Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-29
A MYSTERIOUS ADVENTURE.

DR. Edward l., who spent some
years III Paris, during the reign of Louis
Philippe, acquiring greater proficiency
in the art OF surgery, met with at least
one strange, curious and exciting adysu-
ture, which we now record in his own lam
gusge;
l am as naturally as fond of adventure
in reslty, said the doctor, as most persons
are OF reading it, and this admission, trust,
will be sufficient tor an explanation of how
/ so readily became connected with the
mysterious affair | am about TO relate.
One night while returning late to nv
lodgings from a cornwall party, where |
had drank good many healths, in a good
deal of very good wine, as | WAS saunter-
ing cling one Of the numerously named
quays ct the Seine, not ar from the Hotel
Dieu-the oldest hospital 10 Paris, and, BY
the by, one Of the best in the world-as |
was saunteriug along the quay, say hum.
ming tune, aud, by way Of variety, think.
ing over some OF the stores | had heard of
persons being ssaasiuated in this vicinity
and thrown into the river, which / could
see re Hing along below me. woman.
81 'aked and hooded, brushed past me at a
quick ster. As had not heard her till I
saw her, AMI had believed myself alone ia
that particular locality, felt my blood
quicF ened with slight start, ard began
to mutter, IS felt for my knife, the ooiy
weapon carried
If you were man now, my emo lady,
instead of woman, as yuR are-Gud bless
the sex eoliectively-i-"
Here stopped, because she did, and
wheel re- ronu d, facing me. and looking as
if she we're taking my dimensions:
Five feet nine and a half in boots, :" said
|, the wire making me rather saucy: Sin
weight, one hundred and fifty.fve, dinner
included age say twenty-five, more or less,
generally more; and mighty good locking
| for a man Of my size"
Here pot ny back against convenient
| post, and began to ~histie-the woman al
the time apparently cycling me closely
/ Then she came toward me, and said 10 q
! low sweet yuice-at ] asst ! thought 81
! then:
"Will monsieur pardon met"
! of course | will, mademoiselle, since
| you dob't owe me anything, and are no;
likely to-" said I, thinking myself uhcnn-
mDnly civil, which was all owing to the
very good wine that bad drank.
Is monsieur dOc:OrY
al have that honor, ma1emoiselle."
"a surgeon, moDsieur?"
Not quite equal to Monsieur Bland ia
| but still a surgeon, at your own service.
Monsieur is an Englishman." said she
! perceiving from my accent that | wac Cor
eigner.
IL am" returned l, elevating my heaC
with an air of pride.
"The Englishmen are brave"
Some of them"
! "And they are 80 gallant"
"They pcseibly have that fault, If fualt i
is, especially when pretty woms u is in th,
case"
| Here nv fair unknown, as If withou
, thinking, so clever was the art, pushed baci
her hood aud showed me, by the dim ligh
Of neighb0riDg lamp, one Of the sweetest
prettiest, most bewitching faces had eve
seen.
Monsieur is doctor, a surgeon, an En-
glishmaD, aud a brave and gallant gentle
man, therefore monsieur will come Wit
me and save sufferers life by his grea
skill"
"Of course will" said |, steadying my
self by the post, for the wine had soneho,
been increasing its power over me sine
leaving my friends. "0f course [ vii
mademoiselle- too happy to serv
such beautiful creature-'pon the homo
of Frenchifieid English gentleman CHR
urgeon! Pray lead the way, madeuoi
selle ~
Twill monsieur be go kind as to take m
arm?"
Monsieur was 80 kind-monsisur woul
have done almost anything he had bee
asked Just then.
Twenty PAGES or so brought Us TO th
sters Of one of the ports leading down TO th
Seine. My fair unknown decended. an
30 did /, without asking wherefore. fish
had jumped into the water just then prot
ably | should have jumyed in after her,
She didn't though, and that probably &C
counts for my not being drowned docto
to-day
Well, as she and l had reached the stat
above the wash Of the river, a boat rowe
by two men shot up to US, and before | ez
actly comprehended what [ was doing. o
how it was done, found myself seated Of
one of the thwarts, my unknown angel be
side me, and the boat rapidly going s1me
where, still rowed by the two men.
"Wbew !" thought /, "bere is an adven
ture whether will or no. DR.. l., yoI
equity wine biber. you hsvs probably mad
an ass Of yourself, and are now going t
have your throat cut for the money you ar
supposed to have, but you bavn't got il abou
\ your person. Well, it is too late to whin
or repiDe now, and 90 not q word" An,
not a word did say, rather liking it thai
otherwise, ell except the numbering par
which hoped might be mere fancy o