The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-04-13
AN ADVENTURE.

never ATTENDED, DNt one tenTerNuce
lecture" said cur freud r.. with pecu tar
smlle. "and don't Ihiuk shal ever attend
another.' lf Hlar a
You probably iouud Il dfyf"
We'll. yes-bat that lsa't it. The Ire
,nts was wei enough. but ] cot into snch
au awful scrape after t was over, that
never think OF temperance meetings with.
oat shudder. "a lelh YOU about 1t. Il
was in Jersey City, where ! was something
oi a stranger. aud the night VAS one of the
worst of the season. Roreas. how u blew
1t was enough to take your breath away.
Well. sic, the lecture was over, aud making
out with the crowd, 4 fingered in tbs door.
way. contemplating the awful scsas. when
somebody took my arm. 4....
"Where have you been!" said the sweet
est voice in theworld. 4 have been looking
for you every where" -s lss #asan1 %.
Very much surprised, turned my head
and saw---bGt cam describe her. Il
makes me mad now to think how prodigi.
ously pretty she was With her lett hand
she leaned on my arm she was arranging
her veil with her right, and did not notice
my surprise. ti 'a. "Nsa
You have been looking for mel" faul.
tered. ...r....... ..t...e featHi Hl
&. " Come. let US be going" was the reply,
pressing my arm. ....t.
"a thlrd thrill went TO my heart. What
to make OF my Iadys address. | did not
know but she was too chauninga creature
for me to refuse to accompany her. We
started off in the midst OF the tempest. the
noise Of whirh prevented any conversation.
At length she said with scream
Pat youS arm round me, ] shall blow
away. ,....... .....t....., ...H 81 aeI fsH
al need not describe TO you my sensation
as pressed her TO my side land hurried on
Il was very dark nobody saw us--snd al.
lowing her to guide my steps, followed
her mott through Two ,r three short streets
until she stopped before an elegant mansion.
"Have you your key :" she asked. ..
my key" starnmered, "there mus, be
some ms,ake." H5 ni NHa
Oh, have one, iT a5t t8 ta'aHa,
And as she opened the door, | stood wait
ing to bid her good night, OF TO have some
explanation, when, turning quickly, she
said gssF aaet taIH
"How queer you act to night. ain't You
coming in - .osaas h.a lsaaai eaa ,s'ds
There was something very tempting IN
the suggestion. Was going ia? A warm
house and pretty woman were certainly
objects OF consideration. aud il was dreary
to think Of facing the storm aud seeing her
no more. .....t ab yaa
II took me three quarters of second 10
make up my mind, aud in | went. There
was dim light in the hall. and as my guide
ran rapidly up stairs. why. though could
do nothing better than to run up TOO. Ifol
lowed her into a very dark room. ts. IA.
Eock the door, John. she said. ~
Now, as &c / had been the only Johnn the
world. Ihough she knew me. ! felt for
The key, and turned il in the lock without
hesitation. wondering all The time what was
TO come uext. Then MI awful suspicion Of
some horrId tricks flashed upon my mind,
for had o oten heard of infatuated men being
lured 10 their destruction by pretty women,
aud | was on { point Il opening OF re.
opening the door. when my lady struck
a light Then--being an excessively mod.
est maui discovered to my disnay that
was in bed room .-~aIone with q women
in bed room =. 1 cannot describe my sen.
sation. ] said something. don't know
what il was. but the lady lighted her lamp
looked, stared at me an instant. turned as
white ms a pillow, case, aiid screamed--
.'l no are you! How came you here
60, qnlck--eave the room--I. I thought
you aoeye my hasbamd'" aud covered her
face with her hands, she sobbed hys oricaiIy.
was petufed. Of course. | was as
anxious TO leave as she WAS to have me do
so. But in my confusion, instead OF going
out at the door came in unlock ed another
door aud walked into a closet.
Before could rectify my error, there
came terrible laundering at the first door
The lady screamed the noise increased !;
aud | fe,t peculiar, knowing very well that
now the Iady's real husband was coming.
aud tina: was in rather bad tx.
Well aware that il would not do 10 rc.
main in The closet, and convinced of;he dan
ger of Ileeuns man who night fail into
AuC Nul1dl WNhhuCr7 VI bNiftH itetChsff .WhS
trying 10 collect my scattered senses 10 the
dark recess. when the lady rushed to me aud
whispered in a mild manner--
J" What shall do! II you do not go. he
will kill me. " J Boa uaa s'HfH 4
"O--but consider" an4 aa naar So
Tue laundering at the door drowned her
voice. She dew 10 open it. As the wfathfnI
man hurst into the room. ] thought ] felt a
little cod. and crept under some garments
banging in the closet. ls
| A gruf voice roared and stofmed. A ten.
der, sIlvery voice demonstrated. Othello
was jealous aud revengful. Desdmoua IN.
nocent and distressed---then heard omln.
ons sounds. as Of sons one looking under
IL know no 10 here! saw him come in.
70 the house with You You locked the
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