East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-10-21
AN ADVENTURE.

81 never attended but one tempe
rance lecture" said our friend B, with
peculiar smile, "and 1 don't think
i shall attend another"
"You probably found it dry?"
"Well, yes-but that isn't it. The
lecture was well enough, but / got
Into an awful scrape after it was over,
that / never think Of temperance lee
lures without n shudder I'll tell YOU
about IL. II was in Jersey cry, where
l was something of a stranger, and
the night was one of the worst of the
season. Boreas. how it blew 1t was
enough to take your breath away
Well, sir, the lecture was over, and
making my way through the crowd, |
fingered in the doorway, contemplating
the awful scene, when somebody took
my arm"
"Where have YOU been?" said the
sweetest voice in the world. Il have
been looking for you everywhere"
Very much surprised l turned my
head and saw but | can't describe
her, 1t makes me mad TO think how
prodigiously 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 ?" j
faltered.
"Come LET US be going" was her
reply, pressing my arm.
A thrill went TO my heart. What
to make of my lady's address | did not
know; but she was too charming n
creature for me to refuse to accompany
her We started off in the midst of
the tempest, the noise of which pre-
vented any conversation. At length
she said with scream
"Put your arm around me, l shall
blow away"
81 need not describe to you my SEN
sation, as i 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
stopped before an elegant mansion.
Have you your key?" she asked
4" My keyw i stammered, ''there
must be some mistake"
80, 1 have one"
And she opened the door, l stood
waiting to bid her good night, or to
have somc explanation, when turning
quickly, she said:
How queer you act TO night?'
amt you coming in:"
There was something very tempting
in the suggestion. Was l going in :
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.
1t took me three-quarters of Sec
ond TO make up my mind, and in |
went. There was dim light iu the
hall, and as my guide ran rapidly up
stairs, why, thought l could do moth
ing better than to run up too, L fol-
lowed her into very dark room.
Lock the door, John" she said.
Now, as if / had been the only John
in the world, thought she knew me.
/ felt for the key, and turned it in the
lock without hesitation, wondering all
the while what was coming next
Then an awful sensation of some hor-
id tricks flashed upon my mind, for ]
have often heard of infatuated men be-
ing lured to their destruction 10y pret-
ty women, and was on the point of
reopening the door, when my lady
struck a light. Then--being an ex-
cessively modest mani discovered to
my dismay that i was in bed room
alone with woman in bed room
l cannot describe my sensation. ]
said something; i don't know what il
was, but the lady lighted her lamp
looked, stared at me an instant, turned
as white as a pillow case, and scream.
ed ~.
"Who are you? How came you
here? Gro quick--lcave tho room
Thought you were my husband y
and covering her face with her hands
she sobbed Historically.
i was petrifed. OF course / wa:
quite as anxious TO leave, as, she was
to have me. But in my confusion, in.
stead of going out of the door camC
in, ] unlocked another door and walk.
cd into a closet.
Before / could rectify my error there
came terrible laundering at the tirst
door. The lady screamed; the nois,
increased and | felt peculiar, knowing
very well that now the lady's real hus.
band was coming, and that was
in rather a bad FIX.
Well aware that il would not do Il
remain in the closet, and convinced o.
the danger of meeting q man who
might fall into the vulgar weakness.
of becoming jealous, l was trying tc
collect my scattered senses in the dark
ness, whom the lady rushed to me and
whispered in o Wild manner