The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-12-09

At the first sound of my voicc--for had
not spoken bcforc-sho turned wildly upon
me. We were nearer the door of the cham
her, and the light shonc upon my face rs |
knclt. | never saw such n change from r;-
diant mirthiulness to the extremity Of ter
ror. | saw she was going to shrek, and,
springing up, placed my hand over her
mouth.
For Heavens sake, madam" | cried,
do not ruin me, and perhaps yourself; |
will not insult you. | am gentleman, the
victim of n most extraordinary blunder
which has caused this intrusion, and made
mo an unexpected confdnnt in yonr iu-
tended elopement. Pray, madam, don't
faint"
Certainly she looked SO much like it, that
| was compelled TO support her, and she
was obliged to suffer me.
al will make every reparation. | will
retire. Nay, will even assist you TO fly;
for Susan is faithess, (sho designed s,
betray you) and you need faithful at.
tendant."
" Sir--sir-sirW stommercd the beauty,
to whom these allusions to the clopoment
gave life, while they covered her with
bushes: al need nothing but your immc-
diatc departure. For Heavens sake, go!
Oh! what, trh0f ia to become of me ?" And
she wrung her hands, and burst into tears.
| never could stand womans tears
who CAM aud those of the bcGdtilul
stranger cut me to the soul, while they com
pleted the fascination of my spirit. 1t was
all over with me in u moment. | felt that
had suddenly fallen in love with her, and
none the less deeply for knowing no more
who she was, and what were her qualities,
than if she had just stepped down from tho
moon and fallen in love- too, to that pitch
of desperation, the point of magnanmity.
So down dropped on my knees again, and
| again seized her hand, which she vaInly
| tried to snatch from me while !, not doubt
| ing her tears wcrc in part at least, owing
to tho interruption of the clopcmcnt, and
consequent fears of losing her lover, ener
getiCally repeated my offers of assistance,
on tho word of n gentleman, that | " ould
faithfully carry her TO the arms of her lover,
even, | added. i'll rage of zeal and despair,
| if | had to blow my own brains out the mo-
mcnt after.
Sir" said she, hastily, :" l have nc lover ;
I was not going to run away with lover" "
Heaven bo praised ~ cried |, "for now
you can run away UM one. Madam, | am
a gentleman, and man of fortune, single,
uncnGagcd, and love and adore you. My
away her hand, but jumped and caught it
again for, though she started from mo, il
was not start of displeasurc. On the con-
trary, she blushed, and tremblcd, and looked
pleased was sure she did--and she grew
the more pleased the more | told her how
much adorcd her and when presumed
on hor growing affection, to throw my arm
around her waist, she began to smile and
gigglc; in fact, thought she was going
into Mysteries, which is proof of strong
feeling when, oh surprise and mortilica
tion-she burst into laugh, and exclaimed
Oh, it is too ridiculous But pray go,
she added hastily, Z" for if Susan should re.
turn and find you-"
No fear of her" cried &" for I left her
safely locked in her room, with Jimmy.
took care of the traitoress and her confeder
ate"
You did" said the beauty, looking as
tonishmcnt and inquiry. Perhaps, then,
she continued, hcsitatingly, q" as you won
go-(oh, what an enchanting way of telling
me might stay no wonder ] kissed her
but it is a wonder how well she bore it y
as you won't go, perhaps you will tell nae
how yon came TO lock her up, and who
Jimmy is, and how you got into this house
and this ROOM for | am very curious
and"
"You have a right to know all about it
1t was the happiest blunder that ever was
made. "You must know" said |,
thought this was my clearinghouse; Mrs
Els"
NO" said the beauty, sweetly, A." it ii
Mrs. F---'s.'
81 shall love Mrs. r as long as live
| made the mistake the more readily, be
cause being bcset by the police for knock
ing down rascally fellow for insulting mt
in the street II did not like to tell my
charmcr of the arrest, lest she should con
ceivc some suspicion of me), / attempted tC
get home through by.ways and the garder
gate. Susan let me in. She was waiting
for that rascally Jimmy, her sweetheart
who was to pretend to conduct you to the
cars"
ooh, no :" said my mistress, al never
heard of Jimmy. Susan was to take me
and she was to be dressed in mems clothes
you know how | mstook yOu-what &;
great mistake made %
"Oh, that it could be made over again =
said |, sincerely enough. | then proceeded
with the story has | have already narrated
it, nterposing the schemes and the punish
ment, such as it was, of Susan, and descrb
ing the illusion-the persuasion of its being
my own chamber, in my own boarding
house-under which | had entered hel
boudoir.
"And now, my adored creature" said |
I" if eloping is necessary, let lis start forth
with, and we can be married before the
cars start. Tis but stopping at the frs
parsons or magistrates"
" But-but-" murmured my mistress
with the sweetest accents, would you
really marry mc-without knowing me Z"
Il would wiH," said |, clasping her il
my arms. al take you for better or fol
worse, believing-for my soul tells me it
that you are an angel"
"Oh, James," said she meltngly, " "doR'
you knoD me? am Ellen, little Ellen
cousin Ellen. Didn't you get fathers let
ter?"
Heavens what a surprising climax tc
the days adventure Was to get my
namesake's letters, father his debts, and
marry his intended wife into the bargain
No wonder the dear creature should melt sc
soon, to find in me her supposed cousin and
destined husband. But how was it she
could be so deceived? Certainly she must
have known her own cousin. And what
was she going to elope for? These ques.
lions, and various others, which came
crowding into my brain, were, without
asking them (for, in fact, was for a while
speechless), answered by the darling Ellen
herself, who. with look of the most con
fiding fondness, as if the matter was quite
settled murmured:
Isn't it strange that we should come to-
gether SO; and that we should love, with
out knowing each other? But how should