Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-12-20

/ ! lDg III the Yards or garuen', WHICH WeT'
d merely enclosed Nth walls or fences Will
K garden gate toeach house.
o The idea strpek me thai / might perhap
5 ttenter the boarding sonse thrcagh the gardeI
!. gate, which hnew must be the second one
: for the house itself was the second beyon,
= the alley. tried the latch, it did rot yield.
e bat bad not withdrawn my hand when TIN
; gate itself was thrown open, and, upon ny
Z rnshing n it va, Immediately closed agar
and boited behind me ard this, WAS certain
: without my having been seen from without
I lot none Of ny pursoefs had got into IN,
/ aley.--Sesi5ss, the gate was overhung by .
great tree, which darkened the alley and the
whole yard so that coulG see nothing o
! the person who let me 10, except that it va'
! q woman. And this she made still NOR.
manifest by taking me round the neck snc
giving me a hearty buss, excIaining-.
us it yOu, Jimmy, my dear? And how
came yon 40 40 !; and what 10 il makes AL thls
racket and running !"
oh !" whispered 1, in some confusion,
there has been eight, aud the police are
taking up everybody"
That's just like you. Jimmy, yon goose !!
esid my unknown dsriing give me another
euss, stopping TO see every hght. though you
might lose fOrtuDe by it. Bat cone along
don't FAY single word! IN take you az
stairs, III put out the lights. Have yon GOT
your Sundays best on. Yes, feel that you
have. Dent say word, or somebody all
discover u.s."
Who Was my namorata That was more
than could tell. Bat il Was evident she
took me for some one else; her sweetheart
hnd thst Was q character. which, TO avoid
discovery, fel; compelled 90 keep up until
had got into the house, when | designed
giving her the alp, and retreating TO my o~u
chamber But this found TO be an achieve.
ment aot to be easily Effected for STat, she
held me very lovingly round her neck III
bonds, and next. When We got into the hoase
through ths back door, Il was so dark that l
could recognise nothing. ] kEew everything
was novelty aud mystery.--But / con!i hear
various sounds Of mirth end chatter. and
especially two or three pianos aud other
musical iustruneuts echoiug in different
parts Of the housse.
In this confused state the damsei led me- Hp
to d little room IT the head of the stairs on
the second story, where it being, If possible
still darker than ever, she gave ME ue~
hug. end said
Now, jim, my lad, I'll tell you oil shout
Il, aud what you are to DO, exsctiy. You
see. she's to run away" (she, thought l, Whist
30. We are to go of in the cars for Balti.
more they go in half an hosr and she is in
great hurry. ! suppose she has = lover
down there, but he cant be worth baviog i.
he won't come after her. We 60 OF in mems
clothes, because We will have TO travel by
! niRhl, aEo NOBODY Will know or foliow us.
am TO wear whiskers-just such nice big whie
kers ss you have got, J;mmy--ss ss to LOOK
old and fierce, and keep the people of; and
she's to be my little brother. c school-bcy
Amt il fine, Jim -
80, yes" said /, beginning TO wonder and
De Interested 10 this opening OF & plot and
conspiracy among the people Did not know
and marreling what share | WsS TO play III
! the drama.
I've NO doubt" quoth my new scqusut-
ance, she would give me a hesp Of money
for she's r.ch and loves me, aud told her |
Nse once rich, too,-or my father MAS before
me-twh!ch is no more thsa the truth for
all I'm 10 more than a chamber maid"
| Ohio" thought l, are you there, Adj
gail Z"
| But here's my idea jim" she continued
| With vlyacity, "aud it's good one IL the
young lady might give me much, how much
moro might not the old gentleman give me
be who has got all the chinS in his own handr
when he hnGs the young lady gOge, lost
away, II might be, toreyer--bow much would
he give to restore her! Why / reckon O
whole fortune 50 I'm resolved upon il. Aud
| here's the way We are 10 manage it: Instead
| OF my running OF with her, You arc to do il.
! pretending to be- me aud she won't know
the diHerence, because Of the darkness tyou
are to talk only in Whispers and ehe will
| think the disguise makes such an alteration. I.
| Then, instead Of taking her 10 the cars, you
take her right home 10 our house she kuors
no more Of the town than she does about the
moon; then you can pretend 90 be frightened,
| and ran into the house for shelter, aud then
+! IL is too late for the cars, and she must wait
| 10 the next night you know and she can
! sleep in my room, and there you Can lock her
up safe till morning. Then | come 10 hnish
the business, and get the fortune, snd then,
Jim, We'll get married and set Up for our
selves e.
Here the faithess Abigail gave me another
embrace, expressive Of delight aud triumph
aud then charging me to remain qnist until
she returned, slipped from the room aud lei,
Ds shut up in the darkness. hesitated
whether or not to obey her, My first incii-
nation was, certainly, TO creep ont, now that
the coast was clear and fuH my way to my
own apartment, and Yet l had fancy TO
follow the adventure TO the end, so faf az
least, as tO'see that the clipping lady came 60
no mischief Bat when began to question
who this adventures could be, and TO remem-
ber that although had seen good many
young ladies ut the tea table in the evening,
none of them were particularly handsome,
confess | lost so much of my interest in the
matter ss to resolve 10 finish my share of il
nstanter, retired to bed, and leave the
ineognita TO her deStinies. | began 80 grope
for the door, not without making some noise
against opposing chairs snd tables, when the
door suddenly opened and l Was horrifed
by mans ys!ee, mnrmuring il az eager
whisper
Il say, Suke, confound It, where are you
aud Why don't yeG speak to meI
Ny fears had told me tha, the newcomer
gould be no other than Jimmy, the loitering
weetheSrt or confederate Of Abigail, or
s.san as her name appeared TO be. | kept
as all as a mouse, intending as soOn as he
eFsptby me, to slip out Of the room. But
late, jimmy, had determined it otherwise
Il sA Sukey;" he murmured, Why did
you 6oiths gatef Why didn't you let me
M "hyon't you speak, know you are
there Tor Aheard yoa. And now, yon jade,
I fUa nnnn