Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-08-22
AMad Parson.
From the Louisville Courier.

A most ludicrous scene tran
spired In place not a THOUSAND
miles from the city of Louisville
one night last week, which, though
a little annoying to the partie
Immediately concerned, was ye
SO innocent and funny that W.
cannot refrain from giving tht
general outlines, suppressina
names of course.
Two sprightly and beautiful.
young ladies were visiting their
cousin, another sprightly and beau
tiful young lady, who, like hel
guests, was of that happy age which
turns everything into fun and mer-
riment. If the truth were told,
we fear we should have to record
the fact that these misses were
just a little bit fast. They were
fond of practical jokes, and were
continually playing mad pranks
with each other. All three occu-
pied a room on the ground floor,
and cuddled up in one bed.
Two of the young ladies atten-
ded a party on the night in ques-
ton, and did not get home until
half past II o'clock at night. As
it was late they concluded not to
disturb the household, SO they
quietly stepped into their room
through the low open window.
In about half an hour after
they had left for the party q
young Methodist minister called
at the house where they were stay
ing and craved a nights lodging,
which of course was cheerfully
granted. AS ministers always
have the best of everything, the
old lady put him to sleep in the
best room, and the young lady
{ (Fannie) who had not gone to the
party was entrusted with the du-
ty of sitting up for the absent
ones and of informing them of
the change Of rooms. She took
up her post in the parlor and as
the.night was sultry, sleep over
came her and she departed 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 the moonbeams
as they struggled through the
curtain, the young ladies were en-
abled to descry the outlines of
Fannie (as they supposed) enscon-
ced in the middle of the bed
They saw more, to-wit- pair Of
boots. The truth flashed upon
them both at once. They saw it
all. Fannie had set the boots in
the room to give them q good
scare. They put their heads to-
gether and determined to turn the
tables on her. Silently they dis
robed, and as stealthily as cats
they took their positions on each
side of the bed. At a given sig
nal they both jumped into bed, one
,n each side of the unconscious
parson, laughing and screaming,
'Oh, what man! Oh, what a
mani" they gave the poor bewil-
lered minister such promiscuous
lugging and tousling as few per-
sons are able to brag of in the
course of a life time.
The noise of this proceeding
awoke the old lady, who was sleep
ng in an adjoining room. She
,omprehended the situation in a
moment, and rushing to the room,
The opened the door and exclaim-
ID, "My God gals, it's q man; it's
! man, it's man, sure erlqqghr'
There was one long, cons5hda-
ed scream; a flash. of muslin
through the door, and all was
over.
The best of the joke is that
,he minister took the whole thing
n earnest. He would listen to
40 apologies the old lady could
make for the girls. He would
near no excuse, but solemnly fold
ID his clerical robes around him
Ind silently stole away.