Eastern times., 1855-04-19


was traveller, he would tell me OF little ad-
venture he had when he was in Paris. He
said he liked to warn young people not to be
allured into places where they would be likely
to get caught by the police.
1t was about the middle of an afternoon, in
the month of September, that arrived at Par
is, and entered my name at a well-known ho-
tel. After supper took stroll around some
of the principal streets Of the capital, and con-
cluded to 60 to the theatre in the evening
Evening came; it was warm and pleasant,
just suited to my pleasure. Off started to
relieve my ennui. 1t was just eleven o'clock
when it was done, and / wandered around to
enjoy my silent reveries of home, and take a
moonlight view of the noted metropolis. How
far had wandered could not tell, when rails
ing my eyes suddenly, saw female form,
arrayed in white, leaning against the lamp
post. She stood there, more like an angel Of
beauty than missive of crime. As neared
she stepped forward, bowed and told me that
by some mistake her partner had lost her
She was afraid to 60 home alone, and wished
that would accompany her. She was sorry
to put me to such inconvenience, but she was
really afraid to 60. I, who was then young
man, politely took her arm, and proceeded as
she directed. She lead me through numerous
streets, until we came to a very pleasant look
ing brick house of two stories. She stopped,
entered, and invited me up one flight of stairs
into small bedroom, neatly furnished, aud
left me, without 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 l thought I had better go | had
done them but slight service at best. went
to the door to go out. 1t was fastened. 1t
was fastened. I was a prisoner My mind
conceived all sorts of ideas regarding my well
fare; but felt now that was in an abode of
me. A feeling of fear began to start over me.
looked around for place of egress, but
could see none. At last l came in contact
with something-it was bed. Perhaps it
might be placed near window. AS l was
cropping around my feet strGck against some
thing under the bed. 1t seemed like human
body. stopped down and felt of it. 1t was
human body, warm, in its last sleep-the
sleep of death The shrill cry of murder now
rang on the air
My hair stood on its ends and my teeth chat
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lice possee chaierIng on the pavements.-
They were on the stairs. My fate was sealed
The galows would be satisfied with the blood
of the innocent there would be no hope for
me l was foreigner in foreign land no
consul could save me from my inevitable doom.
Luckily the moon just then peeped into the
long iooked-for window, and l jumped on a
shed near by, from thence some fifteen feet 10
the ground. My hotel / soon reached, and
sought my bedroom to dream Of my remarka-
able escape. In the morning as l took up q
newspaper, read the following E.
| MURDER.-Last night, about twelve o'clock
the cry of murder rose from the second story
of house of L fsme in the street -. Or
ss.--;-- a. -k..iIdinG- the murderer, as is sup
posed, escaped through the window, leaving
his victim under the bed with his throat Gu
from ear to ear. The police are on his track
and will arrest him by noon if he is in the city
After reading this quietly settled my bill'
and left the city, resolving that I never woult
go home with another strange woman.
Morning came-the bright sun bespoke I
pleasant day, and after breakfast mounted my
horse and proceeded on my journey, deter
mined to follow the old mans advice.