The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-07-24
"A Minister Rugged Against his Win.

A most ludicrous scene trauspired In =
place not thousand mile. from the city
Of Louisville. one night last week, which.
though little annoying to the parties
Immediately concerned, wa. yet SO iuno-
cent and funny, tha. we cauuo. refrain
from giving the general outline, suppress.
ing names, Of course.
Two sprightly and beautiful young
ladies were visiting their cousin, another
sprigb.ly and beautiful young lady, who,
like her guests. was Of that happy ago
which turns every thing into fun and mer.
riment II the truth were told, we fear
that we should have to record the fact
that these three Misses we're just a little
fast. They were fond Of practical jokes,
and were continually playing all sorts Of
pranks with each other. All three occus
pied room on the ground. acor, aud
euddled up together 10 one bod.
The two young ladies attended party
on tho night in question, and did not get
bone until haIfpass IL o'clock at night.
As ii was late, they concluded not to dis.
turb the household !; so they quietly steps
ped into their room through the low open
window.
In about half sn hour after they had
left for the party. young Methodist min.
i.,er called at the house where they we're
staying and craved a nights lodging,
which, Of course, was cheerfully granted.
As minister, always have the best OF
everything. the old lady put him to leep
in the best room, and the young lady
(Fsnnie) who had not gone to the party,
was entrusted with the duty of sitting up
for the absent ones snd OF Informing them
of the change Of rooms. She took up her
post in the parlor, and as the night was
sultry, sleep overcams her and she de.
parted on an excursion to the land Of
dreams.
We will now return to the young ladies
who had gone into their room through
the window. BY the dim light Of shs
moonhesms as they struggled through the
curtains. the young Iadis. were enabled
TO desc.y the outline Of Fannie las they
'upPosed) snsconOed IN the middle Of tho
he'd. They saw more. to wit: O pair of
boots. The truth flashed upon them both
at once. They saw it all. Fannie had
set the boots in tho room 10 give them .
good scare. They put their heads tegsth.
er and determined to turn the tables on
her. Silently they disrobed, and 40
steal'hy as cats they took their positions
on each side Of the bed. At ei ven
signal they both Jumped into bed, one
each side Of the uncorscious parsou. laugh {.
ing and screaming. "Oh, what man -
Oh, what . n,sur' they gave the poor
bs~ildered minister such promiscuous
hugging and tussling as few persons are
able to brag Of in the course of . life.
time.
The noise Of the proceeding awoks the
old lady. who VAS sleeping in an adjoin.
ing room. She comprshendsd the situa.
ton 10 moment, and rushing to the
room. abe opened the door and sxclaim.
ed: my God, gals, i. is a man il is .
man, sure enough"
There was one prolonged, cousolida ated
scream; . aash Of muslin through The
door. and all was over.
The bss, Of the joke is, that the minis.
ter took the whole thing in earnest. He
would listen to no apologies the old lad
could make for the girls. He would heat
no excuse, but he solemnIy folded hi,
clerical robes around him and silently
stole away.