My lady!" repeated Frederic, with a Hushed
brow; " explain your meaning, Mr. Willar.l,
for I do not comprehend it. To whom do you
aliud j ?'
Your devoted friend, Mrs. den Chapelle,
for whom, it is said, ye n entertain the most pro-
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I'M...', aii'i -iniiii. .tA.iii.i.i'. i''ii, icjiiiv.1 . 1 1 . llll
lard, continuing in tlo same tone of sarcasm.
" But I advise you, young man, to be more watch-
1 ful of discovery in your assignation mee tings with
her, as she has acquaintances who would t:et hos-
ita to to inform her absent husband of veur inti-
macy."
" Noyes Wi'.lard," said Frederic, speaking in a
quick, lirm te.ne, " I understand you now. I see
your base design ngainst the fair name of a help
less and innocent woman ; and I caution you to
beware how you proceed to breathe slanders
against her name in connection with mine, f..r I
will not endure this insult."
Mr. Willar.l laughed sardonically.
" It is all very well for you to declare this, my
young doctor, but it is a very different
thin" to
make people believe it. I am too old a birel to be
caught with chaff, and I shall lay before the world
j the faithlessness ef Herbert Chajiclle's unpriu-
1 cipled wife, togother with the duplicity of her
paramour."
-'And in so doing may the execrable falsehood,
the black, degrading lie, blister your foul tongue,
even as it has your semi!" exclaimed Frederic,
passionately.
" Take care, Frederic Southwick, you are tread
ing on dangerous premises when you accue me
of falsehood," said Mr. Willard, growing excited
with aner.
At this moment Dr. Lav-sou tie
pped to the
door anl laid his hand on Frederic's shoulder.
Mj- dea- boy, do not let passion sway you to
say that which will afterwards cause repentance,"
said he, in an undertone. " Treat the villain
with tho cool contempt that ho unquestionably
merits."
The quick ears of Mr. Willard caught the
t word " villain and he turned quickly to the
ductor.
I (To le cotixi:e.)
VAlt CTTKirilTTi:.
fiimr-ln !v rmf r.T-.r f tl.o i'nnir" -i'T'i ill
Idtanti, but ono who has taken lc-ons in heart-
p'.iit'.-ness mnt write the rail road Chesterfield '
or the wavfjrer's K .k of ctiouette. It is curi- '
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una 1' V I Hi' lit ir :IH1 1 lit: lf.ll Mil Iv t'tlL i
c
ii the little indications which people inanife.-t i
in travciiin. m re than anv other circuman-
ces,
The following paragraph, taken from an c--
change illustrate the great neccsdtv cf su.h a;
oracle for the migrakrv multitude. "
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j ixny nn i hra- 'j lull js now a ua ,s a vcia
rnmmr.n sfT.ir l.is tr UAn ( X oi.ff-r n i-.n. I
war car half an hour Kf.-re the time f.r the lea- .
v "
ving cf the train, throw the back of one scat over .
w as to sit. vis-avis, lumier the spare ro,m with :
i.iwls, bundles and ban ll.-xi-s. and theu when !
the carsUgin to fdl up, take every precaution to i
iKcvvnt any one from occupying either of what !
should be vacant seats, and' iu many iu.-tauces !
compelling p.xsitngers t j stand, whea a .irit c f
4 o & C ' ' ' , " . '
accommodation should allow them a con
inf. 'rUiu
seat. S.:ch persons should be inf. rmcd by the .
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con luctor tuat wheu thev buv a ticket, the. iur- 1
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chase of the car is not included.
'i .re r.f lis h:ivo h:i.l t.:ir.il:ir icjtik cmrai i-'i. !
dor our notice. Yo arc r(.raibdod at this mo- !
m.-nt, of a singular movem-jmt on the part cf .
individual on the Central rail r ad car?.
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j s vn of a si: glc-s.-If-appoiattd righter of human
wrongs,
J Two ladies fashion ably dressed an 1 apparcnt-
j ly intelligent, but cf tho species indicated abjve, I
had taken th' ir seats iu th
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ii:e cats, ieiui: iu.i
each
ct.ier, and ck'.iig out t tne greatest i-ossib.e cx -
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tent what they calied their -baggage, (though
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tue live st'K-ii if the party were f.ir worthier the
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name.) with shawls, reticules .ml little -taxings
so as t-j effectually cxclu Jo all corners from the
j two vacant seats.
j The cars so r. 1 -co arse nuc'mfvriabiy crowded,
! pnyeral were sta:i li-a -and many were the ia-
t-JTtual api-licatioiis made for the u lioccupied
-daces referred to but all to lo purpose. " whea
at At ail ederly gentleman and his wife, com-
in-r in, and mt-eklv requesting a place, the youn
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lady, who sat with her brazen face toward the
raacnxcrs, C'jnittcd to ailow the lady cl the
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I w,..o., -tt 1. l..i 1 .,...l'.-l
' to Cad au asylum ia some re-mot part cf the j
' 1,1 Tn 1 -. tPho ;. r,.n r.l n-rf .f
j car.
! The in -l:g::at:oa and contempt of all the paas
i n.-. rs bad. l.v lies tinw alt
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ame-1 to nbout tho
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lUl.l.jlUltll f'l.1 11, 1'Ul liUl. -,.3 U lf V. IU I.UJ-
a few stations further, whin a stalwart, boosicr
looking fellow, who sat directly opposite the. el
derly lady, on ihe opposite side c f the car, seem
ing to have been v'.sitc-.l by a Mid Jen inspiration,
arose, an-l marei.e.i u: to t:ic sen coi.; pi.iccni
nr .se,
pre emi u.-ner, an 1 said ia a tone that would
have made a Hoi' wester nervous :
Hello! sav-av lAo"here! I bin thinkm'
we can make a better 'range ment than this one. t!l-e P1'-''-t. when a young gentleman who had
I should like to hev that old gentleman aud his j occupied a va ant seat in the broad aislo during
wife si: together. I should. They'd ri le a heap l;a -rviee, slunly arose, and dekbe-rHtely walk-n-
re ci i..foriahle, Now sp. se'u you aud this . cJ tl f He was a guJ louk-
gal turn over this seat and sit together, and I'll j - a::1 tlre.-'ed n.an ; but lo one knew him,
letch the old gentleman and set him down along J female ace. mpimed Lis lrav. Is. When
side cf this wom-iu." he arrived within a respcctalle distance cf the
Yi'ith a'supercilL.tisues-s that was lauihful to ! clergyman, he paused, anl with a revcrant low,
see,' her lao.ysl.ip re-plic-I :
" No, I thank you, sir, I want this scat for
my baggage, and I shall not give it up to any-
body," and up g.xs her nose into an angle of 45
cicLxees.
Wa ll, now," persisted Hoosierous, " that
i -lon't seem teas -liable, that you thou!i litter up
-" ll-'Ul tr"-FS l'-Jces
hs so scarce. Hang Via up onto a nail ; stick em
; '"'5 c ; sit cu thei ; there i Ivts of ways'
j of fixiu' it." j
Sr.:in vi-ei.t ihc m-is fi'.-ihi ninl 111. crV.l thp .
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! little nose, as she retorted ;
I " 1 sl-:--1 no ncil t"ig - sir ; and moreover
I'll be obliged to you, if you will just mind your
I owa husincSS."
" Well, now, ycu see, I've set my mind tlown
to lixin' this, and it don't seem as though I ex-uld
i Lu discouraged. And I've about made up my
i mm I ll'M nnt'ss you nx it s, l snail no ooiige-a
to give up my seat to the old gentleman, so as;
tj bring him as near as possible to his wife, and
I shall
- -
d hev to come and sit alung o' you. I dun-
' no you'd like that ' rangemtiit ; I'm Consid-
ered some, among the gals, where I live, I am."
A look of determination big in now to gleam
i r,-'m corrugated face of the countryman ; and
' the young lauy with ming.ed alarm and ind:g-
nation hastened to reply.
4 You had better take care what you do, sir ;
I'm not to be insulted with imnunity."
Oh. I am responsible," was tho only answer
as lie led the Old gcntion.an to his own seat, and
immediately coniniciiccd crowding himself into a
place by the young lady. This move ment she
resisted, when, encircling her waist with his braw- j The Ik -cdi.-t; -a was ntterel -xith a solemnity
uey arm, he lifted her up, as though she were a of tone vi-ry little in accordance wi:h the twitch
child, planted her dow u at the further md if i ing f the facial nerves; and when, after the
tne scat and : tiled L:niseif o. mfortubly into his
teat again.
There," said he,
that's the dandy. Now
lot shave a httle turn o talk. You'll Hhd u.e
olc o'the I'lcasantcst fellows you ever did see, in ' to be -united iti the he'y bands of matrimonv.
private conversation." j -
The reader may well suppose there were screams : Arr.ih, mw, Jamie," siid one Emcrrddcr
and struggles, and eyes that flashed through tears j of an other, as they stood gazing no n the foua
and threats of vengence by the quantity, while tain, on Boi-t n Commons. sure and what is it
tho passengers cn every side, staggered by the that in ah cs the vathur sphmt up so. do ye
CromwtBiau boldness of this eovjt J' t!at, and know ?"
more than doubtful of its propriety, but rijjic ; Ahy, now Fat. and don't be afther xisig
ing iu spite if their misgivings, over the su hlcu ycr ignorance and want u since,? was the rplrj
retxibutio-i that Lad o fallen the . ' iniiifiii enemy, ' iM-ryben.ly k-ows it r.-'-s bv
! were vainly Mrivin.; to tonceal their iiktii-
IlK'I't.
You brute! you Tiau! I never was sj lu
ll's outrageous f-..r the paJ-
tn-i rs to i rmr. it.
Couductah! couductah!
wi-n.-1 v.-: w i.ere a iiii- i..num.uu.
,-lv:ics fcre lo u ltu 11 l"'
cars with
Jij;punity.
Fetch on on your c inductor: saia tnc nu-
, lt-rturli.io uuuer, i .
Tl,s wl al aUJ' in a taris''
j Oat K uuded the lady iu a r.igc
Fd rather jumn out upu tne tracK tusn Si
with such a l-cast.
lMniit-Mntcly nooa r aroe, iu.ue
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Immediately th
vo:ung uack, rcmo.cM iu -
carefully to the m at on which her comramou.
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,!jUtc uJ l was 1"-
n 1 LU kv5fe' (u'ho cbccJ Llia an
reliance ri-ou his supem-r ability.) into
tLc vaiai.t places, and returned quietly to his
-'wn at Wll, t!,,! ZW mauu" " u"u
wliU 'rvtxi generation.
lho cjix te Ui.y h..ou retiirne i iu u.e kiuc n
her comi anion, aud iu a crcttl illen aud UloWu-
1 ... r ,v
sive mood retained her place to the cl jbC of the
1
JJ"'
Our story is done.
W'c hardly think re should have attempted It
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""- "c 1 ""o
j Ye lI not Siu it out any further with philcs
' phisir.g, but let every reader make his own'iru
; provemeuto.' We don't th"u:h the all prcvading
joung lady ou the cars, at any rate, is m any
doubt cf the J10KAL.
GCTT1.G '31.1RU1CD.
During the iat sumnier, a little Incident
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' aflorded s.ane auiUacmcnt to the .-pe-ciatois at
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the time, and fuinidicd foo-J for a comaderabla
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gossip thereafter. It oocur:e-l ui church ui one
r . . . r , t1 i
; v.'l . . . . ai iv. uwud . v . M. . vuv ..v.
Bccms ruidy to drop .tale-op ; when U.e Hies buzz
lazily on the wijdow pares, and the d.-g lies oa
the door st no.
Ti.e afternoon service had ended, and the.
congregatie.n were arranging thems-elves for tho
lK.-nedic'aon,.wheu to tlic grc"at at' .nlshmcnt cf
the worshijqxrs, the g'xxl parson desceuded
' from the pulpit to the desk below, aiid said in a
t
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Thoe wi&Iiin to oe uruteu ia ilm holy bdiiia
c f maiiia.ony, will now plc-ase come ferward.'
--"q..11.,ms iu .I...H1.I 'oi "o ioc ou-
A deep stillness instantly' feu over the o
;regati...n, broken only by the ru-iling ct Bilk,
as some rrctty irrl or cxrite.i mitr-5i. chanr-cd
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her p. tsition, to catch a view c.f the couple to be
I married. No one, however aree-, or seemed the
i , .
' - uic.iLeu to rise.
Whcrc-Ji.en the Worthy clergyman, deemir.g
his first notice unhcurd or mUsundci stood, "rc
peat eil the invitath.u.
" Let th-B-e wishing to be united iu the holy
, ........... ...
Still no one stirred. Ti.e silence became alar
mable, r.n 1 a painful svUse cf the awkwarelness
1 OI '- r21' as graeiuaity sprea u-g among
stepped to m- side cf the aisle, but neither sail
anything, nor seemed at all discencertc-I at the
idea of being married alone.
The clergyman lcoked earnestly around for
I the bride, wh , he supposed, was yet to arrive,
at J at length remaiko.1 to the young gentle-
an yndcr ti.ne ;
j hidy. sir, is dilatory V
j ' cr3" s:r.-'
wacruu.-riiiB ceremony-
think r.-t. Do you suppose she will he
here S-"-n. : '
' Me sir !" said the astonished shopherd "how
fliould I know if ycur lady's movemints? That
is a matter 1-elongmg to your.-clf."
A fow moments more were suffered to elapse
i in this unj ieasant state i f expectancy, when
the clergyman renewed his interrogatories :
j v Did the lady promise to attend at tho pres-
j M1t hour Z '
Wliat lady?"
! Whv the ladv. fob.-. sure ih ,-
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i in - l.f re for."
are ivait-
" I did not hear her say anything about it." "
was the unsatisfactory rtsponce."
'Theu sir, may I ask why you are here, and
for what purpose you trifle in the sanctuary of
the Most High ? said the somewhat eura-"-!
I.
Clerical.
" I come, sir, localise yi u invited all those
j wishing to I ii united iu the holy ban. Is of ruatri-
i m -ny to step forward, and 1 happened to rr.ter-
; tain such a wish! I
rnis-ui h.rs'o.. 1 vmi,
' i--ud da v."
aui very sorry to have
ir, and wis!: ycu a very
church was il scd, the storv got nindi
ariiong the
j coiigregiti more than e-nc girl TOgTett-yl that
j her wishes 1 a 1 not been as baldly expressed as
. the yoUr L.rn'!. man's, vh bail S.U. ;.t.i