The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30

lowed her motions through two or three
short streets, until she stopped before an
elegant mansion. st= hf'..rt7e e.
.'ITavc You your key ~ she asked.
"My key I stammered, .'therc must be
some mistake" .....
As she opened the door, I stood ready to
bid her good night, or to have some ex.
planation, when, turning quickly, she
said: ......
"IIow qHeer you net to-night-aint you
coming in ?''f@ " H. -Ha.t.t f
There was something very tempting in
the suggestion. Was going in {? A warm
house and pretty woman were certainly
ohletts Of consideration, and as it was
dreary to think OF facing the driving
storm, and seeing her no more. 1t took
me thrce-quarters ofa second to make up
my mind, and wentin.
There was dim light in the hall, and ms
my guide rain rapidly up stairs, why 1
could do no better than run up too. fol-
owed her into a very ttark room., @
"Lock the door. john" she said. s.
Now, as il were the only John i'm the
wortd, thought she knew me. I felt FOR
he key, turned 1t in the lock without hes
itation, wondering at the saiiie time what
was coming next. Then nm awful suspic-
ion Of some horrid trick flashed utoii my
mind; had often heard of infatuated rfien
being lured to their obstruction yprettt
women, and was on the point of opening
the door when my lady struck light
Then, to my disinay, discovered that
was in bedroom along with a strange wo-
man. I said something; don't know
what it was but the lady lighted a lamp.
looked, stared at the an instant, turned as
white rs pillow cease, and screamed:
"Who are you? how came you here?
Go, quick; leave the room; thought you
were my husband - and covering her face
with her hands, she sobbed Historically
was nearly petiritied. or course 1 was
as anxious to leave as she was to hRte me;
but ia MY coiifusion, instead Of going out
at the door came in at. walked into
closet, and before could rectify my error
there Games laundering at the Hat door.
The ladys real husband had come, and
she flew to let him in. Well aware that it
would be no Use to try to get oiit OF the
house any other way than that in. which
had entered it, and convinced OF .l,e dam
ger of meeting the man, who might fall in
to the vulgar weakness of being Jealous, 1
was trying to collect my scattered senses
in the darkness, when the wrathful hus-
hand burst into tho room followed by
madam. The light was extinguished, and
while she was sc rching for friction
match, the gruff voice rayed and stormed,
jealous and revengefnl. e..'
II know he is here, I saw him come i'm
the house with you! You locked the door;
I'll have his heart out--where ishe."
"Hear me! hear ME j will explain"
urged the lady. ft .... . ~. .....r
As l was listening to her explanation,
the husband walked plump against me,
and at the same moment the light appear
ed. -. ..s
"Well, b." we cried. deeply inter
Stcd, for we S,'pw that every word Of this
story was true, ''how did You get out Of
the scrape." ..-... s.:..r..
81 used u violent remedy for so violent a
Driven into "A corner--Iny life
in danger-perceiving at a glance that
OthellO wiz not so strongas i was, Threw
myself upon him fell with him, and held
him there until had given him II full ex-
planation of ,he error. made him hear
reason, and tanned him to- he gentle as a
lamb. Then left, rather unceremonious-
ly, and have never seen Othell or Desde-
mona since"