Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-06-11

Nor was this the last meeting They sue
ceeded each other as regularly as Sabbath
succeeded Sabbath. In the mean time, as a
matter of consequence, strong affection
sprung up between the dashing Ned and the
spirited Mary, and many happy hour (stolen
Of course, but like kisses, the sweeter for it,)
they spent together. OF course such pleas
ant days were not destined TO last forever
"The course of true love" never did "run
smooth" at least SO we are taught to believe,
and so the termination Of this affair goes to
prove. After an evening spent at the card
table, in which the whole party had become
highly excited by the play, and plentiful
draughts of wine, Ned took it into his head to
visit Mary, his beloved Mary He did not
consider how improper would be visit at
two o'clock in the morning, and that too,
without giving his "lady love" due notice.
He had arrived at that point which sets all
reason at defiance; and away he went He
had visited her so often, that he did not con-
sijer it worth while to give the customary
warning raps, and "thereby hangs tale."-
Accordingly he hoisted the window, and ma
king partial ingress. hung with his feet sus.
pended over the sill inside for moment, and
then dropped. Thunder and blood suckers I!
He fell into some cold substance to his hips.
He then attempted to step forward, partly
because it was the will of the wine which he
had drank, and partly because the impetus
which he had gained in dropping from the
window sill, rendered it necessary to main
tain his physical equilibrium, the mental hav
ing been already list In his attempt 10 steI
forward, he found his feet encased and EN-
tangled in something like half bushel, and
he fell forward at full length upon the floor
with all the noise attendant upon calam-
ity of that kind and time, and the tremendou,
churn disgorged its liquid contents of butter
milk and butter over his splendid unifrom.-
The truth flashed upon him at once, He hac
got into 'the wrong room" He did not pause
to find further evidences of the fact, but lei
in the quickest manner possible. But Mary
had heard all, and comp ehended all, wheI
: she saw by the glmmerng light of the moon
her lover emerge from the pantry window
drenched with the contents of the churn
which, on the last evening, she had placed
under the window. Her plans we're laid i'm
medately. She went out and getting Bjou
she took him into the pantry and swabbe(
nun hSii WIN tuC outbe Hquiu WuiOu udu OV
smeared her lover. She then obterated thu
marks about the window which Ned hat
made in his egress, and returned to her bed
The next morning she was awakened iron
slunber by the piteous yells Of poor, innocen
Bjou, who received an unmerciful drubbing
the old man declaring that "he vas Won tan
' miserable schountril." AS for Ned, he wa
sick and confined to his bed for several day!
at least, until his uniform was washed an
dried. 1t is hardly necessary to state, ths
Ned never visited Mary again he tried har
! to keep his adventure secret, but it woul
:. leak out and Ned was obliged to throw u
\ his commission and return to England br
! not, however, until Mary had informed hin
: by note, of the result of the matter, an
> begged him to continue his visits. Mar
= could never after be prevailed upon 20 MARI,
but lived an old maid, and died at very al
= vanced age.