Show A midnight adventure females often possess presence of mind and the power of seif self control under birc circumstances um stances of imminent peril which seem almost foreign to their nature and beyond the endurance of a delicate physical organization A striking instance of self command by a lady whose fears must have been powerfully excited and whose life of 0 affluence had probably never before given her nerves any severer trial than is incident to the vexatious of domestic cares is given in chambers journal of last mouth we copy the adventure premising by way of explanation that the lady was the daughter of a rector residing in a quiet english country couney village and was u upon on the eve of marri marriage age the tho we wedding d pd ng day was to be on the morrow of that day on which our adventure happened grand preparations were made for the wedding and the rectors fine old plate and the costly gift gifts of the bride were discussed with pr pride I 1 de and pleasure at the hare and hounds in the presence of strangers who had come down to a prizefight prize fight which had bad taken place in the neighborhood that night adelaide who occupied a separate room from her sister sat up late long after all the huse household hold hoid had retired to rest she had bad a long interview with wilh her father and had been re readings ailing a chapter to which te he had directed attention an and aud gd since bince had packed up her jewels ac she was consequently dressed when the tha church clock tolled midnight As it ceased she heard beard a low noise like that of a file sh she listened but could distinguish nothing clearly it might have been made by some of the tha servants still about or perhaps it was the cracking of the old trees she heard nothing but the tha of the winter winds for many moments afterward housebreakers were mere myths in primitive thydor Thy doi dot and the bride elect without a thought of far fear resumed her occupation she was gazing on a glittering set of diamonds destined to be worn at the wedding when her bedroom door softly opened she tuI tur turned lied tied looked up and beheld a man with a black mask holding a pistol in his bis band standing standi rg before her she did not scream for fer her first thought was for her father who slept in the next room and to whom any budden sudden alarm might be death for be he was old reeble and suffering suf derin Ferin from heart complaint she confronted the robber boldly and addressed him in a whisper you are come she said to rob us spare your soul the awful guilt of murder my father sleeps next to my room and to be star startled t led from his bis a leep sleep would kill him make no moisej noise beg of you the fellow was astonished and cowed we two wont make any noise he be replied sullenly if it you give us everything quietly adelaide drew back and let him take her jewels not without a pang for they were precious love gifts observing at the same time that two more masked ruffians stood at the half balf opened door As retook betook be took the jewel case and watch from the table and demanded her purse urse she asked him if he intended to go into E her er fat fathers hers bers room she received a surly affirmative he going to run a risk and leave half halt the tin be behind bind blud she proposed instantly that she should go herself baying paying 1 I will bring you whatever you wish and you may guard me thither and kill me if I 1 play false to you the fellow consulted his comrades and after a short abort parley agreed to the proposal and with a pistol pointed at her head bead the dauntless girl crossed the passage and entered the rector rectors Ps room very gently bhe ehe stole across the chamber and remo removing ving virg bis his purse watch and key and arid desk gave them up to the robbers who stood at the door the old man slept peacefully and calmly thus guarded by hla hia child who softly shut the door and demanded if the robbers were yet satisfied the leader replied that hat they should be when they had got the shew show of plata plate spread out below but that they let her out of sight and that she must go with them in compliance with this mandate she followed them down stairs to the dining room where a splendid wedding breakfast ba had bad d been laid to save trouble and hurry burry on the morrow to her surprise he fellows eight in number when assembled seated themselves and prepared to make a good meal they ordered her to get got them out wine and to cut her own wedding cake for them and then seated at the bead of the table she was compelled to preside at this extraordinary revel they ate and drank laughed and joked joeed and A adelaide dela deia de quick quirk of ear and eye bad thur thus time to study in her quiet way the figures and voice voices of the whole act when the repast was ended and the plata plate was transferred to a sack they prepared to depart whispering together and glancing at the young lady for the first time adelaidel Adel aides courage gave way and she trembled but it was not consultation against her they told her they did not wish to barm her that she wa was a jolly wench regy game and they hurt her but that she must swear not to give the alarm until nine next day when they should be all safe to this she was of course obliged to assent and then they all insisted on shaking hands with her she noticed during the parting ceremony that one of the he ruffians had only three birgers on the left hand alone in the despoiled room adelaide faint and exhausted awaited the first gleam of daylight then as the robbers did not cot return she the stole up to her room undressed and fell into a disturbed slumber the consternation of tie tle tl tie e family next morning might be imagined and ade kaides story was still more astounding than the fact of the robbery itself police were sent sect for from london and they guided by adelaidel Adel aides lucid description of the midnight 1 ht visitors actually a lly ily succeeded in capturing every one of the gang ang whom the young lady had bad no difficulty is in identifying and swearing to the fi lack jack bein being the tha clue to the discovery the stolen property y w was as nearly all recovered and the old rector always ia y declared and with truths truth that he owed his life to the self possession of his hia eldest daughter the only ill III effect of the great trial to her nerves was a disposition on the part of the young heroine to listen for midnight sounds and nd start uneasily from troubled dreams but time and change of residence soon effected its cur cure oure |