Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-11-05
Popping into the Wrong Bed-The
Shortest ROnte to MatrimOny.

Last week an interesting event occurred
at one OF the hotels in Pittsburgh, Penn
A young lady from Il neighboring town
went to the city for the purpose ofmeeting
her betrothed. She was accompanied by
her brother, who was to act asgrOomsman,
and her lovers sister was to be bridesmaid.
The intended husband not arriving in
time. the young ladies arranged that they
should occupy the same bed in room ad-
Joining that of the brides brother. Tray
cling the night before, the bride and her
brother being worn out, retired at an early
hour, with instructions to their compan-
ion, whom they left reading in the ladies'
parlor, not to make noise when Hhe came
to bed, as they did not want to be awaken
ed out of their sleep. The young
lady, getting interested in her book, sat up
till late hour At last, getting
drowsy she slipped off as noiselessly
as possible TO her room, and
quietly retired, as she supposed, to the bed
occupied by her intended sister in law,
and Nesting close up alongside under the
blankets, was soon sound asleep. Happen
ing to waken before hercompanion, she put
her arms around, as she supposed, the
brides neck, and commenced kissing her
and calling her sweet sister and other en-
dearing names peculiar to her sex. In a
moment her kisses were paid back with in
terest, and she found pair of stalwnrt
arms encircling her fair form, and instead
of the brides, she was in the brides broth
er's arms She had mistaken the room
Here was dilemma and not knowing
how to explain she commenced sobbing as
if her heart would break which awak-
ened the bride, who came to the rescue
The young man, however, refused to let
her go, saying that fortunate accident had
given him prize and he was determined
not to lose it, and on one condition only
would he release 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 amuch better opportunity than
he could ever hope for again. The young
lady seeing no alternative, finally surren-
dered, threw her arms. around the mans
neck, and sealed the bargain with a kiss,
when the young man covered mp his head
and she retired to his sister, room prom
ised bride. She enjoined secrecy fro1ltthe
brother and sister, but the thing was too
good to keep Immediately after they got
dressed the groom arrived, and after eat
ting breakfast, dispatched the landlord fer
minister, who soon came and made the
indissoluble knot.
AS soon as the minister got through, the
groomsman aud bridesmaid astonished the
company by taking the places Of their
brother and sister, and requested the min
lister to repeat the performance, which he
did in less time than it takes to tell it.
whats the meaning Of all this y asked
groom No. /, who seemed to be agreeably
Surprised by the scene just enacted, His
new-made wife, now smiling all over, re-
lated to the whole company the incidents
Of the past night Grom No, 2said itwas
all right; he did not care how many stories
sister told; that he was the happiest man
alive, and if his wife had shed tears that
morning, they were the last she should
shed, unless tears Of joy, If he could pre-
vent it; and she looking up at her hus-
band, said she would never cry again,
when he put his arms around her, for he
was now her own daiiihg husband The
afternoon train, instead Of one, carried
two happy couples to homes in the West,
1 where we hope tnat year, after year they
will by couplets be blest
H. I'D IL -----1l- --------- le ID isf
THE ATMosPHKRE.- The Acadamy Of Sci.
ences, in Franoea has published the results
of the observations. on the atmosphere
made by Camille FlAmmarion in an ex.
tended series of balloon aseensions. ThC
first chapter of the report establishes law
\ of variation of the watery yapor'in the air
and asserts that the invisible moisture ac
4 eumulates to the maximum zone Of hh
midity and then decreases until it finally
disappears. The second chapter shows tha
the solar radiation increases in the pppel
regions in proportion to the diminution 0
the moisture and OF the temperature Of thu
\ air. The third chapter treats Of the circu
lation of the atmospherical currents Thi
fourth establishes the diminutiop of th,
temperature according to the altitude, ,Th,
fifth gives very cufious observations on th'
: altitude of clouds Of different forms, thei
Variations and physical construction. Tn
sixth gives seyeral problems on optics
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