Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-20
THE VICIIniZED L0DGER
a 4 Mistake Of a Nighttime.
By PAUL CREYToN,

~ "a NAsssoNV W y Wt6ut>AAmVs
| st j II By PAUL. cREyToN, $3.50 s..
Mr.. Ben. F. Derby returned to town
and to hin lodgings at Mrs. Coyey's rathe
sooner than he was expected. 1t was lat
| in the evening, and, having entered b,
means Of his nIght.key, and finding nobo
dy stirring, he walked leasurely up TO hi
| ro0n, as74 -
This was the apartment Mr.. Derby hnc
always occupied at Mrs. Covey's house;
but on this occasion 1t seemed to him very
little like home. Before leaving town he
had carefully put away oil his sclsthes III
| his trunks, and during his absence, other
revolutions had been made in the room,
| which gave it an air Of ssrangeness thai
chilled his heart. " = t2a' q 81 -s z.ir
Not the least disagreeable thing in the
room was the darkness. Mr.. Derby had
entered without a lamp, expecting TO iud
that oesifhble article in the old place; but
after knocking IN ink. b"ltDe, vase and n
| snufi-box off tho mantle.piece, in his blind
search, he concluded that the wisest course
would be to stop swearing and 60 TO bed in
thesdafk2 s ~
In no very good humor, Ben. Frank
Derby began to undress. To return home
alter an absence Of i~o weeks, and to he
obliged to go TO bed in such dismal man.
ner, almost broke his heart. He might
have rung up the servants, it is true; and
he might have reflected that his friends
were excusabe, since they did not expect
hhn; but MIR. Derby chose to be angry and
silent. 7lf sesa-.
AnG where is Margaret Maria? mu.ter.
edIhe unhappy man. Oh. fai.hless daught-
er Of an unleeling landady!7 didn'. ex-
pect this Of you! When | tore myself
from your arms two weeks ago. you pro-
tested with tears in. your eyes, and perfdy
IN your heart that you would watch with
anxlous ey es OF love, for my RETURN! Oh!
this iookslike it! Even now, know our nre
making yourself merry with some fresh
conquest, or.ii you are sleeping under This
roolyou are dreaming Of pleasures in which
| have 10 share! 80 IN
So saying Mr.. Derby threw his ,rowsers
on a chair, and gan to grope bis way in
the durkness to the head Of the BED. AT
that momen, a merry laugh close to hs
chamber door, startled him MIR. Derby
paused. re-.
Margaret Maria's laugh by all that is
s..se! groaned Mr. Derby. She snid she
would do nothing but sigh nnd weep du-
ting my nbsence-and hear her she laughs
again! l he talse-hearleG-
81 Mr.. DIS. reflections were suddenly inter.
rupted by the sound of hand grasping his
,iour LATCH With considerable trepidation,
he flew to lick the door, but before he could
reuch<i a merry laugh. a blaze ofsiighl.
anddwo girls burst intosth room.
Now Mr. ID, being rather n modest per-
son it was, perhaps, q lucky circumstances
for him thai the closet doar was ajar, The
relteat ceilvenienl and his lrnbs active =
II lodged outs Of gh. before the girls had
tuken lHne to cas,. their eyes around them;
aud snon The door WIS shut, and MIR. DIS
ear open.
What time do you suppose j, is? asked
Margaret Maria's voice. There the bells
are striking twelve! Oh! ham, we had u
gay time, SusalI!' s.s. Is
Gay enough was Susan's reply. Ha!
ha.. but wouidn', your poor dear absenl
llorby be amused If he knew 1850
Ha! ha! ha! laughed Margaret Marin.
Ny poor, dear absent Derby! That is to-
good If he knew! poor fellow, it would
break his henri. He thinks ! do nothing
but sigh and cry during his absence An
| such goosel
Such goose! Oh. Derby, intensely
groaned painfully interested. Oh, Oh!
Such gopsel be wouldn't think SO il
he'd seen you eating ,hs oysters win Dan
| only hope ADDED Margaret Maria, thai
be will only keep away week longer.
So we could have this room?
No not exactly ,hal-bu, Dan has in
piled me to 60 10 = hall Thursday night
and you know | couldn't go il my poor
dear absen. Derby should come back in
the mean time.
Derby was trembling with cold and
wrath.
You mean to marry Derby thenf asked
| Susan
suppose shnll, cried Margaret Maria,
gaiiy. like to f;rt with Dan, and if he
had as many dollars as my poor dear absent
Derby ,---------.
You would choose Dana interrupted
Susan.
To be sure would. He aint such o
fool as------- ..-s-ss sss.-.,-.-s
Derby. Ha, ha! But wha, is this. A
coat-a pair Of puntaloons.
Goodness gracious! How did they come
here? = a : 80 s@-.s 4
Derby was trembling with excitement--
burning with rage; but now he fel, new
source If unensiness The discovery ai
his pnn,aloons nigh. lead to- the discovery
ei. himself Had he been dressed, he would
nave liked nothing better than to conirnn,
the perfidious Margt trel Mnria; bu. in his
present ,condi,ion il was not 10 be though: Of.
He fefl hin,se.f + blusbing all everin spite ul
the cold. To his reiief efhoveyer, the gw!s,a
fter mixing themselves sure thai there 'vas
nobody in o. under the bed. dui not seem DIS.
ps,sed to inquire in to the mystery OF the
pantaloons; but Margaret Marin exclaim.
ed s4Sl 7'aase-s -. .s'-.5. :.
II lill fell you what RI do Sue. I,ll dress