The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-04-18
A Bride i'm the Wrong Bed.

We have the Cincinnati Enquirer as voucher
for the following:
\ newly married pair put up at the Spencer
House-they went out shopping-returned-the
bride had left some things-she slipped out
found her lost Observation-Disclosures Main
street for Broadway-sot into Madison for the
Speneer-it looked q little strange-ask boy II
she was in Spencer-boy said yes, not fully UNI
Outstanding her-she told him TO lead her to 4S
she partly disrobed and got into bed-expected
husband momentarily-fell asleep the Occupant OF
IS Madison-an Indiana merchant returned from
the tkeatre-a little ~tight-quietly went TO the
room To bed-to sleep. The account proceeds:
How long the two reposed there side by side,
with only 4 foot spae between them, unconscious
of each Others presence, Il not known. but prob
ably about an hour, when a tremendous noise
was heard in the apartment, from which female
screams issued widely, fercely and eeaselessly-
The hotel was in an uproar, proprletors, clerks.
walters, porters, and guests, dressed and half
dressed. were az the door of 4S in a few minutes
blocking up the entrance, and asking each other
. eagerly. - hat is the matter? for Gods sake tell
us hat is the trouble"
The cause of this outcry may be imagined
The bride had awakened about midnight and put
ting her arm over her husband, II fell upon the
Indianian's face and the soft, warm touch arous-
ed him at once. He did not dislike it, and in q
moment Mrs. r. said. MY dearest husband.
where have You been all this while?"
HUSBAND echoed the merchant, beginning
~ SNN- LIN ~ 4AACNA NAoN ~
small mistake, I'm nobody's husband; L reckon,
my dear madam, you are in the wrong bed"
In the wrong-horror Of horrors thought the
Young bride. What would her lord-whatw would
the curious world say? And Mr.. r: screamed
terribly and sprang from the couch just as her
companion did the same. He was fully as much
alarmed as she, and entreated her to give him
time and he would leave the apartment. although
it was the one he had enSaged-hed make oath
IL, that.
-.- =, -au NO. be- ONLY ra,Jv 70
his kind proposition
My God, madam, don't yell 50, You viii
wake the house. Be reasonable; swear lis only
a mistake. Have some thought of the eonse-
quences. / don't want 10 hurt you, | swear /
don't. You will get me shot. and Yourself
just at this juncture, the crowd outside pre-
sented itself at the door and beheld Mrs r. cow
ering In one corner exercising her lungs magnif-
Gently with a sheet wrapt over her form and head,
and the Indianian in the middle of the room en-
veloped in a coyeriet, and circulating, NJ God.
madam DON'T"
The junior proprietor, DR.. Cahill, saw there
must be some mistake, and, requesting the Others
TO retire, called the merchant, went out into
another room. and there learned the whole story.
The doctor then sent one of the ladies to Mrs r.
and the entire affair was explained, greatly 70
her relief, though she was overwhelmed with con-
fusion at a circumstance which might have ruined
her reputation forever.
Under the escort of the doctor she was convey
ed TO the Spencer" where the husband was
found pacing the corridors with frantic mien and
half-crazed with grief at the mysterious disap-
pearance of his wife, whom he believed had been
spirited away by a villain, or murdered for her
jewels in this internal city, where, as he ex-
pressed himself, they would kill a man for a dol
lar.
As soon as he beheld his spouse he caught her
to his bosom and wept like a child. He was
melted with happiness at her discovery. and told
her that he bad searched the city for intelligence
of her whereabouts. -