Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-05
4 Xnman,s VII .

Drlet, but with an immense moral as
showing how in something's lovely
woman will always come to the relief
of a sister in distress to outwit the
tyrant man. The journalist above re
ferred to stopped at the hotel, pri-
vate one, where the guests were ac-
customed to the entire freedom of the
house. felt late one night, the imper-
ativc necessity of eating some fruit
before retiring. It was too late TO
send co buy any: he did not want to
arouse the servant of the house at so
late an hour, and yet fruit or pre-
serves or something toothsome OF the
kind seemed to him personal neces-
sity. He knew where the store room
was. knew that the door was left open
and finally resolved to go down qui-
city and prig enough sweetmeats 70
satisfy his need. No sooner was the
thought conceived than acted upon.
and within five minutes he was in the
store room hooking preserves out of
a jar, and enjoying himself immense
ly in satisfying the craving (Which had
come upon him.
In few minutes the enjoyment of
the man at the preserves was COM
plete. Then he was startled by a
light swift step in the hall, there was
a whish and rustic of garments, tue
door opened suddenly and some one
bounded in with such suddenness as.
coming squarely against the form of
the midnight raider, to knock him
half way across the room, and fairly
off his feet. Leaping up at once, he
closed with his uncouncious assailant
to be startled by subdued shrek,
and to find that he had captured a
womanl Further, and more terrible
still, he discovered that the plump
form of the lady who had wanted
something to eat as we'll 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 the gentleman's
nerve returned and his curiosity rose
to fever heat.
e@Who is this?" he demanded Of the
plump figure in his arms. No an
swer.
"Who is it?" he repeated. you'll
not get out of this until you tell. T"
Still no answer but struggle in the
darkness, the plump figure trying
hard to get away.
Again the query was repeated, with
equal lack of response. but this time
a resodnding slap in the face from a
hand that was doubtless pretty, but
which hit with decided force, was the
reward of the questioner.
He was put on his metal at once.
"You think you'll get Off unknown:
We'll see about thatlv he exclaimed.
"Pve device thatll work, think. y
And then after a silent and determ-
ined struggle, he caught little bit of
the lady's right cheek between his
teeth aud bit it not badly so as to
break the velvety skin, but sufficient
ly hard to leave mark he knew could
not disappear for day or two. Then
he released his unknown prisoner,
and she fed like the wind along she
passage, disappearing in some room
impossible to locate i'm the darkness.
The next morning the gentleman
with mystery to solve came down to
breakfast early. No. ladies had yet
appeared, but at his table were one
or two intimate male friends, and to
them he confide the story of his adj
venture in the night. relating also the
means he had taken to secure the
Identification of the unknown lady
The most intense curiosity at one pre-
vailed at the table, and the advent of
the ladies was awaited with an inn
patience scarcely to be controlled
Five minutes later the door opened
and the belle of the hotel entered de-
murely, gliding across the room, and
seated herseHfor breakfast. Eager
eyes followed her. aud. as her face
was fairly exposed. there was a
sensation among the gentlemen.
Upon her right cheek there was a
strip OF courtplaster an inch longl
The excited men exchanged glances
aud whispers aud smiles. The mis-
terry was solved early. But just then
another lady entered, this time dig
nified matron. As she seated herself
there was disclosed upon her right
cheek piece OF court-plaster, iden-
ktieal in appearancewith that upon the
fface OF the belief Another and an
other lady entered. Upon the right
cheek OF every one of them appeared
a piece of court plaster. THE tables
filed up and not lady at one of
them but wore court-plaster on the
right cheek And then the gentle
men looking confidently for revela-
ton wilted. They comprehended the
situation. The lady who had been
captured in the night had conflded
her extremity to her friends and they
had come TO the rescue to outwit
male humanity. They succeeded, too.
The discounted men at that particu-
lar table knew that 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 not tell.
And they never learned.--iSt. louis
Republican.
HELL-GATE.
The Great Explosion.
; New York. Sept. 24-The acres OF
obstructing rock in Hell-Gate were
, lifted at the appointed time to-day
by the explosion of $4,000 pounds OF
| dynamite. The writer had place on