The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-03-25


uhicb ! could &, rolling along helrp sse
"a nomah, cloaked and hooded, brushed
pa.t me IL a quick step. a. ] lad 10,
beard acr lii saw her, and had believed
myself alonr 20 tbat particular locality,
ieii ms blood quicken with 4 Sigh, start.
and began 10 muuer, a. ! searehel ior q
kaife, lie only weapon ] carried:
II sou we're a nmu now, instead Of q
woman. as YOU are e-God ble.s the sex
coIleclNply--l-
Here ! stopped, because size dir
wheeling round, facing me, and looking a.
it she were taking my dumen> ous.
Five feet nine and a lrtlt IN my boots,
said !, tie wine making me rather s4ucy
weight, one hundred and filty.fvr, dinner
included age, say twenty-five. more o.
less. generally more; and mighty good
booking ior man II my size.
Here ! put my back against a conven-
eHt posi-, and began to whislie--ihe wo-
man ali the time apparently eyehg me
closely. Then she came toward me. and
said 10 n low, sweet yoice--at least
thought 60 then;
'Will Monsieur pardon me?
'Of course | will, Ma'm'sellc, since YOU
don owe me anything and are not likely
to- said ], thinking myself uncommonly
civil which was al owing to the very
good wine had drank.
Is Monsieur doctorH
| have that honor, Ms'mscle.'
A surgeon, Monsieur
Nj quite equal 10 Monsieur Blandin,
bot still a surgeon, al your service,
Monsieur is an Englshman : She said,
pereciying FROM my accent that ! Was u
foreigner.
No. Ma'm'stlle, an American, II you
please returned !, eIevating my lead
with an mir Of pride.
All so much the better, The Amer
leans are bHveN
Some OF them, Ma'm',elle.'
Aud llcy are 80 gniautr
They possibly have that fau!t # i4uit
il is, especially uhen a pretty woman IS
in the cast
Here niy fair unknown, as il without
thinking, So lever was tic at, pn>hrd
baca her hood, and showed mr, by the
DIM Egt Of a ncighbong Lamp, one Of
tie sweetest, pretiest, most bewitcling
fac | lad ever seen.
Monsieur Il Doctor, surgeon, ah
American, and brave AID gallant gen
lcmau, therefore Monsieur will come wth
me, and save q sufferers lie by his grest
sSilln
OF course | will, said l. scadying my
self by the post, for the wine had somehow
been increasing its power over me ever
since leaving my friends. OF course !
vii, Mann selle--oniy too happy TO serve
such a beautiful creatuie-pon the honor
Of French6ed American gentleman CHI
rufgeon Pray lead The way, Mann
selle
wan Monsieur be so kind z Mon
sieur would have done almost anything
he had been asked just th'n.
TWENTY PAGES Or so brought US TO the
steps Of one Of the ports leading down into
The Seine. My fair unknown descended,
and 50 did |, without asking wherefore.
If she had jumped into the water just
then. probably should have jumped in
after her. She didn't, though, and that
probably accounts for my not being q
drowned DOCTOR to-day.
Wei, as size and reached the stair
above the wash Of the river, a boat rowcd
~ two men, SHOT up TO US, and before ]
exactly comprehcnded What was doing, or
how il was, found myself seated on one
Of tie thwarts, my unknown angel beside
me, and the boat rapidly going some
where, still rowed by the two men.
Whew 2 thought here is IN adj
venture, whether ! will or no. Doctor
l., you equity wins-bibber, you have
probably made an ass Of yourself, and are
nov gong TO have your throat cut tor the
little money you are supposed to have,
but hay'nt got, about your person. Well.
lis too late 10 whine or repine now, and
50 not word + and MOI word dit ! say,
rather liking it than Otherwise, all excerpt
the numbering part, which ] hoped might
be mere fancy OF my own, 50 really fond
was OF adventure.
We were not many minutes on The Fiy-
er, and during thai time we shot along past
houses, under bridges, aHd among rlser
craft, with great rapidlly. not mord be-
iug spoken. Suddenly We ran into low,
dark arch, and soon after came TO STOP
IL some place, where. 50 far as seeing was
concerned, couldn't have told myself
irom barrel ol Ink.
MOI word, Monsieur le Doctcnr
your lite depelds on il ! said low. stern
Whisper ia my car.
am dumb as post, said more
so, Il anything ii you hear me speak be.
fore you are ready, blow my brains out
lhst j., what few | have left
Suencel lou are brave man. VII
90, uc harmed, aIrl aill bg wen paid for
your rouble.
Thank yon--al right--and being all
right. as my lamented countrymm,, David
CrucSelt. used 10 express j., - ahead
This was rot ali tie talk oi the wine