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

should arrive IN the city.
This proved moro difficult undertaking |
han expected for there was immediately |
= great hue and cry raised; and, the streets !
being pretty full of people Tor it was not
vet eleven o'clockl, | was followed and
headed and assaicd ou both sides, 40 that
Il VAS orlv 10y taskiug my activity to the
utmost and diving into every alley and by
way that offered. that | managed t. avoid |
my pursuers My greatest fear was Of
losing my way. for knew hut lttlc OF the !
city; and the uniformity OF its streets, and !
the great family resemblance between all ,
its houses, arc very perple <iug TO n stran-
ger. Yet | thought | wax Keeping the run
OF the streets notwithstanding my various
noundcrngs and by-and.by was sure that
a large house, now in sight, was my board.
ing.house, because il looked exactly like il,
and was similarly situated near an alley.
which-or one the perfect fac aimilc Of it
| had tlkcn notice of during tho day.
AS came near the house, | found myself
cut of from the door by some persons who
were running from the opposite direction
to intercept me. | therefore plunged down
tho alley, which was badly lighted. and
soon conducted me into another still darker
one, which perceived, ran at the back of
the houses, bounding the yards or gardens,
which were nearly inclosrd with walls and
fences, with garden cato to each house.
The idea struck mo that might perhaps
enter tho boarding-houso through the gar
den gato, which knew must be the second
one, for tho house itself vas tho second be.
yond the alley I tried the latch il did
not yield but | had not withdrawn my
hand when the cato itself was thrown open.
and, upon my rushing in, it was immedi,
0tcly closed again, aud toltcl hphiud mo
and this, was certain. without my having
been seen from without, for mono Of my
pmsuers had got into the alley, Besides,
tho gate was orsrhCng with big tree,
which darkened the alley aud the whole
yard, So that | could see nothing of the
person who had let me in. except that il
was woman. And this she made more
manifest by taking mo round the neck and
giving me hearty buss oXcaiming
| els it you. Jimmy, my dear? And how
came you so late? And what makes all this
racket and rQuning?'
Oh" whispered I, in some confusion,
there has boou fight, and the police are
| taking up everybody"
"1hat's Just like you, Jimmy, you goose ~
said my unknown darling, giving me ano
thcr huss, "stopping to see every fight,
though you might lose fortune by it,
But come along; don't say n single word.
| I'll take you up stairs. I'll put out the
| lights. Have you got your Sunday best
on Yes, | feel that YOU have. Don't say
n word or somebody will discover u.s."
| Who was my inamorata2 That was more
| than | could tell But it was evident she
/ took me fsr aomo cne else--her sweet.
heart t--and that was a character which, to
avoid discovery, was compelled TO keen
on till had got into tho house, when de-
signed giving her the slip, and retrcating
to my own chamber. BIT this, | found,
was an achievement not to be easily effect
ed for. first. she held nae very lovingly
round my neck in bonds: and next when
we got into the house, through the back
door, it was so dark that could recognize
"othing ] kncw--cvcything was novelty
and mystery. But ! could hear various
sounds of mirth and chatter, and especially
! two or three pianos and other musical in.
slrumcuts cchoing in different parts of the
housc.
III this confused alatc, the damsol led me
up to little room at the head of the stair,
on the second story, where being if posi-
bic, still darker than ever she gave me
new hug, and said
"Now, Jim, nv lad, I'll tell you all about
it, and what you are to do, exactly. You
see. she is to run away, Isle, thought |
what she ?? and with her-at least she
| thinks so. We are to go of in the cars to
/ Baltimore they go in half an hour and
she is in "A great hurry. suppose she has
Ia lover down there but he can't be worth
! having, if he won't come after her. We
are to go OFF in mems clothes. Locausc wo