Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-01-27
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From the Cincinnati Daily Enquirer.
A NOCTURNAL COMEDY OF Err
RORS

A NOCTURNAL COMEDY OF En-
RORS.
Some days since, young couple who had
newly donned hymenial vestment, came from
their home, a pleasant village in this State,
to spend portion of that supposed-to-be.
delicious period known as the honeymoon,
and placed themselves under the charge OF
the proprietor of the Spencer House. They
then sailed forth to witness the beauties and
peculiarities Of the Queen City, and do as
brides are ever wont, a quantity of the little
business embraced in the term shopping.
They were gone several hours and did not
return to the hotel until near sundown, quite
fatigued with their exertious. Tne BRIDE,
Mrs. R., then found that she had forgotten
some articles indispensable to her toilet, and
unwilling to disturb her husband, who, she
knew, must be weary, slipped out while nc
was down stairs, and went up to Fourth
street to get the diminutive bundle. She
was successful in her search for the store
and the article, but on her way back, mis-
took, from her ignorance of the city, Main
street for Broadway, and the Madison for
the Spencer House, which are situated op-
posite to each other.
Mrs. r. went into the hotel, and thinking
it looked rather different from the other ask
cd oac of the walters she met in the hall, in
rather low and indistnct tone, if that was
the Spencer to which he, failing to under
stand her, replied in the affirmative. She
then ordered him to bring her the key to
No. IS, which he did, and she entered 1t,
and removed her bonnet, shawl and other
portions of the attire, aud crept between the
sheets of the bed to enjoy little nap after
her long walk, never dreaming she was in
the wrong house, for the reason that the a.
partment happened to have the same posi-
ton, and be. furnished very much like her
foom at the "Speucer,"
Instead of taking "little nap" she fell
into profound sleep, that continued hour
after houru until eleven o'clock, at which time
she was disturbed by most unexpected ln'
cident.
The frightful occupant of No. 4S, a mer-
chant from town in Indiana, who had been
to the theatre and become little intoxlca-
ted, went to the Madison, and wishing no
one to see his condition, walked up to his
room without light, and fortunately or un-
fortunately, found the door unlocked. lie
entered quietly, and as a total darkness
reigued there, he removed his garments and
crept into the spacious double bed, not dis
turbing in the least the fair bride who lay
next to the wall.
How long the two reposed there side by
side, with only foot of space between them,
all unconscious of the others presence, is not
exactly known, but probably about an hour,
when tremendous noise was heard in tie
apartment from which female screams issued
wildly, piercingly and ceasclessly.
The hotel was in uproar; proprietors,
clerks, walters, porterS and guests, dressed
and half-dreSsed, were at the door of ''forty-
eight" in minute, blocking up the entrance
and asking each other eagerly, "What is the
matter?" "Fvr Gods sake tell US what is
the trouble!'
The cause of this outcry may be imagined.
The bride had awakened about midnight,
: and putting her hand over her husband, 1t
fen upon the 1ndianian's face, and the soft
warm touch aroused him at once. He did
net understand it exactly, though he did not
dislike it, and in moment more, Mrs. X.
said d.: "AIy dearest husband, where have
you been all this while p
5aaHHusband," echoed the merchant, begin
nieg to see, like Lord Tinsel, that he had
"madesa small mistake here;"' 81 am no.
body's husband. 1 reckon, my dear madam,
you're in the wrong bed"
In the wrong bed-horror of horrors,
thought the bride-what would her liege-
lord-what would the curious world say ?
And Mrs. r. screamed terribly and sprang
from the couch just as her companion did
the same lie was fully as much alarmed
as she, and cntreated her to give him time
and he would leave the apartment, although
it was the one he had cDgaged-he'd make
oath to that.
Scream, scream, scream was the only reply
to this kindly proposition.
"My God, madam, Don't yell so you'll
wake the house. BE reasonable; swear
it's only mistake. Have some thought ot
the consequences. I don't want to hurt you
I swear 1 don't. You'll get me shot and
yourself-well, I won't say what."
The screams increased, and the poor Indi
anian, expecting every moment to see pis
tol thrust in his face by Jealous husband
turned l,ale as death, which he expected
and resigned hinself to his fate.
Just at this juucture, the throng outside
presented itself at the door, and behcld Mrs
R. covering in one corner, exercising hel
lungs magnifcently, with sheet wrapped
over her form and head, and the Indianiar
in the middle of the room, enveloped in :
coverlet, circulating: "My God, Madam
don't -
The junior proprietor, DR.. Cahil, saw there
must be some mistake, and requesting the
others to retire, called tine merchant out
with him into another room, and there learn
ed the whole story. The doctor then sent
one of the ladies of the hotel to Mrs. R., and
the entire affair was explained, greatly tt