Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-30
From the DAYTON Journal.l

From the Dayton Journall iro ssa
A Timid Married COuPle-Pursuit
or "A Hotel Under Dimculiies--
TrIbuIafiOn Compensated by
Balnny sleep. asi.a' .,,.
A newly married couple from Darke
county, who had been advised by the Jour
nal of an excellent hotel in this city, where
particular attention would be paid TO we'd
ding parties. came here or Thursday in
search of the place. Owing to the shrewd-
n ss of hotel runners, the finding OF the
particular haven of rest they were in quest
OF was very difficult matter; and al
though they arrived in the city on the
morning train, it was not until after the
noon hour, and they had wasted good
doal of persistence and strength, and were
on the point of giving up to the seductive
politeness of a eolored gentleman, who APP
p aled to them from the steps of a dining
room whose savory odors of tempting edi-
bles issued forth, that they found the goal of
tleir hopes. The hotel so far exceeded their
observation-disclosures as they were--that
they were alno Arid to enter;
but the "gentletnanly and accommo-
dating cl rk" came to their relief,
and made them feel comparatively
at ease by his hearty welcome of them
The dining hall gave them an immense idea
of the resources of the place, while the
ladies reception" magnified the import
anGe of the establishment in its splendid
furniture, massive and magnificent gas
chandelier, and the beautiful and elegant
ly dressed ladies who graced "the pres
enee." But it was the "bridal chamber
which confused the young and inexperi-
enced married couple. The place was such
cozy bijou that they feared to displace
a chair, or touch the charming little
couch oyerhung with fairy-like gauze, and
smotbered in snow-white furbelOws. rI
How this innocent, shrinking, timid
couple got courage to come down to tea
we do not know. They appeared at the
table, however, and the good cheer seeIneC
TO reaSsure them, for they spoke above
their breath, and presently they looked
about the hail; and at length they put OIL
q much bolder face than we could have
supposed them capable; and they finally
arose from the table, and, arm-in-arm.
they walked away to their room with much
the air of people who have, very unex-
pectedly, drawn a prize in lottery, and
were rather anxious that people should
know it. l t
Soon after tea these young folks were
seen lowering near the door leading from
the hall into the clerks office. At length
benevolent middle age gentleman OBJ
served their uneasy attitude, and learning
their desire to see ''the boss, ne conduct
ed them to the clerks desk. Here they
stated their desire of going to the theater, |
if the boss would agree not to saut up the
tavern before they got back. They were
made easy on that score, and departed un-
der the guidance of ajuvenile African, who
undertook to put them into the Opera
House Tor dime-in hand. Their delight
at the performance was somewhat dampen-
ed by getting lost upon the stairway, at
the close of the first piece, and after several
efforts finding themselves back again in |
tbepromenade, at the entrance to the audi
torium, where they remained until a gem
tleman (who was going down for drink /
volunteered to show them into the streer. 4
We need not relate how the glare of the
gas light at the Opera House dazzled them
and sent them in wrong direction, aud how
they wandered in the cold for an hour or
two seeking their hotel and finding it not,
until another Good Samaritan brought the
loving ducks back to their coop, where,
after again procuring the services of the
juvenile African, to show them how to ex-
tinguish the gas, they retired to rest and
rosy dreams of future bliss. Let us hope
that in their present happiness they have
forgotten the fatigue and anXieties of their
advent into our city. .t
And our hotel continues to pay par
ticular attention to the comforts Of wedding
guests. Roll on. ssas7