The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-02-02
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arc very perplexlng 70 a stranger. lst1
thought I was keeping the run OF the streets,
Notwithstanding my various doublings, and
bye and. bye was sure that a. large house,
now in sight, was my boarding house, be-
cause it looked exactly like it, and was SINH
larly situated near an alley, which, (or one
of. the perfect fac sip,ile Of it n had taken
notice of during The day.
As came near the house, found myself
cut off from the door by some persons who
were running from the opposite direction to
intercept me. / therefore plunged down the
ailey, which was badly lighted, and soon
conducted me to another still darker one
bounding the yards of gardens, which were
merely enclosed with walls and fences, with.
a garden gate to each house. The idea
struck me that l hight perhaps, enter the
boarding house through the garden gate,
which knew must be the second one, for
the house itself was the second beyond the
alley, tried the latch--it did not withdraw
my hand when the gate itself was thrown
open, and, upon my rushing in, it was imme
diately 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. Beside, the
gate was overhung by agreat tree, which
darkened the alley and the whole yard, SO
that | could see nothing of the person who
had let me in, except thatlt was woman.
| And tins she made still more manifest, by
taking me round the neck and giving me a
hearty buss, exelaiming: IS. = a..u1
"Is it you, Jimmy, my dear? And how
come you so late 2and what is it makes all
this racket and running?' a.uI a sos
t,a"OhH' whispered l., in some confusion,
''there has been fight, and The police are
taking up everybody"
Id That's just likeyou, Jimmy, you goose!'
said my unknown darling giving me another
buss, stepping to see every fight, though
you might lose fortune by it's But, come
along don't say a single wordl I'll take
you up stairs. I'll put out the tights. Have
you got your Sundays s best on? Yes, |
feel that you .haye. Don'tssy one word, or
somebody will discover u.s. {yeT
Who was my imorato? Thatswas more
than could tell. But it was EVIDENT she
took me for some. one else. /, her sweetheart !;
and thatwasa a character which to avoid dis
covery, ! felt compelled to keep up, until |
had got into the house, when / designed
giving her the Slip, and retreatng to my own
chamber. But this, l found, was an achieve
ment not to be easily effected; for, first She
held me very lovingly round the neck in
bonds; and next, When we, got into the
house, through the back door, it was SO dark
Chat could recognize nothing knew-cve-
ry thing was q novelty and mystery. But |
could hear yarlons sounds of mrth and chat
ter, and especially two, on three pianos and
other musical instruments, echolns II, GlEier-
ent parts Of the house.
In this confused state, the damsel led me
up to little room at the head OF the stair,
on the second story, where being, if posslr
Bile, still darker than ever, she gave me a
J new hug, and said ~
CHOW, jim, my lad, I'll tell you all about
it, and what you are to do exactly. Y GU see,
he is to run away" (sbe, thought l, what
she?) "and / with her---at least she thinks
so. We are to 60 off in the cars TO BaIG
more; they 90 in half hour, and she is in
IA great hurry II suppose ishe'bas lover
: down there; but hescan't be 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 will know us, or follow
US. | am to wear whiskers-,just such nice
big whiskcrs as You have got Jimmy $50
as to look old and fierce, and keep the peo-
/ pie of; and she's to be my brother, school
boy. Amt it fire, Jim?"
"0h yes" said |, beginning to wonder
and be interested at this opening plot and
conspiracy among people | did not know,
4 and marvelng what share was expected to
y play in the drama. asfaa5J AL. Hs .aW
/ 1--we no doubt, "gquoth my new acqusin-
tance, "she would give me heap of mon
ey, for she's rich, and loves ne; and l told
I her | was once rich, too or my father was
4 before me--which was no. more than the
! truth, for all I'm no more than chamber
maid" 7sg u3 5Eo J.a 7A3aa' w. -e& q
s"Oh-op' thought I, "are you there, Abb
4 gail?'' -.. ~ f...,T IA f..w n s.s -.sg,
4 ,"But here's my idea. Jim," she contin-
ued, with vivacity, "ahd it's good one
\ Ifthe young lady might giveIne much, how
much more might .thepold gentleman give
mer--he who has, got all the chink in his
/ own hahds-when. he finds the. young lady
4 is gone, lost away, as it might be forever
how much Would he give me to restore her?
I Why'd reckon. a Whole fortunes SO am re.
solved ifpon it,. And here's the way we an
to manage it: Instead of my running of
4 with her, you are TO do it, pretending TO be
,bme; and she won't know the. difference, ,ftbe-
cause of the darkness, you are 10 talk in
whsper-+-and she will thinliothe disguise
makes such an alteration! Then instead Of
taking her "a, the, cars, YOU take, her right
sEhonle to our house she knows no more of
the town than she does of the moon, then
you can pretend toabe frightened, and run
Iinto the house sfor shelter, and then itis'too
! late for, the caIs, and she must wait till the
next night, you know, and she can sleep in
my room, and there you can lock her up safe
till morningg IhenaI come ana finish the
business andcgetthe fortune; anl'tlien, Jim,
we II get married and set up for, ourselves
Here the iaithless Abigail gave me anoth-
er embrace, expressive Of delight and triumph,
and then,i charging me to remain quiet until
'Pshe returned, slipped from the room, and
4 left me shutdup in darkness Il hesit.ted
whether or not To- obey her. My first inclp-
pationFwas eerainIyS to creep ont, now that
\ tlie coast was clear, and find my way tosnly
Fown apartment, srd yet 4 had afancy to
Ifollog the adgentQreto its end, sotfaf; At
least, as,to, see thatthelelopnglhdy camecto
| mo mischief .Butwhen Ibegan to question
who thic al auflgass, a, aeaulda atin a n