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Show A LADY 'S ATTEMPT TO SEDUCE SE-DUCE A YOUNG ENGLISHMAN. ENGLISH-MAN. I am tempted ere closinn this unconscionably un-conscionably long letter to narrate briefly, a story which grows out of the late Col. Valentine Baker case, especially as the details nro unlikely to have croesed the Atlantic already. On Tuesday last week a young and handsome officer of the Jioyat Marines, James Tremlett, about to join his corps at Chatham, booked his faro from London, and wiw the sole occupant of a first-class compartment From that place the carriage was shared with him by Seraphina Higgiubolharrj, a lady student of medicine and surgery, Bomewhat over tbemiddlf; age, and of great muscular muscu-lar strength. At first they were at opposite seats of tho compartment, and ho was engrossed with the reading of tho &aturduy Review on mistaken affinities, tho article bearing apparently, appa-rently, on the Baker case. .Removing her epectacles, looking intrnlly ut him, and ultimately changing her place in the carriage, the charming charm-ing Seraphina observed with flattering unction, "You are a very nice young man I" Now Tremlett having no knowledge of the lady, was frank enough to say so. She, in no wise taken hack, seized the piper no held, exclaimed, "Oh I don't read that!" and knelt in apt adoration before him. His requests to her to rise not being complied with, ho removed to the other end of the carriage. The fair one followed, was sure sho had previously seen him, asserted that she knew bis sister, held fast by ids coat tails, and insisted upon giving him "a kiss for liitf mother's sake," mm no, u mere Doy, WHIl wit enough to rccognizo hia helploHsnesa, perfprce consented, conditionally, ou tho act not being repealed. Ah tho train passed through a tunnel tho lady clutched bis whiskers, and hp became alarmed. Her manner changing, he suddenly became "alono, unprotected female, and counseled him to lake care. She was assured sho need be in no anxiety about that, and, thereupon protesting her innoHonco, sho gripped him by tho collar. His struggles were in vain. Suddenly leaning hum the window, bo shouted lor help, which came in tho guise of a porter, for Aleopham was at that moment reached, and Seniphina Jiigiih-bnthain, Jiigiih-bnthain, condemned by tho unexpected unex-pected discovery uf her spectacles entangled in hor intended victim's coat tailH, bad nn interview with certain cer-tain justices at tho Singlcwell petty wrssiona, substantially admitted1 the charge against her, pleaded that' she only "desired to show her admiration of a hiuidsomo young man, acainst whom Hho bad nothing whatever to Hay," and wan fined $2C) and oonts. Tiio appropriate ending ol tho a Hair, is, of course, that a meHsiigo of condolence con-dolence has been received by a young oflirer from n high quarter I "Alt is well that ends well." ' I |