The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-07-12
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Two sprishtly and beautiful yoans lsdies
were visiting their cousin, another sprightly
and beautiful young lady who, like her guest.
was Of that happy age which turns everything
into fun and merriment. II the truth were
told, Re fear we should have 70 record the
fact that these three misses were just little
bit fast. They we're fond Of practical jokes,
and we're continually playing I'll sorts Of
pranks with each other. All three occupied
room on the ground floor, and cuddled up
together In one bed.
Two Of the yoan9 ladies sasssdsi . party
on the night in question, and did not "a
home until half past twelve o'clock Il night.
As it was late they concludsd nos 10 disturb
the household, 20 they quietly stepped into
their room through the low open window.
In half An hour after they had len for the
party. q young Methodist minister called ct
the hoass. whore they were staying and
craved nights lodging, which, Of course,
was cheerfully granted. As ministers always
have the best Of everything, the old
the young lady (Fannie) who had not gone
to the party, was entrusted with the duty or
sitting up for the absent ones, and Of inform.
ing them Of the change ofrooms. She took
mp her post in the parlor, and ~ the night
was sultry, sleep overcame her, and she de-
parted on an excursion to the land of
dreams.
We viii now return to the young ladieswho
had gone into their rooms through the
window. By the dim light Of the moon
beams as they struggled through the curtains,
the young ladies we're enabled to descry the
outline of Fannie las they supposedly en-
sconced in the middle of the bed. They saw
more, to-wit: q pair of boots. The truth
flashed upon them at once. They saw it oil.
Fannie had set the boots in the room to
give them a good scare. They put their
heads close together and determined to turn
the tables on her. Silently they disrobed,
and rs stealthy as cats they took their posi-
sion on each side of the bed. At . given
signal they both jumped into bed, one on
each side of the unconscious parson, laugh
ing and screaming, ooh what . man Oh,
what mani they gave the poor bewildered
minister such a promiscuous hugging and
tousling ms few persons are able 10 brag Of
in the course of . lifetime.
The noise of this proceeding awoke the
old lady, who was sleeping in an adjoining
room. She comprehended the situation in
a moment, and rushing to the room, she
opened the door and exclaims "My God,
gals, it is a man sure enough ~
There was one prolonged, consolidated
scream fash Of muslin through the door
and all was over.
The best of thejoke is that the minister
took the whole thing in earnest. He would
listen to no apologies the old lady could
make for the girls. He would hear no ex>
cuse, but he solelmly folded his clerical
robes around him and silently stole away.
QuERyAWas he mad at the girls, or -
at the old woman?