Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-10-27

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ns feuS manaha ID - naE nn AGlantss
r. hnse III kighkk 0A kaae II asasss sagasI
&. ~ Me waxa boand fer L0md0n. s,Aga.s
.s I0ur course up sha ehannal. ansl "a {, As,
Z days we're anchored III ths Downs. uap
q ing been shogf of pFoviAivns lsg sash
time hae&, VS. were eblsgaa 10 Sop 4
u raplanaish. The asxt lmy howesaF, "
Z ware towed up tie river, and entered ID
Commercial Deck On tha 2skh af Oct.
Z l2-. u vas . grand aight 70 aa for
+ had nevAg been ID Ls1ndon, and lha ait,
g seenad hke Ahe world Ia conparisor
with my hanhle yillaga ia the wesl n
Englana. We were 10 be paid OF on ths
. morrow and siesesmiaad as I was ii
: liberty 10 taks stroll and sas soaae OF
/. the sights, abSas which hgd 80 often
i head. At twelve aae naxs day all kaaas
droeeeded 10 the oEaee In Lendanhall
street, and received ss@eFally the a.
aaeanks daa them, and { staEssd oG
te sse ss I seaid aes asakA Il asaaasiTs
30 ny plsasaxa. I had bsen s1roliing
round for some Time IooAing at the Tow
er and other places Of note, aHd finally
walked into one Of the parks 70 see Ghsre
what | could Of The London fashions.
was leaning against q tree watching
! party which attracted my attsutioa,
when | was suadenly asG0sted By fs-
male apparently about Us or 20, neatly
dEessed and With an expression which,
though pleasing seemed sad. -
It "AhAt Is Ii you wish, nv good IaiyP75
saEdI. ...s- - ,- 1
She Looked at nae a moment end said:
s'You are sailor suppose t''
| ayes" >-.
fsHowlo long have you been IN L0udoa?''
E*E arrived In town oniy ysstssday.'' -
1 SSEIAse you ever been hero baEoFesp
''I have not % answered H. E Lad
"Wall theu, perhaps can be Of some
assistance to yoge Suppose We take !
cab and drive ont to Yauxhall This even
ing - z........ - |
] hesitatSd Q moment; fos thought to
myself, she no doubt thlnks have pleu-
ty Of mongy and wishes to obtain share. !
But then again, thought it makes 40
difference; I'M spend 1t aayhow, and
consented.
She called cab, and in short sime
we were as the gardens Of Vauxball.
pulled out EBy purse 10 pay the driver,
when she anticipated me and said:
s'NsyeT mind sir, | have plenty-be-
aides inyiten you here, therefore bear
ali expenses"
was assonished, for had never
doubted bus that my money was the
prime pie attraction, and Was puzEled
TO think what could be her object.
After ordering some refreshment, OF
which she ate aud drank very little, bat
which she insisted upon paying tor, we
strolled round the garden listening 20
the music. until towards evening, when
| remarked il would be best to return as
il was getting dark.
"Yes we had better 60" But, said :
she, 'syou are a stranger in London, and ;
it would be folly for you to look for
hotel to-night--and besides it would be
in me tn allow you. reside J
in-stteet and If you will accept a d
room in my house, you will be perfectly ,
welcome; aud my husband, who is fond
Of company viii be glad to sec you2''
While hesitating she called q cab; and i
half forced me in. !
When the cab stopped, We got out, and
found myself in marrow street diInly
lighted, before large br.ck house with r
ron railings in froat. She opened the
ioag and asked me 10 sit down mo- o
nent, when she went into q room close a
y and returned almost Immediately, aud n
aid to me: ;,
''My husband has retired-T'll intro "
luce you to him in tha morning. Here r.
s hght-take the room aE the head Of e
he stairs-good nigh' and pleasant
reams p
/ went mp stairs to the room she had 4
.Ointed out, opened the door and vent :.
q. Ii was furnished you might say u
iGhly; the bed stood In the further corn VI
z, with blue damask curtains in front. 81
undfesssd quickly as was somewhat a,
ired by nay days adFensuIes, walked to :, :
be bed and drew aside the curtains, and IL
here lay q man welteriRg in his blood 81
yith his throat cot from car to ear! Il
'ould be in vain to attempt to describe
~ feelings. Immediately dressed nay 10
ELF with a presence Of mind have new Ar
r been able to account for. then tried
} open the door, which 10 my horror ] -
1und was locked. Glanoing around the ID
oom my eye fell upon the irons in the 1t
replace. snatshed up one and With or
ne stroke broke the lock and opened the -.
cor. Running down stairs found the r
sont door fastened too. Having moth
lg TO break the lock, ] darted into the -,
r8E room came to and jumped from II
he window into an alley on tho side Of m
40 house, when heard Che people round tr
rying murder, aud saw the very woman 4;
lat came with, followed by several Of :
be police, enter the house, thinking | Nh
oppose, that she would find me. fefs CO
: soon as the crowd gathered Around, an
nd passed out unnoticed.
The next morning was reading the
aper, and almost the hrst thing that at. ..
-acted nay attention WAS notice of .
loodv murder iE----sarect, with the re- IL
ard Of hfty pounds for the apprshen- nE
lon Of the murderer. II went further, m
nd in the de scription Of the supposed \.
ersou described me better than [ could -
ave done myself--eyeu TO the manner Je
i which | wore my beard. The FIRST th
arber's shop received that grssls, and 60
hanging my clothing, which was also -
linutsly described, | vent down to the -
ocks, and bark being q hand shsrt, I Si
aipped in her for New York; and have
ever since, nor ever wish to spend an.
~ az vss ght Il, nn1nn ~