Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-11-15

f Bride in the Wrong Bed.

We have the Cincinnati Enquirer 40
voucher for the following:
A newly married pair put up at tho
Spencer House they went ont shopping
returncd--the bride had left something.
she slipped out found her lost articles---
returned mistook Main street for Broad
way-got into the Madison for the Spen-
cert looked little strange-asked boy
if sire was in pencer-hoy said yes, not
fully understanding her-she told him to-
lead her to 4s-she partly disrobed and
got into bed-cxpcctcd husband momen-
tarily--fell asleep--thc occupant of 4e
Madison-an Indiana Northumberland
from the tbcatre-a little tight-quietly
went to the room-ts bed-to sleep. The
account proceeds:
How long the two reposcd there side BY
side with only foot space between them.
unconscious of each others presence, 10
not knswn, but probably an hour, when .
tremendous noise was heard in the apart
mcmt, from which female screams issued
wildly, piercirglr and ceasclessly.
The hotel was in m uprOar. proprietors,
clerks, walters, porters, and guests, dress
ed and half dressed. were at the door Of AZ
in few min1.es, blocking up the entrance,
the matte? Fer Ged's sake, tell us wkat
is the troailc.'
The carse of this oufcry may be imagin-
ed. Tire bride had awakened about mid
night and putting her arm over her hus-
and the soft warm touch aroused him al
once. He did not dislike it, and in mo-
ment Mrs. r. said, My dearest husband,
| ,r Il . ~, lox WV, hooo oil tb;s vvh;IAY
'Husband!' echoed the merchant, be-
ginning to see. like Lord Tinsil, that he
had made small mistake I'm nobody's
are in the wrong bed.
In the wrong bed-horror Of horrors
thought the young bride. What would her
lord0what would the curious world say
And Mrs. X. screamed terribly and sprang
from the couch just rs her companion did
the same. He was fully as much alarmed
as she, and cntrented her to give him time
and he would leave the apartment, although
oath to- that.
Scream, scream, scream, was her only
reply to his kind proposition.
my God, madame, don't yell 80 You
will wake tire house. BE reasonable: 1
/
thought of the consequences. l don't
want to hurt you, swear don't. You
will get me shot. and yourself
just at this juncture, the crowd outside
presented itself at the door, and behcld
Mrs X, covering in one corner. exercising
her lungs mngniiicently with sheet
wrapped over her form and head, and the
Indianian IN the middle of the room en- :.
veloped i'll n covcrlet, and calculating.
MY God, madame, don't!'
The junior proprietor, DR.. Callill, saw
there must be some mistake, and request
cd the others to retire, called the merchant,
went out into another room, and there
learned the whole story. Tho DR.. sent
! one of the ladies to Mrs. r. and the entire
affair was explained, greatly to her relief.
though she was overwhelmed with confu.
sion at circumstance that might have
ruined her reputation forever.
| Uudcr the escort Of the Doctor she waa
conveyed to the Spencer, where the
husband was found pacing the corridors
with frautic n,ien and half-crazed with
grief at the mysterious disappearance IT
his wife, whom he believed had been
spirited away by.a william, or murdered for
her. jewels in his "Infernal city," where. ms
he expressed himself. they would kill 4
man for dollar.
As soon as he beheld his spouse lie
caugh; her to his bosom and wept like
child. He WAS melted to happiness at her
recovery, and told her that he had searched
the city for intelligence Of her where.
abouts.