Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-10-11
NIGHT SCENE IN A BOARDING.
HOUSE.

Mistakes in boarding houses for ladies' and
gentlemen are not unfrequent, aud often
they give rise to considerable gossip and
scandal, receive the renown Of a nine-days
wonder, and then are forgotten. We have
heard Of gentlemen mistaking their rooms
because Of the important fact Of the doors,
and frame work, and hall carpets, being
pretty much Ike Besides this, sometimes
gentlemen are in a doubtful state Of mental
or Yinous uncertainty, all bed rooms, at such
times are pretty much the same to them
IN they go, and perhaps half undressod,
throw themselves upon the bed, and soon
become enwrapped in the dreamy embrace
Of somnus, favored with Bacchusand tobac-
CO.
Boarding houses furnish much material
for shilling novels that would unquestiona-
bly, sell well. This hint is gratuitously Civ
en- to amateur authors, who may improve
upon the following:
A lady, whose husband is in California.
Calcutta or Chicago, suddenly awakened
from her sleep the other morning about two
O'Clock, and springing from bed, dashed out
of her room, en- disbaJtlIe, screaming at the
top of her voice, Murder help murder!
helpl man in my IoOml" &c. &c Under
the circumstances this was quite natural, in
asmuch as more than one mistake of this
kind had happened in the. house recently.
Now, it appeared that no less than three
husbands were absent when they should
have been there, and consequently there
was more or less wonder, mixed up with
species of apprehension, on the part of
three wives, each one wondering whether it
was her husband who had just forgotten
himself or the room.
"Oh! come up quickly shouted the ter
rifed female, holding on to the outside door
knob, ''Pve got him inr'
"Ifit's my Josey, said another discon-
solate, I'll learn him better Confound
these night suppers; now he's been at one
of them, and has mistaken the room, and
there I've been alone all night"
Has he got whiskers?' anxiously asked
the wife, upon reaching the landing on the
upper floor.
''Yes, ma am, great big bushy whiskers,
laying right alongside Of my cheek when |
awoke. Dear me, if my Alexander was
here, he'd learn him better, I'll warrant
you.
Joseph Joseph Joseph" shouted the
wife at the door.
No answer came-not even a grunt, incl
denC MEDITATION.
May be has jumped out Of the window, -
suggested the four or five females. all at
once, who made a splendid group of long
white draDerv
"Here-help. bring a light-bring
light ~ shouted several Of the females.
Presently light was brought, and several
Of the male boarders appeared, all armed to
give the thief or robber such treatment as he
had Justly earned for himself
The door was opened, and in rushed the
valiant squad, and sure enough the fellow
was still in bed, with the top of his head just
peeping above the sheet.
Come out Of here, you 8coundrel! !'' said
one of the men, at the same time grasping
him by the hair.
The tableau was strikingly interesting and
graphic.
The resolute boarder almost fell from the
impetus he had given himself, for, instead
of jerking out man, it was no thing more
than 'frizzed chignon, which the lovely
occupant of the bed had forgotten to take off
when she retired for the night. 1t had been
detached in her sleep. and grazing her check
awakened her The alarm, of course, was
quite natural. The bosrders had hearty
laugh, and all retired to happy dreams
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