Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-04-24

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arrived in the city and put up at one 9
our hotels. The bride was accompanie
by two of her young lady frienis. and tn
groom by two gentlemen. The name
were registered in the usual way. but il
some way a mistake was made 10 refer
ence to the identity of the bride. Th'
Lours SPED on towards the dawn and tn,
bride 10 her silent chamber waited tb'
appearance of her lord. Yet be cam.
not. Surely be was not sitting up vi
this time. The rest of the party had re
tired she was certain, since she had hearc
them 10 their respective apartments.
What had become Of him 1mpatience
gradually grew into terror. ~,
?. She rang Der bell, and the servant
knocked at the door.
do you know where my husband is p
sk inquired.
Saint be here, ma'am 2"
mo-"
MAY be be stepped oct into the city,
ma'am, and will be back directly"
I'm afraid ; oh, do inquire at the of
flee, and see if there is any intelligence
about him."
The servant retired, and 10 q few mo
ments returned with information that
there was none. The wife was now
alarmed in earnest. She never had a
husband before. and, like the man who
drew the elephant in the lottery, scarcely
knew what to do with the animal.
In h0P onvSok~, -obn ,o, - Hhn
on Of her bridesmaids, and knocked at
the door.
Who's there :" was inquired, in &C.
cents unmistakably masculine.
me, Mary ; but mercy. who are you ?"
There was q sudden stir and the sound
Of feet falling heavily on the carpeted
floor. ,.r-
"Who the devil am 10 bed with.
then I" she heard the man say, as the
door swung open and her husbands face
peered out.
"Oh ! I'm distracted about you ; where
have you been I" s' .t.a
I've been here 10 bed /; bat. deuce
take me l thought you were here too r
"Ob! James, it wasn't mee.n19d,t
Who is it, then ?"
"Why, it's Sarah" ofNi.
"Tbe devil |"
"Ob, no, James, it was Sarah. Didn't
you know it, James ?" T"T..
Blast me i'll did ! I found her asleep. {
and thinking it was our ROOM, | crept g
INTO bed and went to Sleep" replied q
James, evidently impressed with the idea /
nat he had q difficult case to argue.
is sbe asleep Jet. James" "
why. don't you bear her snoore ?" '
but just then Sarah walked up, and see.
ng a man in her room, set 10 a success {
on OF screeches that SCOT filled the hall
With people, bE73aetl - q
And nov the bridegroom found himself b
. q delicate positios. In the bury Of f
kpls'n'Dg the matter to bis wife, be had
orgottenu to put on bis pants ; and now
0 bis eager search for them he was dane. d
ng around the room like one possessed 4: p
and then imploring Sarah to hush1e
I'm going. don't you see y But Sarah
as seeing too much, and she wouldn't a
osn and the wife in the hall, hemmed \
, by the eager crowd, had tried to ex.
la'o ; bat failing 10 this, bad leaned her
esa against the wall and was enjoying v
hearty cry. 49, - a
At last, however, the pants were found 5
% put on. and the husband and wife g
'caped to their chamber, while Miss l
{ double locked her door against. All Ii
's.ne: lotfss'en. The next morning, ex- u
'ao:t'ons we're gone into. but there's no y
that both the ladies were the 81
AZ OFT ~increduloas, and it is said a Der II
coIdness has grown up between :
ZEN, whilst the unintentionally offending p'
''degroom walks about a good deal, bis
down, and evidently INDUCING in
Picayune. SOD ~ - 4