The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-11-25
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An Adventure. r.

An Adventure. 4ea
u never attended but one temperance leci
Iure," said our friend b., with q peculiar
smile, 'and don't think shall ever attend
another" .-....-ls,.,,,.-.
"You probably found it 'dry7nI
"Wsll yes -but tina, ISM it. The lecture
was well enough, but got iato such an aw-
iul scrape after 1T was over, that never
think OF temperance meetings without a sud-
nen shudder. I'll tell YOU abont IT. i was
in Jersey City, where was something OF a
stranger, and the night was one OF the worst
Of the season. Boress how il. bIewi It
wasenough totake your breath away. Well
the lecture was over, and making my way
through the crowd, | fingered in the door way
contemplating tse AwIui scene, when some
boIy ok my arm"
"Wherc haze you becn?'' said the swset.
est voice IN the world II haze been locking
for you eveiywhere
Very mubh surprised, 1turned my head
and say-hut l,caa,t describe her! it makes
me mad to think how prodiglously pretty
she was @-a |2 S'l '-''-
With her lett hand she leaned ou my arm;
she was arranging her veil with her night,
and did not notice my surprise.
so you have been looking lor niea.! fal-
| tered. If. .,.. or.,i
S"camo, let u, he going" was IS tie aa5'n '4neply,
| pressing my arm ~ h929apH
A thrill went to my heart. What to
! make OF my lady's address did not know;
but she was too-charlniRg a creature f,r me
not to accompany her. We started of in
I the midst Of the tempest, the noise of which
/ prevented any conversation. AT length she
said, with srresm: "Put your arm around
the or Shall bog away" r.
/ need not describe TO YOU nv sensations
as pressed her to my sids and hurried on.
1t was very dark; nobody saw us; and allew.
ing her to guide my steps. followed her
mo ions through two or tires short streets,
until she stopped before an elegant mansion.
"iave you your key?' she asked
My key!" s,amnered; ''there must be
some mistake" -. ...s~..r- 7,-,
/ As she opened tie door stood waiting to
bid her good night or to have some explana.
ton. when, turning quickly, she said -.
"iow queer you act 10 night; amt you
coming IN? a# -.t}n asyg7 bib 1871
There was something very tempting in the
suggestion. WASH goiog int?. A warm house
and a pretty woman were certally ob;ee,s Of
consideration, and it was dreary 10, think OF
facing the storm and see her no more.
! IL took me three quarters oi a second to
make Hp my mind, and In / went. There
was q dim light in the hall, and as nv guide
ran rapidly up stairs why, thought ] could
do nothng better than run up loo. i fol-
4 lowed her into, a very dark room. g., s+
! Lock lhe door, john" tte said @'t
Now, as If lhad been the only John in
the world, thought she knew me. !. ] felt
for the key, and turned Il in the l5ckawith-
out hesi's'ion, wondering what. was coming
next. Then an awInl suspicion Of some
hor,ii trick flashed upon my mind, for /
have often heard Of infatuated men beisg
laTed TO their distraction by pretty womsDi
and was On ths point ol re- opening the
4 door when my lady struck light Then
beng an excessively modest nan--I diScoy'
cred to MY disrnay that was in bedroom
t--alone with woman in a BEDROOM! /
cannot deScribe my sensations. ! said
something | don't know what it was, but
the lad lighted her lamp, looked, stared se
me an instant, turned as white US pillow.
case, aud screamed:
"Who are you? How came you here? CD,
| Iqlick--ieave The room; I thought you were
my hu5band!' aud covering her facs With
her hands, she sobbed hysterically
was petIif.d.a OF course, I was quite!as
anious to lesve Us she was 10 have me. But
in nv confusion instead Of going out the
door came in, / unlocked the door, and
into clesct. .,...,. .:.-.J4 ,a ,-.,E
Before could rec.iy my error there came
a terrible laundering ut my door. The lady
screamed; the roiss increased. and j felt pa
cular, knowing very we'll that now. the la
Idys, real husband was coming, ard that I
was in rather bad Tx. vi RIO u'te
Wcll aware that it would not do to remain
IN the closet, and CONVINCED oI TIE danger Of
meeting a man who might fall into the, Suls
gar weaness OF being jealous, ! was trying 10
collect my shattered senses when IN the dark
ness, when the lady whispered to me In
| wild napner--
"Wha' shall do? II you do not 60 lie
will kill me"a 5gs.gj. TFGgo2
"Oh but conadcr--7-" ,..,.4.,,, rr..-.t.
The laundering at the door drowned her
voice. she few to open the door, As thu
wrathfpl husbsnd nburst,into the rooui., 1
thought felt 'll'tle colo, and crept under.
some garments hanging in the closet.
The grutf voice roared andrstofned Othet~l
10 was jealous and revengeful, Desdamolia
.nnocsRta I'D Distressed. Then heard ON.
Inious sounds, as otsbine ;eue looking under
1.-THE bed.
i II know he IS iberei saw him come into
the hGuse ssiihyou' lie locked the .d+oso If
| III have his heart out.n 80, 80. ,,-s,s s,t
4 --ailear mt hear me! Iwill explain!'
/ As weSilIstentug verT attentiseig for. Tie >
explanation. The garments nader which /
4 was corcehltd'were quietly lifted, and iaucy
A my feelings, discovered in such d situation
by such ahuSband Ftr..at, 4r,4.y ypT ag
We'll B--n," we cried, deeply inter:
esed, Tor We knew every VOID OF his story
vas true, "how did sysu get out Of the
scTape? .t
4 5tI!used violent remedy for 50 violent
compliant. Driven in a. ,eorner-.my lie in
danger -peictiving at glance that O,hello,
was'not as strong as ras, | threw myself
! tpon him, fell with 5hi,n and held him there
tuntil had gwen q ull explanstiqn OF the er.
or, rnsdo.iiln hear reason, and tanned him to
be as gentle as aJlamb 80 hen . let, rather
ceIeponiopsy, .spd I have never seen o.
theIlo or Desds smona siiites"
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/ THE ApPaoACH or CoyG9ass.--The can.
fdiiaics Tor the various Offices in tbs GIT Of
i the House are maltiplyiag freely. The
most prominent are tho illlowiog: + For
4 speaker. Schuyler ,Colfex. Of Ind, L. H.
, NAShhuins, Of Ills. For ClerkA-S. G. +Car4
ey, OF Ky, and :. G, Fessenden,of iMains---
For Doorkesper Captain Goodnow, otN.
5bii ana Hawkins1A lor, flows. For Post.
rn.ster--Noah Brooks; Of Sacramento (gai)
Onion, w. II. King, of M ianesota, }. Beebe,
OF the arme STATE, and others not very
\ prominent Iat present. h General ! i,lair, It,
has been ,knovn ,bers ,fors soma time, vii