Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-01-06

We have the Cincinnati Enquirer as vouch-
ser for the following:

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We have the Cincinnati Enquirer as vouch-.
ser for the following:
"a newiy-maTried pair put up at the Spen-
Ger HOuse-<bey went ont shopping-re-
''urned-bride had left some thingsLshe
quietly slipped out. leaving her spouse asleep
= found her lost articles-returned-m
Main for Broadway-got into the Mansion in
stead of the Spencer--it looked little strange
asked boy if she was in the Spencer-boy
said yes, not fully understanding her-she
told him To lead her to 48-she partly dis
robed and got into bed-expectcd her bus-
'band-momenfarily-f asleep-the occupant
OF 4eMadisoH, an Indiana merchant. returned
from the theatre-a little tight-quietly went
/ 60 TooTn-to bed-to sleep. The account pro-
ceeds:
slow gong the two reposed there side by
ride, with only foot of space between them,
1Hupconscious If each others presence, is
not exactly known. but probably about an
hour, when tremendous noise was heard in
the apartment. from which female screams is
sued wildly. piercing and increasingly.
The hotel was in an uproar; proprietors.
clerks. walters, porters, and guests. dressed
aud unlicensed. were at the door of "for.y-
eight In few minutes, blocking up the en-
trance, and asking each other eagerly, What
is the matter" "For Gods sake, tell us
what is the trouble?''
TIE cause of this outcrv NAV he imagined.
The bride bad awakened about midnight, and
putting her hand over her husband, it fell
upon the Indianian's face, and the soft, warm
touch aroused him at once. He did not I'M
derstand it exactly, though he did not dislike
it, and in moment more Mrs. r. said-"My
dearest husband where have you been all
the while ~
Husband" echoed the merchant begin
ming to see, ike Lord Tinsel. that he had
'-lnade small mistake here:" 81 am nobody's
husband. l reckon. my dear madam, you're
III the wrong bed.' ...
In the wrong bed-horror of horrors,
Thought the bride. What would her lege
icrd-what would the world say? And Mrs.
r screamed terribly and sprang from her
couch just as her companion did the same
He was fully as much alarmed as she, and
entreated her TO give him time and he would
leave the apartment, although it was one he
had gaged-he'd make oath to that.
Scream, scream. scream. was the only re-
| ply to this kind proposition.
my God, madam, don't yell SO! you'll
wake the house. Be reasonable; / swear it's
| only mistake. Have some thought of the
consequence. l don't want to hurt you, l
swear L don't. You'll get me shot. and your
| self-well, won't say what"
just at this juncture, the throng outside
presented itself at the door, and beheld Mrs.
! X. covering in one corner, exercising her
lungs magnifcently, with sheet wrapped
over head and foIm. and the Indianian in the
middle of the room envfIoped in a covcrlet.
and calculating; my God, madam, don't -
The Junior proprietor, DIR. Cahill. saw
! there must be some mistake, and requesting
| the others TO retire, called the merchant out,
went with him into another loom. and there
learned the 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 overwhelmed with
confusion at circumstance that might have
| ruined her reputation forever.
Uader the escort of the Doctor she was
conveyed to the Spencer where the hus-
band was found pacing the corridors with
! frantic mein, and half-craZed with grief at
the myst erious disappearance of his wife whom
| he believed had been spirited away by a
villain, or murdered for her Jewels in this
''infernal city" where. as he expressed it,
they would kill man for a dollar any
| time
As soon as he beheld his spouse, he caught
her to his bosom and wept like child. He
was melted with happiness at her discovery
and recovery, and told her that he had scOur-
ed the city for intelligence of her whereabouts
| III vain.