Gazette and sentinel., 1860-06-16
..7Iow I First Met MY Wife,"
Concluded.

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heard it canvassed, a tavern, supper and
beds could be had. was disposed TO
make myself agreeable, and accordingly
rendered all the assistance III my power
TO the unprotected females Of the wreck
ed train, for which | got my reward on
arriving at the haven of rclugc-thc
promised taycrn-by being informed
THAI such a thing as bed tor the night
was an impossible idea, and that | with
some twenty more of the male gender,
must be content with chairs, while the
beds were appropriated TO the gentler
sex. Slightly Disguised, / swallowed
my supper and looked out upon the
night. 1t beautiful moonlight, and
verging close on toward 10 o'clock. By
.Jovc Iwould walk over to Hyatt's. No
sooner said than done. Giving my car
pet bag into the hands Of the landlord,
with the most emphatic charges for It's
safety and punctual delivery at Hyatt's,
next morning, at any expense, | set
forth. light miles is a trilc, and just
as my watch marked the quarter after
midnight, | marched up the lane that led
t. the house. There was not a light TO
be seen. They were early folks at the
farm-carly 10 bed and early up |
walked round the hea.n. trying each
door and window for -atrancc, but
each and every one ..s fastened. II
was of no consequence; my bedroom
window looked out upon the roof Of the
piazza; | would not disturb the house
bv knocking; a bit of climbing would
settle the business; and, should the viii
dow be fast, l would tap and awake
Horace, WHO was my roommate and
bcd-fellOw.
The thing was executed as o O as
thought Of, and my hand On the window,
which yiclded-and ! stood in my room.
BY the moonlight which streamcd in, |
saw that the bed was occupied: and by
the heavy breathing, ! knew that lIo-
race was in a deep sleep. | would not,
therefore, awaken him, but would save
the story of my mishap until the fol-
lowing day. With this resolve, | slip
ped quietly into bed, and in three min
utes was oblivious.
what ought 70 have dreamed Il a
night? But | shall not anticipate. |
lay facing. the window as the sun peep
ed up above the distant hills, and scat
tered the grey mists Of the morni""-
Nv Oed-fellow still brcathed heavily,
but it was broad daylight, and there
was no more sleep in me; SO | deter
mined that Horace should wake up and
hear my story of the railroad break
down. | turned quickly, and gave the
sleeper a sudden shake = .0p.u as
my ovl motions, my bed-Geilow, who
had lain with his back toward me,
sprung to a sitting position. There are
such surprises, as without a terror,
which absolutely. deprive us of the
power of speech, until the brain has
time to act and reason. Such surprises
do not generate screams and faints.-
They are expressed by open mouthed
and silent wonder. This was the case
with myself and my bed-fellow, as we
sat upright and stared. Right by my
side, with her face within two feet Of
my own, sat a young woman, not more
than Il, with great dark hazel eyes, and
such great masses of brown curls,
tucked away under the neatest little
night cap that ever was. She gathered
the bed clothes with a s~pasmodic jerk,
up about her throat, and, with the