The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-07-31

while my fair interlocutor disappeared
through rear door, I had waited long
enough to notice that the room was fur
. nished with remarkable economy, when
Antoinette, herself, interrupted my
thoughts by her entrance. $500.
2 "But how she had altered l cer-
ltainly should never have recognized her
in the street. She had grown stout and
lcourse., She had lost all the spiritaelle
2 air that once made me one of her most
e devoted admirers. Still, it was really
Anloinette and, in spite of her imper-
Ifections, 7 was really glad to see her.
She seemed equally well pleased to meet
me, and an hour was spent in talking of
= old times, old loves, old scenes and old
J adventures before we became calm enough
to enter upon the actual business of our
tete- a-tete. 4.f
"' Harry said she, pressing my hand,
do you still love me a little bit :?
I &C. Well replied with a laugh. Tor |
had no wish to deceive her, in reason,
as Benedict says-in reason. That is,
conditionally speaking. I might. could.
would or should, you had no husband.
He might entertain serious objection
go pshaw have no husband now.
l have run away from him-regularly
eloped-and all for your sake
"Ahem ! II thought you expected
me to believe such nonsense I replied,
I should put on my hat instanter and go
before you uttered another such compli-
mentary opinion of my intelligence
"Pooh pooh i replied Antoinette.
Of course I am jesting in part. l HAVE
eloped, however, from tyrant of a hus-
band and what is more, I have sent for
; you to aid me in expediting the elope-
ment ofsanother unhappy woman from
another tyrant of husband. asgs4 a
! SO All, indeed. And where is the 9TH
er unfortunate fair? Is it she who ad.
mitted me at the door 2" ssaga
"'That's the lady. I must introduce
you. Mrs. Wilson Mrs. Wilson !
Ah, here she comes. Isn't she pretty
II And how wicked in her brute of hus
S band to treat her SO unkindly Mrs Will
! son, my dear, good friend, Harry Som
ers. Mr. Harry. my dear, sweet, unhap
q py friend. Mrs. Wilson-the best Of wo
! men and the most wretched of wives
q :" need hardly say continued Har
ry, " that after listening to all that. boil
ladies had to say, I prudenHy made u
ls my mind to extrcate myself gently from
: the scheme they were connecting. | di'
; not know Mr.. Wilson. had no wish t
steal his wife. Antoinette l C, uld nc
love, and had no business to love. di
not wish to steal HER. In fact, resolves
u to have nothing to do with the conspira
:, cy and while they were hurriedly plan
ming the means of escape at my expense
: arranging the hour, the signals, and th
route. was revolving in my mind som
81 excuse to absent myself for an hour. wit
III full determination to forget to find m
60 way back. a.. i.ar3 aa
o' "That would have been very unga
~ lant." @a.
"a "Yes but very discreet. Luckil,
., ., Mrs. Wilson looked up at the clock an
. screamed. Her husbend usually return
u ed at four P. NJ, and it only wanted
p minute of the time Here was conf
- sion The ladies were in anguish.
= was delighted. The sound of boot u
us on the door-steps completed the pictur
~ Antoinette hurried me out of the bac
g. door, while Mrs. Wilson hastened to a
OF NIT her husband at the front. I was to
w to punctually return at nine p. M, al
if lamp was placed in front of a secon
IN story window, to boldly come inf NJ
to watch until that token Of perfect sec
rity became perfectly visible, and by
'en means to come in coach and be preps
vas vas ed to travel as far as Boston.
70 81 felt, when | reached the street,
if load had been taken off my heart, a
ON l reached home with just such sensatic
ew as man might possibly have who h
ave escaped the gallows.'' .
'wo : "But you returned at nine o'clock,
laie course 2"
IN mot bit of it. About nine, thous
s while l was dressing to SO 10 priv
ooA party, a ring atthe door startled me W
y a vague suspicion of approaching pc
al I was not little relieved to find tha
the was only my washerwoman.
Guy changed my clothes entirely for the &C
IL sion, and those had worn. through
ons' day lay upon the bed !; SO ! simply po
io'n ed them out to her, and fearing someb
BE- might come in whom should not car
~. see, / darted off," vszsrea etf a Il
age "And you went to the party ?''
swo' f. Eyes, but the sudden illness of.
De- lady at whose house it was to be gi'
DC had compelled its postponement. {
hing went to the theater About clever
! as dropped into Taylor's to pick bird
dow. try glass of sherry. At twelve I