Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-08-14

and return the same night to ',Hvatt's,
I instead of waiting over until morning.
No sooner said than done. | packed
my habIliments. and away ! went. -
" hlzzing and putting over an unin-
teresting road is provocative of sleep.
/ so | found it when the shades of even
/ ing fell, for. to the best of my recol.
lection, | was in the very midst of a
dream in which May Stevens, attired
in book muslin and pale blue satin.
sat on a purple cloud, and admirinclv
inquired who my tailor was. Just a.
| was about to inform her there came
a crash. and. for a moment. | was not
entirely certain whether it was the
cloud that had exploded or myself had
torn some portion of my apparel that
was overstrained. 1t required but a
moment to awaken me to the fact hat
| both Prescriptions were wrong 1t
was our train, the 6:26. that had run
off the track, smashing things gener-
ally, and spillIng the contents of sew
eral baggage cars along the road, to
say nothing of frightening half hun
| drcd passengers INTO a condition bor-
of all mishaps. it spilled me, clothes
and all. into pool Of mud and water,
from which ! escaped with life. but ut
! terly wrecked in the matter Of good
clothes. This was pretty state of
things; and to make it still worse.
was exactly five miles from nv desti-
nation | was disposed to make my
self agreeable, and would have will
inglv rendered all the assistance in
my power to the unprotected females
of the wrecked train. if had been in
any condition to be seen; but, hearth
y ashamed of my appearance, | rushed
from the scene and started for Hvatt's.
the determination strong in nv breast
to reach that haven before daylight
and get into a decent if not stun
ning suit of clothes. 1t was a beau
tltul moonlight might, and verging on
close toward eleven o'clock. That
did not deter me- ! was determined
TO walk over to Ivatt's. No sooner
said than done. | set forth. Five
miles IS a tritle, particularly To a man
IN my condition, and Just as my watch
marked quarter after twelve, marched
up the lane that led to the house,
There was a single light to be- seen in
the house, and that IN my room: but
as | approached near the house it dis
Iappearcd, and the whole house was in
darkness. Ny roommate, Horace.
had evidently just gone to bed. So
much the better. ] didn't want even
him to see me in that plight My
bedroom windows looked out upon the
roof of the piazza. would not dis
turb the house by kuocking-oh no,
not a bit of it--a climb would settle
the business. The thing was exccut-
ed as soon as thought, and in n few
seconds ! stood on the piazza What
if Horace saw me in that plight, and
| should be compelled to explain that
my vanity had led me to walk five
miles in the night, and scale a piazza
to escape being seen? He would never
get done joking me. No, he should
not see me thus. IN few seconds,
standing on the piazza, ] divested my
self OF coat, vest. pants, boots. hat
ay even of my shirt, and stood con
fessed blushing Hyperion in under
shirt and drawers ! Leaving the mud
dy clothes on the piazza. | put my
hand to the window. which welded.
and | Sprang into my own room. By
the moonlight which streamcd i'm I
saw a figure IN white. half standing.
half crouching by the bedside with
the covers Of the bed drawn in front
of 1t; and | laughed at the idea of
IIaracp bpiOcr friuhtpDal 1T my -,