The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-01-25
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10 hotel, % rsmarkGble ~ 10 dsserv
life Ia print. The story is brief, bu
with en- imnense moral. 81 showtaG hev
10 some things lovely woman will Away
come to the relief ofa sister in distress i
outwit the lyrant man. The gcntlcmsl
above referred 10, sloppisg ata hstcl,
private ione, where the guests we're &C
oastomed to tie sHtirs freedom OF th
house, felt late oas night The impsrativ
necessity Of eating some frait before re
tIring.
Il was late TO send out to buy; be di'
not want to srouse the servants OF ,hr
house st so late an bour. aud yet trait o.
preserves or something OF the Kind seem
cd TO him . personal nscessily. lie kneS
where the store-room was, knew tha
The door vas leh open, and analIy re
solved 10 go down quietly and prIl
enough sweetmsAts 70 salisfy bis need
No sooner was the thsagbt ooseeiVet
than acted upon, and within five minuts'
he was 10 the store.roon hooking pre-
serves out OF a Jar aud enjoying himsol
immensely In satisfying tAs erAvlnG
which had come upon hlm.
For fow minutes the enjoyment o
the man At the preserves was complete
Then be was startled by . light, swim
step 10 the hail, there was whish and I
rustic Of garments, the door opeaed aud.
denly aud some oHe bounded 10 with
sueh suddenBess as, coming squArely
against the form OF the midnight raider
to knock him half way scross the room
and fairly off his feet. Lsaping up 81
once, hc closed with hls unconscious ~
ssilspt to be startled by q subdued shrek
and TO 1nd that he had captured wo'
mani Further, aud more terrible still
be discovered that the plamp form OF the
lady who had wanted something TO sal
% well ~ he, was only slsd In q Hlght,
dress. Still, though trying, tho oGoasion
was not one OF unmixed horror by any
means, and In a momen. the gentleman'.
nerve reformed aud bic curiosity rose "a
fever heat.
Who 10 thisi hs demanded ofth plump
hgure In his arms No answer.
Who is III he repested. Yeu'll not
get out OF this until you tell. Siil no
answer but struggle IN the dark moss,
the plump figure trying hard 10 gel
away.
Again the query was repeated, with
equal lack OF response, but this time q
resounding slap In the face from hand
that was doubtless pretty, but which bit
with decided force, wAs the reward ol
the questionOr.
He was put on his mcttle at snce.
You thiak you'll get OF unknownf Wen
see about thati he exclaimed, I've = de.
vice thRpll work, think. AHd then,
after silent aud determined struggle
he caught Nttle biz OF the lady's right
cheek between bis teeth not badly so
"s w OiVoa tho FCiNNNg sAius but sum
ciently hard to leave mark which copid
not disappear fors day or two, Then
he released his unknown prisoner, and
she fled like the wisd along the passage,
disappearing ia some room impossible to
locate In the darkness
The next morning the gentleman with
q mystery to solve oame down 10 break
fast early. No ladies bad yet appeared,
but at his table we're enc or two Iati-
mate male friends and TO them be conf
ded the stsry OF hls adventure In the
night, relating also the means he bad Ia
ken to secure the Identification OF tho un-
known lady. The mosti intense curiosi.
ty ct once prevailed st the table, aud the
advent OF the ladies was awaited with
an impatience scarcely 10 be coRtrolled.
Five inmates later the door opened aud
the belle Of the hotel entered demurely,
gided across the room aud seated her
self for breakfast. Eager eyes followed
her, and, ss her face was fairly exposed,
there was Sensations among tsc gentle
men. Upon her right cheek was strip
Of courtplaster an ineh lougi They ex-
changed glauces aud whispers aHd snilc'
The mystery WAS suived ssriy. hut just
then another lady entered, this lime =
dignihej salron. A. she 'ssisi h,Escit
tbers was disclosed upon har iigh, ehcrt
9 piece Of cOnrtpAster, idenliesi 10 sp-
psarAnco With that up0I the face Of Ilr'
belle. Another aud Auoiher lady snteT.
cd. Upon the right cheek OF every one
OF them appeared piece OF courtpiAster
The tables filled up aud sot lady at one
OF them but wore courtplastcr on the
right cheek And then tbs gentIemsn
looking confidently for 3 revelation gait
ed. They sompTehsRded Ihe situation.
The lady who had been eaplared 10 the
Bighl bad conhded her extremity 10 hsr
friends, and they had come " her rescue
TO outwit male humanity. They had
succeeded, too. The discom6ted nen al
the table knew that beneath one OF the
many pieces Of court plaster ia the room
we're hidden tbs marks Of issth, ba,
which Was the identical BAT OF unplAs-
ter they coaId not tell. And They never
learned.
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II was quite cold in the car. Tie pa.
sens ers were shrinking up into ss small
a lpAte AZ uosslbls. and louk ing sIfalght