The Democratic Sentinel, 1853-02-02
The front page of 1853-02-02. 1,039 words, read by machine from the Library of Congress scan and reproduced without correction.
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u,i, aa in.-, urtuiu njipeitreu iu uu. . a iktp'. j you bolt the Eate ! ft'liy didn't rou let me j in! "Why don't you speak! 1 know you i are here, for I heard you. And now you j jade, I've caught you." 7 la fact, he had. j But no sooner did bis finger's come iu coit-i are nrre, ior i neartl you. --Vnu now you , tar:t With a whiskered cheek and a velvet : coai-coiiar, than he utteied a dismal cry "Oh, Lori! it' a man!" ajtd turned to re retreat. - treat. retreat. - But had the advantage of hirrr, and was nearest the door, just as the 'scheming Su Susan,' - san,' Susan,' perlnps alarmed at the. bustle, came running into the room with a light, but at the sight of me she was so terrified that both she and her light dropped on the floor to together, - gether, together, the latter going out in he fall, so that I had just time to notice that she was a buxom wench of eighteen or twenty, that tt.e door was Uift wide japeju and that the passage to which it led was an exact coun counterpart - terpart counterpart of that in the boarding house on which my chamber lay; to whioh, therefore, 1 felt that 1 could now make my wnv without hevexud youf jjet such m(t'rniticcnt whis kers?" i ,-.. ;..' i "- : . ; .'.-. ': :' It vs now that the idea first burst upon me; that I bad gatr in the wrong house, for I saw at a glanee this was none of my cham- bcrj It was a lady's boudoir, of ante-room to a sleeping apartment; from the open door of which ;, it was. obscurely illuminated.- There, was just light enough for me to make out obiects. .to. discover niv cxtraordinarv blunder, to see 1 or part ot this, nerhan was .. S - 1 . . . 1 1 . . tacied) that, my new twentl, who received . m B0 warmy ana familiarly, Was a Voun-r udy irresistauly charmmLr and beautitul. j ( olu. what a wace Ehe had, arid tlie touch ot ; her hand set me beside mvself, ) while her h(.r hand set 'me "beside myself,) while 'her 1 expressions made it apparent that she wan no less a persoA'Chafi tKe taie.incciyiiitiii, Susan's j employer, and th.at she had mistaken motor Susan, dressed iu man's apparel. "Where did you get such, magniucent yhiskers?)".slie cried, and fcl)e actually pull pulled - ed pulled them with her lingers, in pure admira admira-tiptif - tiptif admira-tiptif , ','1 Jiever , could have beiieved,'.-' she couunued, laughing,, .ff'you,- could be so changed, by clothes; that you, would make such a 'beautiful young man. I declare, I feel as if, I, wanted you tp make love to me!" There was no resisting such an appeal as that.. I immediately clasped her in ray arms, and ravished a kiss from her lips, by which she was,, thrown aliuojt into .convulsions, .of laughter." ' ' . :,si -s ,, , ,:.; "Out you huzzy!" she .cried, "men are not so impudent. Bless me. don't be so ii- ; on my knees, and seizing her hand, exclaim Forgive me, dear madam. I live de deceived - ceived deceived you;' or rather you ' have deceived yourself. I a in no Susrth, I am- --"' ;" ' At tlie first sound of my Voice, for I had notspokeil before, she1 turned wildly upon me, ; Wo were near ihe' door of the cham chamber, - ber, chamber, nnd the light shone upon my face as I knel(.'!-I- never1 saw such a change, from a-, rvti. U V saw radiant mirihmlhiese, to the extrqiriity'of ter- she: Wa L'Oiirg to1' shriek. 1, not ruiftt me, aiid perhaps your self, I will not insult you, Jt dm agehtieman the vic victim - tim victim of a most extraordinary blunder. "Whjch haa";cusod this intrusion, "and' niado "hie' an unexpected confidant hi yriitr intended fclopel nient.- - Pi-ay, Jn ad am; ; don't famt;,,; ' Cer tainly she looked so much like it, thatl was'' obliged t ujjioi;t .her, and sjie was eoinjigl eoinjigl-.le'F - .le'F eoinjigl-.le'F 10' 'suffer, nie.. ,",I will, rnake, eyqry rcp-j. anion; I will retire.,i,Jay,,I wiji e;en assist you to flyj fqr.Susau :is,fai,tules,s (she, design- 1 rd to betray you,) and you need faiftbful t:!:-' ' v:; Vd-o ..!.-' 1; '"Sifr-sirJ-sir," jtbunmcrcd .tlie,, beauty,; to:whorti Miesa alJusiqiu fpA. tbe: elppemeat tirtve'lifel' while they ewered her with blusln-
from' toe, it was not a start, "displeasure, ue conifiry, sue u.usueu an a my arms around her waist, she I,,.(r;i.n to i smile and' giggle. In fact" I' thought she was going into hysterics, which, is a- proof: was going into hysterics, which is a- proof of overpowering filings, wher. oh! suiprise 1 and mortificationshe burst into a laiih, 1 extlaimntg "Oh, it U too ridiculous! But pray go, she added hastily; "for if Susan . should return and find you " ."." " f ,'Nofear-oflier,"rcricd,;"forIleft her safe locked iri btf foom alri:r Wlth Jiinniy. a iouk care oi me iraitoress ana Her eonteu-1 .rati. " ' " "You did!" said the beauty, looking' as astonishment - tonishment astonishment and inquiry. "Perhaps then," she continued liesitatinglv, "as you wbn't go," (oh, what an incbanting way to 'tell me ( jimigiusiayi no wonder l Kissed iiei l Dili I it was a wonder how well she bore" it!) "As you won't go. perhaps Vi.u will tell Ire t how you came to look her up, and wlio Jim-1 my is, and how you got into this house, nnd this room, for I am very curious and" "You have a right to know all " nboiit it. It was all a blunder, ths" happiest" blunder that ever was made. You must know," said I, I thought this" was my boarding bouse, Mrs. E -V " ' ' "No," said the" beauty, sweetly, ' "it is Mrs. F V" ' : ' "' :'' "I shall love Mrs. F live. - 1 made the mistake as long us I ' more readily, because beset
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