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Title: My life in many states and in foreign lands
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Train, George Francis, 1829-1904
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Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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e deliberate pur-pose of making the acquaintance of the pair at thefirst opportunity that occurred or that I couldcreate. My chance came sooner than I expected. Theelderly gentleman tried to raise the sash of thewindow, and could not move it; it had, as usual,stuck fast. I sprang lightly and very quicklyacross the aisle and said, Permit me to assistyou, and adding my youthful strength to his,raised the window. Both he and the young ladythanked me. The old gentleman went further andasked me to take the seat directly opposite himand the young lady, on the same side of the car.I did so, and we entered into conversation imme-diately. I continued my speculations as to therelationship that existed between them. The gen-tleman seemed rather elderly for her husband, andshe too young to be married at all. He did not lookexactly as if he were her father. Before I could determine this question for my-self, he came to my assistance, and told me theyoung lady was the daughter of Colonel George 110
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Mrs. George Francis Train,From a ))liotoLrai)1i. MY COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE T. M. Davis, who was captain and aide-de-camp,under General Scott, in the Mexican War, andafterward chief clerk in the War Department atWashington. He introduced himself as Dr. Wal-lace, and said that he was taking Miss Davis toher home in the West. I also learned that theywere going to Oswego, where they would take aboat. I immediately exclaimed that I, also, wasgoing in that direction, and was delighted to knowwe should be fellow passengers. In such mat-ters—for love is like war—quickness of deci-sion is everything. I would have gone in anydirection, if only I could remain her fellow pas-senger. And so we arrived at Niagara Falls together.Dr. Wallace was kind enough to permit me to es-cort his charge about the Falls, and I was foolishenough to do several risky things, in a sort of half-conscious desire to appear brave—the last infir-mity of the mind of a lover. I went under the Fallsand clambered about

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