The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-25
From the Edinburgh Journal
A MYSTERIOUS ADVENTURE.

Ana soon MAIL see hef aEAio.
From the Edinburgh Journal
MYsTERIOUs ADVENTURE.
Doctor Edwa-d J., Who spent sons
years in Paris, during the reign of Louis Philippe,
acquiring greater proficiency in the art Of sur.
gerry, met With at least one strange, curious, ahd
exciting adventure, which We now record 10 his
own language
am naturally a food Of adventure in reality
(said the doctor) az meat persons are Of reading
it; and this admission, trust, viii be sufficient
explanation Of hsw l % readily became con-
nected with the mysterious affair l am about to
| relate.
One night, while returning late to my lodgings
from Q convivial party. where | had drunk
good many heal.hs in good deal of very good
wiLe, as was saunterng along one of the nu-
merously named quays Of the Seine, not far from
the Hotel Dieu-the oldest hospital in Paris, and
by the bye, one Of the bes: 10 the word-as l
was saun,sring along the quay, l say, humming
q tune, and, BY way OF variety, thinking over
some OF the stories had heard Of persons be-
ing assassnated in this vicinity, and thrown into
the river, which l could see rolling along below
me, woman, cloaked and hooded, brushed past
me at quick step.
As l had not heard her till saw her, and had
y,
/ felt my blood quickened with q slight start
| and began to nutter, as searched for a knife,
the only weapon carried:
"If you were a man, now, nv fne lady, in
stead of q woman, as you are-God bless the
Sex collectvely-I-"
Here l stopped, because she did, wheeling
round, facing me, and looking as il sho ~o-" ."
kIng NY 0IuiensOus.
Five feet nine and half in boots" said /,
the wine making me rather saucy in weight
one hundred and 6fty FIVE, dinner Included; age
say twenty five, more or less, generally more !;
and mighty good looking fer a man Of my
size"
Here l put ny back against q convenient
time apparently eyeing me closely. Then she
came toward me, and said in low. sweet voice
at least l thought 90 then:
"Wil monsieur pardon me:"
! "Of course l will, mademoiselle, since you
don't owe me anything, and are not likely to, I"
said l, thinking myself uncomnoniy civil,
which was all owing to the very good wine had
| drank.
"Is monsieur a docter?"
81 have that honor, MAIDEN oiselle."
! "A surgeon, monsieur"
"Not quite equal to Monster Blandin, but still
q surgeon, at your service"
| Monsieur is an Englishnan," she said,
perceiving from my accent that ] was tor
eigner.
an al air 81 pr5'sstp r5'sstprned l. elevatiDs INV head with
| Tho EngnsnDen are brave
| "Some Of them, madeDoiselle."
| "And they are also gallant"
''They possibly have that fault, if fault il
Is, especially when a pretty woman is in ths
case"
Here my fair unknown, as if without thinking
% clever vas the art, pushed back her hood and
showed me, by the dim lght<of q neighborine
lamp one OF the sweetest, prettiest, most be
witching faces l had ever SEEN
''Nonsieur 10 Q doctor, q surgeon, an English
man, and brave and gallant gentleman. there
fore monsieur will come With me and save suf
ferer's life by his great ekil."
''Of course I wiI," said I, steadying myself by
the post, for the wine had somehow been in
creasing its power ever since leaving my friends
"Of course / will, nademoiselle- too happy
to serve such a beautiful cresture-'pon the
honor of Frenchi6ed English gentleman Chi
rurgeon! Pray lead the way, mademoisee."
"Will monsieur be so kind as to take NJ,
arm?"
Mensienr was 90 kind-monsieur would have
done almost anything he had been asked JUS
then.
i Twenty PAGES or % brought us to the step'
Of ons Of the ports leading down into the Seine
Ny fair unknown descended, and 90 did with
cut asking wherefore. If she had Jumped int
the water jset then, probably | should have
jumped in after her. She didn't though, ant
that probably accounts for my not being
drowned doctor to day.
Well, 40 che and reached the stair abov,
the wash Of the river, boat rowed by two ner
shot up to u.s. and before exactly comprehend
ed what was doing, or how it vas done, foun,
myself seated ol one Of the thwarts, my WI
known angel beside ne, and the boat rapidly 60
T ing somewhere, still rowed BY the two meu
"Whev!" thought /, "here is an adveutur
whether will or no. DR.. J., you gout
wine bibber, you have probably made an ass O
yourself, and are now going to have your throa
cut for the little meney you are supposed to have
but you haven't get it about your person. Well
it's too late to whine Or repine now, and 20, no
q word"
And not word did say. rather liking it tha
otherwise, oil except the numbering part, which
i hoped might be q mere fancy of my own, g
really fond was Of adventure. We we're no
many minutes On the river, and dsriss that time
, We shot aleng past houses, under bridges, al
among river craft, with great rapidity, net wor
being spoken.
/ Suddenly We ran into . low, dark arch, an
soon after came to stop in some place, where
: 90 far a. seeing was concerned. 1 couldn't hav
told myself from . barrel of ink.
Not . word, monsieur lie docteur; your II
depends on" said low, stern whisper in m
. ear.
, Il am dumb - post" said l ; ''nore 40,
. anything. If you hear me speak before you al
! ready, blow ny brains out-that il, what few
!. have left"
Il ''Silence You are . brave man, viii n,
: be harmed, and will bs we'll paid for your tro,
!. ble."
}: Thank you-an right; and being all righ
a. Davy Crockett used to express it, {
q ahead
>. This was not all the talk of the vine. v:
getting sobered up pretty fast, and almost wishs
myself safe in bed in ny lodgings, bat thougl
it best to carry ont my previous sang fro,d.
"A capital surgeon, % far - coolness 10 CO
y cerned," / heard whispered from one to Il
D. other.
T. "Come, fellow as I lead, and remember
. said that stern whisper asaia, and At the nome
:, . strong hand took ,ld Of mine.
q aross, stepped N the boat to some stat,
!, = went up the steps, d through q lsng, narro
passage, and then down some stairs, and throus
% another long, narrow passage, and then up a
through, and down and throu:a ill I heart
prayed might ssen get thI ough, and all 4
er time in . darknsss that might rave been cut vi
b. knife, 20 to speak, and in silence that death
er ssf might have been satisfied With.
ID At last We entered An underground place, ii
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