Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-09-09

The Tyrant Man Against Wor.ted.
gentleman not unconnected with the
Boston press was in St. Louis recently.
andwmlethe eOnfiied to friend the de-
tailsof- All adventure in 4 Boston hotel so
remarkable, ms to deserve a life in print.
The story is brief, but with an immense
mora, as showing how i'm some things
lovely women will always come to the
relief OLA sister in distress to outwit the
-tyrant nah. The Journalist above. re-
ferred to- stopping at the hotel a private
one, where the guests Were accustomed
.tothe entire freedom Of the house, felt
late one night the imperatiyenecessity of
eating some fruit before retiring se1a3
-. 1t was too late TO, send ont to buv any
he did not want to arouse the servants. ef
the house at SO late an hour. and vet
fruit or preserves or something toothsome
of the kind seemed to hint personal ne
'cessity.e He knew where the storeroom
was, knew that the door was left omen.
and finally resolved to 90 down quietly
and prig enough sweetmeats, to satisfy
his need. No sooner was the, thought
conceived than acted. upor, and within
i've minutes he was in the storeroom
hooking preserves ont of a jar and enjoy
ing himself immensely in satisfying the
craving which had coine;uponhim.
For a fewminutes the enjoyment of the
man at the preserves was complere- Then
he was startled by light, swift. step in
the hall, there was whsh and rustic
of garments, 1.-The doorywas opened sud-
denly and some one bounded in with
such sqddenness a, coming squarely
against che form Of the midnight raidef,
Knocked him halfway across The room
f,s II OF h,, 4
once. tie closed With his uneonsci8us as
sailant, to be startled by subdued shrek
-andsto. find that he had captured. a. wo-
man. More and more ,tarrable still, he
discovered that the plump form of the
lady who had wanted something TO eat
as well ,as he was clad only in a night
dress. StiH, though trying, the, occasion
was not one of sunmixed horror, by any
means, AMI in moment the gentleman's
nerve returned and his curiosity rose to a
fever heat.
.Who is thiss'' lie demanded of the
plump figure in. his arms. No, answer.
'.Who is it ?" he repeated you'll not
get out of this until. you tells. Still, no
answer, but astfugglei in the darkness,
the plump little figure trying hard to get
away. 28i7eaoi ofl '@3set9.l oH
Again the, query was repeated, with
equal lack of response, but this time a
resOunding slap in the face from hand
that was doubtless pretty, but which, hit
with 'ded force, was the reward of
the questioner.
He was put to his mettle at once 'You
think you'll get off unknown. I've. a
device that1l work.. think And then.
after a silent and determined struggle, he
caught little of the hdy's right cheek
between his teeth and bit-nOt badly. so
rs to break the velvety skin,but sufficient
ly hard to leave mark which he knew
could not disappear for a day or two.
Then he released his unknown prisoner.
taud she fed like the wind along the pas
sage, disappearing in some room impOs-
sible TO Locale in theLdarknesS-
The next morning the gentleman. with
n mystery to solve, came down to break
fast early. No ladies had yet appeared,
but at his table were one or two intimate
male friends, and t6them hecontided .he
story of his adventure in The night, re-
lating also the means he had taken to Sc
cure the identiiication of the unknown
lady.
The most intense curiosity at once pre-
vailed at the table. and the advent of the
Indies WAS awaited with an impatience
scarcely To be controlled. "a Five minutes
later the door opened and the belle of the
htt i entered deinurely. glided across the
room and seated herself tor breakfast.
l Ease. eyes followed her, and as her
face was fairly exposed, there was sem
sation among the gentlemen. Upon her
RICH che e. there was strip OF court
plaster an inch long. The excited men
exchanged glances and whispers and
smiles. The mystery was solved early.
But just then another lady entered. this
time dignified matron. AS she seated
herself there was disclosed upon !; her
right cheek Il piece of court-plaster i1ent-
ical 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 apiece OF
court7plaster. The tables filled up, and
not lady at one of them but wore a
court-plaster on the right cheek.
And then the gentlemen, looking con-
fidentIy for revelation, wilted. They
eomprehended the situation. The lady
who had been captured i'll the night had
confided hergextremity9lt to her friends,
and they had come to the rescue to out
wit male humanity. They succeeded,
TOO. The disc0mfitted men at that par
ticular table knewlthat beneath one of
the many pieces of cOurt-plaster in the
room were hidden the marks of teeth,
but which was, the identical bit of court
plaster they could neverEtell. And they
never learned. ~ .