The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-09-27
A Bride in the Wrong Bed.

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| A newly married pair put up at the
Spenser Iouse--they went out shop.
ping-relurned-brile had lost some
.lnngs--shc quietly slipped out. leaving
her spouse asieep-found her lost arli
c!es--returned- mistook Main COR Broad
way-gol into the Madison instead of
the Spenser, asked n boy if she, WAS in
the Spenscr, no; fully understanding her
she told him 10 lead her TO 4S--she
patty ,disrobed and got into Eed-es-
pected her. husband momentarily-
asleep-ihe occupant of 4S Madison,
an Indiana merchant, returned from the
,heatre--a little tight-quietly went TO
room-to bed-to sleep. The account
proceeds:
How lcng the two reposeL there side
by side, with only a foot space between
| them, all unconscious of each others
presence, is rot exactly known, but pro.
badly about an hour. when a tremen-
dous noise was heard in the apartment.
from which female screams issued wild.
ly, piercing and ceasclessy.
The hotel WAS in an uproat; propri.
etors, clerks, walters. porters, and guests,
dressed and half dressed. were at the
door Of forty eight ir few minutes,
blocking up the entrance, and asking
each other eagerly, "whal is the m,t.
ter - "For God sake tell us what is
the troubles" :.
The cause Of this outcry may he i'm
agined. The bride had awakened
a 'oui midnight, and putting her har ds
over her husband, they fell upon the
indianiaa's face, the soft, warm touch
aroused him at once. lie did not un-
derstand it exactly, though he did not
! dislike It, and in a moment more Mrs.
Il. said: My dearest husband, where
have you have been all this while I"
Husband ~ echoed the merchant,
beginning TO see, like Lord Tinsel, iha,
he had made snaifmistake here Il
am nohody's husband. ] reckon, my
dear madam, you're in the wrong bed"
In the wrong bed Horrors, thought
the bride. What would her licgc lord
what. would the curious world say Z
And Mrs. T.. screamed terribly, and
sprang tom the couch just as her com.
panion did the same. lie was fully as
I'mnch alarmed rs she, and enireaied her
TO give him time and he would leave
the apartment, although it was one lie
had engaged--hed make oath to that.
Scream. scream, scream, was The on.
ly reply to this kind proposition.
| "My God, madaufS don't yell so !!
you'll wake the house. BE reasonable; {;
swear it's only a mistake. Have some
thought of the consequence. I don't
want to hurt you, l swear ] don't
foull get me shot and yourself--well,
| won't say what"
), just mt this jupcture, the throng out.
side presented itself at the door, and
beheld Mrs. X. covering in one corner,
exercising her lungs magniiicently, with
asheet wrapped over her form and head
and the lndianian in the middle of the
room enveloped in :. coverlet, and ejac.
ulaling: &" My God, madam, don't!"
The junior proprietor. DR.. Cahill.
aw there'muSt be some mistake, and
re remesliug the others 10 sre!ire, called
the merchant out, went with him into
another room. and there. learned the
whole. story. The doctor then sent one
of the ladies' Of ;lre hotel 10 Mrs. r.
; and stbe entire affair WAS explained
/ greatly to her relief, though she wa.
overwhelmed with confusion atqa cir,
cumstance that might have rained hel
| reputa,ioRgforever. fhe old adage i.
again verified: "hiliswelllhat ends well.
fl ~ ~..,--s-. t<.S --s-----s ' 5 l.,
A LITTLE BOYS PRafRR.---Mort
RI ihan.t thirty years ago godly minister
. Illustrating the efficacy of prayer, relat
, ed the case of little boy with a sore
y hand, which had become so bad tha
J, the physician decided it must ae ampu
Q lated tosave tho boys life. Tho da,
J., was,fixed for the operations. ,*a-
h | On hearing this, the httle boy wen
I to a retired spot in the garden, fell OF
b. bis knees, and begged God for Jesus
sake TO savs his poor hand. :. :.
G The next day the f,l,ysician, came ant
: examined the hand, when, 70 The aston
Z ishment Of all, IL was found to bs S,
> much bette that Samputation was nu
: necessary. - - I, tasas
q The hard got qnite well again, III
$ little boy grew up to be q man, g and,
/. continued the. minister, holding no ri
o hand, .tthi' unworthy hs.,d can 4 now b