Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-02
POPPING INTO THE WRONG BED.

Last week an interesting event occurred
at one of the hotels in Pittsburg, Pa. A
young lady from neighboring town went
to the city for the purpose Of meeting her
betrothed, getting married, and going to
the West TO settle there. She was accom-
panied BY her brother, who was to act as
groomsman, and her lovers sister, who
was to be bridesmaid, The intended hus-
band not arriving in time, the young ladies
arranged that they should occupy the same
bed in the room adjoining that of the
brides brother. Having travelled all the
night before, the bride and her brother be
ing worn ont, retired at an early hour, with
instructions to their companion, whom they
left reading in the ladies' parlor, not TO
make a noise when she came to bed, as
they did not want to be awakened out of
their sleep. The young lady getting inter
ested in her book, sat to late hour. At
last getting drowsy, she slipped off as
noiselessly as possible TO her room, and
quietly retired, as che supposed, to the bed
occupied by her intended sister-in-law, and
nesting close up alongside under the blank
cts, was soon sound asleep. Happening TO
awaken before her companion, she put her
arms around, as she supposed, the brides
neck, commenced kissing her and calling
her sweet sister and other endearing names
peculiar to the softer sex. In a moment
her kisses were paid back with interest,
and she found two stawart arms encir-
cling her fair form, and instead Of the
brides she was in the brides brothers
arms. She had mistaken tie room. Hero
was dilemma, and not knowing how to
explain, she commenced sobblng as if her
heart would break, which awakened the
BRIDE who came to her rescue. The
Young man, however, refused TO let her 90,
saying that fortunate accident had given
him prize and he was detel mined not to
lose ii, 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 be 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 better
opportunity than he could ever hope for
again. The young lady, seeing no alter
native, finally surredered, threw her arms
around the man. neck, and sealed the bar
gain with kiss, when the young man
covered up bis head, and she retired TO his
sisters room promised bride She en-
joined secracy upon the brother and sister,
but the thing was TO good 10 keep. I'm
mediately after they got dressed. the
groom arrived, and after getting breakfast,
dispatched the landlord for minister, who
socn came and made the indissoluble knot.
As soon as the minister got through, the
groomsman and bridesmaid astonished the
by taking the place Of their
minister TO repeat the performance, which
he did in less time than it takes to tell ii.
Nv hats the meaning of all this 2 asked
groom Nol., who seemed agreeably sur
prised by the scene just transacted. lis
new made wife, now smiling all over, rela-
ted to the whole company the incidents of
the past night. Groom No. 2 said it was
all right he didn care how many stories
his sister told that he was the happiest
man alive, and that if hi, wife had she'd
tears that morning, they were the last she
should shed. unless tear of iev, il he
could prevent it, and she looked up at her
husband, said she would never crv agaln,
when he put his arms around her, for row
he was her own darling husband. The al
ternoon 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 blessed.-DEM. Press.