Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-20

ingly interesting conversation which wa
going oD, he knew his worst fears were /.
be renlized. s-.
Oh, ains it a fit, cried Margaret Maria
Only turn up the trowsers five or six inch
es, and shall be fixed. Here black my
upper lip with this bill, Of coal. mus
have muslache. Dopt be afraid; shan
make love to. you. Hs! ha! Am. | @
dashing fellow? $ as,z
| And Derby could hear somebody kissing
somebody; and somebody laughed as if she
could not help il. ~
A moment after the girls had left the
room, Derby sloie ilmidly 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. A hap.
py thought struck the unhappy Derby In
all haste he enrobed himself in Margare,
| Maria's gown then he threw her shawl .. er
| his shoulders, aud put on her bonnet md
veil. His D. es HAVING become accustomed
to the darkness, he could see 10 do without
much difficulty. In FIVE minutes he was
ready to follow Susan and Maria. ..
During this inns, there was a great deal
Of laughing up stairs Margare. Maria, in
Derby's attire, went 10 Mrs. Slade's room
who was little startled al first; but who
took things very coolly, until she found
that it was not man aiter all, when she
vir,uously gave vent to her indlgnalion.-
The advenlurers next proceeded to an uitIc,
where The girls were sound asleep. Susan,
having placed the lamp in the passage HID
behind The door, whilst Margaret Muria
entered, and uwoke Jane Woods with u
viuient shower Of kisses. Jane uttered u
lalnt cream, and demanded 10 faint whls.
per-
Who are you!
An! said Margaret Maria.
Jane 'hushed accordingly, until she saw
The strange figure proceed 10 Mary CIark's
pillow, when she thought IL her duty to
scream. Mary screamed too, after, she
had been several tunes kissed; aud Saran
Jones jolued i'll the chorLs, until her noulh
was stopped with Il i'us,y bass.
Ism YOU George! she "nlspered.
Al thai moment The slrange hgure which
had been seen by the hight Ia The passage,
ran out aud Susan Catching W The lamp
ran in. s.'
|, Why what 10 the. matter? she cried in
pretended establishment.
there's been man 10 the room.
He was kissing Saiah Jones.
tie didn'l kiss me. He was kissing
Mary Clark.
Me. guess I'D have torn his eyes out.
1t was June Woods he kissed.
Susan WIS very much uslnnlshed, of
course and the girls were all very indig
nnn; and nol one oi them would confess
that she had been kissed, until Susan point.
ed out.the marks oi the coal mous,ache on
| all their tnces and called in Margaret Ma
ria. Then theIe was Il great denI OF laugh.
ing; ana Margaret Mu,'a, ha"ing gallanl-
Iy kissed them all again sci out 80 60 d,wn
| stairs.
But it was now Derby's turn to have a
little fun, and Margaret Maria's TO be as
tolished As Susan advanced, the lamp
she Carried revealed a frigh.iul objsc, s,nno.
ing al the foot OF the stairs. 1t was appar.
emily women Of gigantic stature; her
dress was short that her bare feet and ancles
coIid be seen distinctly; and she waved
her largo bony hand q, the terrified girls,
majestically as gnost
Never were two mischief.makers more
frightened by an nppnrltiun. Up went a
scream and down came the lamp. The
oil covered The Stairs and Margaret Marin
tainted and stepped in it. Al iha, momen,
the tall womnn-beipg Derby himse.i-
cried
Robber, help, murder, nt The top of his
voice; ,ard immediately stepped into his
room; locking the door behind him.
Before Marg IRE, Maria could gather her
scattered senses, all the boarders were
asllr. Susan ran into Mrs. SHADES room:
Margare. would have followed her bu. Su.
san in her terror shut her out. Nexl
Margaret tried her uolhers door; and her
Hnother hearing the alarm, appeared OF the
stiolnent. and terrified by the coal mus,acte
and smashed hat took her own daughter
Tor the robber, dropped her lamp aud
screamed tearfully. Margare. as much
frightened as herself, would have caugh,
her in her arms, bu. Mrs. Covey VIVA
would hear no explanation nor allow her to
approach, pushed her out of her room with
great trepida!ion, Then Margaret Maria
ran to Derby's room, which 10 her conster.
nation she found locked. AT that moment,
Ned Perkins, the bodies. fellow in the
house, rushed ou, OF his room, in his shirt
with lamp in one hand and sword cane
in toe other, ready Drawn for combat. Ned
flew at the supposed robber, and would
| have seized her in an instant, if she had mol
pr"perly seen fiji 10 faint II, the sigh. of his
his naked sword and legs, aid fallen down
bei"re Mr.. Derhy's r"om. Her hat now
| came off. her hair, s:reauad dow n her neck.
and Ned recognized NJ rgnre. Merin.
Anyhody can Imagine the scene Of con-
fusion which followed The itnprudenl
girl found herself surrounded by a dozen
half dressed figures, some laughing so,ne
wondering. s"ne trembling with terror
But it was the severest cul for Margaret
| Maria, when uerby's door opened. aud the
tall aparntlon appeared. AS soon as the
screaming subsided, the figure removed its
veil -,. s.. ,.--.
Don't be frightened, Margare, Maria,
it said. 'It's nobody but your POOR, DEAR
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