Litchfield enquirer., 1862-06-12

upon their banner. We nope soon to cross the river, and have better luck in our next encoun- ter with the enemy. .. ai .s,r- D.
 From the Edingburgh Journal
 A MYSTERIOUS ADVENTURE. | Dr. Edward L., who spent some years in Paris, during the reign of Louis Philippe, ac. quiring greater proficiency in the art of surgery met with at least one strange, curious and excit- ing adventure, which we now record in his own language:
 am naturally as fond of adventure in reality (said the doctor) as most persons are of reading it and this admission, trust, will be sufficient explanation of how I so readily became connec- ted with the mysterious affair am about to re- late.
 One night, while returning late to my lodgings from conviyial party, where 1 had drank good many healths in a good deal of very good wine, as l was sauntering along one of the numerous ly named quays of the Seine, not far from the Hotel Dieu--the oldest hospital in Paris, and, by the by, one o. the best in the world--as l was sauntering along the quay 1 say, humming a tune, and by way of variety, thinking over some of the stories had heard of persons being as- sassinated in this vicinity and thrown into the river, which could see rolling along below me, woman. cloaked and hooded, brushed past me at quick step. As I had not heard her till saw her. and had believed myself alone in that particular locality, felt my blood quckened with a slight start, and began to mutter, as searched for a knife, the only weapon carried |: | elf you were man now, my fine lady, instead | of woman, as you are--God bless the sex coll
 Here stopped because she did, wheeling round, facing me, and looking as if she were talk ing my dimensions. ...
 Five feet nine and half in my boots,' said I, the wine making me rather saucy; weight one hundred and 6fty-fve dinner included age, say twenty-five, more or less, generally more and mighty good-looking for man of my size.'
 Here put my back against convenient post and began to whistle--the woman all the time apparently cycling me closely. Then she came toward me, and said in low, sweet voice-at least thought so then:
 Will monsieur pardon meP | 'Ofcourse I will, mademoiselle, since you don't owe me anything, and are not likely to- said I, thinking myself uncommonly civil which was all owing to the very good wine 1 had drank.
 Is monsieur doctor? l 'l have that honor, mademoiselle.' | "A surgeon. monsieur?'
 Not quite equal to Monsieur Blandin, but still a surgeon at your service.' ...
 Monsieur is an Englishman, she said, per ceiving from my accent that l was a foreigner.
 T am,' returned I, elevating my head with an air of pride.
 'Ihe Englishman are brave.'
 Some of them, mademoisee.'
 And they are also gallant.
 ''rhey possibly have that fault if fault it is, especially when a 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 a neighbering lamp, one of the sweetest, prettiest, most be- witching faces I had ever seen.
 !Monsieur is a doctor, a surgeon, an English man, and brave and gallant gentleman there fore monsieur will come with me and save sui ferer's life by his great skill
 Of course will' said I steadying myself by the post, for the wine had somehow been increas ing its power over me since leaving my friends Of course I will, ademoisee--only too happy to serve such beautiful creature-pon the hon. or of Frenchi6ed English gentleman chirur- geon Pray lead the way, mademoiselle.'
 Will monsieur be so kind as to take my arm? ..-... l Monsieur was so kind-monsieur would have done almost anything he had been asked to just then.
 l Twenty paces or SO brought us to the steps of one of the ports leading down into the Seine My fair unknown descended, and 80 did l, with l O0t aSkiHh WuGrGlOEc. Al ou0 uuo Juuipcu AuuO the water just then, probably l should have jumped in after her. She didn't though, and that probably accounts for nay not being drown ed doctor to-day. >. ,5E fass .t@' l We'll, as she and reached the stair above the wash of the river, a boat rowed by two men shot up to us, and before I exactly comprehended what was doing, or how it was done l found myself seated in one of the thwarts, my unknown angel beside me, and the boat rapidly going somewhere, still rowed by the two men.
 'WhewP thought I, here is an adventure whether will or no. Dr. L., yeu gouty wine biber, you have probably made an ass of yourself, and are now going to have your throat cut for the little money you are supposed to have, but you haven't got it about your person. We'll, it's too late to whine or repine now, and so not word nowp And not a word did say. rather liking it than otherwise, all except the numbering part, which hoped might be mere fancy of my own, so really fond was of adven- ture. We were not many minutes on the river, and during that time we shot along past houses, under bridges, and among river craft with great rapidty, not a word being spoken. Suddenly we ran into low dark arch, and soon after came to step in some low place, where, so far as see. I ing was concerned, l couldn't have told myself I from barrel of ink. .sa4y I sNot word monsieur le docteur; your life depends on it, said low stern whisper in my ear. ., . {.e.s.f1;s.a 9l54 ..l e...,-,.}3 T am dumb as post said |; more so if any thing. If you hear me speak before you are ready, blow my brains out that is, what few I have left 70 ssl 4a4 s+
 Silence! You are a brave man, you will not be harmed, and will be well paid for all your trouble.' .g3Y9 52 Aei ii a4ga 9s 4 Thank you-all right and being all right as Davy Crockett used to express it; go ahead" This was not all the talk of wineG was get ting sobered up pretty fast, and almost wi shed myself safe in bed in my lodgings, but thought 1t best to carry out my previous sang froid
 A capital surgeon, so far as coolness is con cerned, heard whispered from one to the other lof them
 Come follow as I lead, and rememberE said that stern whisper again, and at the moment a strong hand took hold of mine.
 I | arose stepped from the boat to some stairs, went up the Steps, and through long narrow art,s passage and then up and throqgh sSt aad a0@n sos oct through, and all the tinein darkness that