Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-03-19

beyond human hearing, aud will be
starved to death by my barbarous
husband unless Immediately releas
ed. For three days he has not lef
the house. I 'drugged him lesl
than an hour ago, and he is now SC
; stupefed that the lock msy be pick
ed without his interference. IhavC
searched his pockets, but couldnot
find the key; hence my application
to you. Now you know all (; will
you accompany me ~
"To the end Of the world, mad.
am, on such an errand."
Then prepare yourself; there is
a cab waiting at the door"
] was little surprised, for / had
not heard the sound of wheels
Hastily drawing on a coat and pro.
yiding myself with the required i'm
plements. / was soon at the door.
There, sure enough, was the cab,
with the driver in his seat ready
for the mysterious journey. l en-.
tered the vehicle, followed by the
lady. AS soon as was seated, she
produced a heavy handkerchief
which by the faint light Of an ada.
cent street lamp, she carefully bound
around my eyes. The lady seated
herself beside me, and the cab
started In half an hour it stopped
In what part Of the city | am en-
tlrely ignorant, as it was evidently
driven in anything but a direct
course from the point of starting.
Examining the bandage to see
that my vision was completely OBJ
scured, the lady handed me the
bundle Of tools with which / was
provided, then taking me by the
arm, led me through a gate into a
house which l knew was of brick
and after taking me through a pas,
sage way which could not have
been less than fifty feet in length,
and down fight of stairs into what
was evidently an underground base
ment, stopped beside a vault, and
removed the handkerchief from nv
eyes. ai =
Here is the vault-open it," she
said, springing the door of dark
lantern, and throwing a beam of
light upon the lock 1 orig
l seized a bunch of skeleton
keys, and after a few trials, which
the lady seemed to watch with the
most painful anxiety, sprung the
bolt. The door swung upon its
hinges, and my companion telling
me not to close it, as it was self
locking, sprang into the vault. l
did not follow. ! heard the mur-
mur Of low voices within, and the
next moment the lady reappeared,
and leaning upon her arm, a man,
with face so pale and haggard that
| started at the sight. How he
must have suffered during the long
three days of his confinement!
"Remain here, she said, handing
me the lantern, Il will be back in a
The two slowly ascended the
stairs, and / heard them enter
Dom Immediately above where /
"4-S .eossnrffng. In less than min
lte the lady returned.
"Shall close it, madam ~ said
!, placing my hand upon the door
# the vault.
No ! no !" she exclaimed, hastily
eizing my arm; 'Gt awaits another
'ccupantw
MADAM, you certainly do not
utend to" y T
"Are you ready ?" she interrupted
npatiently holding the handker-
hief to. my eyes. The thought
ashed across my mind that she IN
ended to push me into the vault,
nd bury me and my secret togeth-
r. She seemed to read the suspic-
on, and continued: "DO not be
larmed. You are not the man!''
could not mistake the truth Of
be fearful meaning of the remark,
nd | shuddered as / bent my head
the handkerchief. My eyes were
lrefully bandaged as before, andI
as led to the cab, and hence driven
ONE by more circuitous route,
possible, than the one by which
e came. Arriving in front of the
1use, the handkerchief was remov-
|, and l stepped from the vehicle.
purse of five hundred dollars was
aced in nay hand, and in moment
e cab and its mysterious occupant
ID turned the corner and were out
sight.
l entered the shop, and the purse
gold was the only evidence /
uld summon in nay bewilderment,
at all / had just done and wit
ssed was not a dream. a1t
A month after that saw the lady
d the gentleman taken from the
ult, walking leisurely along
ontgomery Street. l do not
Iow, but l believe the sleeping
sband awoke within the vault, and
5 bones are there to this day!-
lie wife is still a resident of San
'anciseo. ~ o saH
: Henry Clay Dean, the notori-
is Copperhead of Iowa, recently
ade a speech in New Hampshire,
d at the conclusion of one of his