Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-03-15
A Night Adventure.

i was VlsltlnS tne CITY OF new 1Ork.
The rain was beating against my win
dow. and l was in a semi-drowsy state
of mind, when l thought heard a low
moan in the street, directly under me.
At first I was disposed to drop off again
into lazy mood, in which | could pic
ture something more agreeable than
storm and violence. But was brought
up to an extraordinary point of watch
fulness by second moan, which increas-
ed to low cry of distress. | waited
no longer, but threw up the window and
looked down into the street.
''Is that you, up there % shouted a
lodger, who hired the room under mine.
"It's l, sure enough !" replied, while
the storm beat vengefully down my
throat. 81 thought | heard something
in the street, and l presume that by
your head being out this moment, you
heard it as we'll as myself"
"That l did !" shouted the lodger
.and it's kind of sound | don't fancy.
Let's 60 down and see what's up"
"Just what was going to propose
myself" l replied; and with these
words closed my window, and seizing
my overcoat and hat. | opened the door.
But no-I had better make a provision
against emergency; so | slipped up to
my bed and took from under my pillow
a small revolver, and this time left the
room, and descended the stairs. found
my neighbor waiting for me at the door
of his chamber, aud we went down the
hall stairs to the front door. This we
were about opening, when there was a
loud ring at the door bell.
"Who's there ?" cried a voice from
the top of the stairs.
We did not answer, but opened the
door and were greeted by a strange
sight, which, as revealed by the flicker
ing gas-light of the hall, was effective in
the extreme. 1t was a tall and elegant
lady, dressed entirely in black, drenched
with the rain and pale as death.
"It's Longwood and Ir' cried my
neighbor; 1--WE rang the bell by mis-
take"
With this exceeding stretch of truth,
he pushed me on the step, and followed,
closing the door.
"Now, my good woman" said he, 81
am not unused to this kind of surprise,
and know something of what you rang
the bell for. 1t seems uncivil to shut
you out in the rain, but you will under
stand it shortly. You rang for help
20, gentlemen. do not let us lose our
time here. My daughter is being car
ried away, and | want your aid to re-
cover her,"
l now saw the wisdom of my neigh
boris action in shutting the door. Had
the lady In black been ushered into the
entry, mine host and hostess and the
list of boarders would have been down
in the tick of an old-fashioned clock,
and delayed the poor woman a good
half hour in wondering questions and
wild suggestions. So my friend was
right.
Come to my friend Browns and tel
US the whole story, and then we car
leave you there and go ahead" sale
Jacob-my neighbor. "It's right OF
the way"
The woman only said:
81 will rest there, as | cannot 90 a.
fast as you" and she broke down anC
sobbed convulsively. Browns was thu
apothecary's shop on the first corner
and having reached that, we quickly
learned that three rufians had darteC
from an alley-way upon them, and hac
seized her daughter and made off will
her-striking down the mother for ap
pealing to them for mercy.
Such things were not strange in thi
part of the city, and we did not stop tt
wonder at the story; but having go
from the exhausted narrator the direc
ton the villains took, as near as sh,
could give it, we sprang out into tn,
storm and pushed our way along th'
street.
My neighbor Jacobs was a born de
tective, and think had dabbled som,
in it for pastime. He went straight OF
till we came to turn which brought u
facing triangular building, which tn
street in It's rear direction left at tn
right. To the left of this narrow build
ing ran a narrow street, encased by yer,
high and massive buildings.
"Well 60 down here" said he. Nov
| should never have noticed any differ
ence between this street and any other
but might have kept on until | shoul'
have come to the old building, marrow
lane, or something of the kind.
"T'en to one they carried her dowl
there, he said. "Phewl how the rail
falls 2"
"What makes you think SOP" 1 re
piled.
Ozark street and no dwelling houses
Nor are there stores that policemel
trouble themselves much to watch. Jus