The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-08-31

the house with an awfully serious young |
lady. whom | mortally hated. Finding |
all nv endeavors vain, at last resolved |
to become a somnambulist, and take to |
walking in my sleep. Accordingly, one
night | arose from bed, to the horror of |
the serious young lady. and arrayed IN my
night-clothes, with eyes wide open and
staring, with tresses disheVeled, and in my
bare feet, | solemnly marched through
the long suite of apartments until l
reached that of my adored Sue, whowaS in
the secret. Her companion, taking me to
be a ghost. with a fearful scream, bolted,
iHstartcr, to the amusement of Sue and !.
The noise aroused the other sleepers, who,
hearing the appalling fact t!-at there was
ghost in the house, came rushing in
Madame at their head, bedroom candle
stick in one hand and n lamp in the other,
like a general leading his troops to battle.
There Law Sue in a bed with her ewes tight
ly shut. and firmly determined that no
/ voice. short of an earthquake should wake
/ her. And there stood, facing the light
without blinking, the very picture of an
| unconscious somnamhulist.
Its Mary" exclaimed all the demoiSeL-
/ les, with one breath
Its Mees Carleton - calculated Mad
! anne, in amaZement.
1T IS that young imp" exclaimed the
English teacher, catching me by the shoul-
der, and shaking me till was breathless
OF course, this rude assault awakened
me. With scream, started back, stared
around in utter bewilderment, and in
quired where | was.
"You know very well where you are -
said the irritated teacher. You're in
Sue Mack's bedroom"
In Sues bed-room?" ! repeated, like
an echo. "Why, how in the world did
get here"
None of your nonsense ~ said the an
CRY lady. You walked here, Of course
You deserve to be expelled for rousing
up the house in this manner" :"
Walked herew continued |, echoing
her again. "Oh, dear me then I've
been walking in my sleep again! Oh,
DEAR oh, dear! What'll ever become OF
me?"
And hiding my face in the folds Of my
night-gown, began to sob.
20 Heaven :" exclaimed Madame, with
eyes Of horror, "are you subject to walk
in your sleep. Mees?"
"Shockingly," sobbed |, "if I'm not
allowed to sleep with the person like,
always walk to where they are, without
knowing it. Oh, dear me-"
Here catching sight of the demoiseLleS
who stood shivering in their night-clothes
gazing at me with their mouths wide open
| was forced to hide a laugh in convulsivt
sob. Il don't believe a word of it :" saiC
the sharp-witted English-woman. It'i
all a sham to get sleeping with Miss Mac
Send her off to her room, Madame Toni
sine, and lock the door on to her to-mor
row night, and we'll see if we can't cure
her of her sleep-walking.
Madame complied with this counsel
the provoked teachers and frightened pu
pills dispersed to thek beds, and was led
inconsolahly sobbing. to my own room
the door was locked and ! was left tc
brood in silence over some new project o.
mischief
The following night, the door was Sc
verely locked but with the point Of my
scissors pushed back the bolt and sought
Sues room, The alarm was again spread
OF course, when awakened. ! was quite
unconscious, and couldn't for the life O
me. tell how had got there. Madame
was in despair-the English teacher wa:
perplexed-Sue pleaded that | might be
allowed to stay with her-the denaOisetteS
one and all, declared they wouldn't sleeI
with a night-walker-L sObbed Outwardly
and laughed unwardly; and the end of i
was, that Sue and became room-mates.
Adiourning the peuSionnat, and sepera
ted from it only by high stone wall, wa
medical college, This was close prox
unity for students of different sexes, bu
our mutual teachers hoped we wouldn'
notice each other. 1t was like placing
powder magazine beside a furnace, an
hoping no explosion would follow. i
vain the professors watched the student
with Argus eves-in vain we were keI
under the closest surveillance: secret il
terviews were obtained, notes were write
and flung over the walls, boxes of swee
meats and comtits came daily from tn
wild Young students to the mischief-lo
ing demoiselles The very difficulty an
danger of the thing rendering it charm
ing: and as for myself, ! am sorry to sa
ANYTHING that is forbidden has irresistib
attractions for me. ] never was a bit su
prised that Eve ate the apple long az
Honestly speaking. think I'd have doI
Sc. it myself if had been there.
But the tender missives sent us by Il
cqlegians were often discovered bv Il
teachers and consigned to flames. The
was one especially, whom we all detested
perfect she-dragou, as ugly as sin and
spiteful as Satan. She was native
Nova Scotia, real "blue-nose," call,
Mary Dawson-OT, as Madame called h
. her "Mees Marie--a detestable creatm
and different from all the other Mar
ever | knew or heard of. She seem
particularly to take malicious pleasu
in dogging Sue and |. Every misdemea
+ or we committed, was it ever SO trifir
was exaggerated and told to Madame
our bewildering love-letters were stol
L.. iyh INT
" some handsome student would be su
~ denly cut short by her stealing behl
I" 20 us with her greedy ears and shoes of
IiS lence Theunlucky youth would be force
ns at the serious danger of breaking
ms neck, to tumble over the garden wa
whilst we poor wretches would be oblig
~ to steal like criminals to our rooms. A
e. the next day we were sure to be public
80 -, disgraced, and the professors apprised
the disobedience of the student-wl
poor fellows! were sure to be punished
SO matters went on, until "Mees Mar
io' was mostly devOutly hated both by studel
:, and demoiselles. As for me-Heav
III III forgive me u used to lie awake VIII
~ ~ nights meditating, with my adorable 81
'Ho some plan to pay Mees Marie off for thi
At last opportunity offered itself. Q
"S evening, Miss Mary was walking in
~ garden, watching the noisy girls
leu plav, an arrow whizzed overthe college W
leiI and fell at the dragons feet. Instan
'nu i she pounced upon it-as she we'll kr
Wy there was a billet-dOuX attached to
@isa- @ end-a most pathetic and sentimer
.ils affair, addressed to Miss Mary D."
eSr Now, there were at least half a do
~ Mary ID. s in the pefSionnat-it was her Q
'l, name for that matter-but Miss Daw
IL was at no loss to know for whom it
.ilo ~ intended. The note was signed "Arthu
~ ~. and Mary Dinsmore, the prettiest girl,
Wy school, had lover of that name in
~, iin college. Exulting over this new piece
'ihs iniduitv, Miss Dawson marched straight
"us to Mary, displayed triumphantly the n,
. oi and then turned to seek out Madame.
G Ior Poor Mary was in despair. She
II over to where Sue and stood, wiring
was her hands; and with tears in her e,
,gh- told us what had happened.
hhg The hateful old fright" exclain
ugn Sue, with flashing eyes. "Oh, wouldn
ooi; love to give her what my uncle c
Hau jesse for all her meanness"
ioer You are quite sure the note was
tended for you? she said,
rs l oh to be sure | am. know Arthl
cate writing, and it was addressed TO Mary
ana Oh. dear me?-what shall | do?" !
tne Mary, twisting her fingers in distress.
the What was it ?" inquired Sue.
ior ooh. Just what you might expect fl
the Arthur-so very rash. Madame will
,this dreadfully angry. 1t desires me to n
'ece- him tomorrow night in the garden he
out he said he had something very import
,om- to tell me. Oh, I'll be killed" concl
lpils ed poor Mary, wringing her hands in
deeppSt distress.
! ,"ith IN .'Well, | don't see as twisting your
pe gers off will mend the matter, insiste
& = oe Don't be goose, Mary. There are
'nI.e eral Mary Ds here, and how is Madi
Ia "%s to know which one it is intended for?
why I'm sure its for me!' said NJ
chief "Arthur's name TO it, and | know
hree writing"
ak of Bother You're not sure OF anytl
upils about it! Tell Madame 1t is not for !
But Say it's for Mary Dawson herself
ould hateful thingw
is of 20 May.-Tm afraid'" said Mary
ould ! alarm,