Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-05-31

whispered" -"Remember'' W.
met again, and l have been thus par
3 ticular in describing her visit tc
l the shop to render probable sub
, sequent recognition.
About two o'clock in the morn
: ing, in the latter part of May fol.
lowing, 1 was awoke by gentle
: tap upon the window of the little
| room back Of the shop, in which
) had lodged. Thinkingof burglars,
sprang out of bed, and in mo.
ment was at the window, with a
heavy hammer in my hand, which
: / usually kept at that time within
convenient reach of my bedside.
"Who's there" I inquired, rails
ing the hammer, and peering out
into the darkness-tor it was as
dark as Egypt when under the
curse of IsraePs God.
"Hist!" exclaimed a figure, step
ping in front of the window; "open
the door, l have business for you. F"
"Rather past business hours, I
should say; but who are your"
"No one that would harm you" "
returned the voice, which | imag-
ined was rather feminine for bur-
glars.
sNor no one that can" I re-
piled, rather emphatically, by way
of a warning as l tightened my
grip upon the hammer, and pro-
ceeded to the door. 1 pushed
back the bolt, and slowly opening
the door, discovered the stranger
already upon the steps.
"What do you want?'' | abrupt
ly inquired.
81 will tell you,'' answered the
same soft voice, ''if you dare open
the door wide enough for me to
enter"
"Come in," said I resolutely,
throwing the door ajar, and pro-
ceeding to light the candle. Hav-
ing succeeded, / turned to exam
inc the visitor. He was small
neatly dressed gentleman, with
heavy raglan around his shoulders,
and a blue cap drawn suspiciously
over the eyes. AS l advanced to-
ward him, he seemed to hesitate
moment, then raised the cap from
his forehead and looked me curl
ously in the face. l did not drop
the candle, but / acknowledge to
little nervousness as ] hurriedly
placed the light on the table, and
silently proceeded to invest myself
with two or three very necessary
articles of clothing. As the Lord
liveth, my visitor was lady, and
the same for whom l opened the
little box about a month before!
Having completed my hasty toll
cite, l attempted to stammer an
apology for my rudeness, but ut
terly failed. The fact is, I was
contounded.
Smiling at my discontinue,
she said:
Disguise is useless; / presume
you recognize me?'
81 believe told you, madam, l
should not soon forget your face.
In what way can serve you?"
"By doing half an hours work
before daylight tomorrow, and re-
ceiving five hundred dollars for
your labor" was the reply.
sItis not ordinary work, said |,
inquiringly, "that commands so
munifcent compensation"
cit is a labor common to your
calling" returned the lady. "The
price is not so much for the labor
as the condition under which it
must be performed
"And what is the condition.
| inquired.
"That you will submit to be-
ing conveyed from and returned to
your own door blindfolded."
Ideas of murder, burglary, and
almost every other crime to vii
lainy, hurriedly presented them
selves in succession, as ] politely
bowed, and said: 81 must under
stand something more of the char
acter of the employment, as we'll
as the conditions, to accept your
offer"
"Will not five hundred dollars
answer in lieu of an explanation
she inquired.
"No-nor five thousand"
She patted her foot nervously on
J the floor. ! could see she had