Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1881 — Lost Lingerie. [ARTICLE]

Lost Lingerie.

L.nul3viUaUonrler-Jonmal. A well-know young society beau of this city, while traveling on an Indi-.ana-railroad recently, let- bis gallantry get the better part of hisjudgment and gfit'bfimself-'into a nice little scrape. V> eu he iutered Ihe' car at New Albany, he found it nearly full, and he.; instantly made for a*eat nearly in the middle of the car, which was vacant. The teat in front of him Was occupied by & lady at d a little gill, while Just behind sat u young lady, Who Seemed to be Alone. . The lady and little girl got off at a smalt. station about half way to Indianapolis. Jost as the train was starting from the station the young mail noticed a bundle of female clothing lying on the seat at'his side. The idea instantly occurred to him that the iadVwho hkd just gotten out had forgotten the bundle. He thrust his head out of the window and called ,to her, hut s|be was just entering and did not hear him. The train l»ad now started, andj the young man thought . thfit the bnndie would be lost if be did not act qhickly, so he picked it up and .JiK the-Window on the plat formr He then sap k back on bis sesrtmh kd easy conscience, flattering himself that he had acted with wonderful presence es mio/L Things went along smoothly until within a few miles of Indianapolis, when.fhe young on the seatbebind him began to show signs of restlessness.- She looked under she seat she was occupying, on the teat behindjher, and then on the seat on whten the young man was sitting. ThU ifeiihhTdM s K»dn to satisfy her, and in a few momrnts she began to make inquiries of him—if'he had seen a small bundle on any one of the seats. The young man’s hair began .gradually to .stand on .end, .and for .a /eE moment* be was speecfoless as he began to realize what had become of thefoundle. j He djd pot dare, to tell bev-what hehad dorM- so he replied, that he had-seen. nothing cf it. This inCrbasea tne ydOug-lady’s -uheasiness, and she made inquiries of the conductor, but hq had Pot seeii it. in a seat jtm bjgbipd hf-l m&Jlr -.r-ked if it-was a verly valuable bundle. ‘‘No,” replied the young lady 1u an audiable whisper, ‘‘hut ft obntained my only night-gown.” The young man attempted to make some amends, when they reached the city, by agreeing to hire a carriage for the young lady, and was very attentive to see that none of 'fterotfhalee Were lost, and that she ifentixrtTO rfgnt notci. 7'ltS J(7H / ■ Miss Liliwhite, who is about to mar : ry. rkkuttked bn Memorial day‘that she co ukbaym pathi? e with the brave boys in blue, having, lost ber hand in an engagement. - ■'A ■' ' r - wt A —j Perseverance is the best school for «vwy mknly virtue. *" .