Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-08

or IN pnknovn places in the country, any
upn,otacted gentleman whom they may |
desm eligible for such purely whimsical
treatment. Although the gentlemen thus
carried of invariably have unusual funds
IN their possession at such times, from bust
meas collections, salaries Just received, or
vind falls Of some kind, ii does not appear
that the Abducting strangers have the slight
es, thought of robbery; or that, in fact,
they have any other earthly purpose in the
astonishing freak than a mere insane de-
light in taking their victims to distances
from whence they must occupy whole days
and sometimes weeks--in returning, Curl
ously disordered, to their franticAlly alarmed
families. Here, only two or three weeks
ago, q genial citizen, of PetLluma, CAL
says the verscious Crescent of that town
placed some spare cash" in his pocket, and
took train to Sacramento, where he pro-
posed "to see man" Not returning on the
following morning his wife became seri-
ously uneasy his absence continuing for
smother day his mo,her-inlaw casually re
marked, AZ We always expected IL; whole
week passing without his return all MS
wiie's relatives began 20 speak csndidly o.
his many faults ten days elapslng under
the same circumstances his creditors pro
possd certain police researches. Al
the end of q fortnight, however, the
gapi.l citizen Of PetalumA checked q
by;.k movement for divorce (ground OF in-
, compntibili,y, bAbituHl brutality, aud deser-
, t;oni by renppeAring at home with strange
: hat and frighIful headache, and explainln z
/ ,bat he had been subjected 10 unparalleled
! adventures of travel BY two Of the most
I rvstsrious strangers that ever desired = gen
; tleman not honored with their acquaintance
3 To become their fellow passenger for 81 in'
' finite Journey They had Addressed him in
/ Spanish, and he, being acquainted with the
D names Of several spirituous beverages II
: that language, replied, courtsously, tha
J since they were so pressing, he didn't know
$ bat he would Thsreupon he had joined
D them IN = toast to "Don Carlos,' aud i'm
, mediately sank iuto state OF iusensibility
/ from which he recovered TO find himself II
3 a room of a Chicago hotel, lyisg in q re
I versed position upon bed, without his ha'
i and with his umbrella under his arm. Hi
e watch was safe he had nearly all his mon
j ey, save q sum which had been paid to III
hotel for q weeks board ia advance; an
l. the Spanish Carlists had placed him in n
!, building so defSly aud escaped Therefor
u themselves so ingeuiously that no one IN th
e caravAnsery could recolect having see
a them enter with him at all Amazed at thi
b truly odd state OF things, and inexpressibl
IN panied At the thought of what his famlI
g. might suffer in his absence, he had dram
ID several bottles Of soda water for his coll
r borrowed hat of avery little boy whom ii
N hotel people had let down TO awaken hi
is through the fsu-light of his room door, an
be fastened back TO Pe.slums by the mel
~ train on the Pacific railroad. His wife hn
read both the Arabian Nights aud Muucbs
sen, vet she thought this the most wonde
ful story she had ever heard and wept upC
= his bosom but his mo,her-in-law, aft
- some cross-questiouiug, Of his strangely il
80 perfect knowledge OF the appearance Of Il
= ruins Of the great Chicago FIRE, was seye
!. upon tho strong flavor OF cloves upon b
- breath, and Eudibly wondered whether SUI
I. red nose as his was the inevitable resu
y ola Spanish abduction From such sour
- nothing but disrespectful incredibly was
: be expected, and the victim Of the Spaniart
"A would have turned the good old lady ou.
- the house if she had not happened to be i
owner He had been the subject Of one
IS those mysterious dissppearAnces which a
- only too common in these days of Spani'
- insolence, cove-culture, and wiles fema
parents. Who can explain them-exce
= mothers-in law