Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-04-18
A MOMENT OF HORROR.
BY AN ARMY OFFICER.

Of romance or OF sentiment but aunpsY
to uarrste an Incident which happened
to myself in the fall Of l85--. was
bound westward to the city OF Ne"
York.
The city was crowded with strangers.
After unsuccessful application at severai'
hotels, at last obtained Iodgings at
Is, kept on the European plan Here
| was obliged to content myself with
chamber Oh the fourth tioor,oddiy enough
arranged 10 some respects as gong 70
Ii a'lef saPpps 20: '"e ,'uti'''s1 u e'la''
g'"s my 'F"fe'-Slal!e" "FT's' l "os'ee''
''s room ''"'' 10 VIM =, "'''' ','e ca
eeP'1on o. a square opening i'' t'e "a''
lnfo"gn NI,1'' ar ana ''s"' "7,s - a. a.
'''''ss'' Il ON '''e ''iJ'''','s 'o'''', ''''
of'e"''' '''' was "''NI''e'' " '''''',' -
,,'"' room q e'Sea "p'' Ss''''''a 's'''
oo"efy ''e'''T' ''ae"'n5 NY Sl'"' s'A9''
On fe'a'"'ho' ABOUT h"''>E's'9I : . e'osN
a' ,,'S''' ~ ,t4
neti ABOUT S'st'i''"S '''' Oe.l %
ser'sI' 'n' ",eAE' I o,'V''' - '''' t''o" -
s'' ''~N IA me ~ w, '1oN '''' s''' "' '''.'>
p"F,'h'nt. way II was | know hos
P''h" . 'e''o VI ~ o'i see@'''1
'""'e0 ''''' .l,
sot 'Po'i " o,i"'' "'i,' s'1ss' ~ o's .
"'''o" N.Y. '''e 's''a,:pe ~. N
"''s t"eie ~ ""' ~ '''s''''. '1>o - -
'"n' "A '''''p "s'' '"''''''' -,
s"'''' ''o ot'''i '''0 s'"
pV's'e' " " '0'''''''' '''',' ''s' -
'S'se "n'sN''
" ell, thoas 1 |. these are rather queer
articles oI wardrobe. Alter gtahce al
me promises felt ANYTHING oQ1 easy.
iloa''y got INTO bed, Hfst Ftaeihs the
lamp on the floor At The tot, ana eA
aiming my pistol, laid Il earet}itf IN
ger ny mead. Al hfst, sh'a- u 4a'ts
.a'.5Hrh' eont' not sep as'' "aeh ,
dH doze my dreams were Uneasy "''
tFo1''e': aia''v'n a"'' 9eah S1e pay
at the theatre and "iS&hs' am baek
"Aiskers, bao4no shoet VIII \ flsto'.
/ ooater+, and the t'Se resting VISITORS
were the companions O ny dreamy
thon@Als. ..,
About three oeioe,. II 'a'2t1 nave
been, / was aroused oE s'sns"i'at
singular NOISE. ." listening i. evident
y rroceeded from the he&t room II
could Dr.. ''kene" % n'''''oS tiSse ever
heaf4 ; II was i""' '"l f'5"'.'f "'a me-
'"tf1 u fIs Soo''" 50 " eAt'tSSs X sue
SQUAD, iof instance, as 't''2i'l 90 mace
IN cutting g'ass WITH a ditn'oi'a. '>da-
aeaiy 1 sho"5'' .; 'o' "h1's1o''s oli 'i'e
taoie. and al TIE same nome ! oet4'le
convinced the nose was Tia" u i" hH'.7
oe'ng shafpehed' MF h'+l WAS P'see'' III
the diasepa' corner 81 III" 'o'.''' 'fe't'
ihe wicket ana | hah been ; !as w"
my back TO the latter. ,u'ned ia 'n'
bed AS nolsiessiy as posslole, 50 As 10
lace the "lcSe sfaspih5 ''y P'st'f. ioe
lamp wa. burning diAii5, anu al vas as
stl! as death.
As my eye fe'I upon tue w'hao"' II
eneoah's'ea D.s' ""''a ps"eeo ,po'. Tue
sill, then rose oy oe9fesS 'le;sd' win d
pslr OF s'''ef'"s p'aeA s'es' e'' 'e"''
whlsAers' ana long siafP hhite De
tween his teeth. 'hihk possess t''e
ordinary courage OF a man, o"s must
confess the hIooa IN my VEINS seemed 10
curd!e, az | viewed Tue "pp''"t'oh.-
Qulck AS i'ghsn'ns' sPfa'3 up III she
bed. and pointing my P's''1 ef'ea on''
III you move "use's ho'a ., T., fou' p
sition, you re a'aa ''iah :. ho eyes
g'ared, tue ieHo remaining however, ,, Ss
described, the 'oah not ot'ef'he - ',a1
bic: l got out Oh oeu, aaa wiz P.s'',
still presented ana eyes hSsa oh ns'