The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1869-10-29
The Wrone Bed.

At late hour Tuesday night quit
q bridal party arrived in this city an,
put up at one OF our hotels. III,
bride was accompanied By two Of he
young lady friends. and the groom
by two gentlemen. The names wert
registered in the ususl way. but. il
some way q mistake was made in refer
snce to the identity Of the bride. The
hours sped on toward the dawn. and
the bride in her silsnt chamber wsit.
ed the appearance .of her lord. Yet
be cams not. sarsly, be Was not
sitting up all this time. The rest Oi
the party had retired. she Was GER
tain. since she had heard them in
their apartments.
"WbAt has become of him?" i'm.
patience gradually grew into terror.
She rang the bell. and the servant
knocked at the door.
"DO you know where my husband
is?'' she Inquired.
"AiD's he here, ma'am?"
"Nop'
maybe he stepped cut into the
city, ma'am. and will be back soon.
''I'm afraid: o. do inquire st the
office, and see if there is any intelli-
gsnes about him."
The servant retired. and in a few.
moments returned with information
that there was none.
The wife was now alarmed il ear
nest. She never had q husband be-
fore. like the man who drew the ele-
phapt in the lottery. scarcely knew
what to do with the animal.
In her an&sty she went to the
room of one of her bridesmaids, and
knocked at the door. 4
"Who's thsre?" vas inquired in
accents decidedly masculine.
"Me. Mary; but mercy, who are
yOu?"
There was q sudden strir, and the
sound of feet falling heavily on the
floor.
"Who the devil am l in bed with,
then?" she heard the man say, as the
door swung open and her husbands
face psered out.
30, I'm distracted about you;
whore have you bssn?" asked she.
"I'vs been here in bed; but the
deuce take me, thought you were
here. too r.
go. James. it wasn't me -
"Who is it thep?'
"Why, it is Sarah"
"Ths devil ~
80, no. James. it was Sarah
Didn't you know, James?"
"Blast me if did I found her
asleep. and thinking this >s our
room, crept into bed aud " to
Sleep" said James, svidently-1dl-
press with the idea that he had a
difficult case to argue.
q Is she asleep yet, James"
"Why, don't you hear her snore?"
But just then Sarah awoks, and
seeing a man in her room, set up 3
succession of screeches that soen fill
ed the hall With people.
And now the bridegroom found
himself in delicate position. In the
hurry of explaining the matter to
his wife he had neglected to put on
his pants, and in his eager search for
them he was dancing around the
room like one possessed; now implOr-
Sarah to hush.
"I'm going, don't you see?" But
Sarah wouldn't hush; and the wife in
the ballhemmed in by the crowd, had
tried to explain, but falling in this.
had leaned her head against the wall
and Was enjoying a hearty cry.
At last, however, the pants were
found and put on, and the husband
and wife escaped to their chamber,
whilst Sarah double locked her door
against all further intrusion. The
next morning explanations were gone
into, but there's no use denying that
both ladies we're the least Bit incred-
ulous, and it is said that 3 peroepti-
bic coldness had sprung up between
them, whilst tie unintentionally of
Tending bridegroom walks about a
good deal, his head down, and evil