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her down the steps from the platform. I looked 

 from the car window and saw her standing there 

 with a huge telescope in one hand and a bundle of 

 something in the other. She evidently had a desire 

 to get down that steep embankment, but, laden as 

 she was, lacked the courage to try it. None of the 

 train hands showing any disposition to help the young 

 lady out of her dilemma, I jumped down the car 

 steps, took her telescope and bundle, told her to wait 

 for a moment, then scrambled down the hill with my 

 load and deposited it at the bottom. Then climbing 

 half-way up again I beckoned to her to come on. 

 She came, and locking arms we commenced our de- 

 scent. Around like a top we spun, sliding and slip- 

 ping and pirouetting till we reached the bottom. 

 The performance seemed highly entertaining to the 

 passengers, who choked the car windows with their 

 heads, grinning their delight and shouting their ap- 

 plause when it was over. 



I have said the young woman was good-looking, 

 and youth and beauty are sharp goads to a man's 

 gallantry ; but I don't wish it to be inferred that 

 they were the only spurs to mine. Had she been as 

 old as sin and as ugly as its father, and this accom- 

 modation train accommodating enough to wait for 

 me, I might perhaps have further shown my gal- 

 lantry by toting her baggage to its destination. And 

 then perhaps I mightn't. However, she picked up 



