Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-12-31
AN ANECDOTE.

said our friend b., with a peculiar smile and
don't think shall ever attend another
You probably found it dry ??
Well, yes, but that isn't it. The lecture was
well enough, bat | got into such an awful scrape
after il was over, that | never think of a tempe
rance meeting without shudder. I'll tell you
aboutlt. 1t was in ] ersey city when was some
thing of stranger, and the night was one ofthe
worst OF the season. Boreas how it did blow
Well, sir the lecture was over, and making out
with the crowd, fingered III the door way con-
tempIating the awful scene, when somebody took
my arm
Where have you BEEN? asked the sweetest
voice in the world, L have been looking Tor YOU
everywhere
Very much surprised, turned my head and
saw-but cannot describe her. 1t makes me
mad to think how prodigiousIy pretty she was !!
With her left hand she leaned on my right arm
she was arranging her veil with her right, and
did not appear to notice my surprise.
you have been looking for me fatered
Come, let US be going, was her reply press
ing my arm.
A thrill went through my heart What to
make of my lady's address, did not know; but
she was too charming a creature for me to refuse
to accompany her. We started off in the midst
of the tempest, the noise of which prevented
any conversation. Al length she said with
scream:
Put your arm around me; shall blow awav ;
need not describe TO you my sensations as
pressed her TO my side, and hurried on. 1t was
very dark; nobody saw us; and allowing her to
direct my steps, followed her motions through
two or three streets, until she stopped before an
elegan. mansion.
Have you your key 2 she asked.
My key 2 stammered, 'thero must be some
mistake
oh, have one
And as she opened the door, stood waiting to
bid her good night, or to have an explanation,
when turning quickly she said:
How queer you act to night! amt you COM
ing in ?
There was something tempting in the sug-
gestion. Was going in J? A warm house and
pretty woman were certainly objects of Consid-
Grafton, and it was drcary to think of facing the
storm and seeing her no more.
1t took me about three quarters Of a seCon! to
make up my mind and wentin.
There was dim light in the hall and as my
guide ran rapidly up stairs, thought could do
no better thar to ran up too. followed her in
to a very dark room.
Lock the door, john she said.
Now, as if had been the only John in the
world, | thought She knew me. felt for the
key, and turned in the lock without hesitation.-
Then an awful suspicion of some horrd trick
flashed upon my mind, for | had heard OF iniatu-
ated mon being lured to destruction by pretty
women, and was upon the point of re-openng
the door, when my lady struck a light. Then
being an excessively modest man, | discovered
to my dsmay, that was in bedroom! | can
not describe my sensations | said something,
don't know what it was, but the lady having
lighted her lamp, looked aroun1 and stared at me
an instant, turned white as pillow case and then
screamed.
who are you? How came YOU here Go,
quick-leave this room-I-I thought you were
my husband!' and covering her face with her
hands she sobbed historically.
| was petriiad. OF course | was as anxious
- leave as she was to have me to do so. But n
my confusion instead of getting out at the door
] came in, | unlocked another door and walked
into closet.
Before could rectify my error, there came a
laundering at the first door. The lady scream
ed, the noise increased, and felt peculiar, know
ing all the while that the Iadys husband was
coming. | was in rather bad fix Well aware
that it would not DO to remain in the closet, con-
WINGED the danger OF meeting man who might
fall into the vulgar weakness OF being jcalons
] was trying to collect my scattered thoughts in
the dark recess, when the lady ran to me and
whispered in wild manner, what Shall do p
Ii you do not 60 he VIII XIII me
'Oh-but consider
The laundering at the door drowned her voice.
She flew to open it. AS the wrathtul husband
burs, into the room, thought felt a little cold
and creFt under some clothes hanging in the
closet.
A gruff voice roarod and Numbered tender
silver voice demonstrated. Othclio was Jealous
and revengetul-D sdemona innocent and dis.
tressed-taen an onnous sound as if some one
was looking under the bed know he is here
for | saw HIM come into the house with YOU -
You locked the door. | VIII have his heart
outn
Hear me, l will explain
AS was listening very attentively for the OK.
planaton the garments under which was con.
cealed, were quickly lifted, and fancy my feelings
on being discovered i'll such situation by such
q husband
well, b. we cried deeply interested, for we
knew that every word of his story was tue,
how did you get out Of that scrape ?
Used violent remedy or violent complaint.
Driven in corner-my life in danger-perceiy-
ing at glance that Othello was not as strong as
] was, threw myself upon him. fell with him to
the floor, and beld him there til had given him
full explanation of the error made him hear
10 reason, and tanned him to be as quiet as lamb
Then left rather uncermoniously, and | have
never seen Otheilo or Desdcmonia since.
The Boston correspondent of the New York
Herald says Mr. Hawthorne is prominent cand-
date for the collectorship of Boston.
Nelson's funeral, in 500, cost about seventy
five thousand dollars William Pitts thirty thou
sand. Wellington'S will probably cost as much
as both together
The sugar plantations of Louisiana are max
Ing uneommonly heavy crops. Many are real.
hing three hundred hhds. per acre.
A Down-East paper describes marriages as
two mods and fiye-dollar prayer.