Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-09-28
Ilailelpits.
Wnas BefsIl sBshn Pfatf at the
Neil House.

midnight, "When graves QC ydWH d5
if bored to death; the Legislature was
sittse& &nQfscShrs in session and OF con-
seoz 5t9 The hetels were crowded. That
sublime young man called the room
clerk, who looks at Society with lofty
contempt efrou behind AZ cascade Of
white linen and diamond pin, assured
methatEf could not lind bed, or bed
room, in all Columbus. As coul d not
sleeRiq ths, market house, nor the Cap
itol,s pave this elegant young man his
own time to9c01si def the Situation.
At the end of that period, l having
treated him to three glasses OF liquid
insanity, he discovered that young
ladY,>akiss.Angeliyia .BngsAhad gone
out onea seigHride, and for the night
he would put me in her room. To this
| asse1te1, and a servant armed withsa a
night key admitted me to the room of
Miss sAnGelinassaft was made comforts
able asa Nell House room could be,
bya huge coal fire, add about It were
nuufer0us Evidences of famipine life.sao
The servant left me, and I-stooR a
tour through the apartment, looking
at the varieus articles Of toilette scatter
ed about.
Now the reader knows that am to
get to bed, and Miss Angelina is to
come from that sleigh ride and get
half undre$ed l5ef0B 1 awaken, and
tine theR wsy ms sEs ss5s tSi5gs are done.
Butit 1asnot ny case; aadEif it had
been, aw5uld not write for this tattFo-
ciously funny dsPartnsnt such an old
believss n i my nv sDaI 1elsibiin my
bones-that I wQui be surprised by
the young LADY, ana gent to lock the
door to find ths servant HAD carried
away the key land there g was, one
of the mot tifnid retiring, modest
young peh, at tlis mercy of that te-
male, liable az any Hli1qte to SURPRISE
With fais beie etlred and this be-
left mhde hy sleep light weary as 4
was, althongh. aH genersl thing !
sleep thes steep Of innocence ana
peace. ~
snorinE OF a4s : IS : n noise in nf the
room dktur5 Esd my slizrsbefs. Some
one was mo dziuE about. The fire had
burned down sd tire room was too
dark to discover auek but an ysterious
figure. MS Angelina" / thought,
and 1 uttered an shemr' The response
was not scream; on, the, contrary II
wasa h4lfgtteredygKcaanak from q
male kh0az. .4This WAS feHoWed BY the
noise of tbs, ,dper closing upon some one
retreating fffo II ON the room, t. "a.
sizAA!09h66$hS1 Z, s9heives in Miss
Apgeliaa,sapartmenE scared 'em out
all right" Andsts0siIp turned over
again and sought to sleep. . I was drop
ingiutOaa ae1iet.d .d6ze when heard the
door softly open. / Started up, making
some noise in sOsdoing. and immediate.
lythe 6u@ went, to EgaipL Y ~ &
$50 Thief q tReught I wide awake
ttyo1 think to come back and rob Miss
AngelfuasWhile Isieep but Pll fool you
So Gsangah thinking TEept out o.
the warm bed into the. cold dark room
and proceeded to piant myself near the
doOA aimed with the poker. in so do
ing, stumbled pyeS what proved t.
be, on feeling of it, a large yalise. s'Tht
thieves have dropped that" I thought
s'apf viii certainly be back and thel
they-wfff catch a Tartar. ~ stood res
olutely on watch, and ] shiyered as,
stood. TheAuge windows ratified, ant
could hear the sleet beating upon tht
pal1esin the a1est dismal manner.
was about giving up my unpleasan
watch when I heard the door softly
open. Waiting a second for coed aitla
strueks9pt ta1d ahitIthe door a crile
blow. I then launched myself forward
an9sseized aSfhRn ihlia1y arms. Thi
was not all received. The man wa
accouip panied BY d Kick ON the shin
a blow in mY stomach, and an embrace
about the. neck. that was quits, suggest
i've OF sufocation. These little atten
tions ofcourse RESENTED, and a genera
ensassrnent enspeasE. I'get sHly hane
in somebody' IS neck-cloth, and i senl
my 1fst into somebody coantenance
In-FetarRl received apshoWeE. OF blow
that g5He me ffree. atin Oh to the fire
woEkassI knew thai my night sshir
was g0ues and L 1ifele that Z was rapid,
going also. Suddenly was tripped up
heavy weight settled upon me, ant
tW6Nigoross fists began beating gaicl
time zon my. .fptuTned tcountenanee
Then did that which I ought to hav
done IA the Beginning called ferFein
forcements by yelling "Murder!'
ssTheivesp "Help, murder, thievesl'
In a second the Neil House, COlum
bus, Ohio. was in an uprear. Door
opened, many voices opened, severa
women opened and screamed in th
loudest manner. AT tlast-and It seem
ed an age-divers men appeared i
Right-Shirts, watchman came in flu
dress, several females shone in the car
delight like ghosts in long nightgOwn'
The enemy was pulled off me, and sgs
Z set on end with two black eyes,
bloody nose, and as naked as Adam
ssWhat is the meaning of this:p d,
manded the clerk who went on3 dut
after midnight.
ssThieves," I said.
81 don't know" responded my brI
tai assaiiant, "you put me In tn
room, sir, telling me it was that of
young 1adyout on a frolic. The Wia
blew my candle out as l entered, an
/ put down my yalise, intending
strike a match. Some one moved j
the bed; and thought the young lad
had returned Unexpectedly. 1t seem
that she did, and man with her. b
ing modest Hastily retired. attenlp
ed to return noiselessly and get No
valise, when the movement agai
made 5ne retire. The third time a
tempted 1t j was assaulted at the doc
by this fellow, who seemsto have bee
sleeping with the lady in question:
Further haranguef from this brute Wa
interrupted by something between th
shrek Of q snuff ring locomotive an
the yell Of q panther and in an instar
a lady ina cloak, with long boa abou
her neck, few at the ace of the slaI
derous william. In second his countt
nance resembled manuscript edit(
rial by.Mr. Greeley. Itswas Miss Al
gelina Bugs, who had returned at ths
moment to hear this aspersion. upo
her female character. The poor dev
cried for help, and she was remove
from his countenance.
At this all the men laughed, and tn
women cried s'Shamep / did not e1
nlain. I retired TO the room. cursin