The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-19

and l shall be fxed. Here. black my upper
lip with this pisos Of coal. 4 shAnst make
love to you. IA ha Amt dashing TEL
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\ And Darby could hear sdtnshodyl liaing
somebo and somebody laughing a ifs shel
could not hslp it.
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Margsret Maria had taken the lamp and his
clothesw with her; ssha had left darkness and
her clothes behind. A happy thought struck
Derbya In oil haste her enrobed himself IN
Margsret Maria gown, then he put her snsHi /
over bis shoulders, and threw on her Dohnes
and veil. His eyes having been accustomed to
| the darkness, he could see TO do ,his without
to fclIor Sassnand Margaret Maria. = e.
| During this time there WAS q great deal OF
tlanohine M stairs. Margaret Maria in Dsrby's
/ stt;re went to Mrs. SHADES room, who was a
| little startled st first, but who took things
yerv coolly, until she found il was not a man
| after all, when she yirtuously gave vent to her
isindignation. The adyenturers next proceeded
| to the attic, where Che girls were sound asleep
Susan having placed the lamp ia the passage,
| hid behind the door, whilst Margaret Maria
entered, and awoke Jane Woods with violent
shower OF kisses. Jane uttered faint
scream, and demanded in a whisper
who are you p IS 8
| Ssh 2 said Margaret Maria. 81 g
4 Jane hushed accordingly, until she saw the
! strange figure proceed to Mary Clarks pillow,
4 when she concluded that it was her duty to
scream. Mary screamed too, after she had
i been several times kissed and Sarah Jones
joined in the chorus, until her mouth was etop-
ped by harty buss.
Is it YOU, George q she whispered.
Il At this moment the strange figure, which
had been seen by the light in the passage, ran
OUT and Susan, catching up the light run in.
ssWhy, what is the matter p she cried in
pretended establishment. 1888
There has been man in the ROOM
He was kissing Sarah Jones'
He didn't kiss me-. He was kissing Mary
Clark :. 9s9~-, o,e.s III
1 Me? guess I'd have torn his eyes out 1t
was Jane Woods he kissed
Susan was very much astonished OF course,
and the girls were all very indignant; and
not one of them would confess that she had
/ been kissed, until Susan pointed out the marks
| of the coal mnstache on all their faces, and
called in Margaret Maria. Then there was q
great deal of laughter; and Margaret Maria
| having calamity kissed them all again, set out
| to go down stairs.
4 But now twas Derby's turn to have a little
fun, and Margaret Maria's to be astonished.-
As Susan advanced, the lamp she carried re-
, vealed frightful looking object standing at
4
woman of gigantic stature; her dress was so
: | short that her bare feet and ANGLES could be
| seen distinctly; and she waved her large bouy
hand at the terrified girls majestically, as q
ghost Never were two mischief makers more
frightened by an apparition. Susan dashed
herself against the wall. Up went q scream
and down came the lamp, The oil covered
the stairs, and Margaret Maria tainted and
stepped in it. At that moment the tall woman
being DERBY himeelf-cried-
ROBBERS help murder = at the top of his
voice and immediatelysteppsd into his room,
locking the door behind him. orr 81 S
:. Before Margaret Maria recovered her scat
tered senses, all the boarders were astir. Su-
san rushed into Mrs. Shades room; Margaret
would have followed her, but Susan, in her
terror shut her out Next Margaret tried her
mothers door; and her mother, hearing the
alarm, appeare at that moment, and, terrified
BY the coal mustscbe and emashed hat took
her own daughter for the robber, dropped her
! lamp screamed fearfully. Margaret as much
' frightened as herself, would have caught her
in her arms, but Mrs. Convey would hear no
explanation, nor allow her daughter to ap-
proach, and pushed her out of the room with
, great trepdation. Then Margaret Maria ran
to Derby's room, which to her CONSERVATION,
= she found locked At that moment, Ned Per
kins-the bo1dest fellow in the house-rushed
: cut of his room with lamp in one hand, and
a sword cane in the other, ready drawn for
combat Ned few at the supposed robbed
, and would have seized her in an instant, if she
i had not properly seen fit to faint Mt the sight
of his naked sword and legs, and fallen down
, before Mr.. Derbys room. Her hat now came
off her hair streamed down her neck and Ned
recognized Margaret Maria
Anybody can imagine the scene of confusion
which followed. The imprudent girl found
) herself surrounded by half dozen half dress
ed figures, some wondering, some trembling
with terror. But it was the sev~rest cut for
Margaret Maria when the door of Derby :
room opened, aud the apparition appeared.
As soon as the screaming had subsidized, the
figure removed its VEIL
!, Don't be frightened Margaret Maria, il
said. 'It's nobody but your poor dear, absent
. Derby That's ALL
Can you fancy her feelings? Mr.. Derby
cody, as he entered the room again, locked
the door, and went to bee, overjoyed at whs
had occurred. He slept soundly, and awoke il
the morning as completely cured ofhis low
: for Margaret Maria, as if he had seen her turn
: ed into grizzly bear, %