Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-15
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accompanied by their young and blooming
wives, arrived at this elegant establishments
and requested. tor the convenience of the
ladies, to be shown into adjoining rooms
The were accordingly placed in numbers 45
and 40. Having considerable business to
transact. and being anxious to continue their
journey to the Virginia Springs, where they
designed spending portion of their honey
moon. they were necessarily absent a great
portion of the day, and left the young brides
to console themselves as best they could for
the temporary absence of their lords. In
the evening they, instead of flying to the
white arms that were waiting to receive them,
repaired TO the apartment of a bachelor
friend-we blush to tell iti--where they con-
soled themselves with sundIy bottles OF wine
and though they did not
''Scare night away with the ring of their glasses
tarried till very unreasonable hour. and
long after their wives, weary with watching
had fallen asleep.
We omitted To mention that No. As sports
handsome whiskers and mustache. while his
friend persists in reaping close these eviden-
ces of manhood. The former is also much
larger than the latter. and has voice as
rich, heavy and sonorous as the others is
winning. soft and mild.
When the twain returned TO their hotel
they were unusually mellow. Whatever
troubles they possessed were now all drown
ed in wine. A servant WAS called TO show
them their rooms, which they cautiously ap
preached, anxious not to disturb their wives,
who. they well knew, would closely catechise
them for staying away SO long. They quietly
entered. nOiseleSsly removing their clothing,
and stealthly creeping in bed were soon
buried in dreamless sleep
The wife of No. 46, however, was soon
aroused by an unusual noise. which was
nothing else than loud snore from her hus-
band. who she now discov, red had returned.
Thinking be might possibly be i'll. she thought
TO awake him, when throwing her arm across
his breast, it fell-oh, horrOri-on q face
covered with hair. With bound she lcpt to
the middle of the room. and uttered a scream
wild and piercing that it aroused nea riy
every one on the floor. Her friend in the adj
joining room. suddenly starting from hOrri-
BILE dream, and finding her husband by her
side. cried out-"Charlcs! Charlesi get up
quick! do believe some one is murdered!'
But Charles did not stir. She shook him,
when missing the lnrsute appendage to his
face that Was wont Ia hang over his manly
chest, she jumped quite as far aud screamed
fully as loudly ms her friend.
The attentive prOprietOrs instantly hurried
TO the scene, while tw,nty heads were peep
ing from as many doors To see what was the
cause of such an unusual disturbance. The
nocturnal comedy Of errors was explained
in moment-the two gentlemen had both
mistaken their rooms, aud were actually in
bed with each others wives. Matters were
at once righted, aud order restor. d.
The whole party enjoyed a hearty laugh
next morning. and begging the Colonel to say
nothing about it took the first train to the
North. the husbands vowing they would new
er again forget their numbers. The story,
however has somehow leaked out, and we
give it TO our readers for what it is worth.