The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-08-29
hshesle Sanndf szy, but Ikness lifectly
Ethewhok mater saw carrie with an
eopen letter IN her hand, and coupling it
Ewiak Neftie's wdrdss1 knew that the

need to ask questions, all the information
was proiiierea MAY Stephens the IN
comparable May. was TO spend month
at Hyatt : and they We're to expect her
at any moment, though, as the letter read
She might not be, Down. ia d week.. \
week-it was. an, age, "A century. and /
was in fiutter4 Of excitement Ny long
standing passion, of nearly two weeks du-.
RATION, for Carrie. was forgotten in al. in
slant, and my whole mind was absorbed
in making the best figure possible before.
this queen. With this idea begun to
look into my wardrobe. | ma come
down with sufficient clothes to answer ali
ordinary purposes. including, of course.
Garry and Nettie; but the new Goddess
was certainly worthy Of new rig on my
part, and certainly should have it. This
resolution was made in fifteen minutes
after hearing the announcement of her
lntended coming, and before two hours
had gone ] was on my way to town TO
carry ont my resolve. My; choicest NOR
ais Of wardt..l e whould be offered at the
shrine Of May Stephens Geitea 8dt
lad absented myself on pieaJof sud-
den memory of business neglected. and
faithfully promised Netfie and Carrie that
the next day should set NE IONA. ut Il ~
att again, to stay out the meath that
Niay Stephens, the wonderful, was to pass
wish them.
The facking Of brain that day to create
a grand misunderstanding beyond ali
Criticisms, that Shouts! al th,, iirSt 4.apce,.
strike the btholdei with silent admiration
was indeed terri Die. The labor OF
writing Paradise Lost was nothing to
it, 1t was early in the day when j ar
rived at my city rooms, and for SIX hours
/ dressed and redre>sed, com pared and
rejected, and selected, and at the end of
that TIME had laid out those portions
of my wearing goods in which | had de-
cided to make my first appearance before
May Stephens; 1t wanted still several
hours to sunset Having gone through
the great Object of my visit, thought 1t
would not be bad idea for the to take
the last train and remain the same night
at Iiyatt's. instead Of staying over TIL
morning No sooner said than done. |
packed my habiiments and away l went.
Nhizzing and putting over an unnter-
esting road OF proNoeat ton of sleep. SO
| found it when the shades OF evening
fell ; to the best OF my recollection Was
in the midst of dream, il which May
attired in book muslin and
plain blue satin. appeared on a purple
cloud, and admIrln@y Inquired wilo my
tailor was just as wa, about 10 .n1orin
her, there came a crash. and fof sao-
ueiIt WAS not certain whether II Was the
cloud that had exploded. Or myself that
had tom sonic portion oi my apparel
that was oyersiiained. Ii required but
a ln6ineut to see THAI both Prescriptions
were wrong 1t was the traIa that had
ran OF the track, smashing up generally.
and .Spitilne the contents Ut several bag
ga &c cars all along the road, to say moth
Ing OF Tightening half a hundred passen
gers into condition bordering Oh lunacy
This was a pretty state OF things, and 10
make it still worse, el snt, miles from my
though as it aftesward APP
peared, not mile from the next village,
where heard it canyassed, "a tavern,
SUPPER and beds could be had. ~.
] wa disposed to make myself agree
able ;!iif! s,crc6r,:iuriy rendered all the as
~i>tanca in ia1wcrto unprotected fenlai. S
for which | get nay reward on arriving at
the haven lF reiHge, the PROMISED tav-
err by lcI u informed THAI such Il thing
a> bed FIR the night was an impossible
idea, and that with some twenty more OF
the male eenlefi must be content with
chairs, whiic the beds were appropriated
to flie gentler sex. Slightly diSeusted. /
swallowed my supper and locked upon
the night Ii was a beautiful nioanlieh hi
and vercins on Ten O'Clock. By jove, /
would walk over 20 lfyutt's No sooner
said than done Giving my carpet bag
into the hands of the landlord with tne
most emphatic charges for its safety. and
uunctuai delivery at Hyatt 5 next morn
ing at my expenNe, | set FORTH. Eight
miles is a triiIe, and just as nay watch
marked the quarter after midnightI led
up 60 the house. They were early to
bed. | walked round the house tiyin.,
each cfitrance.1 hut each and every one
was a&tened tt9yasl of ia use: my bed
ruoni window booked out II eon the 81 az
"a Il wouigt net disturb the house by
knocking. DIT If Clubbing woaltl do tae
business, and shoasa it be fastened /
would tap and wake Horace, who was nay
room-mate and bed-ieaow. Fine thing
was executed az thought of, aud | put
nay hand on the window which yielded,
and [ stood in my room. By the mooH-
light which streamed in | saw that the
bed was occupied and by the heavy
breathing | knew that Ho4ace was in Il
deep sleep, / would nos awake hlm. but
save the story OF my niishap for the fol-
iowi ~ day With this resolution | silp-
ped quietly into bed and ia three mInutes
Vas olivioGs. What ought [ TO have
dreamed that night? But shall not an
tjcipate | lay facing tile window as the
sun pceped up above The distant hills,
and scattered the gray mlsts OF I've morn
ing. My bed fellow was breathing heav
lin. but i was broad daylight and there
was 10 mere Sleep in me. sol was deter
mined Horace should wake up and hear
the story of he railroad breakdown. |
turaed quickly and gave the sleeper a sud
den Shake As rapidly as n1y own mo-
ton my bed fellow, ;vhe had Iaid with his
back towards HE. splang TO aSittlng posi-
ton. There are surprises without terror
which deprive US OF our speech, until
the brain has time to- act and reason.
Such surprises do bot generate screams
and taintS. They are expressed by open
mouthed and silent wonder. This was
the case with myself and bed fellows as We
sat upright and stared. Right by my
side, with her face within two feet OF my
own, sat a young woman, not more than
seventeen. with great dark hazel eyes and
such masses Of brown cufls, tucked away
under the neates5 little night cap that
ever was. She had gathered the bed
clothes with a spa>modick jerk up about
her throat, and with the most gid as
constituent looked as though doubling
whether she was sleeping or waking. and
gazed steadily into my eyes. Memory
serves "a man but little in snch cases, but
if mine serves me right, it was | who
first spoke. | blurted cut with;
How came you here?''
The figure stared, still in speeches. as
tonishment. but in a moment as though
awaked from stupefacation spoke:
Are you Charles Morgan?'' aI
[ answered. IN the Affirmative