Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-06-06
Getting into Bed with a Corpse.

A few months since, son of Erin, about min.
O'CLOCK In the evening called at a country inn
in the western part of Pennsylvania. and deman
ded lodgings for the night. twas evident .-ou
MS appearance and actions that he and liquor hqC
been Jolly companions throughout the dav. The
landlord was lazy, good natured soul, and ha {
lmblbed rather freely that day himself
III give you light, and tell you where the
| room Is, you can find the place said the land
lord
| Och, an it's meeself that can do that most il.
hgantly. J'st show me the way an I'll find it
| any, rejoined the Irishman.
The directions were given him, and also a can.
die. He was directed to a room in the second
story of the house BY the time he had reached
the top OF the stairs his light had become extin-
guished, and he had forgotten in what direction
he was TO 60. Seeing rays of light issuing from
room, The door OF which stood Slightly alar, he
reconnoitefed the inside Of the room, and found
1t TO contain bed, in which lay man, and n
stand with small lighted lamp upon it, Feel
ing dIsinclined to make any further search for
The room to which he had been directed, he d.
vested himself of bis clothing and quietly crept
into the bed. He had been in the bed but few
moments, when young lady and gentleman en-
tered the room. The lrishman eyed them close
ly. They seated themselves on chairs in close
proximity to each other, and after chatting nser-
rlly for short time, the young man threw his
arm around her waist ina cosngly manner, and
imprinted kiss on her tempting lips There
was wltchery in 1t which demanded repeti-
ton. The scene amused the Irshman vastly,
and being free from selfishness, he concluded
that his sleeping companion should be parcip-
ant OF the scene, and to this end he nudged him:
this companion stirred not. He then put his
hand upon him, and he found that he was tightly
locked up in the cold embrace of death. Synon-
ymous with this discovery he bounded out of bed
eXClaiming-
'Hurther! murther! Howly saints of hiyen
perfect mel
lie had scarcely reached the floor with this
feet before the young lady and gentleman made
rapid strides towards the stairway, terror being
depicted on their countenances. They had inst
reached the top OF the stairs when the freshman
came dashing along though all the fiends of
Ercbus were close at his heels, intent on making
him their prey, and the whole three went tum-
bling down stairs, and it is hard to determine
which OF the three reached the foot of the stairs
first. The landlord stood aghast as the Irishman
rushed INTO the bar-r0om. The hair of his head
standing upon end, his eye-bals ready to leap
from their sockets, and he gasping for breath
1t was sight that wOud have made man laugh
who had worn vinegar face from the day of his
birth. Nothing could induce him to seek bed
that night again When the young lady and
gentleman found that il was not the corps that
had so unceremoniousy bounded from the bed
they returned to the room, (they being the watch
ers for the nght,) and doubtless commenced
their courting at the point where it was sudden
ly broken otf-I'rumbW (Obio) democrat.