Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-16
From the Edinburgh Journal.l
A Mysterious Adventure

/ From the Edinburgh Journall
A Mysterious Adventure.
Doctor Edward l., who spent
some years in Paris, during the reign oI
Louis Philippe, acquiring greater profic-
iency in the art of surgery, met with at
least one strange, curious and exciting adj
venture, which we now record in his own
language:
am naturally as fond of adventure in
reality (said the doctorl as most persons are
of reading it and this admission, trust
will be sufficient explanation of how l SC
readily became connected with the mys-
terious affair | am about to relate.
One night, while returning late to my
lodgings from a cOnYivial party, where
had drank a good many healths in a good
deal of wine, as l was sauntering along
one of the numerously-named quays oi
the Seine, not far from the Hotel Dieu-
the oldest hospital in Paris, and, by the
bye, one of the best in the world-as
was sauntering along the quay, say,
humming tune, and, by way of variety,
thinking over some of the stories had
heard of persons being assasSinated in
this vicinity and thrown into the river,
which could see rolling along below me,
woman, cloalxed and hooded brushed
past me at quick step. As | had not
heard her till saw her, and believed my
self alone in that particular locality, felt
my blood quickened with slight start,
and began to mutter, as | searched for a
knife, the only weapon | carried:
If you were man now, my fine lady,
instead of q woman, as you are-God bless
the sex collectiyely-I-"
Here / stopped, because she did, wheel
ing round and facing Inc, and looking as
If she We're taking my dimensions.
Five feet nine and half in boots, "
said /, the wine making me rather saucy,
weight, one hundred and fiftv-fve, din
ner included; age, say twenty-five or less.
generally more; and mighty eood-looking
for man Of my size"
Here pat my back against a conven-
lent post, and began to whistle-the wo-
man ali the time eying me closely. then
she came toward me, and said in low,
sweet yoice-at least thought so then {:
Will monsieur pardon me?"
"Of course will, mademoiselle, since
you don't owe me anything, and are not
likely to-" said / thinking myself uncom-
monty civil, which was all owing to the
very good wine l had drank. ee--.
I" Is monsieur a doetor?"
"I have that honor, mademoiselle.v
A surgeon, monsieur ?" --. ->
- Not quite equal to Monsieur Blandin,
but stilr !. -"rgeon, at your service"
"Monsiesr is an Eng.','~hman' . she said.
perceiving from my accent that 1 was :
foreigner. H-.-
:. am, (" returned l, elevating my head
with an air of pride.
The Englishmen are brave"
Some of them, mademoiselle."
"And they are also gallant"
They possibly have that fault, if fault
it is, especially when pretty woman is
in the case"
Here my fair unknown, as if without
thinking, so clever was the art, pushed
back her hood and showed me, by the
dim light of neighboring lamp, one of
the sweetest, prettiest, most bewitchimg
faces have ever seen.
Monsieur is doctor, a surgeon, an
and a brave and gallant gen
tleman, therefore monsieur will come with !
me and save sufferers life by his great
skill"
"Of course l will" said I, steadying
myself by the post. for the wine had some |
how been increasing its power over me
since leaving my friends. "Of course L |
will, mademoiselle-only to happy toserve
such beautiful creature-'pon honor of |
1 Frenchified English gentleman chirur-
yeon Pray lead the way, mademoiselle. "
"Will monsieur be so kind as to take
my arm ?"
Monsieur was so kind-monsieur would
nave done any thing he had been asked /
ust then. .--...- ...
Twenty PAGES or so brought US to the
teps of one of the ports leading down
nto the Seine. My fair unknown deseen-
led, and SO did |, without asking where
ore. If she had jumped into the water
ust then, probably | should have jumped
n after her. She didn't though, and that
accounts for my not being o
lrowned doctor to-day.
Well, as she and reached the stair
.bove the wash of the river, boat rowed
" two men shot up to us, and before l
Xactly comprehended what was doing,
II how it was done, found myself seated
N one of the thwarts, my unknown angel
'eside me, and the boat rapidly going
ONE where, still rowed by the two men,
w new, mere IS III duNGD-I
ure, whether ] will or no. DR.. l.,
ou gouty wine-bibbler, you have proba-
ly made an ass of yourself, and are now
ding 20 have your throat cut for the lit
lie money you are supposed to have, but
ou haven't got 1t about your person.
Veil, its too late to whine or repine now, s
nd so not a wOrd" And not word did {
say, rather liking it than otherwise, all g
kept the numbering part which | hoped J
hight be mere fancy of my own, so re- v
lily fond was of adventure. We were j
OF many minutes on the river, and du- I
ing that time we shot along past houses, j
nder bridges, and among river craft with
reat rapidity, not a word being spoken. {
uddenly we ran into low, dark arch, I
nd soon after came TO a stop in some v
lace. where, so far rs was concerned, Is
couldn't have told myself from barrel d
ink. s
" Not aword, monsieur lie docteur your f
fe depends on il" said low, stern whis- a
er in my ear. n
Il am dumb as post" said / "more d
if anything. IfyOu hear me speak be- "
re you are ready, blow my brains out T
lat is, what have left" o
"Silence! You are a brave man, will c
ot be harmed, and will be paid for your L
ouble." '
Thank you-all right; and being all {;
ght, as Davy Crockett used to express r,
go ahead" Il
This was not all the talk of the wine. a
was getting sobered up pretty fast, and W
most wished myself safe in bed in my o
dgings, but thought it best to carry out
Y previous sang fold. II
"A capital surgeon, so far as GOODNESS Is II
heard whispered from one n
the other. --.. Al
Come, follow as lead, and remember. e,
id that stern whisper again, and at the oi
oment a strong hand took hold of mine. tc
/ arose, stepped from the boat to some n,
airs, went up the steps, and through gi