The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-09-10
A Bride in the Wrong Bed.


for the following:
newly married pair put up at the Spen.
Ger House-lhey went out shopping-re-
turned-bride had left some ihines-she
quietly slipped outbound her.lost7 ARTICLES
-reiurned-mistook Main s~for Broadway
got into the Madison instead OF the Spencer
lit looked a little strange-asked boy II
she was in the Spencer-bcy said yes. not
fully understanding her-shei i.told. him 10
lead her TO 48-she partly disrobed and got
rily-fell asleep-lhe occupant OF 4s Mad
son, an Indiana merchant, returned from
The theatre "a little tighi-qnielly went 10
room-to bed-to sleep. The account!pro
ceeds:
How long the two reposed'lhere side by
side, with only a foot ofspace between them
all uR Rconscious of each others presence, is
not exactly yIknown but ptobabIy;labout an
hour, when tremendous noise was heard
in the apartment, from which female screams
issued wildly,l petcInglysa sand ceaseIessly.
The hotel was .lin an uproar proptie-
tors, clerks, waters, poriers, guests, dress
ed and halt. dressed were al The door OF
"fory -eighr' in few minutes blocking up
the entrance, and asking each other eager
Iy, "Whal is The .malter 2" "For Gods
sake tell us what is The trouble l'
The cause of this oucry may be imagin-
ed. The brde.had awakened about mid
night, and putting her hand over her hus-
band, il fell upon the Indianian's. face, and
The soft warm lonchsaroused him at once.
He did uot.undersiand :it2exactly, though
he did moi dislike it, and inla moment more
Mrs R. said ,.."My dearest husband where
have you been all this while 2"
"Husband,' echoed The merchant, be-
ginning 10 see, like Lord Tnsel, that he had
''nade small mistake here ;;"''Fm no
5ody's husband reckon.my dear madam,
you are in the wrong bed"
In the wrong bed horfor OF horrors,
thought the bride. What would her liege
lord say-whai would hescurious world
say! Ard Mrs. r. screamed terribly and
sprang from the couch Just as her compan.
ion did the same. He was fnlly as much
alarmed as she, and entreated her 10 give
him time aud be would leave the apart
ment, although il was The one he had enga-
ged-he'd make oath 10 that
Scream, ,lscream, scream, vas the only
reply to his kindly proposition.
My God lmadam don't yell so! You'll
waken the house. Be reasonable swear
IFS only mistake. Have some thought
of The consequence. don't want to hurt
you, swear don't. You'll get me shot
and yourself-
Just at this iunclure, the throng outside
presented itself al The door, and ibeheld Mrs
R. covering in one corner exercising her
lungs magnificep!ly, with sheet wrapped
over her form and head, and the .Indianian
in the middle OF The room enveloped in
coverct, and calculating "My God, madam
don't =
The junior proprietor, DR.. Cahill saw there
must be some mistake, and requesting the
others 10 retire, took the merchant into an
other room and there learned the whole
hC IL Nitu Scul one OF Inc ladies
of the hotel to Mrs. R, and the affair was
explained greatly to her relief, though she
was overwhelmed with confusion at a cir
cumstance that might have ruined her rep
uiaiion forever.
Under tie escort of the Dr. she was con-
Veyed TO the Spencer where the husband
was fonud pacing the corridors, with fran
TIC mien, and hnlf crazed with grief al the
mysterious disappearance of his wife
whom he believed had been spirited away
by villain, or murdered for her Jewels. in
this Internal city, where a he expressed
himself, they would kill man for dollar
any time.
As soon as he beheld hi. spouse, he
caught her to his bosom ard wept like a
child. He was melted with happiness a,
her discovery, and told her hat he had
secured The city for intelligence Of her
Whereabouts in vain