The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04

and the upper stories project over the
lower. There are no street lamps in it,
except one or two thai are a long wa Y
apart and give mighty little light The
street hasn't any sideWa lks, and there is
a gutter down the middle OF it, and more
smells to the square inch than there is in
Chicago. I've looked up this street a hun
dred times in my dreams, and m always
afraid to go up to it, 1t looks as if there
couldn't be any one in that street except
robbers and murderers, and it's my belief
that most all the houses are empty"
Now when l was in Rouong this time
that I'm telling you about" resumed Roc
buck, I walked along down one street
and up another without paying any atten-
ton to the direction l was taking. By ana
by got into a part of the town where the
houses were particular old. and where
there didn't seem to be but very few inhab-
itants&Au of sudden [ came to an open
square that was familiar to me as Lin
coin avenue in Indianapolis.
1T was the very place that | HAD
dreamed about so often. There were the
two streets leading out Of one end of it..
The Zig street was lighted up, and there
were people here and there in it, but the
small street was just as dark and deserted
as l had always seen it. There wasn't a
soul in it, and the blackness and silence of
it frightened me-
Just then a woman came toward me,
though | didn't notice where she came
from She was middling well dressed AMI
to my mind, looked like a lady. though I
know l amt much judge of ladies' l was
standing looking at the narrow street, and
wondering if | was awake or dreaming,
when the woman walked straight up to me
and says, You are an Englshman, are you
not?"
Now | knew well enough that ] wasn't
an Englishman, but couldn't see as was
called uIon to set the woman's mistak 2
straight, so l Just said, Well supposing l
am. What them
Why said she, then you win help me.
l am an Englishwoman In terrible distress
and danger. My sister is here lying very i'll
in a house where / believe the people ave
thieves and murderers. implore YOU come
with me and help me TO take her away
"tWhy dont you get a policeman" I
replied. That's what you want. If you
soy. So I will find one for you
For heavens sake, no" said the wo-
man. There are reasons why that would
ruin everything. II YOU are the brave
man you look TO be you will come with
me. If not, we are lost.
I'm come ma'am. if you insist upon
it, said l. though J tell you in advance
that If there is any fighting to be done
you'll have to count me out for l haven't
got my revolver and I'm not a fighting
man. anyway.
"She said there wouldn't be any call for
me to fight, and that as soon as It was
seen that she had a man with her she
and her sister would be allowed to go.
Said it. would be better II | was to follow
a short way behind her, instead of walk
ing by her side That suited me well
enough so the woman went on walking
prtty fast, and 1 came along about two
rods behind her.
81 tell you, 1t gave me a chill to 90 into
that narrow dark street. You see, | have
been afraid of IL for going on 70 twenty
or twenty-five years, besides the place
was cold, for I don't believe the sun ever
got down into IL, the houses were so high
and go close together Nobody met Us,
and didn't see. the least sign of life Ia the
street We went, az ] should Judge, pretty
near an eighth of mile. and the only
street Hight We passed was an oil lamp
hung out from one Of the houses on an
iron bracket.
'rhe woman stopped a. the door Of a
house ON the left and waited for me In
th, shadow When ! came up she said,
TAKE my hand. for there isn't any light,
and the stairs are long.
"It was great liH room with queer,
oId-fashl0ncd furniture. and not much Of
that Va one corner there was r. figure iu
amor standing leaning on its sword.
The chairs and sofas were covered with