The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-10-28
THE WRONG BED.

At late hour Tuesday night quite
bridal party arrived in this city and
put up at one of our hotels. The bride
was accompanied by two of her young
lady friends and the groom by two
gentlemen. The names were register
ed in the usual way, but, in some way,
a mistake was made in reference to the
identity of the bride. The hours sped
on towards the dawn, and the bride in
her silent chamber waited the appear
ance of her lord. Yet he came not
Surely he was not sitting up all this
time. The rest of the party had retir-
ed, she was certain, since she heard
them in their apartments.
What had become of him? Impa-
tience gradually grew into terror.
She rang her bell, and the servant
knocked at the door.
"Do you know where my husband
is ?'' she inquired.
"Ain't he in here, ma'am ?''
"No!"
"Maybe he stepped out into the
city, ma'am, and will be back direct
ly."
"I'm afraid Oh, do inquire at the
office and see if there isany intelligence
! about him."
The servant retired, and in a few
moments returned with Information
that there was none.
The wife was now alarmed i'll earn
est. She never had husband before,
and, like the man who drew the Gle
phant in the lottery, scarcely knew
what to do with the animal.
In her anxiety she went to the room
of one of her bridesmaids and knocked
at the door.
"Who's there?" was inquired in ac-
cents unmistakably masculine.
''Me-Mary-but, mercy"' who are
you ?" There was sudden stir, and
the sound of feet heavily falling 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 peeped out.
"Oh, I'm distracted about you
where have you been?" asked the wife.
"I've been here in bed; but, deuce
take me, l thought you were here
/ too"
80, James. it wasn't me-"
''Who was it, then?"
"Why, it is Sarah"
"The devil.n
80, no, James, it was Sarah. Didn't
! you know it, James ?"
"Blast me if [ did! found her a
sleep, and thinking this was our room
l crept into bed and went to Sleep"
said James, evidently impressed with
the idea that he had difficult case to
argue.
SIS she asleep yet, James ?"
"Why, don't you hear her snore 2"
But Just then Sarah woke up and
seeing a man in her room set up sue
cession of screeehes that soon filled the
hall with people.
And now the bridegroom found him
self in delicate position. In the hur-
ry 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 pos
sessed, now and then imploring Sarah
to hush.
sim going, don't you see?" But
Sarah wouldn't hus h; and the wife in
the hall, hemmed in by the crowd, had
tried to explain, but failing in this had
leaned her head against the wall and
was enjoy ing 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 morn
ing explanations were gone into, bu
there's no use denying that both ladle;
were the least bit incredulous, and it il
said that perceptible.. eoldnesss has
grown up between them, whilst thu
unintentionally offending bridegroom
walks about a good deal, his heat
down, and evidently in unpleasant
meditations. S. Cgeueldnd paper.