Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-18
4 Hridc in the Wrong Bed.

We have the Cincinnati Enquirer rs youch-
er for the following:
A newly rnarr,cd pair putup al the Spencer
House--ihey went out shTrlns-rrturiled--
BRIDE had left some thing,-sie slipped out
-foaad her lost Observation-Disclosures
M.uu street for Bruadway-gi; into the Mad
ison for the Spencer-il lruked a little strange
asked boy ii she was in the Spenccr-bnY
laid yes, not fully understanding hrr-Si'a
told him to lead her t. lo-shc partly d''.
robed aud got into bel--cx!cctcd husband
momcnt4riIy-f,ll as!cep-rtle occupant oi ES
Madison, an Indiana merchant, returned from
the tbeatre !it;le tight-qnicIiy wen, to the
roora to beG-to sleep Theoc:ount proceeds !;
How loag tie two rcgosed there side i'y
side, with only foot space between them,
unconscious Of each others pres nee, is not
exactly known. but probably about an, hour,
when tremendous noise WIS heard III the
apartment, from which female scream- Ssued
wildly, piercingy AID csa'elcssiy.
The hotel was in an uproar; rroprators,
clerks, walters, portcrs anl guests, dressed
and half dressed, were at the door ol 10 In a a
few minutes. blocking up tae entrance, and
asking each o'her eagerly, What Is the mat
ter? For Gods sake. tell Us what is The
trouble"
The cause of this query may be imasined.
Thebride had awaken d about mid night, and.
pu,tiug her arm uverilcr husband, 1t tel uP'n
ihe Indianian's face, an'l tho soft, warm !'';c'i
aroused him at once. He dit: not dl>!ik Il
and. in a moment, Mrs r. said, = Ny dear. ST
husband, where have you been nj this wh'Ie !?
,l,,a Il
ming to see, like Lord rinsei, thai he "a
made small mistake here; LIN "o''d'
husband; reckon, my dear madam, YOU are
iii the wrong bed"
In the wrong bed-horrar of horrors
thought the young bride. What would her
lord0what would the curious world say
And Mrs. R. screamed terribly, and Sprang
from the couch just rs her companion did
the same. He was fully as much alarmed az
she. and entreatcd her TO give him time, and
ho would leave the apartment, although IT
was the one he had engagcd-he'd make oa' 4
to that.
Scream after scream was her only reply to
his kindly proposition. :,
"My God, madam, don't yell sol You will
wake the house. Be reasonable; | swear it's
only sl mistake. Have some thought of the
consequences. don't want to burt you'
swear don't. You will get ME shot, and
yourself
Just at this juncture, tho crowd outside
presented itself at the door, and behe!d MIS-
r., covering in Que corner exercising her
lungs magnifcently, with sheet wrspt over
her form and head, and the Indanlan in the
middle Of the room enveloped in coverlet t
and calculating, "My God, madam, don't =
The Junior proprietor DR.. Cahill, saw there
must be some mistake, and requesting tho
others TO retire, called the merchant, wen
out into another room, and thcra learned the
whole story. Tho Doctor then sent one o
the ladies to Mrs. R., and the entire aifal
was explained, greatly to her relief, thouSf
she was overwhelmed with confusion at cir
cumstance that. might have ruined her repu
tation forever. ,.rl,-
Under the-,escort OF the Doctor, she wa
conveyed to, the 6 Spencer" where the hus
band was found pacing the corridors, Will
frantic men, and half crazcd with grief a
the mysterious disappearance of his wife
whom he believed had been spirited awav b
n william. or murdered for her jewels, in thi
"infernal city," where, as he expressed him
self, they would kill man for dollar
AS soon as he bcheld his spouse, he caugh
her to his bosom and wcpt like child. Ii
was melted with happiness at her discovery
and told her that he had searched that cit
for intelligence of her Whereabouts.
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