St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-03

lose fortune by it. But come along
don't say a single word. III take yor
up stairs. Pve put out the lights
Have you got your Sundays best on
Yes, | feel that you have. Don't say
one word, or somebody will discover
u.s.
Who was my inamorata? That
was more than | could tell. But il
was evident she took me for some one
else, her sweetheart and that was a
character which, to avoid discovery
felt compelled to keep up, until
had got into the house, when | de
signed giving her the slip, and re
treating to my own chamber. But
this, | found, was an achievement not
to be Immediately effected for, first
she held me very lovingly round the
neck in bonds ; and, next, when We
got into the house through the back
door, it was so dark that could
recognize nothing knew everything
was novelty and mystery. But
could hear various sounds of mirtf
and chatter, and especially two OF
three pianos and other musical instru
ments, echoing in different parts OF
the house.
In this confused state the damsel
led me up to little room ut the head
of the stairs on the second story
where, being, if possible, still more
in the dark than ever, she gave me a
new hug, and said,-
Now, jim, lad, I'll tell you all
about it, and what you are to do, ex,
actly. You see, she is to run away
(she! thought what she y land
with hcr-at least, she thinks SO. We
are to go off in the cars to Baltimore
they go in half an hour and she's in
a great hurry. l suppose she has a
lover down there but he can't be
worth having, il he won't come after
her. We are to go off in mems clothes
because we shall travel by night and
nobody will know us, or follow us.
am to wear whiskers as you've got,
Jimmy-so as to look old and fierce
and keep people off and she's to be
my little brother, a schoolboy. Amt
it fine, jim 7"
"Oh, yes" said I, beginning to
wonder and be interested at this open
ing of plot and conspiracy among
people | did not know, and marvelline
what share L was expected to play il
the drama.
"Pvc no doubt" quoth my new &C
quaintancc, she would give me 6
heap of money for she's rich, ant
she loves me and told her was
once rich too-or my father was before
me- which was no more than the
truth) for all Pm no more now than q
chambermaid."
"Oho !" thought I, arc you there
Abigail?"
but here's my idea, JIM" she con
tinued, with vivacity, and it's goot
one. If the young lady might give
me much, how much more might the
old gentleman give me-he who has
got all the chinks in his own hands
when he finds the young lady is gone
lost away, as it might be, for ever
how much would he give me to restor,
her? Why, | reckon, whole fortune
and so | am resolved upon it. Ant
here's the way we are to manage il
Instead of my running off with her
you are to do it, pretending to be NE
and she won't know the difference
because of the darkness, (you are t.
talk only in Whispers } and she will
think the disguise makes such an al
teration 4! Then, instead of taking
her to the cars, you can take her rlgh
home to our house she knows IL
more of the town than she does of tn
moon then you can pretend to b'
frightened and run into the house 70
shelter, and then it is too late for tn
cars, and she must wait till next nigh
you know and she can sleep i'll III.
room, and there you lock her up SAT
till morning. Then | come and tinis
the business, and get the fortune am
then, jim, We'll get married and Sc
up for ourselves |"
Here the faithlcss Abigail gave m
another embrace, expressive of deligh
and triumph and then, charging m
to remain quiet until she returned
slipped from the room, and left m
shut up in darkness. | hesitate
whether or not to obey her My iirs
inclination was, certainly, to cree
out, now that the coast was clear, an
find my way to my own apartment
and yet had fancy to follow tn
adventure to its end, SO far, at leas
, as to see that the clipping lady cam
, to no mischief. But when l began
| question who this adventures coul
be, and to remember that, although
/ had seen great many young ladie
/ at the tea-table in the evening, non
, of them were particularly handsome
, confess lost SO much of my inte
, est in the matter as to resolve
a finish my share of it instanter, retil
E to bed, and leave the inc0gnita to ht
5 destinies. l began to grope for t!
e door, not without making some moi:
e against opposing chairs and table
f when the door was suddenly opene
! and l was Mortified by mans voic
t murmuring, in an eager whisper,
n al say, Suke, confound it, whe
l. are you? and why don't you speak
;. me ?"
d Ny fears told me the new-com
l. could be no other than Jimmy, Il
q lettering sweetheart and confedera
Vt Of Abigail, or Susan, as her name a
s peared to be. l kept as still as
b mouse, intending as soon as he shou
C have crept By me. to slip ont of I
'f room. But fate, or jimmy, had q
IT termined otherwise. Il say. Suke,
e he murmured, "why did You bolt t
g gate ? Why didn't you let me il
a Why don't you speak? | know you
here, for l heard you. And now, y
ID jade. I've caught YOU" In fact,
it had. But no sooner did his fnge
come in contact with a whisker
H. cheok and q velvet coat-collar, than