The weekly ledger., 1857-08-01
Adventure at a Masked Bali.

A letter from Berlin relates a singular ad-
venture of young officer who rode from
Pasewalk, twelve miles, to Berlin, for the
purpose OF attending a court masquerade,
having leave Of absence for only few hours.
He did not arrive in Berlin till late, and found
the friend he had expected to accompany him
already gone to the ball
The card of admission was left for Lieut..
Won H., however and he lost no time in seek
ing for mask and domino. After going to
several places, he found white silk domino
with cap ornanented with white, red and
blue feather, and band Of the same three
colors, which had been made expressly to or
der; but as it had not been called for at the
hour named, the shopkeeper had no scruples
abont dsposing of the articles.
The young lieutenant was soon equipped.
and in quarter of an hour was mingling
among the masked guests in the royal castle.
He had hardly walked through the rooms,
when a lady dressed exactly as he was, came
quickly towards him, seized his arm, and
whispered
For mercys sake, where have you been +?
have been waiting these two hours.-Now
make hast and away
She drew him quickly into the hall, and
L.
lingly, for the slender form, the white roun-
ded arm, sweet youthful voice. Of his COM
panion, gave promise of rare lovliness, and
the adventure was to his taste At her hid
ding he called one of the hackney coaches
that stopped at the door and helped her in,
then pausng, with his foot on the step, asked
where he should direct the man to drive 2"
4 do not understand you" cried the lady
in tone of reproach; why you kboE-to
Branebergn
The lieutenant whispered to the coachman
to drive out to the farthest gate, and stop at
the farthest inn-and sprang into the carri-
age.
All, Pierre !" exclaimed the lady, "now
the step is taken, half repent /! You will
not abuse my confidence y
Her companion assured her that he would
not
"Did you find any difficulty in selling my
diamonds? said She
90, no Monsieur Pierre has been selling
diamonds !" said the officer to himself: and
who knows what he has done with the mon
cyl"
He began to feel compassion for the de-
ceived one-and to ponder how he should
break the truth to her. To her reproach for
his silence, he answered.
" must confess that the step which we
have taken
Have you not urged me to it ?" cried
the lady quickly. "You cannot forge. how
reluctantly | consented
ut is not too late to return; the step can
be retraced without awakening suspicion"
said the gentleman in his natural tone
Gracious heavens who are you? ?" cried
the lady in the widest terror. /" How came
You in that dress, which has enabled you so
to deceive me ~
The lieutenant explained all, and dwelt on
the supposition that the lover she expected
had gone off with her Jewels He concluded
by advising her immediate return to the ball
before her absence could be noticed.
On their way back, the lady showed her
confidence in his honor by revealing her name.
She was the daughter of the Minister Won
ID. Her lover was her fathers secretary,
French emigrant, who pretended to be of
noble family, and despairing of the parental
consent, had persuaded her to an elopcment
for the purpose of private marriage.
They reached the castle in good time, aud
the Mademoiselle Won ID. was soon mingling
among the dancers not one Of whom was the
wiser for her absence The romantic advcn-
ture concluded in her marriage to the officer
for nothing was ever heard Of the other
You rarely, if ever, see politician with
his hair smooth, a great scholar with fine
hair, an artist with red hair, fop with coarse
hair, minister with long hair or an editor
whose hair is carefully adjusted ErcAaage
Or bald man with any hair on the bald