Demoine courier., 1855-05-10
MISCELLANY.
A THRILLING TALE OF PARIS.

IL WIS III tuc suH1H1cT VI lOfO, as i
was travelling in the upper par, OF the
State of Vermont on horseback, | was
suddenly over,aken bv q thunderstorm.
| put may horse at full speed; and. as he
was a pretty smart traveller, reached the
village of Vergennes as the rain poured
down in torrents. ! stopped a, q neat
little cottage sheltered by honey suckIe
and woodbine, and was greeted by a
e, rdih welcome from the occupants, es.
p~ecially mine hest, who was the pattern
of Yankee hospitality.
He was a short. thick set old gentle
man, polite and courteous. His hair
was whi,ened with. the frosts Of many
years. and his pale, white c~ountenance
was furrowed with care; yet. at times,
his face would brighten up as the merry
,hrong around him jumped on his knee
and kissed his ashy lips. On the whole.
II appeared to me that he had seen better
DAVIS; and, after | had been with them
some llme, in the course Of conversation
abou, The wealh, men in the great cities.
he informed me that he himself could
once count his thousands, and that in his
younger day. he had travelled over many
parts OF Europe, but thai, being bonds
man for a mercantile friend whose credit
was considered reliable. by the change
in the market in some uncertain business.
he had failed and made a bankrupt of
him, and, after paying his honest debts,
he had blu, enough left to buy the small
farm he now occupied, where he and his
family lived in happy retirement.
AS The rain continued they invited me
to STOP to tea, assuring me tina. my horse
should be well provided for, and hat it
would put them TO no serious %inconven-
fence. Supper came, and we Sc, down
to a nice Dish OF speckled brook trout
After supper | was invited TO stay all
night; and he told me that, as | was a
he would tell me Of a little ad
venture he had when he was in Paris
lie said he liked to warn young people
not to be allurec into places where they
would be likely 10 get caugh. by the
police.
.Ii was abou. the middle Of an after
noon, in The month of September, that
arrived at Paris, and entered my name
al a well known hotel. After supper |
took a stroll around some of The princip
al streets OF the capital, and concluded
10 go 10 the theatre in the evening
Evening came; il WAS warm and pleasant,
just suited 10 my pleasure. OFF start
ed to relieve my ennui. II was just
eleven O'Clock when Il was done. and |
wandered around to enjoy my silen. rev
cries Of home, and take a moonlight view
OF the noted metropolis How far ] had
wandered | could not tell; when raising
my ey es suddenly, | saw a female form.
arrayed in white, leaning agains, the
lamp post. She stood there, more like
40 angel of beauty than a mIssive oil
crime. As l neared she sipepped for
ward. bowed and told me tina, by same
mistake her partner had los, her. She
was afraid 10 go home alone, and wished
that | would accompany her. She was
sorry to put me to such inconvenience,
but she was really afraid TO go |, who
vas then a young man, politely took her
arm, and proceeded as she directed
She led me through numerous streets,
uniil we came TO a very pleasan, look
ing brick house Of two stories
S1p G,pp,l. enr.l, and invit
ed me up one flight oil stairs into a small
bedroom. neatly furnished. and left me,
without a light. to call her mother. who
would be glad TO see a gentleman who
had been SO kind as to wait upon her
home. Suddenly ! .hought ! had better
60; ! had done them but a slight service
at best. went to the door TO 60 out.
Il was fastened. was a prisoner! M
mind conceived all sorts Of ideas regard
ing my welfare; bu. | felt now Ma, l was
in an abode Of wickedness. The srt
ful woman had trapped me. A feeling
| Of fear began to star. over me. looked
around for place Of egress. but could zee
none. Al last | came in contact with
some,hing-it vas a bed. Perhaps W
might be placed near . window ~
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