Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-02-06
LOST IN A FOG.

Il was the last day in November, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and fif-
ty something. sbout the hour of noon.
when the great and glorious---we might on
this occasion say n-glorious-City Of
Londoa was hidden from mortal eyes by
one OF those dense. brown fogs that often
tins eonvestit into anything but para
die. So suddenly had the obscurity come
on. that many an unlncky wight had I'M
willingly stpyed ont of the rghtpsth. not
morysry. be itunderstood. but literally. BE-
ing misled BY the impossibility of distin-
gushing one street from another in those
eea15h% aesriasesr were phi
Among those misguided wayfarers was q
certain pretty widow. named Cumley, who
had been lured from her Apartments. I"
IN Great Coram street. by faint gimmer-
ing. which.an hoursbefore. had given some
AoJs 81 q least : coutinuans Of daylight
for sufficient space of time to enable her
to make few purchases: with view to
the enhancement Of Der personal attractions
ct . party that was TO come off on the fol-
lowing evening. kwas in her way back
from Oxford street that the darkness began
to QAh0 HunA IL slike. ma shadas of
night causing her to quicken her pace
te4~nne1UnafFyE MISE sesectioSs1 ON tie
folly ofhaving suffered herself to be tempt
cd By the promptings of vanity, to venture
sb&so1 SuD1e1an jnsp6rdous morning.
Afraid OF passing over a crossing. she
kept on the footwsy. and took one or two
turnings haphazard. still hoping she was
going in the right direction. until. no lon
ger able to distinguish streets from squares,
she hssansa - colnpletsly last ~ the Babes
in IL Wood. for she was now in those
aristocrstic regions where there was not a
singh shop j1whieh she might have sought
aid and counsel in this her benighted con-
.ssSSStsiss4slhe wosm4z an 14osdos ss.iaa
Mrs. Cumley toherself 4 shall never find
my vsy hs9ssaadsas 10 sesttins into q
cab even il l could meet with one. which
is not very likely. should be afraid to
~: fisS s; e. : e s', s5s = ts's :.
an inch before me presently-W What a We
~ unfortunate thingto be'sure.
4Es<3ouley wss 90 coward. nor aid she
want for presence of mind in any Of the or
binary difficulties of Life; but this was .
dilemma for which she was totally UMPIRE
pellWdGt sasew - intq1gyvneoufca
ajG5Eof fsFps5kiy. especially. IS during
the last ten minutes. not . human being had
pas6sa b % whom he might have applied
for information IS to her whearebouts.-
Az length brilliant idea flashed upon bel
n1 4 g asszuao ~, sIs.. ham,. harm. .h.
thou. =, heck atadoor. and ask what
:tss s,t { 6 ~ w oae VII b siyil snensi
AID eetiag on the impulse OF the mo.
msnt abe, with some little difficulty. found
cut ~ door Of the house, for even tn
doors sad windows had become invisible
and having discovered. the knocker. sh'
gsvs. not the loud. suthoritive rat-tat-tat
that ds0ands instant adU;ssion, but mod
ct rap, nc f,sn<dtto ssyss< Il sk6ll feel
obliged Il you will open the door at you'
EARLIEST convenieneo..~.>
i - thsrsfore some minutes before
- sppsol WAS answered: but 1t length q
msnrsuxsnt pu.sntsd himssh. and opening
bis sys 70 thsir utmost extent - seeing Z
2l}eE az snd g % foat il spel
o.. ! = x e. e; t 81 NJ, e
:. ~ =. =: ~ { u s:'' lost
IA :: $500 - Al -. sasd fI,&