Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-08-18

lighted, and soon conducted me h : st;i,
darker one, which perceived ran AZ ,hs
back of the houses, bounding the vasss
or gardens, which were merely enelose,i
with walls or fences with a garden gate
to each house. The idea struck me that
/ might perhaps enter tie boarding house
through the garden gate, which j knew
must be the second one, for the house IL
self was the second beyond the alley.
tried the latch It did not yield but /
had not Withdrawn my hand, when the
gate itself was thrown open, and, upon
my rushing in. it was Immediately closed
again, and bolted behind me and this,
was certain, without my having been
seen from without; for none of my pur.
suers had got into the alley. Besides,
the gate was overhung by great tree,
which darkened the alley and the whole
yard so that i could see nothing of the
person who had lot mo in, except that it
was woman. And this she made still
more manifest by taking me round the
neck and giving me hearty buss, exclai.
ming
us it you, Jimmy, my, dear ? Aud
how came you so late and what is it
makes all this racket and running
Oh whispered l. in some confusion,
+" there has been fight. and The police
are taking up everybody"
!" That's like you, Jimmy. my goose l''
said my unknown darling, giving mo ano.
ther buss /; stopping to see every fight,
though you might lose a fortune by it.
IN take you up stairs. In put out the
lights. Have you got your Sundays best
on? Yes, l feel that you have. Don't
say one word, or somebody will discover
U.S. o
Il Who was my inamorato That was
more than could tell But il was evi.
dent she took me for some one else her
sweetheart aud that was character
which, to avoid discovery, felt compel
led to keep up, until l had got into the
house, when 1 Designed giving her the
slip, and retreating 10 my own chamber.
But this, |. found, was an achievement
not to be easily effected for, FIRST she
held me very lovingly round the nccR~in
bonds; and next, when we got into the
house through the back door, it was so
dark that l could recognize nothing l
knew-eyerythihg was novelty and mys-
terry. But could hear various sounds
of mirth aud chatter, and especially two
or three pianos and other musical instru.
ments, echoing in different parts Of tho
house.
In this confused state, tho damsel led
me up TO little room at the head Of the
stair on the second story, where being. if
possible, still darker than ever, she gave
me new hug and said
Now, Jim, my lad, I'll tell you all
aboutit, and what you are to do, exactly.
You see, she is to run away isle, thought
l. what she :? 4" and with hcr-at least
she thinks SO. We are TO go of in tho
cars to Baltimore they go in haitian.
hour and she is in great hurry. sup
pose she has a lover down there but ho
can't DC worth having, if he won't come
after her. We are TO go off in mems
clothes because we shall travel by night,
and nobody viii know us, or follow us.
| am TO wear whiskers--juSt such nice big
whiskers as you have got, Jimmy--so as
to look old and fierce, and keep the pco-
pie off; and she's to be my little brother,
a school-boy. Ain'tit fine, Jim %
"Oh, ycs,' said /, beginning to won
der and be intcrcstcd.at this opening Of
plot and conspiracy among people did
not know, and marvelling what share l
was TO play in the drama.
l have no doubt" quoth my nrw ac-
quaintance. " She would give me a heap
of money, for she's rich, and loves me !
and ] told herI I was once rich, too-or
my father was before me-(which was no
more than the truth for all I'm no more
than chambermaid." -. 49,,
,.,i,s,! %oh-S r thought I, are yos lbsFe'
g But here's my idea, Jim" she CONT
nued, with yivaeity, "and ipsa good one.
II the young lady might give me much.
how much morY might The old gentleman
give me---he who has got all the ehink in
his own hands-when be finds the young
lady is gone, lost away. as it might be, for
overflow much would he give me 70 re-
store her Why, / reckon whole for,
tune SO ! am resolved upon il. And
here's the way wc arc 70 manage IL: IN:
stead ofmy running of with her, yoE aie
to do It, pretending 70 be me and she
won't know the difference, because ofthe
darkness. (you arc to talk only I'D whis-
pers, and she will think liie Disguise
makes the alteration Then, Instead Of
taking her to the cars, you take her right
home 10 our house she knows no more Of
the town than she does Of the moon then
you can pretend to be frighleped, and run
into the house for shelter, and then IL .
too late for the cars, aud she must wait iiIl
the next night, you know; and she eau
sleep in my room, and there you lock hei
up safe till morning, Then come and
finish the business and get the fortpne
and then, Jim. wen get married. and So
up for ourselves ~ W. - sn,5
4 Here the raithless 4bigan case me app
theT embrace, expressive OF delight ant
triumph, and then, charging me 20 remaii