The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-01-03
N, PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3 1851.

SllOulu nave 1t. IllS resolution
was made within fifteen minutes
after hearing the announcement o
her intended coming, and before
two hours had gone | was whiz
zing on my way to town TO carry
out that resolve. My choicest NOR
sci Of wardrobe should be ordered
at the shrine ofMay Stevens. .,
81 had .abscntelb -mysef on tn,
plea of a sudden memory ola busi
ness neglected, and faithfully prom
ised Ncttie and Carrie that the nex
day should see me down at Hyatt
again, to stay out the month tina
May Stevens, the wonderful, wa.
about to pass with them.
"The racking Of brain that day
to create grand ensemble of cos
tumc-something beyond all crit
cism, that should at the first glance
strike the beholder with admira
tion-was indeed terrible. The Ia,
Dor of writing "Paradise Lost ,
was nothing to it. 1t was early il
the day when | arrived at my city
rooms, and six hours I dressed anG
rc-drcsscd, compared and rejected
and selected and at the end Of that
time | had laid out those portions
OF my wearblc goods in which
had decided to make my first ap.
pearancc before May Stevens. 1t
wanted still several hours to sunset
Having got safely through the
great object of my visit, | thought
it would not be a bad idea for me
to take the last train and return
the same night to Hyatt's, instead
of remaining over till morning.
No sooner said than done. pack
Gd my habiIiment and away I went.
WhizzIing and putting over an un-
interesting road is provocation OF
sleep. SO | found it when the
shades of evening fell; for to the
best of my recollection, [ was in
the very midstof a adrcam, in which
May Stevens, attircdi in book mus.
lin and pale blue satin, appeared
on purple cloud, and admiringly
inquired who my tailor was? JUS
as was about to inform her there
came a crash, and for a moment
was not certain whether it was tho
cloud that had exploded, or myself
had tore some portion of my appar.
el that was ovGrstrained. 1t re,
quired but moment to awaken me-
to the fact that both presumptions
were wrong. 1t was our train
2,26-that had run off the track
smashing things generally, and
spilling the contents ofseveral bag
gage cars along the road, to say
nothing of frightening half hun
dred passengers into condition
bordering on lunacy. This was a
pretty state of things, and to make
it stillworse, | was eight miles from
my destination, though, as it after
ward appeared, not a mile from the
next village, where, l heard it can
vasSed, a tavern, supper and beds
could be had.
81 was disposed to make myself
agreeable, and accordingly render
ed all the assistance in my power
to the unprotected females, for
which | got my reward on arriving
at the haven ofrcfuge-the promis-
ed tavern-by being informed that
such a thing as a bed for 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 appro-
Driated to the gentle sex. Slight
lisgusted, l swallowed my supper
md looked out upon the night! 1t
was a beautiful moonlight, and ver-
ng on to ten o'clock. By Jove,
would walk over to Hyatt's. No
sooner said than done. giving my
,arpet-bag into the hands of the
andlord, with the most emphatic
charges for its safety and punctual
ielivery at Hyatt's next morning
1t my expense, l set forth. Eight
niles is a trife, and just as my
watch marked the quarter after
I went up the lane that
ed to the house. They were early
olks at the farm-early to bed and
'arly up. | walked round the house,
rying each entrance, but each and
very one was fastened. 1t was of
10 consequence; my bedroom win
low looked out upon the roof of
he piazza; a bit of climbing would
10 the business, and should the
be fastened I wonld tap
nd awake Horace, who waa my
dominate and bed fellow. The
hing was executed as soon as
hought of, and my hand on the
which yielded, and I stood
n my own room. By the moon
Ight which steamed in, I saw
hat the bed was occupied, and by |
he heavy breathing | knew that
lorace was in a heavy sleep. |
'ould not, therefore, awaken him,
ut save the story Of my mishap
or the following day, With this
solution 1 slipped quietly into
ed, and in three minutes was OBJ
vious. What ought I to have