Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-08

Thank you, my friend; never had great.
er compliment paid me-"
We led him from the room, and the landlord
turned to her and said:
"Of course you will wish to 20 to Mrs. Will.
iisms, room, or can give you one near the
mo; think I'll stay here" she said, in
her short, quiet, decided way
suppose you have not left any of your
friends behind you, my man ~ she added,
turning to the prisoner.
The fellow grinned and pulled at his fore
lock. saying, "No, my lady; 1 was alone"
That will do then. Good night, gentle.
men Accept my thanks now, and will offer
them more suitably when am not quite 60
sleepy"
She bowed us o- of the room, and locked
the door behind us. Every one was loud in
her praise, but me; and as for the prisoner, he
swors with more emphatic oath than should
like to record, that six months or a year was
nothing after that; and that if he thou yht all
American women were like her. he would
cross the ocean to find one in his own station,
me moment he was set free. But was silent
And when the housebreaker had been con.
signed to the tender mercies of the police, and
the hotel was silent, and alone in nv room,
scarcely knew what to think Such courage
almost frightened me; and yet remembered
how pale she looked, and that shc leaned
against the mantelpiece at first, if to sup
port herself; so L fOrgave her bravery, aud
thought only of the beauty of her eyes and the
sweetness Of her voice, and sank away to sIeep
at last, with the firm resolution that another
day should not pass over my head before had
told ner how had learned to love her
But the next day brought Its own events,
and what was worse, its own personages, with
1t. A carriage stopped before the door as
entered from my morning walk; q tall, bearded
man, with an honest, handsome face, darted
into the house, and up the stairs, three at a
tme; Inere was cry Of surprise on the Sec
ond landlng-a murmur, and q sudden ming
ing OF voices, that reused my curiosity to the
highest pitch. ran up to my own room, and
passing the half-open door of No. AZ, there
was my divinity in the arms of the strange r
(confound him! calling him George" and
kissing him in way that made me long to
poison bim. Down stairs went three at a
time; e., and cOllared the landlord in the hail.
"Who is that man."
Just come In AZ 7'' he gasped, half
Yes"
Captain Arnold-Mrs Arnold's husband
) ust come from voyage to India. say, sir,
no more midnight adventures now, suppose
1 iou never will have a chance to play the par,
sir15 WI GA 'n'nA s''
My hand dropped from his collar, and con-
signing him and Captain Arnold to perdition.
walked out to the rooms of friend, and dc,
liberately got drunk! More than that, man
aged to keep drunk for nearly a week; and
when L came TO my sober senses once more,
Mrs Arnold and her party had gone. / hear
she is in America now, in New York. And 7
have no doubt she will read this story, and
laugh till her lovely blue eyes fill with tears,
over my folly. She will show it to her hus-
band, too, and he will laugh Never mind /!
L must take care that Mrs Cathcart shall
never sec il; sho at least must never know
what tremendous falsehood L told when |
sWore, on my bended knees that had never
loved any woman before (she wouldn't marry
me on any other condition and thereby alone
can my peace Of mind be ensured.