Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1853-01-29
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hssa III atg'ii Of ,hs Sicily lstsnds, and,
a. We were ls,nllL f,,f fy,i,Aoih tl,ai,al u,,r
,us,f<s ,,r the eLntsisi. nnd In Isw days
were anchored In titp D,wns. Having
l,ern short Of rfs,si~lnnr fur soaa time
hack, We we're ohig.i 'o .tup un,f fsplen.
isii. The iirst day, linwevrf, we were
lowed mp the river, nul entered the Cpii-
i,isfrlAI n.,ekun the 2eih uf Or,,l,ef, To-
|. wasa sfHlld s'gllt 10 llir, f,r linl l,sv.
RI teen Ia I.ousl.,,,, and .llr city -ernie,i
/ like The word III rotiiurtnn viii, my
humble villase In the West Of Epgfnud.
We were 10 bs rnsd of oD the morrow.
| and determined, Hs suyli ~ was ri lib,
pfty. 10 take -tfuIl mud see ss,ne .of the
sights Hl,ou which Ind Al t,flpn lienra
Al twelve the uext tlny Nil lnlidls pr't'ep,l
I'd 10 the otiic, IN Leandef Ilal.sifret, a,l
received. seyefals the a,i1nito due
them. There were just ten roHil'is ao'
ing 10 me ala started oir To rer iitw !
ual,l heat make II e,i..inetive 10 my pleas.
IRE had l,een s,foling around for -otiir
time, l,kiun lit the 'ryWef, aud otller pin.
cps Of note, aud flnaily walked in'o on. uf
the latk IL, see there whit eoNld Of Itt
London In.l,inns, was leaning aaal.st
Il tfss, watching Il pafiy wlilo', p'tfarea
my aitpntion. when wa. suddenly aceos.
ted ,y q female, apparently about eig',
teen OF twenty. neatly dressed. nnl with
sn expfesaion whrh, tliuhgh pleasi'ig,
secured somewhat sai.
! f" What /. your wish, my good lady!
said [. ...
She licked al ne moment, and saih ;
+" You are n sailor. sntl't,ss T. ies.
"llow Iopg have yuli deem IN I.pnaoti
II arrived Yesterday"
liave you been here l'sfore -
Npsef'
Well, then, perhaps | can l,a Of romf
assistance 10 yoli~ Htppo<e VII take n
tnh a,nl drive eut 10 Vaaxl,all this even
ing I" ......-
| lipsita,ei momen. for ! hoaglli io
| myself. abe uo sh,nbi thinks lnss plenty
of money. aud wishes To obtain u s'iats.
| But then, "A gain, shongh, Il makes tit,
difference; III spend ii aiiy how aud COL.
1 se.,ts.l.
She called fab and Ia a short lIns
we were nj Vanxl,al. p,Ilpd out my
rurse to ,ay the driver, wl,tl, she an.ieirn.
ted ,nr, alal saal -
Never ,r,iiui air, i,ave plenty. BE
sides, invited yo', here; therefore l'esf
all expenses
WA astouisi,etl. for had never doubt
ed hat tim, my uio,,ey Nss tie i,fineina
attraction aud VA. puzasd to t,ins
sy,at ,lnntl la her pl,let..
After .rsirriug eon,e reffeshmens, Of
which slle ate and drink very little, l,tit
Which she laH,s,ea upon rnying fur, W.
-,roI'eA around The garden, listening ~ the
,nssie. nutil ,aWar,l evening, when ~.
marked ii world b. be-, to return.
ias, II will sm,i lie hatH, Huh we Ind
hetisf 40. But taih .h|. "ytt' nj. q
| stranger ~ L,nsi,n. aud u would Ito E,iy
FIR YOU To look tuf h hotel. 10 higl,ts~a.,A
hstal,l,s it watll.i be iii1enefolis III is IL
a,Ipw ynu tn. | reside s,i--.--44-.s--.~ fret.
aud il yon will nec.p, reA,in IL, my li'ni-e
yuu will be perfectly weIeonnr and my
husband. wlln Ia fond O. company, viii b.
glad tu .ee YOU"
Wlii't. hesita,ing. she called a cab and
half f,reetl the la.
When the cal, stopped wa 90, oni. and !
loum myself IN a narrow street. .linly
lighted, brtsrr . large brick hou%e, with
iron ratings Il, fFoni She opened The
tluor. aud asked no 10 I'll down mn.
by, and returned allios. Hllneaia,rly. mid
sa,d My husband Ina rr,ifetl III Ii,
tsoduce yan 10 him III III. morning. Here
is l,ghf--,ahe the room vi the head oil
TIN stairT---good.nigl, -
] wen, up stairs 10 the rnon she Ind
ro,n'rd o,it opened The door. mud wsri
il. Il was furnished. YOU mi.t, .ay.
richly the led +io,,d in the further cofirr,
with .d.e dHmask c,irtHin. III front. III.
Dr., sseJ quickly, IL was somewhat tired
hy my days adventures. walked 10 The
hid aid drew aside the ct,r,ai,.s, alid there
ay ,nan weltSring IN it,. t,na. wi,l. ht~
throat eu, frpn sar 10 err. Il would Il.
VAN TO altenp To dl-rr,i,. NV feeling. Il
Immediately dressed mysefi. with a pres.
.nns oi mind have never been abe 10
as.conn, Es. | then tried 10 open the
,loar. which TO my horror. | found was
hmkeh. G,ancing around The room. my
eye fs,I upon the irons il, the Efepace; |
s,,afchrd .tp one, and with one stroke broke
the lock and opensd the dnor. Rnnung
down the stairs found the frp.t door
fss,eHed, TOO Having noilliily 10 iueak
the lock with. darle,i into tie frs. room
| ralnp 10. a.i Jumped from The wiiIpw
into an alley nii The side oi the iionse, and
| had merely time to sn,msal myself. wi,se
| heard the pepple round cry,lS murder,
and saw the very woman .lat | came
with followed by several Of the police. en.
Ter tile i,olSe, thinking, suppDse. OF
course rfe woaid ii,,d me-. lift, ~ soon
IN The crowd gathered around, aud ,,asre..
on, nnno,lceh.
The nes, morning | wa. read ng ihs
paper. aud alln,>s the firS. thing sI,ai nj.
traciss, my attention was Il notice uf d |
hnptly inn der i,l------~ir-ei, with The n. |
sard nf tii'y poulpis Tor the apprehension
Of ,llr murderer. I, went further and, iii |
tile description of tile supposed person. de-
scrihel Hir better than consd have done
10 the n1alll.rr ID wliicl, | |
wore my beard. Tie first bsrl,er's sl.op
receive that gyaxfs. and changing my
clothing. Whicl, was also infinitely uescril,-
ed. wrut down 10 the du.as, and bark
being ! hand short, | shippe.l III her fpr
NV York and have never since. mr.
ever wish - <lwi,d auorhsr night IN Lo,,-
don -
MoEE fIoT Asn SHIFs-~-it ii said fhat
It tj,r.as, u, .vfa,tSp i,sxsye,uf,t