Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28
The Wrong Bed.

at one of our hotels. The bride was &C.
companied 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 mistake was made
in reference to the identity of the bride.
The hours sped on toward the dawn, aud
the bride in her silent chamber waited the
appearance of her lord. Yet he came not.
Surely, he was 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? Impaticncc
gradually grew into terror.
She rang the bell, and the servant
Knocked at the door.
"Do you know where my husband is?"
she inquired.
"Ain't he in here, mam?'
"No".
Maybe he stepped out into the city,
man, and will be back DIRECTLY
I'm afraid; oh do inquire at the Of
flee, aud see if there is amy intelligence
about him"
The servant retired, and in few mo-
mcnts returned with information that there
was none. The wife was now alarmed in
earnest. She never had a husband be-
fore, and like the man who drew the elc-
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 unmistakablc masculine.
Me, Mary; but mercy, who are you?"
There was sudden stir and the sound
of feet falling heavily on the carpcted
floor.
"Who the devil am in bel with,
them" she heard the man say, as the door
swung open and her husbands face pccrcd
out
"Oh. I'm distracted about you, where
have you been!'
"Tvc been here in bed; but, deuce
take me, | thought you were here, too.
"Oh. James, i. wasn't me-
"Who is it then ?"
"Why it's Sarah"
"Thc DEVIL
"No. no. James, it was Sarah. Didn't
you know it, James -
Blast me ii | did found her asleep,
and thinking this was our room. crcpt
into bed and went to sleep" replied James,
evidently impressed with the idea that he
had difficult case to argue.
8 Is she asleep, yet. James,"
"Why. don't you hear her snore?'
bnu - bal
ing IL man in her room set up Il succession
of scrcechcs that soon filled the hall with
people.
And now the bridegroom found himself
in a delicate position. In the hurry ofcx-
planning the matter 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 imploring Sarah to hush
"Im 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, failing in this, had leaned her head
against the wall and was enjoying hearty
cry.
At last, however, the pants were found
and put on, and the husband and wife cs-
capped to their chamber, whilst Miss Sarah
doublc-lockcd her door against all further
intrusion. The next morning eXpana-
tions were gone into, but there's no deny
ing that both the ladies were the least bit
incredulous, and it is said a perccptible
GOODNESS has grown up between them,
Will lst the unintentionally offending bride
groom walks about good deal, his head
down, and evidently indulSing in unplcas-
ant meditations.--N o. Picayune.