Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-02-22

DieHenoacn, or both together, would come
IN and begin to practice some new aud un-
heard of mischief upon me. Nimrod would
have set about snufliDg the candles with
pistol.ballS, and Dieflenbach, as soon as she
remarked my teverish condition, would
have been for administering pills and blls-
terS.
From all these possibilities, however,
Heaven be praised was saved. Neither
Louise nor Emile made her appearance.
ErneStine at last retired. The old gen.
tleman, as was his custom, instantly took
occasion to deScant upon the merits of his
darling, as he called his youngest daughter.
'One gets accustomed TO her strange
taste in tlme,' said he; 'but am not with
out hope she will forget all these things
when she is once married.
began to long for bedtime. The Coun-
sellor perceived my wearineSs at last, aud,
to my great joy, accompanied me to my
sleeping chamber.
Now thought I, Il shall have some rest
al last, after all the fears, and dangers, and
suierings of the day. We wished one an-
ther good night, and found myself alone.
| was so tired that l instantly undreSSed,
extinguished the lights, and groped in the
darkness towards the bed. After some
fumbing, fortunately reached my object,
drew down the coverlet, and was about to
make use OF my couch, when | sprang back
with horror; | had touched some bard OBJ
| ject that moved. If | was not deceived, it
was tortoise. No power on earth could
have induced me to use the horrible bed
While was thinking whether l should
cry murder, or let the matter rest, some
thing bit my great toe SO turiously, that |
shrieked with pain. A huge crab hung on
my foot. danced about so trantically,
that at last | shook off the monster and
hurled it against the wall. | fled TO the
sofa. a narrowing thought seized me-
! what il they have fastened me up in En-
nestine's cabinet' The idea became every
moment more and more probable, for all
around there was creeping, and scratch
ing, and rustling, that sounded more suS-
piciously. Instantly something crawled
close TO my ear. clutched at it, and se
zcd with shudder great beetle. ] hurl
ed it with fury away from me, and heard
it crack against the wall. Scarcely was
free from the beetle, when something bit
the calf Of my leg.
The idea that the new enemy might be
an earwig made me raving; for no living
thing had ! greater aversion than for the
aforesaid earwig. | had heard dreadful
stories of this creature. ] caught like one
possessed at nv calf, but / could not catch
the bitter; the thing had certainly crept up
higher, for certainly felt a twinge on my
thigh. l now sprung from the sofa, and
sought Tor means to light a candle, but
nothing Of the kind was to be found.
,rod upon some irghtfuI kind of reptile
All the tortures of the Inqusition We're
nothing to my situation. could no more
sleep than on the edge of precipce; my
excited Imagination painted everything
still more trightfully. Suddenly heard a
kissing. There's a snake,' thought ], Il
shall certainly be stung.' now began to
shout like a wounded Ajax In the dark
ness | upset the :abIe-severaI boxes that
stood on il We're thrown down aud broken,
and heard with increased agony how a
new biting world was let loose
raved like possessed man 1T was all
one 10 me whether any one in the house
wished TO sleep or not At last the Coun.
s-llor was awakened. He came with {
, light in his dressng-gown TO my chamber
He saw at once the cause of my ou.cries
and cried: ''rhe thoughtless girl, she vii
-. turn the whole house into a cabinet Of natu
/ raj curiostiesn ! seemed 10 myself like
Adam on the sixth day Of the creation
, where he is painted among the beasts
| Junghauel transferred me to another cham
Der, which the naturalist had spared.
: Here you have nothing to iear,' said my
host consolingly; 'you will sleep all th
t better for the disagreeable things you hav'
} suffered
t Heaven grant it' said I, gathering N
my clothes out Of the murder-hoe.
! The Counsellor had spoken no untruth
. After | had crawled about on my hand
and feet, and flashed the light into all tn
e corners of the chamber, | became prett
0 we'll convinced that there were no natura
t curiosities there, either living or dead an
r so ! went to bed once again, but none th
less resolved that this should be the last a
Z well as the first night that | spent j
,i W. | determined, all my hosts sol
d citations to the contrary, TO be oft at tn
earliest possible hour, before the charmin
d but dangerous daughters of the CounsellC
1t should have left their beds. After thes
wise resolves, / stretched myself out an
f. made myself comfortable, while the to
h tose in the bed originally intended for n
"a probably did the same.
y The night passed quietly by; a souu
sleep fell upon me, so that / had no ba
{. dreams, as | had feared. Hardly had II
Of first light of morning looked into my vii
Of dow, when ! sprang freshly from my be-
N and set about TO put my purposes into tx
st cution, dressing myself with all despatc
rs My purpose was irrevocable. | was d
N lighted at having awaked SO early.
ID you will make great eyes, thought
'ye tormenting spirits, when you find Il
I bird has suddenly flown. Heaven ke,
RS me from such a wife! Oh, my Minn
1e when l think of your sweet simplcit
ne what a difference! Soon, beloved gi