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ON THE OTHER TRAIN.
A Clock’s Story.
“There, Simmons, you blockhead!
Why didn’t you trot that old woman
aboard her train? She’ll have to wait
here now until the 3 :05 a. m.”
“You didn’t tell me.’’
“Yes, I did tell you. ’Twas only
your stupid carelessness.”
“She—”
“She! You fool! What else could
you expect of her? Probably she
hasn’t any wit; besides, she isn’t
bound on a very jolly journey—got a
pass up the road to the poor house.
I’ll go and tell her, and if you forget
her tonight, see if I don’t make mince
meat of you!” and our worthy ticket
agent shook his fist menacingly at his
subordinate.
“You’ve missed your train, marm,'"
-he remarked, coming forward to a
queer looking bundle in the corner.
A trembling hand raised the faded
black veil and revealed the sweetest
old face I ever saw.
“Never mind,” said a quivering
voice. “’Tis only 3 o’clock now;
you’ll have to wait until the night
train, which doesn’t go up until 1:05.”
“Very well, sir; I can wait.”
“Wouldn’t you like to go to some
hotel? Simmons will show you the
way.”
“No, thank you, sir; one place is as
good as another to me. Besides, I
haven’t any money.”
“Very well,” said the agent, turning
away indifferently. “Simmons will
tell you when it’s time.”
All the afternoon she sat there so
quiet that I thought sometimes she
must be asleep; but when I looked
more closely I could see, every once
in a while, a great tear rolling down
her cheek, which she would wipe
away hastily with her cVton handker
chief.
The depot was crow r ded, and all was
bustle and hurry until the 7:50 train,
going east, came due; then every pas
senger left except the old lady. It is
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very rare, indeed, that any one takes
the night express, and almost always
after 10 o’clock the depot becomes
silent and empty.
The ticket agent put on his great
coat, and, bidding Simmons to keep
his wit about him for once in his life,
departed for home.
But he had no sooner gone than
that functionary stretched himself
out upon the table, as usual, and be
gan to snore vociferously.
Then it was I witnessed such a
sight as I had never seen before and
never expect to see again.
The fire had gone down. It w r as a
cold night, and the wind howled dis
mally outside. The lamps grew dim
and flared, casting weird shadows
upon the wall. By and by I heard a
smothered sob from the corner, and
then another. I looked in that direc
tion. The little old woman had risen
from her seat, and, oh! the look of
agony on that poor, pinched face!
“I can’t believe it,” she sobbed,
wringing her thin, white hands. “Oh,
I can’t believe it! My babies! My
babies! How often I have heldt them
in my arms and kissed them; and
how often they used to say back at
me, ‘lse love you, mamma!’ And now
—oh, God! they’ve turned against me!
Where am I going? To the poor
house! No! no! no! I can not! I will
not! Oh, the disgrace!”
And, sinking upon her knees, she
sobbed out in prayer: “Oh, God, spare
me this and take me home! Oh, God,
spare me this disgrace; spare me!”
The wind rose higher and swept •
through the crevices, icy cold. How
it moaned and seemed to sob like
something human that is hurt! I be
gan to shake, but the kneeling figure
never stirred. The thin shawl had
dropped from her shoulders unheeded.
Simmons turned over and drew his
blanket closer about him.
Oh, how cold! Only one lamp re
mained, burning dimly; the other two
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