The Van Buren press., 1867-10-04
A Bride in the Wrong Bed.

No nave tne Slhclhhatl LhIFF hs
voucher for the following
A newly married pair put up a, the Spcn-
Ger House--they went out shopping--re-
turned-bride had left some things-she
quietly slipped outbound her loAt articles
--returned--m;stook Main for Broadway
got into the Madison instead Of the Spencer
ii, looked little strange-sskel boy il
she was in the Spencsr-boy said yes, not
fully understanding her---she told him to
lead her to 4S-shc patty disrobed and got
into bed--eXpected husband momentarily
fell asleep the occupant of IS Madison,
an Indiana merchant. returned from the
theater--a little tight-quietly went to the
room--to bed--to sleep. The account pro-
ceeds
How long the two reposcd there side by
side, with only foot OF space between
them, unconscious of each others presence.
is not exactly known, but probably about
an hour, when a tremendous noise was
heard in the apartment, from which female
screams ISSUED wildly, picrcingly and cease
lcssly.
The hotel was in an uproar propiietors,
clerks, waters, porters, aud guests, dress
ed and halG-dre,sed, were at the door OF
forty eight in few minutes, blocking up
the entrance, ard asking each other eager
ly. What is the matter Cor Gods sake
tell us what is the trouble"
The cause Of this outcry may be imaged.
The bride had awakened about midnight and
putting her arm over her husband, it fell
upon the lndianian'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 a moment Mrs. r.
said Ny dearest husband, where have
you been all this while p
Husband!' echoed the merchant, be.
ginning to see, like Lord Tinscl, that he
had made a small mistake here )" am 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 say ?
And Mrs. Il. screamed terribly and sprang
from the couch Just as her companion done
the same. lie was fully as much alarmed
as she, and entrea,ed her to give him time
and ne would leave the apartment, although
it was the one he enyaged-he'd make
oath to that.
Screams, screams screams. was her only
reply to his kindly proposition.
"My God, madam don't yell, SO You
will wake the house. BE reasonable
sweay it's only mistake. Have some
thought of the consequences, | don't want
to hurt you swear don't. You will
get me shot, and yoursell-. .-.-.
Just at this juncturc the crowd outside
presented itself at the door and behel Mrs
r. covering in one corner exercising hcr
lungs magniicently, with sheet wrapped
over her form and head, and the Indianian
in the middle Of the room enveloped in a
coverlet. and calculating, My God, mad
am, don't" !" #
The junior proprietor DR.. Cahill, saw
there must be some mistake, and requesting
the others tc retire, called the merchant,
went out into another room, and there
learned the whole story. The Doctor then
sent one of the ladies to Mrs. r. and the en-
tire affair was explained greatly to her re-
lief, though she was overwhelmed with con
fusion at circumstance that might have
ruined her reputation forever.
Under the escort Of the Doctor, she was
conveyed to the "Spencer" where the hus-
band was found pacing the corridors, with
frantic mein, and half crazed with grief, at
the mysterious disappearance of his wife,
whom he believed had been spirited away
by milan, or murdered for her Jewels, in
this " internal city," where as he exI ressetl
himself they would kill man for dollar
AS soon as he beheld his spouse, he
caught her to his bosom and wept like a
child Tie was melted with happiness at
her discovery, and told her that he had
searched the city for intelligence Of her
where ibouts. ... '...