Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-24

a woNAN's WIT.

gently, and, while here at,. condded to
friend, the details OF. az =, adventure in
Boston hotel, so remarkable as to de-
s,rve life in print. The story is brief,
but with an immense moral as showing
how IL, some things lovely woman l,s will
always come to tie relief !l, ola sister in
distress to outwil the tyrant, man, The
journalist above referred to, stopping
at the hotel, ..priyate one, where the
guests were accustomed to the entire
freedom Of The house use, felt, late l'!1!. one
night, the imperative necessity Of. eat
ing some ;9s' fruit before retiring: 1t was
too late to send d; out # to buy any he did
mot want to arouse 's the servants cry, of the
house at so late IT, az N han1si yet fruit, or
Epreseryes or something met ing tootssome OF
the kind. seemed Ems to him a personal
necessity. He knew where the store
room was, knew that the door was left
open, and finally resolved to go down
lq,ui.et1Eg and prig enough sweet-mea,s to
satisfy his Is. need, No sooner was the h.
thought conceived than acted upon. and
within FIVE minutes he was in the store
room booking !. preserves out Of a jar and
enjoying himself immensely in satisfy
ing the craving which had come upops
him.
/ For few minutes the enjoyment of
the man at the preserves was complete.
Then be was startled by q light, swift
step in the hall, there was wish and
a rustic OF garments, the door opened
suddenly, and some one bounded in
with such suddenness as, coming square.
ly against the form of the midnight
raider, to knock him half way across
the room, and fairly off his feet Leap.
ling up at once he closed With bis UNI
conscious assaila ant to be startled by a
:subdqed shriek, and to find that be had
captured a woman. Further. and more
terrible still, he discovered. that the
plump form of the lady who had
wanted something to eat as well as he
was clad only in night-dress. Still
though trying, the occasion was one not
of unmixed horror by any means, and
in moment thhe gepttlemans nerve rer
turned, and his curiosity csfy rose to, fever
heat.
who is this 2 he demanded Of the |
plump figure in IL, bis arms, No answer.
WHO Is it 8 he repeated, You'll not
get out of this until you tell Still no
answer; but struggle in the darkness,
the plump figure trying hard to get
away,
Again the suery was repeated with +
equal lack of response, but this time
resounding slap in the face from band
that was doubtless pretty, but which hit
with decided forge, was the reward of
the questioner.
He was put on bis mettle at opoe,-f
You think you'll get off unknown
Well see about that! be exclaimed
'I've a device that'll work, think ak. And
then, after a silent aud detelainea
struggle, he caught little bit of the
laay's right cheek between his teeth
and bit it-not badly SO as to break the
velvety skin. but sufficiently hard to
leave mark which he knew could not
disappear tor day or two Then he
released his unknown prisoner, and fled
like the wind along the passage, dis
il some room impossible to
locate in the darkness.
The pext morning the gentleman
with mystery to solve came down to
breakfast early. No ladies' had had yet ap"
peared, bus at his table were one OF two
intimate male friends, and to them he
con6ded the story Of his adventure il
the night, relating also the means he
had taken to secure the Identification OF
the unknown lady. The moqt intense
curiosity at ONCE prevailed at the table,
and the advent OF the ladies was awaited
with an impotence scarcely 70 be con-
trolled. Five minutes later the door
opened and the belle of the hotel en-
tered demurely, glided ACROSS the room
and seated herself for breakfast. Eager
eyes followed her, and az her face was
fairly exposed, there was g eeRsat::on
smaag the gentlemen. Upon her right
cheek was strip Of coHrt-plaster an
inch long. The EXCITED men EXCHANGED
glanoes, and whispers, and smiles: The
mystery was solved early But just
then ANOTHER lady entered, this time
matFqR. As she seated her.
self there was disclosed upon her right
check piece of coRrt plaster identical
in appearance with that upon the face
Of the belle Another and another lady :
entered, Upon the right cheek of
every one of them appeared piece OF
court plaster. The tables filled Up. and |
not lady at ope of them but wore
OF the right cheek And
then the gentlemen looking confidently
for revelation wilted. They COM
pretended the situation. The lady !:
,, az tured in the night had | i