Year: 1859

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full effect upon your nerves down stairs. As


soon as Roger made his appearance, enquired
what kind of place he had brought me TO.
He told me was in the house Of one of his
friends acquaintances an old lady who
would do anything in the world to please me.
The reason he gave for bringing me here was
elude the pursuit of my uncle. As soon as
the breakfast was over, he went to purchase
articles to furnish the room with after search


ing the Borough over, he returned with some


trifing furniture, and said he could not get
ANYTHING in town that would suit us. l. fur
nished him with large sum Of money, and
he left in the afternoon in one of the packets
which was ready to sail for Philadelphia He
did not return for three days, (Which was


Quick trip in those days) and had to spend
NV time in this miserable hovel without any
thing to please tho eye, or add comfort to the


body in it. My niS Shts We're miserable. The


singular actions of the old lady-who, by the


way. is very kind to me-were such as to in


duce me to distrust something. She always
had nm eve on me and could plainly see


that she was watching every movement


made. This induced me to think that Roger


had given her instructions before he left to


watch me closely. The daytime was moth
ing could kill the sluggish hours while the


sun shone-though you perceive my windows


do not open OIL the street, by listening to


narot chatter over in the next yard but


when night came and all was dark around,


was lonely. | desired no lamp to light my


dreary abode--it was bad enough to know my
situation without having all the realities con-
tinually before my eyes.


The second night that stayed here, was
one of fearfulexcitement. About nine O'Clock
heard a loud knock at the door; no one


answered. The summons was repeated-the1


sueeession of thqmps against the door led


me to think that IL was about TO be broken IN


by robbers. | covered my head with the bed
clothes for fear OIL knew not what. could


not hear the old lady move-all was then 81


lent without for short time; Thought they


had gone.


But was soon convinced to the contrary.


could distinctly hear the heavy tread Of men
on the pavement. Then for the first time
thought it might be my uncle in search OF


me. | knew not what to do. My whole


frame shook with fear. did not fear his an
ger becauss was well acquainted with his


kind disposition, But to be caught in such


hovel was enough to make me curse the hour


abode. What would not have given to have
been seated before my piano in the spacious


parlour of my uncle's house, playing some OF
, the airs had selected to please the old gem


tleman in the evenings when we were lone
some But these evenings were spent in in


nocent amusement and happiness bef5r5 :
spoiler came,'' am afraid they never can
turn again.


knew that if it were my uncle and he
\ should find me here without accounting for
Roger. he would take II for granted that he
, had deserted me. had conceived the idea
: of making my escape and had went SO far as
to dress and open the window TO see if an OPP
1 portunity offered to- carry into effect my de-
. termination. But the distance from the win


dow to the ground frustrated my newly con-
: ceived project. next thought of the door
l opening into the back yard, but just as was
about to put my resolution into effect, the
! old ladv. heretofore unseen, placed her hand
on nv shoulder and told me not to be alarmed.
: Startled at first at this opposition, gained
confidence from her conversatcM; sne tolu
me, she thought she knew who they "eieI
and that they We're friends. While she was
informing me this important fact, a voice from
4 the street said something, could not distin-
I guish what the words were; but the old lady
1 told me she "thought so,i' and admitted
them by removing u spring that held the
' door, the mystery of which did not know of
for several days.


Q Soon loud noise was heard below-I crept
silently forth and listened. / could distinctly
hear what they said, and from the tone of
e their conversation, knew they were gam


bling. 0aths and imprecations were continu-
ally blended with flash conversation, and the
l fearful idea occurred to me that had been
left in one of those hes called gambling
house.


Oh Heavens what thought for person


educated as | had been! Could il be possible
, that Roger Wilson-the son of one of the pu-
. rest preachers that had ever consigned his
spirit to his God-should thus degrade, not
only himself, but one who had confided her
innocence and virture to his honor and inte-


gritty, But such is the fact, that am in one
of the lowest gambling establishments that
: ever disgraced the outskirts of a town.


Disguised as well at Roger as at the dis.
. course of the company below, retired TO bed
with determination to leave the house in
the morning. All night long, the oaths of
the demons of the gaming table were to be


heard. slept not; and when the first grey
i streak along the horizon announced that it


was day, prepared to take my departure,
was busy gathering up my trinkets and ar
a ranging my apparal when the old lady enter
!, ed my room to inquire after my health but
her real object was to see what was about.
, She was surprised to see me up and making
: preparations to leave. told her could not
! stay in house where the midnight revelry
a was carried ON to so great an extent as II was
= here. She said that it was an impossibility
for me to leave, for the same company was
, still down stairs. did not feel much like
passing through gang OF uesperduOes ilke
! those I had heard in the night profaning
!, the name of their God. | was undecided
! what course to take when angry words below
arrested my attention-the old lady flew
= down stairs-a scuiiie ensued and then all was
= auiet again. / concluded that would rather
a remain that day where was, than TO incur
7 the rist Of passing through the room where
4 these drunken Williams were, and exposing
a myself to their vulgar gaze. Another power
= !. full argument against my leaving in day time
, was. that if the people passing along the
: !, street should see me leaving house that
, was now fully convinced bore a bad name in
. the town, would, in measure, condemn me
, without knowing any palliating circnmstan-


ces Could Roger have known the character
. of the house at which he had left me was
e question for me to solve. AT length came
: 10 the conclusion that would await his re-
I turn In entire seclusion | spent the other
i two days-never passing the threshold OF my
. room. When Roger returned, related to
. him what had occurred; he did not appear
: the least concerned about the kind of compa-
g nv we were in. | told him we must leave
: this place Immediately that it would COM


promise my character TO remain here. He re-
A rnonstrated against such a course stating we
= were in place where we could eyade suspi-
, I cion, and that it was almost an impossibility
= for us to 90 into respectable boarding house
:. without the curiosity of the public being ex-
y y cited such singular relationship existing
/" hnt1rean MS So wholly unconscious was | of