The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-06-16
The. Wrong Bed.

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At . late hour Tuesday night,
quite q bridal party arrived in the
city snd put up at one OF our ho-
tells. The bride was accompanied
BY two of her young lady friends
and the groom BY two gentlemen.
The names were registered in the
usual way, but in some way mis-
take was made in reference to the
identity Of the bride. The hours
sped ou towards the dawn and
the bride in her silent chamber
waited the appearance of her
lord. Yet be came not. Surely,
he wss not sitting up all this time.
The rest of the party had retired
she was certain, since she had
heard them in their apartments,
What had become of him ?
Impatienee gradually grew in
to terror.
She rang her bell, and the ser.
want knocked at the door.
"Do you know where my hus-
band is 2" she inquired.
saint he in here. maa ?"
aNo !"
'Aiay be he stopped out into
the city. man, and will be back
directly"
aT'm afraid oh, do inquire at
the cfice, and see if, there is any
intelligence about him.
=. The servant retired, and in a
few moments returned with infor-
nation that there was none. The
wife was now alarmed in earnest.
She never had husband beftre,
and, like the man who drew the
elephant in the lottery, scarcely
knew what 10 do with the ami
NAL.
In her anxiety she went to the
room Of one of her bridesmaids and
knocked st the door.
"Who's there?" was inquired
in accents unmistakably mascu-
line.
"Me, Mary but, mercy, who
are yon?"
There was sudden stir, and
the sound offeet falling heavily on
the carpeted floor.
ssWho the devil am I in bed
with then ? she heard the man
say, as the door swung open and
her husbands face peered.
sob ! I'm distracted aboutyou :;
where have you been ?"
mI've been here in bed; but,
deuce take me, I thought You
were here, too"
"oh ! James, it wasn't me-"
4'Who is it, then ?"
aWhy it's Sarah"
>~.- "The devil !"
::,. f.Oh, NO, James,it was Sarah"
"Didn't yon know it, James,?
. " aBlast me, if l did! I found
her asleep, and thinking this was
our room, l crept into bed and
~ vent. to Sleep" replied James, ev-
identity impressed with the idea
: that he had a difficult case TO
argue.
: =: aIs she asleep yet, James?"
: "Why don't you hear her
snore 2"
But Just then Sarah walked up,
and seeing q man in her room, set
up g succession Of screeehes that
soon filed the hall with people.
And now the bridegroom found
himself in q delicate position. In
she hurry of explaining the mat
ter.to his wife, he had neglected
to put on his pants; and now in
his eager search for them, he was
dancing around the room like one
possessed now and then implor-
Jag Sarah TO hush
aI'm going, don'tyou see r! But
Sarah was seeing too much, and
she couldn't hush and the wife
in the hall, hemmed in by the
= eager crowd. had tried to explain;
: bus, failing in this, had leaned her
. head against the wall and was en-
( joyinga q hearty cry.
= At last, however, the pants were
found and put on, and the husband
= and wife escaped to their cham.
Der, whilst Miss Sarah doubled
locked her door against all further
5 intrusion. The next morning, ex'
2,planations were gone into, but
x there's no denying that the ladies
were the least bit incredulous, and
it is said a perceptable coldness
has grown up between them whilst
= the unintentionally offe n d ing
bridegroom walks about a gooc
deal, his bead down, and evidently
indnlging in unpleasant media
tiens.-Aes Orleans Picayuue.