Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-14
An Adventure.

9 Al adventure.
II never attended but one temperance
lecture, said our friend B., with pc
Guitar smile, and don't think l shall
ever attend another.
You probably found it dry?"
We'll, yes-but that isn't it The lee
ture was well enough, but got into such
an awful serape after it was over, that
never think of temperance meetings
without sudden shudder. I'll tell you
about it. 1t was in Jersey city, where
was something of stranger, and the
night was one of the worst of the season.
Boreasl how it blewl 1t was enough
TO take your breath away Well, the lee
ture was over, and making nv way
through the crowd, fingered in the
doorway, contemplating the awful scene,
when somebody took my arm.
Where have you been2" said The
sweetest voice in the world. a have
been looking for you everywhere.
Very much surprised, l turned my
head and saw-but can't describe herl
1t makes me mad to think how prodig-
iously pretty she was.
With her left 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, " l
faltered.
Come, let us be going, was her re-
ply, pressing my arm
a thrill wsnt to my heart What to
make of my lady's address, l did not
know; but she was too charming a crea-
ture for me not to accompany her. We
-etoftvsl- c -: sI-~---i.lsu the tempest,
the noise of which prevented any CONVEX
sation. AT length, she said, with a
scream
Put your arm around me, or I shall
blow away"
need not describe to you my sensa-
ton, as / pressed her to my side and
hurried on. 1t was very dark, nobody
saw US, and allowing her to guide my
steps, | followed her motions through
two or three short streets, until she stop
ped before an elegant mansion,
Have yon your keyY she asked.
My key" l stammered, there must
be some mistake"
As she opened the door, stood wait
ing to bid her good night, or to have
some explanation, when, turning quick
ly, she said:
How queer you act tonight, amt
you coming in2
There was something very tempting in
the suggestion. Was I going inn A
warm house and pretty woman were
certainly objects of consideration, and it
was dreary to think of facing the storm
and seeing her no more.
Ittook me three-quarters of q 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,
thought | could do nothing better than
run up, too. followed her into very
dark room
" Lock the door, john she said.
Now, as if l had been the only John in
the world, l thought she knew me. l
felt for the key, and turned it in the
lock without hesitation, wondering all
the while what was coming next Then
an awful suspicion of some horrid trick
flashed upon my mind, for I have often
heard of infatuated men being lured to
their destruction by pretty women, and l
was on the point of re-opening the door,
when my lady struck light Then, be-
ing an exceedingly modest man, dis
covered to my dismay that l was in a
bedrOOmi alone with woman in a bed
rooml l cannot describe my sensations.
i said something; 1 don't know what it
was, but the lady lighted her lamp, look
ed, stared at me an instant, turned as
white as a pillow-case, and screamed
who are your How came you here
10 Fol- h. LII l..
sod WEE ny fhtsfbsand and covering
her face with her hands, she sobbed hys-
terically.
was petrifed. OF course was quite
as anxious to leave as she was to have
me. But, in my confusion, instead of
going out the door came in, unlocked
the door and walked into closet
Before could reetifv my error, there
came terrible laundering at the first
door. The lady screamed; the noise in
creased; and / felt peculiar, knowing
very well that now the lady's real hus.
baud was coming, and that l was in
rather bad fix
Well aware that it would not do to re-
main in the closet, and convinced of the
danger of meeting a man who might fall
into the vulgar weakness of being zeal
GUS, l was trying to collect my scattered
senses in the darkness, when the lady
whispered to me in mild manner
" What shall 1 do? IF you stay he
will kill me"
"Ohl but consider"
The laundering at the door drowned
her voice. She flew to open the door
AS the wrathful husband burst into the
room, / thought felt little sold, and
crept under some garments in the closet.
The gruf voice roared and stormed-
Othello was jealous and revengeful;
Desdemona innocent and distressed
then l heard ominous sounds, as of some
one looking under the bed
II know he is here. l saw him come
into the house with you'll You locked
the d-o-o-rl I'll have his heart out "
Hear mel hear mel 1 will ex.
plain.
As I was listening very attentively for
the explanation, the garments under
which l was concealed were quietly lift.
ed, and fancy my feelings, discovered in
such a situation, by such a husband.
Well, b." we cried, deeply in
terested. for we knew every word of his
story was true, "how did you get out Of
the serape2"
81 used violent remedy for so vio-
lent complaint Driven in corner
my life in danger-perceiving at a glance
that Othello was not as strong as l was
threw myself upon him, and held him
there until l had given him a full expla
nation of the error, made him hear rea
son, and tanned him to be as gentle as a
lamb. Then left, rather unceremoni
Ously, and have never seen OtheIIo Oh
Des1ernnna since -