The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-01
Popping into the Wrong Bed
The Shortest Route TO MatrI-


mOny.
Last week an interesting event occurred
at one Of the hotels in Pittsburgh, Penn.
A young lady from neighboring town
went to the city for the purpose of meet
ing her betrothed She was accompan-
led by her brothor, who was to act as
groomsman, and her lovers sister was
to be bridemaid. The intended husband
not arriving in time, the young ladies ar
ranged that they should occupy the same
bed in room adjoining that ofthc brides
brother Travelling the night before, the
bride and her brother being worn out,
retired at an early hour, with instruc-
tons to their companion, whom they
left reading in the ladies parlor, not to
make rcrssf when she came to bed as
they did uot want to be awakened out
of their sleep. Tho young lady, getting
interested in her book, sat up until late
hour. At last. getting drowsy, she slip
pod off as noiselessly as possible to her
room, and quietly retired, as she suppos-
ed to the bed occupied BY her intended
law, and nesting close up a
longside under the blankets, was soon
sound asleep. Happening to awake be
fore her companion, she put her hands
around, as she supposed, the brides
neck, and commenced kissing her and
calling her sweet sister and other endear
ing names peculiar to her sex. In a
moment her kisses were paid back with
interest and she found pair of stalwart
arms encircling her fair from, and in
stead of being in the brides she was in
the brides brothers arms. She had
mistaken the room. Here was dilcm-
ma, and not knowing how to explain she
commenced sobbing as ifher heart would
eak,-which awakened the bride who
came to the rescue. The young man,
however, refused to let her 90, saying
that fortunate accident had given him a
prize and he was determined not to lose
it, and on one condition only would he
released the young lady from his grasp,
and that was that she would put her
arms around his neck and kiss him, and
promise to become his wife at the same
time his sister became the wife Of her
brother. He said that he had long loved
her, and intended to ask her that day for
her hand, and thanks to an accident,
he had now a much better opportunity
than he could ever hope for again. The
young lady, seeing no alternative finally
surrendered threw her arms ar0und the
mans neck, and sealed the bargain with
a kiss, when the young man covered up
his head and she retired to his sisters
room q promised bride. She cnjoined
secrecy from the brother and sister, but
the thing was to good to keep. Immed-
lately after they got dressed the groom
arrived, and after eating breakfast, dis
patched the land lord for a minister, who
soon CAME aid tied the indissolublc
knot. "
AS soon as the minister got through,
the groomsman and bridesmaid aston
isned the company by taking the places
of their brother and sister, and requested
the minister to repeat the performance,
which he did in less time than it takes to
tell it. ''What is the meaning Of all
this ?" asked groom No. l, who seemed
to be agreeably surprised by the scene
just enacted. His new. made wife, now
smiling all over, related to the whole
company the incidents Of the past night
Groom No. said it was all right; he
did not care how many stories sister
told; that lie was the happitst man alive
and ifhis wife had shed tears that morn
ing, they were the last she should shed,
unless tears of joy, if he could preFeht
it; and she, looking up at her husband,
said she would never cry again, when lie
put this arms around her, for he was now
her own darling husband. The after-
noon train, instead Of one, carried two
happy couples to homes in the West,
where we hope that year after year they
will by couplets be blest.