Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-14
THE GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, Sryrrun,, u. 80
ANNOYING ELI NpEE.

\ singular incident, a amusing 10 "uts,-
ders rs 1t was annoying to the parties con
cerncd, took place at the Gayoso Hons" IL
this city, Saturday night. Early III the day
Il couple Of middle aged gentlemen, VII"
thought with Pope that
depth Of judgment most in him appears,
Who wisely WEEDS i'll his matnrer years
accompanied nv their young and blooming
wives, arrived at this elegant establishment
and requested for the convenience OF the Ia
dies to he shown into adjoining rooms. They
were accordingly placed in numbers T. and
40. Having considerable business IL trans
act, and being anxious to continue their i"ur-
ney 10 the Virginia Springs, where they De
signed spending portion Of their honey
moon, they We're necessarily absent i greater
part Of the day, aud left the young brides IA
console themselves as hest they could for the
temporary absence Of their lords. In the
evening they, instead Of dying to tho white
arms that We're waiting to receive them, re
paired to the apartment of Il bachelor friend
we blush 10 tell it,-wherc they conSnlcd
themselves with sundry bottles Of wine, and
though they didn
.'Scare night away with the ring Of their glasses"
tarricd till very unreasonable hour. and
long after their wives, weary with Watching
had fallen asleep.
We omitted 10 mention that No. l5 sports
handsome whiskers and a mouStachc, while
his friend persists in reaping close these evil
dences Of manhood The former is also much
larger than the latter, and has voice rs rich
heavy and sonorous, as the other's is winning
soft and mild.
Al -, khn,, l,,la
they were unusually mellow. Whatever
troubles the possessed were now all drowned
in wine. A servant was called to show them
their rooms, which they cautiously approach
ed, anxious not to disturb their wives, who
they knew would closely catechise them for
staying away 50 long. They quietly entered,
noislcssly removing their clothing, and steal
1hily creeping in bed, were soon buried IN 4
dreamless sleep.
The wife Of No. 46, however, was soon
aroused by an unusual noise, which was
nothing else than a loud snore from her hus-
band, who she now discovered had returned.
Thinking he might possibly be i'll, she thought
to awake him, when throwing her arm across
his breast, it fell--Oh, horror.-on II face
covered with hair With 4 bound she leapcd
10 the middle ofthe room, and uttered a scream
50 wild and piercing that it aroused nearly
every one on the floor. Her friend in the ad-
Joining room suddenly started from a horrible
dream, and finding her husband by her side.
cried out-"CharleS Charles, get Up quick.
/ do believe some one is murdered. But
Charles did not stir. She shook him, when
missing the hirsute appendage to his face that
was wont 10 hang over his manly chest, she
jumped quite as far, and screamed full oiloud-
IL Il her friend.
The attentive proprietor instantly hurried
to the scene while twenty heads were peep
IL. from a many doors II sec what was The
cause 81 such an unusual disturbance. The
nocturnal comedy Of errors was explained III
Il mpmcnt-the two gentlemen lad both
mistaken their rooms, and were actually IN
bed with each others wiyes Matters were
at once righted, and order and quic, restored.
The whole party enjoyed hearty laugh
next morning, and begging the Colonel I" say
nothing about it, took the first train tnr the
North. the husbands yowing they would nrS-
u again forget their numbers. The story,
however. has somehow leaked out, and wc
Give il 10 our readers for what il is WORTH
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