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A. NIGHT IN NEW ORLEA.N.S.
3. JOURtittItttli PalWrEttie Sxorit.
Printers tell many queer, qrtaint,
qa zzic 1 and sometimes atertliug sto-
ries ; and while they do a greet deal in
Wet way for the mere feu of the thiag,
it is not to be sepposed that they are
i1wayajoking--41wayajibing merely for
the sake of raising e laugh or ereating
weeder. Li their , numerous tramps
they meet with natty straege sight,
and erten enconuter perils which to
many would appear incredible.
We relate a story which we heard
from the lips orf a poor fellow who title
long moo 'shuffled off his mortal coil.'
In the year 18—, we were assistiug
in the publication of a daily paper in
one of the small towns in the State of
New York. One night—or rather
morning— i for printers,above all others
of the human race, are compelled to
keep all sorts of bours),after the *forms'
were "locked up,' and everything was
ready for a final adjonrament to our re-
spective boarding houses, a propositiou
made to visit a restaurant for the
double purpose of having a smoke and
refreshing the inner man with a little
of something good and pleasant to the
palate. Accordingly we repaired to t)
eating saloon, and while discussing
the good things before ns, entertaiued
each by relating our adventures by sea
and land.
'Did I ever tell yoa of that adventure
I had in New Orleans 2' said Charlie
Rodman, a gay, dashing, gond•looking
and really gifted young man.
'Guess not,' wag the universal re-
sponse.
'Well, will you hear it now ?'
'Certainly,' fell from half a dozen
lips.
'Well, thdn, here's at it.'
was working on a morning paper
in New Orleans, during the winter of
18—,and as I was going to my boarcliug
house one night about twelve o'clock,
I was suddenly startled by the abrupt
and unexpected appearance of a female
who rushed before me and threw her,:
self dewn in my path. I was just in
the tight of the street lamp at the time,
and as the woman tweed her face up
to mine I noticed that „she was both
young and beautiful.
'Save tne, sir ! save me !' she cried,
clasping my knees frantically.
'Save you frowwhat ?' 1 demanded„
es I raised. her to her feet. do not see
anything.'
'Oh, sir ! a brutal looking hien was
pursuing tne, threatening my life and
honor. My mother was taken aick,and
I was reread, to go for medicine, and
that's the way I came into the et eet at
se late an hour. It couldn't be helped,
sir ; though I was never out su late be-
fore without commatiy.'
'Where do you live?' I encinired,fair-
ly festinated by the girl's beantiftil face
and soft voice.
'Not far from hear—only around in
the next street,' said the giri ; 'but
arn so afraid 1shell meet that man
again. Oh, sir, if ynu wnuld only see
me safely home. I shall be so inueli ire
debted to you.'
'Certainly I will,' was the response ;
'but there don't appear to be anybody
in pursuit of you now.'
As diet tnoineet 1 heard a clatter of
feet down the street, and turning my
fees in that direction, I saw a man ap
proeching the spot where we were
s'a ding, at a rapid run.
The girl looked in tee same direction
at the same time as I,did.
'There he comes do' !' she excleina•
ed, in a deep fearful whisper, at the
sem& time tightly clutching me by the
arm.
Suddenly tuning away from me the
girl darted up the street.
'Stop, young lady !' I cried ; 'I will
protpot you—yoa need lot fear.'
, That was rather a loud promitse,
under the circumstances ; het 1 did
not stn.) to cousider what I said.
The aid did not heed me, but blushed
on, and invottotteeity I follnwd her
steps. After running a couple of bloeks,
tine toppe 1 and loolced et me. Iu
few moments I reached her side, and
bv time time the mine was not far be-
hind Me.
'Yon had better crane in, Sir,' She
said, nervously, 'for I am sure that
man luta evil designs, and may do yon
harm.'
&delta spoke, she mounted the steps
of an atteient hoiIc1r, end violentey
rent; the bell. I followed her. net ex.
Pally from prrulential motivee, but Im-
merse I was fund oi adventure of any
Rind.
Almost instantly the door was npen•
ed, wnen I followed the young girl in
i lfs. An old hitiremsdnolting negro
women Komi in the hall jest beyond
the door holdiug, a lamp in her baud,
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'Why, where the matter, Caroline r
demanded, the bag.
$Sltut the door, quick I I've been
waylaid by rail:lust' responded the girl,
exeitedly. 'This way, sir,' she remark-
ed, Addressing me, at the Hama time
opening the parlor door and pointing
mo into the room.
I bowed and paseed in. Immetlietely
after, I heard the front door closed and
looked.
'Emile me for a moment, sir, while
1 speak to my mother,' pursued the
yonng girl. Before I had tune to re
ply, the door was closed, and 1 was left
lone.
I walked to a sofa—a light was burn•
ing in the room—mid I sat clown.
Then I took a survey of the apertaient.
The, furniture had been good in its
day, but was then mach wore and bat.
tered.
A few minutes afterward the satanic:,
looking nem ess opened tuts parlor door
and poked her hideous looking face into
the room.
'Idlies Caroline 'quests the gentleman
to walk up stairs,' she said.
I began to think the proceeding ra-
ther strange, but still my reckless spirit
induced me to follow the negress.
Up two flights of stairs and to the
door of a bock room she led me. She
knocked and the deer opened.
'Walk in, sanif you please,' she said,
very deferentially.
I stepped into an apartment that had
no windows in it, and was confronted
by a huge, bnrly negro man. At the
same time 1 heard the door closed and
looked, and for the first time began to
think serieusly of danger.
'Fork overesar,' exclaimed the negro,
abrutly and threateuingey.
I carried quite a valnable gold watch
and had considerable money about, me,
for that night I had been paid off at
the office, and a really clever sum was
standing to my account. I knew I lead
beeu drawn into a den of thieves, but I
iuteruaily resolved not to lose my pro-
perty, let the consequence be what it
might.
'Do ynu want to rob me?' I demand-
ed, resolutely.
'Spec' I do,' was the unmistakable
reply.
'I warn yen,' said I, my blond boll-
ing up, whet I shall nut patiently sub-
mit to any anal' outrage.'
'Dou'b spec' yon will, sar,' responded
the negro, as he displayed a murderous
looking knife ; but we neber do things
by halves. We neber let no r ne that
comes here go 'way agin—htuee they
might tell tales.'
'Would you murder me, you black
thief?' I cried, passionately.
'Spec' I wonlit,' rejoined the cut-
throat, with a broad grin. I's use to
dat sort of bisheass, and don't mind h
a bit.'
was now fully alive to the fact
thnt I was in a dangerous situation,and
to tell the truth, 1 felt dreadfully ner-
vons over it. What to do I knew not.
That the girl I had encouetered was
a quadroon, and certainly a decoy—
and that I had been led to the house to
be plundered, and perhaps murdered I
had every reason to believe.
'Come, sar, fork over, and den jump
down der.'
The rascal must have touched a
spring somewhere, for as be spoke, a
trap door flew open in the centre of the
floor.
I looked at the trap and then at the
negro, in doubt as to whether I heard
aright.
'If yer jump down dar, yer'll save
me the trouble of frowiu'yer down !' he
added fiendishly.
'You intermit rascal !' I cried,matity,
cdo you think I'll deprive myself of life
just to gratify you ?'
'You wou't do man, cried the
negroemritteing at me like a wild beset;
'den tette det.'
'The villian merle a slashing cut at
but with a single hound I sprang
clear to the other side of the trap and
escaped the deadly blow.
(3 _fling over with diabolical rage, the
aeon rsed cut throat again sprang at me,
binding across the pit with the spring
Of madness. As his feet touched the
(dine noon which I was standing, I in-
voluntarily put my hand towards him
and shoved hitn beck. I lordly intend.
ed to throw him down the pit,but down
lie went, 10 a moment disappearing out
of :dla.
1 did 0ot stop to lea rn the villain's
fate, for I jna -ed that I shred(' have
more such Avorlt on my hands before I
got out of the hmise, it, iodeed I ever
sticceeded io malting tny escape from
the den of Manly.
Instantly end. the fall of the nep,rn,
I ran around the pit and sprang toward
the door. Just as / reachert it, how.
ever, and wits About taking hold of the
knob, some One turned it on tho other I
side. I smarm un against the well in
Witv that tvenitt keep me out of sight
of any one who might enter. The next
monutnt tbs door (pend, and rt, head
was thrnstlinto the room. Without
waiting to 50.6 who it was, and taking
it for granted that all in the house were
arrayed against me, I doubled op
my :fist, and with alt my strength
instantly dealt a blow nt the head that
instantly brought the person full length
on the floor, The same moment show.
me that it was the negress.
The hag was entirely irsensible, and
I forthwith dragged her into the room
and shut the door, At length my al•
tenlive ear caught the sound of tight
footsteps, outside, and a. moment after-
ward the door again opened. This
time it was my deceiver who appeared.
The first thing her eyes seemed to en-
counter was the prostrate form of tie
negress, and with an exclamation of
astoniehment she darted into the room.
Quick as ligbtnine 1 placed my hack
agaiet the door, -The movement at
once attracted:the girls's attention to
tue,
'Now my lady,' I hissed mit, for I
was intensely excited, 'you and I must
have and utulerstanding. You led me
into this infernal den with your in'
fernal tricks; and you Naive got to show
me the way ont of itor by allnly hops,
yonder pit shall be your grave. Any.
way I may lose my life, and I am des•
perate as mat) can be. You see the
old hag cannot help you now,' I added, Horse and
pointing to the insesible negress ; •'and
the sillier] who was here and would
have taken my life lies at the bottom
of that pit.'
The girl looked bewildered, and ex -
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claimed : 'I could not help it, air. In-
deed I am forced to do so.'
'That matters not to me,' I added,in-
oredalDusly ; 'can you conduct me out
of this house ?'
'Yes sir, I
'Will you do so ?' I dernanded,inflex-
ibly.
will, sir,' she responded earnest•
ly.
'Then lead nn,' I added, pointing to
the door. 'But mark you, if I see
sign of treachery, or notioe the least ef
fort to create an alarm, I'll teat you
limb from limb.'
I was strong and wild, and meant
what I said, and the girl saw it,
'There is no one in the house, sir, I
smite ynu,' she responded.
'Lead the way,' I said hardly credit-
ing her words.
No lights were visible anywhere. ex-
cept in the room we had just left ; bet
keeping the girl right before rne, and
within reach of my hands', 1 stepped
aloug. Iu a few momenta we reached
the front door. The girl stepped a
moment, and,',I judged,took a key from
some hiding place. The next instant,
however, she opened the (100i , and I
sprang outside, thauking God for my
deliverance.
Without a word—even without look.
ing around behind me, 1 started Rive:v.
hardly conscious of the way I pursued.
1 found my way to my hoarding house.
however, and at the earliest hour pram
ticable laid the whole matter before the
authorities. Finally I led a party of
police to the house, Not being able to
obtain admittance in the nsual wfty,the
doors were forced. Everything in the
holm remained undisturbed, but not a
soul was to be foiled, -high or low. The
trap, however, was soon discovered
end we found, upon exeminatien, that
there was a succession of traps, whirl)
conducted to a deep, demo, muck pit
in the cellar. The house bed evident-
ly been the haunt of robbers for some
time.
At the bottom of the long pit we
found the mangled and mutilated
remains of the negro, and a heap of
fleshless bones, I shuddered to think
whet, might have been my fate, and
congratulated rnyeelf on my fortunate
escape, I had evidently been more
fortnuate than others. That is all.
gentlemen.' •
'A very gond story very well told,'
said I, as Rodman concluded.
'And true, gentlemau, whether yuu
believe it or not.'
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