The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-09-11
A Bride in the Wrong Bed,
We have the Cincinnati Enquirer as
voucher for the following;

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voucher for the following:
A newly married pair put up at the Spen.
Ger House-they went out shopping--re.
turned-bride had left some things--she
quietly slipped outbound her lost articles
-returned--mistook Main for Broadway
got into the Madison instead Of the spen-
cert looked a little strange-asked boy
if she was in the Spcncer--boy said yes,
not fully understanding her-she told him
to lead her to 4S-she partly disrobed and
got into bed-expected husband momenta-
rily-fell asleep the occupant of 48 Madi-
son, an Indiana merchant returned from
the theater-a little tight-quietly went
to the roon--to bcd--to sleep, Tho &C.
count proceeds:
How long tEo two reposed there side by
side, Win only foot of space between
lem, unconscious of each others presence,
is not exactly known, but probably about
an hour, when tremendous noise was
heard in the apartment, from which fe-
male screams issued wildly, piercingly and
ceaselessly.
/ The Hotel was in an uproar; proprietors,
clerks, walters, pOrters, and guests, dress
ed and halfdressed, were at the door Of 4S
in few minutes, blocking up the entrance,
and asking each other eagerly, "What is
the matter? for Gods sake tell us what is
/ the trouble"
] The cause of this outcry may be mag
ined The bride had awakened about mid
night and putting her arm over her hns-
band, it fcllIpon the Indianan's face, and
| the soft warm touch aroused him at once.
He did not understand it exactly, though
he did not dislike it, and in moment Mrs.
r. said, "My dearest husband, where have
You been all this while 2"
Husband" echoed the merchant, be-
ginning to see, like Lord Tinsel, that he
had made small mistake here; "rm no
body's husband; / reckon, my dear madam,
you are in the wrong bed"
! In the wrong bed-horrors of horrors
thought the young bride. What would
her lord-what would the curious world
say9 And Mrs. r. screamed terribly and
sprang from the couch just as her compan-
/ ion done the same. He was fully as much
alarmed as she, and entreated her to give
him time and be would leave the apart
mcnt, although it was the one he had en-
gaged-hc'd make oath to that.
Scream, scream, scream, was her only re-
ply to his kindly proposition.
my God, madam, don't yell so! You
/ will wake the house. Be reasonable; |
swear it's only d mistake. Have some
thought of the consequences, don't want
to hurt you; swear Idon't. You will get
me shot, and yourself
Just at this juncture; the crowd outside
presented itself at the door and beheld
Mrs. r. covering in one corner exercising
her lungs magnifcently, with sheet
wrapped over her form and head, and the
Indianian in the middle of the room enyel-
opcd in a coverlet, and calculating, my
God, madam, don'tr'
The junior proprietor DR.. Cahill, saw
there must be some mistake, and request
ing the others to retire, called the mer-
chant, went ont into another room, and
there learned the whole story. The Doc
tor then sent one of the ladies to Mrs. Il.
! ly to her. relief, though she was over
whelmcd with confusion at q circumstance
that might have ruined her reputation
| forever. .
| Under the escort of the Doctor, she was
conveyed to the Spencer" where the lus-
band was found pacing the corridors, with
frantic niein, and half eraaea with grief, at
the mysterious disappearance Of his wife,
whom he believed had been spirited away
| by william, or murdered for her jewels, in
/! this "infernal city," where, us he express
ed himself they would kill man for a
dollar.
AS soon as he behcld his spouse, he
caught her to his bosom and wept like |,
chilli. He was melted with happiness at
her discovery, and told her that he had
searched that city for intelligence of her
whereabouts.