Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1870-03-26
SUNBURY. Pa. SATURDAY MORNING. MARCII 26. 1910


of New York.
What my feelings were | shall not at
tempt to describe. 1t would take too long.
1t is enough to say that | was Supremacy
happy in the thought that l was once more
near my own Maria, and that in few
days. at most, | should press her beaute0ds
form to my wildly throbbing heart.
With the utmost despatch transacted
what little business | had in the city. and
then started for the village of NJ, where
! expected to find my Dulcinca. Alas
she had gone from there, no one knew
whittier. All that could learn was, that
hcr brother had returned from Australia,
immensely rich, and that he was going to
settle somewhere in his native country, and
Maria was to live with him.
| believe that have not told YOU that
my love was an orphan. Knowing how
tcndcr-hcartcd you are, dear reader, didn't
want to harrow up your feelings, and
shouldn't have mentioned her iathcress
and mOtherCss condition even now, if
did not think it was positively necessary
for you to know il. ! loved her better on
that account. You sec had been iu the
habit of falling in love with young ladies
that had fathers who had money, and the
said fathers had been III the habit of de-
clning my proposals, sometimes viciOusly,
disgust and ctntered my affections upon
the orphan Maria, ngratulating myself
that mt last l had anchored in port from
which no cruel parent could drive me.
My love had a sister some years older
than herself, whom had never seen, and
brother in Australia, whom had never
called upon. But. of course. the former
would not undertake to influence Maria
in the choice Of q husband, apd as to the
latter, | never expected 20 see him.
But here he had returned, with wealth,
and his sister was under his charge. |
knew not where to find them, and if did
perhaps this brother would object TO max
ing over his sister into the hands of poor
tutor. Alas. was always to be baked
by grabbed fathers and wealthy brothers?
Hardly knowing which way to turn. or
what to do, | tarricd in Nj nearly a
week in n state of dreadful uncertainty.
But in the meantime wrote to my old
friend William Williamson, informing him
OF my return to my dear native land"
Ills answer reached me before l had decd-
cd upon any particular plan of action. 1t
contained an invitation for me to visit him
| immediately ut his home in the town of
Dccklinburg, where he was keeping bachr-
lUr's hall, his family being away.
| Without more ado, | Immediately pack
I ed up, and started for Bccklingkurg, via.
New York and New London, per steamer.
! The steamboat train. as it is called.
reaches Eecklinburg ut about f,ur O'Clock
| III In" morning and ut that hour Of this
! very morning found myself landed 1T a
| dark and dismal depot, from which | hur-
rieI out into the street in search Of my
| fri nd WSliiaufe ~ -iIuusc,
! | have been here in Becklinburg many
s.im,t!e@ iii = before, and am quite familiar with
! three wears ago, ana uIIrc rrS rtf',fV "..,
| few chances To be sure the town is
/ larger, and quite a number of buildings
| have been erected in my absence, as | mo-
! ticed this marning while walking through
! its deserted streets. ! noticed in particu-
| lar, that some one had built house on the
/ lot adjoining my friend WiliamsOn's, and
50 much like bis in every respect, that it
would have been difficult for Il stranger tu
distinguish between them. However, |
had visited the house too often to experience
any difficulty on that score, or ut least
thought so, for pride my self great deal
upon the fact that | never forgot face
that have once seen, Il road that l have
once travelled, or q house whose threshold
| have once crossed
When ! reached WilliamSOn's gate was
undecided what course to pursue 1t was
really too bad to rin- a man up at four
O'Clock in the morning, even i inc was your
friend, if | could effect an entrance without;
and knew | could, as it.ii done it many
a time before, III COMPANY WITH NillinnSpn,
when We were boys, and si-hiiy Wild ier-
haps.
Around the house ran varanda, the top
of which was easily reached by some trcllis
work 1T the side and from There could step
into one of the chamber windows without
troubling any one. This l resolved to de-.
, | Succeeded in climbing to the roof of the
vcranda without any serious difficulty, ana
with but little noise, and then few Cau-
tilus stcll5 brought ne tn the window ol
| " Niiiamsnu's room, which raised noise
, lcssi, and entered, not without me trcpi-
datiOn, although rs | knew my friend had
, never been in the habit Of keepin! firearms
. about him, the danger, even if he should
1 awaken, was slight
Once in the room | paused to listen, f0l
it was so dark that could make nothing
@ out of but the dim outlines OF the bed and
: furniture. | believe | trcmbled slightly
: but the regular breathing Of the occupant
/, of the bed reassurcd me, aud SO cautiously
closing the window l advanced intn ia,
, room.
! Still Williamson slept. Peering throusl
- the darkness, could discover his form
living very Lear the edge or the bed, hayiu,
! ilcnty of room for me to Slihiu on the othc
Side without disturbing him. or at least
Il thought SO, remembering that he was
;, heavy sleeper
= 1T MAS with ehuekle Of .satislaetio
= aud delight that | threw oil my cloth,
y thinking meanwhile what would be n
y surprise OF Williamson when he awoke
= the morning TO find his old friend Smll
=. comfortably rcpOsiug hrsidc him. | coul
:. hardly restrain myself from laughing ou
/ risht, as nay fancy pictured 10 me q
:. sleeper wOuderment aud perhaps alarn
n or that which would be his, 10 hud l.,
-. Gliow. Would he take Inc for the ghost
M smith, and run screaming away, or-ju
n al this moment the sleeper turned oyer, az
~ became quiet as "a mouse, hardly darll
10 breathe but he did not awake, and
{. having completed my preparations, ele
~ soily toward the bed, cautiously turn
4, back the sheet, and Slipped Ia,
's Egad how thc bedslead cpakel. W
I hanson hupped over, but he did nut wal
!, lln muancd muslcally, and then he mutt
Az od "swlthy," and knew he waA drca
al ing ugme.
ly Aiy gl,.Ilamolher used ~ isll me tina