The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-10-17


me. No, he should not see me TINS Ia a iru
seconds, standing on the piazza, divrsied my
self OF coat, vest, pants, boots, hat-ay even o
my shirt, and stood confessed blushiug Hype
rion, In under-shrl and drawers Leaving IN,
muddy clothes on the piazza, put my hand tC
The window, which Yielded, aud ! sprang iniS
/ my own room. Hy the moonlight which STREAM
ed In saw figure In white, halfslandiug, ball
cFonchins BY The brdsidc with the cover OF III,
bed drawn Ia front OF II aud laughed at tho
| idea of Horace being frighlened by my appear.
ancr. Immediately afterwards | reflected thai
/ SEALING the piazza VI q farmhouse ~ midnight,
aud forcing An cnirancr by n window en- disha.
billie. had rather an alarming. not 10 say burelnr-
Gus aspect. and therefore spoke with the Inten.
iion Of Te-assuring him. whvn = trembling and
nnmisiakasiy feminine voice hair screamed, halt
| falier-d
"who are touP"
There arr such surprises ~. aiihout - terror.
absolutely deprive W oi the power oi spsech um.
iil the brain has power TO act aud reason. Sach
surprises dO not generate screams aud iHinis.
They ATE txpressed 10y open mouth and silent
wonder Thi. was the rasr With my sclf aLd ms
room mate Right o., mt side. with her 'acc
WITHIN ihr,. itri Of iny own, stood a young wu.
nan, not iofr than seventeen, with grrlt dark
hazel eyrs, aud such great mAssrs Of brown curs
tucked away under the nratrsl little nj ght.ca =
that ever WAS ~rn. She had gathered ,hs bed.
throat, aud with the mot rigid. Aslonishrd look
as though doubling whether She was sl,~ping or
waking, gard steadily IN my eyes, and repeated
her question.
Who HTr you7'
blurted Out with
How came yVu here 2?
The figure stared still 10 ry--chless asionish-
ineni but In moinrni. as though Awaking
fIoin Ito stupsiacIinn. spoke
Are Iuu Charles Morgan 2?
''ies.' Vas my rather sabined answer
We'll then, Mr. Morsan. said the figure. by
this tim sirHkinR ~ ca!tnl, aud quite rs digni.
he'd as u ~ the drawing room. II am May ste
"ns. aud ~n- pot into this room last evening
a'hf hn Unsxl lFcr.i arrival. Horace had gone
Osrr To hrighbor 'rN nil.s oil before ! got
here. and was not TO return until morning. This
u no~ was put IN this room
;" here was Sis.a-vis TO May Stevens that
~. 'hical lady. FOR the first meeting with whom
intended 10 have got up such = suprrlaiive toilet,
aud sir in her night cap. and I 10 INV drawrrs--
= Nee sit II ~ introduction, aud - nirr toilet
Aud she o.. this time was cOOl as the 3isi oi
Dreruirr. aud siosd looking me right in the
eyes ~ ! mair some rambling exI lanaiions OF
ny tshg found in that most extraordinary sit
uaiiun aud costume II WIS Lame explana.
ton. ~oudrrully mixed up wiih irrelevant mat
ter, aud si 'nnl-nd aud suffered through IN
~Ay that q oUld have dissusi,d any sensible per
thinking dH'ing the recital and at last, booking
At ine ~ 'h"ugh asking the most simple question
in the world, said.
What's 20 Ic done ?
Let mr mp out of the window. a. I cauir
IN. said ~ a sickish tone uf voice and then
rrilrctius that It would neTtr do To put on thee
clothes again nor to stroll about the farm IS
was ! rs hssiily exclaimed
NO, no ! wont go. ! must have decent
suit Of clothes. won't 20 ~iihpni EN-. Aud
hrgan looking round Tor my trunk
While WAS doing So. heard noise irhiud
me, aud turning quickly round saw she had
sPrang into b'd and WAS dragging the clnih,s
abou, her W. io her netk
You mus dress yuufs self zni 90 away she
said. II will lie still With my head covered un.
I'll you arr gone "
And - she did, bur, ing her heat In the ted
clothes to suppress her au, hitter. hastily Opcnrd
my trunk and got out another .uii aud q, iasti-
y arrayed myself In IL. Then ! rs hasiil, de-
psrir!. aud venture 10 say without the sigh
test fear o. DISPUTE that ~ man ever snrtk,d
out Oi hs Oun .Oun more siraihil, VI InuT- IL
unanimously Than ! Gid
That morning We m-'. May S',v~ns aud a.
th- breakfast table. l. in the character o. ~.
ne~i, arrived and wetr iurmailS introduced
during the ceremony Ot which w. asiuundr,l
evct' one Treseni, and PLANTED - thorn OF wonder
IA tho sides ~ Sei'ie and Carrie hy bursting
simulianeousl, into hearty laugh which We
have never JAILED 10 repeat y hrneysr the memory
o' unr hFsi meeting comes up Aad new ,ou
haze the y Esle story % h. first met ms wife
To my mind there hash teen such another
meeting since the memorable occasion of the frs,
one in Eden