Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-23
A Funny Adventure.

"e'er attended but one temperance
lecture, said our friend B., with smile.
other" "''e"u Nv"
You. probably found il dry2"
well, yes-but that isn't Il. The lecture
was well enough, but / got into such an
awful scrape after it was over, that / never
think OF temperance without n shudder =
III tell you all about IL:
| 1T was in N, where I was somewhat
Ola stranger, and the night was one Of the
worst Of the season. Boreas how il blewl
IL was enough to take ones breath away.
Wei, the lecture was over, and making my
way through the crowd, fingered in tho
doorway, contemplating the awful scene,
when somebody suddenly thrust an arm
within my own, and clung to me with a
bear-like hug.
wv here have you been" said the sweet
est es. voice In tn, world have been looking
forryou everywhere"
very much TO my surprise, I turned and
saw but cant describe her. 1t makes
me sad to think how prodgiously pretty she
was. With her left hand She leaned on nv
arm, while with her right she was arranging
her veil, and did not notice my surprise.
You have been looking for me p
Yes, and now let's 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
to accompany her We started off in the
tempest, the noise of which prevented any
conversation. AT length she said with y
scream
Put ycnr arm around me, or 1 shall
blow awayr"
| need not describe to you my sensation
as | pressed her to my side and hurried on.
Ii was very dark nobody saw us and al.
lowing her to guide my steps, followed her
motion through two or three short streets,
until she stopped before an elegant mansion.
Have you your key?' she asked.
My Key stammered, there must
be some mistake
As she opened the door, I stood readyto
bid her good night, or to have some explain
alton, when, turning quickly, she said
How queer you act to-night-ain't you
coming iny'
There was something very tempting in
the suggestion. Was going in? A warm
mouse and pretty woman were certainly OBJ
jects OF consideration, and it was dreary to
to think Of facing the driving storm, and
seeing her no more. 1t took me three quar-
ters of second to make up my mind and I
went in,
There was dim light in the hall, and az
my guide ran rapidly up stairs, why / could
10 no better than run up too. l followed
her into very dark room.
Lock the door, John, she said.
Now as 1t L were the only John in the
world | thought she knew me. | felt for
the key, turned it in the lock without hesi-
tatlon, wondering at the same time what
was coming next Then an awful suspicion
OF. some horrid trick flashed upon my mind;
had often heard Of infatuated men being
lured to their destruction by pretty women,
and was on the point of opening the door
when my lady struck a light Then TO my
dismay,. | discovered l was in bedroom
along with strange woman. | said some
thing; l don't know what it was; but the
lady lighted lamp, looked, stared at me an
instant turned as white as pillow-case,
and screamed
Who are you? How came you here?
Go, quick leave the room l thought you
were my husb band - and covering her face
with her hands, she sobbed historically.
was nearly petrifed Ofcourse | was
as anxious to leave, as she was to have me:
but in my confusion, instead of going out of
the door l came in at, walked into closet,
and before | could rectify my error there
came a laundering at the hall door.
The ladys real husband had come, and
she flew to let him in. Well aware that it
would be OF no use to try to get out Of the
house by any other way than that in which
had entered it, and Convinced of the danger
OF meeting the man, who might fall into the
vulgar weakness of being jealous. was try.
ing to collect my scattered senses. in the
darkness, when the wrathtul husband burst
into the room followed by madam The
light was extinguished, and while she was
searching for a friction match the grufF
voice raved and stormed, jealous and re.
.! know he is here; saw him comcinto
the house with you You locked the door:
II have his heart out-wherc is hep
Hear me Hear me | will explain"
urged the lady.
As | was listening to hear the explana.
tion, the husband walked plump up against
me, and at the same moment the light ap.
peared.
Well, B we cried, deeply inter.
ested, for we knew that every word Of his
story was true, how did you get out of the
.crape ?"
Il used violc lent remedy for 50 violent
complaint. Driven into corner-my life
n danger-perceiving at a glance that
)thello was not so strong as was, threw
myself upon him, fell with him, and held
him there until had given him a full ex-
OF the error, made him hear rea-
'on, and tanned him to lie as gentle as a
amb. Then left, rather unceremonious.
y, and have never seen Othello or Desde.
mona since"