Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-10
AN ADVENTURE IN HUNGARY,
FROM THE GERMAN.


On the third day after his departure
from Vienna. horse dealer alighted at an
inn situated at an entrance of a little town,
which, to all appearance, was respectable
and quiet. He recommended his horse to
the care of the landlord, dried his clothes
at the fire, and, as soon as supper was
ready, sat down to the table with the host
and his family, who appeared to be decent
people.
During supper the traveller was asked
where he came from, and on his answer.
ing from Vienna, they were all anxious to
hear some news from the capitol. The
householder told them all he knew. The
landlord then asked him what business had
taken him to Vienna, to which he replied
that he had been there to sell some of the
very finest horses that had ever appearedin
the market there.
At these words the landlord looked very
Significantly at the young man who sat op.
posite to him, and who appeared to be his
son. His expressive glance did not escape
the observation of the traveller, who how.
ever, took no notice of it; yet he very soon
afterwards had couse TO regret his want of
caution. Being in want of repose, he beg
ged the landlord, as soon as the supper was
finished, TO show him to his room. The
landlord took lamp, and conducted the
traveller across yard, into detached
building, which contained two toerably
neat rooms. A bed was prepared at the
farther end of the second.
As soon as the landlord had retired the
traveller undressed himself. unbucklcd q
money.belt containing considerable sum
in gold, and took out his pocket.book,
which was full of Austrian bank. notes.
Having convinced himself that his money
was right, he placed both under his pillow,
extinguished the light, and soon fell asleep,
thanking God and all the saints for the sue
cess of his Journey. He had slept but an
hour or two when he was suddenly ava.
kened by the opening of the window, and
Immediately felt the night air blow upon
him.
Startled at this unforeseen circumstance,
the traveller raised himself up in bed, and
perceived the head and shoulders of man,
who was struggling to get into the room;
at the same time he heard the voices of
several persons who were standing under
the window.
A dreadful terror seized our traveller,
who gave himself up for lost; and scarcely
knowing what he did, crept under the bed
as quickly, as possible. A moment after
wards man sprang heavily into the room,
and staggered up to the bed, supporting
himself against the wall.
COMPOUNDED as the householder was, he
nevertheless perceived that the intruder
was inebriated, this circumstance however
gave him little hope, for he had probably
got intoxicated in order to summon up
courage for the contemplated crime; besides
this the traveller had heard the voices OF
persons outside, so that the murderer in
case Of resistance, could count upon the
assistance of his comrades.
But how great was his establishment
when he saw the unknown person throw
his coat upon the floor, and stretch himself
upon the bed which he had just quilted! A
few moments afterwards he heard the in.
truder snore, and his terror began gradual.
ly 10 give way to reflection, although the
whole affair was quite incomprehensible to
him.
He was just preparing to quit his hiding
place, in order to awake the inmate of the
house, and ask another bed in place of that
from which he had been so unceremoniously
expelled, when new incident occurred.
He heard the outer door carefully open
ed. and, on listening, the sound of caution,
footsteps, reached his ear. In few mo
ments, the door Of his room opened, and
two figures, those of the landlord and hi,
son, stood on the threshold.
"Keep the lamp back" muttered The
father in a suppressed voice.
"What have we to fearl" said the younl
man; I'VE are two against one: besides h
has only a small knife with him, and il