The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-03-28

POiiit OF screaming Tor assistance, Wnen,
by an imploring gesture and some further
pantomimes, in which | endeavored to ex-
plain my situation to them and invoke
their silence, | somewhat allayed their
fears.
felt embarrassed beyond description.
Young, inexperienced. end possessed OF
exaggelating fears. knew not what to do.
Two lovely girls, on whose privacy..I had
inadvertently broken in an indelicate man
ner, on the one hand, and very hot
headed superior officer down stairs on the
other! Was ever mortal so perplexed?
While | was standing at the door, un-
decided how to act, land the young girls,
no doubt, were in the same predicament,)
| heard the colonel swear terrifcally down
stairs, his first having oeen that of sending
for sergeant and ten men to arrest the
delinquents. The servant who answered
my question up stairs, declared that there
had only been FIVE. The colonel, how
ever, knew too well what young SOL
dier's assertion was worth in a matter of
this kind, and he ordered search to be
made of every room in the house. This
was done, and heard one door after an
other open and shut, and, last of all, steps
approaching the door of the young ladies'
chamber. 1t was not of course suspected
that would be in there; but the servant
had been, as an extra precaution, sent to
ask the ladies if they had seen anything of
man secretng himself about the house.
This was a critical moment for me, and
my heart beat violently as the servant ap-
preached the door.
l had now been so long in the room
that my first Illustration had passed over,
and, knowing that the very act of intru-
ding upon the ladies' sanctum would in
crease my punishment, it made me bolder
In imploring the assistance of the ladies.
When the servant put them the ques-
ton at the door, they looked at each other
obviously.
"Wha shall we say, Bertha7" said the
bolder of the two, a lovely blondine with
curly hair and the sweetest countenance
that had ever set the heart of a young
trooper in futter.
''Do as you like. Emily" replied the
other.
/ looked at the blondine imploringly,
and she said
''It is most perplexing thing; but after
all ii was only joke of theirs, and hard
ly deserves to be SO severely punished. !"
The other consented to this with nod.
| cast a look Of gratitude on the lovely
Emily, and she smiled slightly, even
through her perplexity.
The sergeant having arrived with his
escort, my unfortunate companions were
brought TO the watch-house; the colonel,
who had been spending the evening here,
returned to his Gown quarters, and the
house was quiet.
Meanwhile still occupied my position
at the door, and became more embarrassed
than ever. The front door was locked
and bolted, and how should escape!
"What is to be done?" said Emily, af-
ter while to her companion.
on must dress, and lead him out the
back way" replied the other.
"How can II" whispered the other;
and she cast a furtive glance at some cloth
ing which reposed on a chair that was
standing near me. understood the diff
Guilty, and said, in as delicate manner as
possible
s.Ladies, if there is anything here that
you desire, allow me to hand it to you -
They blushed. but did not reply; and,
taking their silence for an affirmative, l,
with my face half averted, transported the
chair to the side of the screen, and return
ed TO my place at the further end of the
room, where turned my back upon them.
A cough by my side, after while,
caused me to turn, and the lovely Emily
was standing by my side, simply dressed,
but lovely in the extreme.
"lf you follow me-" said she, Il viii
lead you out; but for Heavens sake make
no noise, for every room we pass is occu-
pied.''
She took the light and led me down
stairs. held up my sabre, and followed
noiseIessly. In the garden we stopped.
ssGo straight on" said she; .'then turn
to the right, where you will fine gate; il
is merely kept shut with latch, and will
admit YOU into the back street,
',How shall | thank you!" exclaimed |,
pressing her hand in mine, and OBTAINING
her a moment.
'For Heavens sake be prudent" said
she, sand be more careful in future"
2 She tore away from my grasp, and, ere
[ had time TO recoveri from the stupor IN
which | found myself, had vanished from
my sight. l stood for some moments
rooted to the spot, aud then, with deep
fetched sigh, followed her direction.
Dear Emily! she is mine now; and as
We sit in the chimney corner together