Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-22

EVENING STAR: WA
where she took several psises for scholaesAip.
among them the msdalion for proficiency In
FfeDch literature. Mr.. Barbour took her
placed her in ceavent. She wilf be thsrs for
year and hall. Afs. Barbour returned IN
October.
Lieut. and Mn. Chaxles Z. vresland srs pleas
antly located for the season At No. lll6 Rhode
Island avenue. Mrs.. vreeland has recently re-
turned from long visit in baltimore.
Mrs Starring win spend the most q the win
ter in her house in Highland place.
Mrs. G. d. Drake and Mrs. westcott and Miss
Carol Dare Westcott md Miss Crssson win be
at home TO callers ON Mondays in January at
1416 10th street.
The Thursday assembly and German club
have decided upon January 10 and a and
February II - the dates Of the three enter
tainmsnts which they viii give 81 the Masonic
temple hall; lad that the innovation in the
former custom that was adopted last season Of
shall prevail this season. Lieut. George Bar
nett, o. 8. N. O., Lieut.. Lowell Z. Reynolds, U.
8. N, and Mr.. Hubbard T. Smith, have been
selected to lead the three cotillions. It Is un-
derstood that the entertainments are to be
large, and that the cotillions will be composed
limits Of the hall, and that several hundred
invitations are TO be issued for each Of the
assemblies. The executive committee are now
consumating preparations, and as all the MEM
bers Of the club are well-known in Washington
society the entertainments promise TO be even
more brilliant and enjoyable than those given
by the club last winter.
Mr.. and Mrs.. BENJAMIN p. Snyder and family
have come into the city for the winter from
their country place, "Collingswood," and are
located ct 1502 n street northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 8. Noyes and daughters have
come into the city from their country residence,
Willard's for the winter.
Miss Rose Giants, Of Hagerstown, Nd, Is
spending the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.. W. P
Allan, 622 9Th street southeast. {.
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An Invalid's Thrilling Experience on .
Gutter Six Stories from the Sidewalk.
From the Boston Globe.
A rap at the door.
II was 10 o'clock few nightsago. The Tech
nology students, who occupy . room on the
second floor ofa fremont street boarding house
not far from Worcester street, were about to
retire. They supposed the rap was made by
some school friend, and accordingly shouted:
''Come in"
The door slowly opened and revealed the
outlines Of gaunt figure in white. The face
was CHASTITY pale. The boys sprang to their
feet The figure glided into the room and .
faint voice gasped:
Hello, boysr'
Astounded, nonplussed, almost specifies,
the boys recognised the face and voice Of Q
friend whom they supposed to be lying at his
hOma n
with delirious fever.
''Is that you, -W
yes" replied the weak voice.
How TO. heavens sake did you get in here
"weli, boys, hardly know. I'll try to tell
you about it," and he sank into chair, shiver-
ing with the cold. They wrapped him in over
coats, and he went on to say in crazed sorsof
Q way that the last he remembered was drop
ping to sleep in his own bed at home. Sud-
denly he was awakened by something striking
him on the head, and he found himself in :
strange house, cropping about the hallway in
his night robe. He heard voices. He went
down flight Of stairs and listened ct door.
He recognised the voices. They were those Of
friends at the institute. Hearing them he
knew where he was and raped at the door.
'But how did you get into the house3'
II don't know. have no recollection Of any,
thing more than have told you," and over
come with his exertions he sank back in Q
they had at hand. and bringing him partly to
himself they clothed him in garments from
their wardrobe and carried him home He
lived six houses away in the same block. They
walked him up the steps and rang the bell
The party was ushered into the hall BY the
servant, and there the invalid's mother con-
fronted her son, whom she supposed TO be "
ing asleep in bed upstairs.
=, The Technology boys explained, - far -
they were able. The amazed and thoroughly
frightened mother fastened her boy upstairs
and to bed again; when there she found the
first clew to the solution Of the mystery of his
journey TO the boarding house.
The window of his room was Open In his
sleep be had arisen and through the window
made his escape TO the roof, q mansard, edged
by Q tin gutter six stories from the sidewalk,
Thence along the edge Of the roof, balancing
himself by an almost supernatural power, he
made his way along the gutter, past the dormer
windows Of five houses and paused ct the sixth.
Here he found . window open at the top. He
lowered it still further and climbed in.
1t was the landlsdy's room. At the time it
was vacant, and the delirious sleeper made his
way through it to the hall. Here he wandered
about in the darkness until he found the stair
way. Then he felt his way down the stairs to
the next floor and began his wanderings anew.
Here, by chance, he struck his head against q
door jamb, and the shock brought him to his
senses. He heard the familiar vsices, and the