Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-01-01

tremendous noise was heard III the
apartment, from which female screams
issued wildly, piercingly and ceaseless-
ly.
The hotel was in an uproar; proprie-
tors, clerks, walters, porters and guests,
dressed and half dressed, were at the
door of 'forty-eight'' in few minutes,
blocking up the entrance and asking
each other eagerly, "What is the mat
ter?' "For Gods sake tell us what
is the trouble ?"
The cause of this outcry may be i'm
agined The bride had awaked about
midnight, and putting her hand over
for her husband, it fell on the Indiani-
ans face, and the soft warm touch
aroused him at once. lie did not un-
dcrstand it exactly, though he did not
dislike it, and in moment more. Mrs.
K. said: My dearest husband, where
have you been all this while: 2"
"lIusband,' echoed the merchant,
beginning to see, like Lord Tinscl, that
he had "ma le small mistake here;
< / am nobody's husband, / reckon, NY
dear madam, you're III the wrong bed"
In the wrong bed-horror of hor-
rorS, thought the bride. What would
her iie9e lord-what would the curious
world say: And Mrs II. screamed
terribly, and sprang from the couch,
Just rs her companion did the same
lie was fully as much alarmed as she,
and entreated her to give him time and
he would leave the apartment, although
1t was the one he had engagcl--he'd
make oath to that.
Scream, scream, scream, was the
only reply to this kind proposition
My God, madam, don't yell so! you
will wake the house. Be reasonable; :;
swear it's but mistake. Have some
tIsoy2gIt OF the consequences. I don't
want to hurt You; swear [ DON'T
You'll get me shot and yoursclf--well,
wont say what"
She screams increased, and the poor
Endianian expecting every minute to
see q pistol thrust IN his face by a jeal
ous husband, tarned pale as death,
which he expected, and resigned him
>@lf,tO his fate.
just at this juncture the throng out
side presented itself at the door, and
beheld Mrs. +. cowerin. in Que corner
exercising her lungs agniticentlv, with
a sheet wrapped over her form and
head, and the Indianian in the middle
Of the room enyeloped ni a coyerlet,
and calculating, MY God, madam,
don't. :"
The junior proprl@sog, Or. CahiIl, saw
the lm';st be some mistake, and re-
guessing the others to retire. called the
merchant out, went with him to another
room, and there learned tie whole
story. The Doctor then sent one Of
the ladies Of the hotel to Mrs r., and
the entire affair was explained, greatly
to her relief, though she was over
Whelmed with confusion at circum-
stance thst might have ruined her rep
utation forever.
Under the escort of the Doctor, she
was conveyed to the "SpeIcer," where
the husbond was found pacing the COR
ridofs with frantic mein, and half Graz
ed with grief at the mysterious disap-
pearance Of his wife, whom he believed
had been spirited away by a villain, or
murdered for her jewels in this ssin7
ternal city, where as he expressed it,
" they would Kill a man for a dollar
anytime"
AS soon as he bcheld his spouse he
caught her to his bosom and wept like
a child. lie was melted with happi-
ness at her discovery and recovery,
and told her he had secured the CITY
for intelligence Of her whereabouts in
vain. He had nearly given up all hope
OF meeting her again in this world,
though, as he, growing poetic in his
JOY, phrased it, she had, thank heaven,
returned to him like an angel from
another sphere, and made bis
Paradise in the Eden of her love.
The bride told the bridegroom story
as near the truth as she could, which,
like most Women's histories, designed
to shelter themselves, was model of
ingenuity and miracle of art-with-
out exciting the Othello in his hosom ::
and with thousand thanks to the Doc
tor, whom the Benedick seemed some
how to regard as the de,iverer of his
consort, they bade him good night.
a. An impatient Welshman called
to his wife. ''Come, come? isn't break
fast ready? I've had nathing since
Yesterday and tomorrow Will he tho