Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18

now, Jlnl, lau, III leIA you si4l lOOOb IL I
and what you have 70 do exactly. Yuo see |
she is to run away (she thought l; what |
she p &, and I with her-or at least she !
thinks so. We are to so of in the cars to
Baltimore; they go in half an hour; and
sltc's n p greet hurry. suppose she has =
lover Jowd there but be can't 6e worth
having if he won't come after her. We are
to 60 of in mems clothes; Because NC shall
travel by night, and nobody VIII know Us,
or follow us. am 10 wear whiskers-just
such nice big whisliers as you've got jim
my-so as to look old and fierce, and keep
people OF, and she's to be my little brother
a schoolboy. Amt fine Jim -
8. oh, yes said lightning to wonder
and get interested at this opening OF 4 plot
and conspiracy among people l did not
know. and maryel,ing what SHARE 1 was to
! play in the drama.
I've DO doubt" quoth my new acquain-
/ ta2ce, " She would give me a heap Of mon
. ey for she's rich, and Ahe loves me; ard I
told her was once rich too-Or my father
was-for all I am no more than a chamber
maid n6w.''
8. Oh. no, ther,'' though: I, "yOu are
Abigail"
/ d" But here's my idea Jim size con'inu-
ed, with vivacity, - AM it IS a good one
If the youDglaIy might give me much, how
much more might the old gentleman give
me-hc who has got all the money in his
own bands-when lie finds tie yyungIady Is
gone, lost away as It might be forever,
wonder how much he would give me to re-
store her Why, I reckon whole fortune,
and 50 ! am resolved upon If. And here
Is the way we are TO manage it. Instead
Of my running of with her You are t3 DO Il,
pretending to be me, and she won't know
the difference. because Of the darkness, you
are to talk only in a whisper. and she VIII
think the disguise makes such an alteration
Then. instead Of taking her IN the cars you
can take her rigi.. home 20 our house, she
knows no more of the town than she dee
Of the moon then You can pretend TO b,
frightened AMI run into the house for shell
ter, and then as It IS late for the cars, and
she must wait until the next night yau
know: and there vo, can lock her safy up
until moruiug. Then III come AID finish
the business and -et the fortune, END then
Jim we viii ge; III asric3 ard set ~ for our
, selves ="
Here the faithlcss A5ig-I gave me ano;h.
, er embrace, expressive Of delight and III
! umph. and then charging nc TO remain
qriet until she returned. sIipPc, from ih
room and left me shut up in the darkness
. hlsitatcl whether or not to obey her. II.
, first inclination was, certainly, t. creep out
, now that the coast was clear, and End n,
+ way to my own apartment; and set ! had
fancy to follow the adventure to its end $
p far at least as to see that the eloping lad
< came TO 10 mischief But when I began :
question who this adventures could bc, an
TO remember that, although I Lad seen
great many young ladies a. the tea table
the evening, none Of them were particular
" handsome confess lost 50 much
i my interest IN the matter rs TO resolve (
'e finish my share of II instar.ec, retire TO b,
and leave the iuccgnita 10 her dcstinies.
= began to grcpe for The door, not witho
l. making some noise against opposing chai
BIT and tables. when the door was sudden
- opened and was horrihel by mans Vol
d. murmuring in an eager whisper,
be q say, Sul5e, corf5und it where are yor
? and why dcn't you speak TO me?"
ne Nv fears told me that the new conner W
no other than Jimmy the loit,ring swee
IS heart and confederate OF Abagll, or Sus.
nt as her name appeared TO me. kept
~ still as mouse, intending as soon as
to should have kept by me, 20 slip out Of
-,t room. But fate for Jimmy determined ct
Ter erwise,
. u saw Suley.'' lie i..urulurej, why {
to Won bolt the gate Why did's You let !
I'D in? WY don't you sreak7 know y
Is are here, for hearl yon. And now y
lse Jade. I have caught youi In fact he hi
lat But no sooner did his finger. come in CO
ng tact with a wiiskersI CHECK aud 9 W
Id collar than he uttered = dismal cry,
er, %, Lord, it's man - and turned
IL retreat. But had the advantage Of Ia
Jus and was nearest the door, just As the Sc
ming Susan, perhaps alarmed At the bus
up came running into the room with a hg
On but at the sight Of me she was 50 terFii
bic that both She and her light dropped uI
c a tho floor, the latter going out IN the
80 that I had iust time 81 notice that