Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-10-16


manner determine aud from the excec
| ding interesting conversation which was
going on, he knew that his worst fears
were to be realized
"Oh, aint it tit, cried Margaret Maria.
/ Only turn up the trousers five or six in,
ches, and | shall be fixed Here. blac},
my upper lip with this bit Of coal Imust
have moustache Don't be afraid I :
shan't make love to you Ha hal Aint
| dashing fellow p
And Derby could hear somebody kiss
ing somebody and somebody laughing as
If she could not bel p it,
A moment after the girls left the room.
Derby stole tlmidlv from his hiding place
Margaret Maria had taken the lamp and
his clothes with her she had left dark
ness and her own clothes behind. 4 hap
py thought struck the unhappy Derby
In all haste he enrohud himself in Ma
rlas gown then ne threw her shawl over
his shoulders. and put on her bonnet and
veil Ills eyes having become accustom-
ed to the darkness he could see 80 do with
out much difficulty. In five minutes he
was ready to follow Susan and Maria.
During this time there was great deal
OF laughing up stairs Margaret Maria.
IN Derby's attire, went to Mrs SHADES
room, who was little startled at first but
who took things very coollv, until she
found that It was not man after all when
she ylrtuousiy gave vent to her iudigna
ton. The adYenturers next proceeded
to an attic where the girls were sound a,
sleep Susan having placed the lamp in
the passage, bid behind the door whilst
Margaret Maria entered and woke Jane
Woods with a violent shower of Kisses
Jane uttered q faint scream and dcmau-
ded ia a whisper
who are you 2'
" All !" said Margaret Maria.
Jane hushed accordingly, until She saw
the strange figure proceed to Mary Clark's
pillow, when she thought it her duty to
scream. Mary screamed, too, after she
had been several times kissed; and Sarah
Jones joined in the chorus, until her mouth
was stopped with a Lasty bass
= Is it you. George 2" she whispered
At that moment the strange frurc
which had been seen by the light in the
passage, ran out and Susan, catching up
the lamp, ran in.
There's been man in the room"
g He was kissing Sarah Jones"
.' He didn't kiss me, He was kissing
Mary Clark
Ne. [ guess I'd have torn his eyes
out. 1t was Jane Woods he kissed
Susan was very much astouighcd. of
course, and the girls were all very indig-
nant: aad not oue Of them would confess
that she had been kissed, until Susan
pointed out the marks Of coal moustache
on all their faces and called in Margaret
Maria Then there was a great deal of
laughing and Margaret Maria, having
gallantly kissed them all again, set out to
go down stairs.
But 1t was now Derby's turn to have
little fun, and Margaret Maria's to be as
tonished. As Susan advanced the lamp she
carried. revealed d frigbtful looking obiecr
standing at the f00t ct the stairs ItWas
apparently q woman of gigantic stature
her dress was 50 short that her bare feet
aud aucies could be seen distinctly; and
she waved her large bony hand at the ter
rltied girls, majestically as ghost
Never were two mischief makers more
frightened By au apparition; Susan dash
ed herself against the wall Up went
scream, and down came the lamp The
OIL covered the stairs. and Margaret Maria
tainted and stepped in it. At that mo-
ment the tall woman being-Derby him
self-cried-
" Robber, help, murder" at the top Of
hls voice; and Immediately stepped into
his room. locking the door behind him
Before Margaret Maria recovered her
shattered senses. all the boarders were as
tlr. Susan ran into Mrs. Slade's room
Margaret would have followed her. but
Susan in her terror shut her out Next
Margaret tried her mothers door; and
her mother, hearing the alarm, appeared
at the moment, and terrified by the coat.
mo1stache and smashed hat took her own
daughter for the robber. dropped her
her lamp and screamed fearfully. Mar
garet as much frightened as herself would
have caught her in her arms. but Mrs Co
vey, who would hear no explanation nor
allow her TO approach. pushed her out of
her room with great trepidation Mar
garet ran 10 Derbys room which to her
CONSERVATION. she found locked At that
moment Ned Perkins, the boldest fellow
in the house, rushed out of his room in his
shirt with lamp in one hand and sword
cane in the other, ready drawn for combat
Ned few at the supposed robber. and
would have seized her in an instant, if She
had not properly seen fit to faint at the
sight Of his naked sword and legs, and fal-
len down before Mr.. Derby's room. Her
hat now came of, ber hair streamed down
her neck, and Ned recognized Margaret
Maria
Anybody can imagine the scene of con
fusion which followed The imprudeut
girl found herself surrounded by dozen
half dressed figures, some laughing. some
trembling with terror But it was the Sc
verest cut for Margaret Maria when Der
by's door opened, and the tall apparition
appeared. As soon as the screaming sub
sided, the figure removed its veil
Don't Re frightened, Margaret Maria"
it said Its nobody hut your poor.
dear, abSeJn Der5Y That's all
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