The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-12-02

ADVENTURES IN THE WRONG HOUSE.
81 Dir. D. MONTGOMERY BIRD.

! know not what extraordinary cCLiuuc-
ton of the stars took place on the first
Friday of June, lS3--, nor how my planet,
in particular, CaHc to pcrlarm 50 many an
tics. in or ont II its proper sphere. Before
that day, had never had an adventure III
my life the current of my existence had
flowed ON evenly and quietly rs the stream
OF a milI.pond: and no skill of author-crait
could have spun out my biography beyond
the compass OF single paragraph. | was
born. and liYod tVg twenty-five ycals--that
is all. lived in a village, too, and my name
was ias it uOw isl James J. Smith. There
was nothing more in my history worthy Of
being mentioned. except tnat. at twenty
iivc ycals Old, finding myself mcncumbcrcd
by any near relatives, and Possessed of Il
moderate estate, sufficient for all my reason
able wants land had no unreasonable
Oh cs), | began to grow weary of my rather
duh and lonely oXlstence, and cast about
for some means OF relief. was balancing
between two great projects, one of travel,
the other of matrimouy; hnth. indeed. in a
very general way for ! was not in love
with anybody, or any particular place, when
letter from an old college mate and cor.
RESPONDENT, Harry Brown, of Virginia, de-
tcrtAined me in favor of the former He
was Just forming family party for a trip TO
Niagara, which party he invited me to join
in Philadelphia, where he expected to az
rive at an early days and he promised to
bring along with him very charming un-
married cousin Of his, who might, perhaps,
he said, assist me in trying the other pro-
iect as soon as got tired of travelling, pro-
yided only that | had the spirit (aud it
required great spirit to WOO aud win her ;
all of which ! regarded as friendly plea
santry on the part q my old chum.
went, accordingly, to phiiadg glyhia, and
at iiurrYs suggestion, took lodgings al a
| fashionable clearinghouse, at which he in
tended stopping, and where designed to
await hila
Ii was on Friday, IN the afternoon, that I
, arrived; and haSing established myself in
a comfortable chamber, J sailed out 10 SEQ
somewhat of The city, aud inquired at the
post-otlice for letters from my friend. | re-
ccivcd two letters; one from Harry, OF a
somewhat mysterious quality; the other
/ rom a stranger, and Of character still
more ipeXplicable; both of them written
/ from Baltimore. Harry informed me that
no was on the way with his party, and
hoped to he in Philadelphia the following
/ day and he added land this v'2s The mys-
! t.rous part of his letter., that his aiore-
said handsome cousin was about 70 be
snatched away from me hy partiaalar IA
tality; yet he did not despair, he said, OF
my yet winning her, provided he should
| Immediately fud me upon reaching phi!a-
lelphia, aud Gud me with metal sufficient
to undertake a most formidable but sp)el
| did adventure
/ " Coulound his handsome cousin :" said
/ l. "whom never heard of before, exccr|
in his last letter; and cCHfGund his splendid
adventures ?" Aud with that, with the
greatest equanimty, bonlshcd thg memory
OF both, 10 examine and wonder over th,
second letter from my unknown cores
pondent II was as follows;
Ny pEAE Boy: Shall be in Philadelphia oI
Friday evening, with E., to sigu, seal, Kiss, an,
squahblc. according 70 compact; place aloremen
tioued Shall expect you-rings blushes, and hy
sterics ALWAYS promised 7our dad / would, an
oW Yours resolgtely, 7. Is.
This letter was formally directed &
James J. Smith ESQ., poste rsstants, Phila
delphia,' aud was mauilestly written ia Al
Old pan's hand and a5 far as could s2she