The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-11-05
An Adventure.

An Adventure
! Il never attended but one temperate
lecture said our friend, with a peculia
[smile, and don't think I shall attend an.
other? -'
You probably found it dry?'
l., We'll, yes-but that isn'tit. The lectur
} was well enough but / got into such an awfu
: scrape after it was over, that l never think
Il of tenn perance meetings without a shudder
j I'll tell you about it.. 1t was in Jersey City
j where | was mething of a stranger, and the
4 night was one of the worst of the season.
Boreasi how,it blew! It was enough totakt
was over, and making my way through the
crowd, I fingered in the doorway, contem-
plating the awful scene, when somebody
took my arm"
Where have you been?' said the sweet
est voice in the world. L have been looking
! for You everywhere
| Very much surprised turned my head
and saw-but can't describe her! Itmakes
me mad to think how prodigiously pretty
she wasi '.'a
With herleft hand she leaned on my arm;
she was arranging her veil with her right,
and did not notice my surprise.
You have been looking for me-? faltered
Come let Us be going,' was her reply
pressing my arm.
A thrill went to my heart. What to max e
Of my lady's address I did not know; but
she was too charming creature for me to
refuse to accompany her. We started off in
the midst of the tempest, the noise of which
prevented any conversation. At length she
said with scream
'Put your arm around me, 1 shall blow
away
i need not describe to you my sensation.
as pressed her to my side and hurried on
1t was very dark; nobody saw us, and allow
ing ber to guide my steps. | followed her
motions through two or three short streets,
uutfl she stopped before an elegant man
sion.
Have you your key? she ask ed.
Ny keyi' l stammered, there must be
some mistake
Dc o. l have one.'
And as she opened the door, 1 stood
waiting to bid her good night. or to have
some explanation, when, turning quickly,
she said:
How queer you act tonight? amt you
coming imp
d There something very tempting in the
suggestion. Was l going ih? A warm
house aud pretty woman were certainly
objects of consideration, aud it was dreary
to think of facing the storm and seeing her
no more
1t took me three quarters of a second to
make up my mind, and in went. There
was dim light in the hall, and as my guide
ran rapidly up stairs. why, l thought l could
DO nothing better than run mp too, l follow
ed her into a very dark room.
Lock the door, john she said.
Now, as If | had been the only John in |
the world, thought she knew me. l felt
for the key, and turned it iD the lock with
put hesitation, wondering all the while what
was coming next Then an awful sus picion |
Of some thing horrid flashed upon my mind,
for 1 have often heard of infatuated men |
being lured to their destruction by pretty |
women, when my lady struck light
rhen-being an excessively modest man !
discovered 10 my dismay thatl was in a
bed d-room!-alone with a woman in a bed
'oomi l cannot describe my sensation. |
said something: l don't know what it was,
but the lady lighted her lamp, looked,
stared at me an instant, turned as white as a
Dillow-ca and screamed-
who are you? How came you here?-
30 Quick-leave the room-I-thought
you were my husbsndl and cOverirg her
ace with her hands, she sobbed hysteric
div. go
l was petrifed. OF course 1 was quite as
anxious to leave, as she was to have me-
But in my confusion, irstead Of going out Of
he door came in, / unlocked another door
md walked into closet. ..... ... ...
Before could rectity my error there came
terrible laundering at the first door. The
ady screamed; the noise increased; and
cit peculiar, knowing very well that now
he lady's real husband was coming, and
hat was in rather a bad fix.
Well aware that it would not do to re-
lain in the closet, and convinced OF the
langer of meeting a man who might tail
nto the vulgar weakness of becoming Jeal-
,us, was trying to collect my scattered
epses in the darkness, when the lady rush
ID to me and whispered to me IN wild
-.rs
-.What shall L do? If you do not go, he
will kill meh -.
'O-but consider
Tue laundering at the door drowned her
'oice-she flew to open it. As the wrath
al husband burst into the room, thought
felt little cold, and crept under some
garments hanging in the closet.
A gruffvoice roared and storm ed-Otheilo
vas Jealous aud revengsfu!; Dssdemona in
Iocsnt aud distressed.-theG | heard oml-
ous sounds, as of some one looking under
he bed J.. .s.s
Il know he is therel / saw him come into
he house with you! You locked the door!
-I'lI have his heart out!
Hear me! hear me! l will explainP
As / was listening very attentIveiy Tor the
explanation, the garments under which
vas concealed were quietly lifted, aud fancy
ny feelings, discovered in such situation
" suoh husband. f,'. al-
Well, B. we cried deeply inter
sted for we knew that every word OF his
tory was true, how did you get out OF the
orape.' s- -...
Il used violent remedy for so violent a
omplaint. Driven in a corner-my life in
apger-sr ewing at glance that Othello