The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-06-01

Derby was trembling with cold and |
wrath.
"You mean to marry Derby thOnf'
asked Susan.
"I suppose shall" cried Margaret
Maria, gayly. 81 like to ilirt with Dan,
and il he had as many dollars as my poor, |
dear, absent Derby"
"You would choose DanH',
"To be sure, | would. "Hs amt such |
fool as-----'
derby. Halhal But what is this. A
coat, q pair of panialoons y
Goodness gracious How did they
come here?
Derby was trembling with excitement
burning with rage but now he felt new
source of uneasiness. The discovery OF
his pantaloons might lead to the discovery
of himself Had he been dressed, he would
have liked nothing better than to confront
| the perii,lious Margaret NIaria-but for tho
present, it was not to be thought OF. lie
felt himself blushing all over, in spite OF
the cold To his relief, however, the girls
after making out that there was nobody IN
or under the bed, did not seem disposed to
inquire into the mystery Of the pantaloons
! but Margaret Maria exclaimed
"Pll tell YOU what will do, Sue. I'll
dress myself in these clothes, and go into
man, aud won't she be frightened
Frightened Mol" cried Susan she's
had two husbands. But do it. See what
she will say"
IL will Here, help me, Sue lla! ha
And here's hat too, How kind in some
body to leave all his clothes here
Derby poor dear, present Derhy-was
breathing very hard, his heart beat heavily,
aud every nerve shook What the deuce
was he to do if Margaret Maria went oil
with his pants he could in no manner de
termne and from the exceedingly inter
esting conversation which was going ON,
he knew that his worst fears were to bo
realized.
"Oh amt it a fit, ;" cried Margaret Maria.
"Oaly turn up the trousers five or siX
inches and shall be fixed. Here, black
my upper lip with this pirco of coal.
shaut make love to you. lla! ha amt a
dashng fellow "
Aud Derby could hear somebody kissing
somebody, aud somebody laughed as il she
could not help it,.
A moment after the girls had left the
room, Derby stole timidly from his hiding
place. Margaret Maria had taken the lamp
and his clothes with her; she had left dark
ness and her own clothes behind. A happy
? thought struck unhappy Derby. ln al
!, haste he enrobed himself i'll Margare
Marias gown, then he put her shawl ove
his sholders, and threw on her bonnet ant
veil. His eyes having been accustomed t
the darkness he could see to do this with
out much difficulty. In five minutes HI
, was ready to follow Susan and Margare
Maria.
r During this time there was great dea
of laughter up stairs. Margaret Maria, il
Dorby's attire, went to Mrs. Sades room
who was a little startled at first, but wht
took things very cooly, until she found |
was not man after all when she virtnousI,
gave vent to her Indignation. The adven
: turors next proceeded to the attic wher
the girls were sound asleep. Susan hav
ing placed the lamp in the passage, hid be
kind the door. while Margaret Maria entcre,
and awoke Jane Woods with VioIen
II shower of kisses Jane uttered fain
n scream and demanded in a whisper
q "Who are you?
Y ash +" said Margaret Maria
V Jane hushed accordingly, until she say
n. the strange figure proceeding to Mar
d Clark's pillow, when she concluded that
# was her duty to scream. Mary screame
"a too, after she had been several times kissed
g. and Sarah Jones joined in the chorus, III
s. til her mouth was stopped by a husy bust
"a "Is it you, George !" she whispered.
At this moment the strange figure, whic
had been seen 10y the light in tho passage
e ran out, and Susan, catching up the laml
ID ran in.
r. "Why, what is the matter? }" she erie
k in pretended astonishment.
#. dThere has been man in the ROOM
at " He was kissing Sarah Jones'"
II. He didn't kiss Inc. lie was kssin
Mary Clark"
in Me guess I'd have torn his eye
ne out. 1t was Jane Woods he kissed
be Susan was very much astonished,
n course, and the girls were all very indi
We nant aud not one of them would confet
he that she had 6been kissed, until Snsa
re pointed out tia marks of the coal mon
a tache on all their faces, and called
in Margaret Maria. Then there was gre
deal of laughing aud Margaret Maria ha
IT. ing CALAMITY kissed thom ali, again set ol
SIS to go down stairs.
It But now it was Derby's turn TO have
Elf little fun, and Margaret Maria's to be asto
ST. ished As Susan advanced, the lamp 81
in carried revealed frightfnl looking obie
he standing at the foot of the stairs. 1t WI
III, apparently a woman of gigantic statur
on her dress was so short that her bare fe
sh and ankles could be seen distinctly, al
lis waved her large bony hand at the terrific
ch girls majestically as a ghost, Never we
IT, two mischief makers more frightened
ir, an apparitiOn. Susan dashed herself again
to tho wall. Up went scream and dow
a came the lamp. The oil covered the stair
ar. and Margaret Maria tainted and stepped
it. At that moment the tall woman-beil
is Derby hmsef--cried-
i'd Robbers help murder > at the top
,p his voice and immediately stepped in
he his room, locking the door behihd him.
Before Margaret Maria recovered h
ly scattered senses, all the boarders were II
p Susan rushed into Mrs. Slade's room
,p- Margaret would have followed her, b
re Susan, in her terror, shut her out. Ne
re Margaret tried her mothers door and h
IN. mother, hearing the alarm, appeared at III
,n, moment, and terrified by the coal meustaol
i'm and smashed lat, took her own daught
lat for tho supposed robher, dropped her Ian
cd and screamed fearfully. Margaret. as nut
ne frightened as herself, would have caug
he her in her arms but Mrs. Uovey would he
ed no explanation, nor allow her daughter
approach, and pushed her out OF the roo
led with great trepidatioT. Then Margar
tx Maria ran to Derby's room, which to h
ne, consternatiOni she found locked. At III
moment; Ned Perkins--the boldest fellC
la! M the hOuse-.rushed out Of his room wi
eAt a lamp in one hand aud a sword-cane
the other, ready drawn for combat. y
ia, flew at the supposed robber, AMI wou
is have seized her in ain instant, if she h