Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-05
DAILY VIRGINIAN.
Bditor Dreaming on Wedding Cake.


A bachelor editor out west. who had received
from the fair hand ofa bride piece OF elegant
wedding cake 10 dream on, thus gives the result
of his experience.
We pu, il under the head of our pillow, shut
our cyes sweetly ms mn ininnt blessed with nn ca
sy couseienee,N soon snored prodgiously. The
God of dreams gently touched us, and 10, in ian
ey we were married. Never was little editor
so happy. II was "my love. '"dearcsi' sweet
est" ringing in our ears every moment oh!
that the dream lad broken off here, But no;some
evil genius put tinto the head of our duoky to
havo pudding for dinner just to Pionse her
lord
In hungry dream we sat down to dlnner-
Well the pudding moment arrived, and hugo
slice almost obsoured from sight the plato before
"My DEAR said we fondly, did you make
thisl"
"Yes love, ain't il nice"
"Glorous-tho best bread pudding ever tas-
ted in my life"
"Plum pudding. ducky," suggested my wife.
40. no, dearest. bread pudding. always was
fond of EN-
"Callthat h.oad pullingl" exclaimed my wfe
while her lips slightly ouled with contempt
"Ccrtninly, my denr--reokon I've had enough
ut the Sherwood House to know bread pudding,
my love, by all means
"lIusbnnd- is really too had-plnm pnd-
nnd IS more expensive and is great deal better.
/ say this is plum padding. sirl" and my pretty
wife's brow flushed with excitement,
"My love, my sweet, my denr love- exclaimed
we, soohngly, do not get angry, I'm sure IT'S
very good if ii Is bread pudding
You mean low wrcteh,' iieroely replied my
wife in higher tone, you know it's plum pnd-
ding"
"rhon ma'am, il is so nennly put togoiher,and
so badly burned. that the devil himself wouldn't
know it. | tell you madam most distinctly and
cmphaticnlly, aud | will not be contradicted.
that it is bread pudding, and the meanesi KIND at
thnt."
"ltis plum pudding" shrieked my wife, "a
she hurled glass of claret IN my face, the glass
itsolf tapping the cluret from my nose.
"Brend pudding" gaspod we,plook 10 the last
and srasping n roasted chicken by the left leg
..plnm puddingl" rose above tho din, IA | Ind
n distinct perception of feeling two plates smash
across my hepd.
sBrcad pndding!n we rnared in rage as the
chicken left our hand, and flying with swift wing
across the table. landed IN madnm,s bosom.
"plum pu,dngn rpsounded the war cry from
the enemy, rs the gravy dish took us where we
had been dcpo-ilng he first part of our dinncrand
"A plntc OF bects landed upon our white vest.
"l,read pudding foreverl' shouted we in def
nuee, dodging the soup tnreen, aud fallining be
meath its contents
'plum pudding peeled the nminble spouse IA
noticing eur misfortune, she determined 10 keep
us down by piling upon our head the dishes with
no gentle hand Then in rapid succession fol-
lowed the war cries. 'ium peddng' she shrek
ed with every dish
"Brcad pudding - in smo'hered tones onme up
from the pile in rcp'y. Then IL was plum Pnd
ding in rapid succession, the last cry growing
fnehler,t inst as can distinctly recolleet,it had
grown toa whisper plum pudding ~ resound
ed like thunder. followed by tremendous crash,
us my wife lenped upon the pilo with her delicate
feet and commenced jumping up and down
when, thank heaven, nwoke, md thus saved
our life. We shall never dream ON wedding cake
ngain-that's the moral.