The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-03
THE WRONG BED.
A Dtscousointc Bride and an astoundes
Bridcs room.


Bridcg room.
From the New Orleans Picayune. SOh ..-t.
Alta late hour Tuesday night quite
bridal party arrived In the city and put
up at one of our hotels. The bride was
accompanied by two Of her lady friends,
and the groom by two gentlemen: The
names were registered in the usuai way,
but i'm some way a mistake was made In
reference to the identity OF the brlue:
The hours sped on towards the dawn aud
the bride i'm her silent chamber awaited
the appearance of her lord. Yet he came
not. Surely, he was not sitting up all
this time. The rest Of the party had re.
tired she was certain, since she hau nearu
them in their apartmeDts.
What had become Of him? Impatien-
ce gradually grew into terror.
She rang her bell, and the servant
Knocked at the door.
"Do you know where my husband is?'
she inquired.
CANT he here, ma'm"'
"NoW
"Maybe he stepped out into the city,
mann, and will be back directly"
"Im afraid; oh, do inquire at the Of
Hce, and see II there Is any Intelligence
about him." a.lIrI
The servant retired, and in few mo-
ments returned with information that
there was none. The wife was now
alarmed in earnest. She never had
husband before, and, like the man who
drew the elephant In the lottery, scarce-
~ knew what TO do with the animal
In her anxiety she went to the room
of one of her bridesmaids and knocked
Mt the door.
"Who's there?" was inquired In ac-
cents Enthusiastically masculine.
'Me, Mary; but mercy who are your.
There was sudden stir and the sound
of feet falling heavily on the carpeted
floor.
"Who the devil am / in bed with,
them" she heard the man say, as the
door swung open and her husbands iace
peered out.
"Oh! I'm distracted about you; where
have you been"
"I've been here In bed; but, deuce
take me, / thought you were here, too"
"Oh! James, IL wasn't me-"
"Who IL II, them"
"Why, it's Sarah"
"The devil, it's Sarah!'
"Uh! no James, 1t was Sarah. Didn't
you know IL, James"
"Blast me II / did! found her asleep,
and thinking this was our room crept
into bed and went TO sleep" replied
James, evidently impressed with the
idea that he had II difficult case TO argue.
as she asleep yet, James," gaai
"Why, don't you hear her snoreV
But just then Sarah walked up, and
seeing Il man In her room set up sue
cession of screeches that soon filled the
hall with people. ,n
And now the bridegroom found him
self i'm delicate position. In the hurry
OF explaining the matter to his wife, he
had neglected to put Oh his pants; and
now i'm his eager search for them he was
dancing around the room like one pos
sessed; now and then implorng Sarah
TO hush
"I'm going, don't you see" But sa'
rah was seeing too much, and she
wouldn't hush; and the wife in the hall,
hemmed In by the eager crowd, had tried
TO explain; but, falling In this, had
leaned her head against the wall aud
was enjoying = hearty cry.
At last, however, the pants were found
and put on, and the husband and wife
escaped TO their chamber. whilst Miss
Sarah doubie.locked her door against all
further Intrusion. The next morning
explanations were gone into. but there's
no denying that both the ladies were the
least bit incredulous, and it Is said a per-
ceptible GOODNESS has grown up between
them, whilst the unintentionally offend
ing bridegroom walks about good deal,
his head down, and evidently INDUCING
In unpleasant meditations.