Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-03
Aa,moruas Repartmeut.
THE WRONG BED.

At late hour Tuesday night quite a
bridal party arrived in the city and put up
at one of our hotels. The bride was ac-
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 towards the dawn and the
bride in her silent chamber waited the ap-
pearance 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 ? Impatience
gradually grew into terror.
She rang her bell, and the servant knock
ed at the door. 49,
"Do you know where my husband is p
she inquired.
CANT he in here, mam?"
"No!"
"May be he stepped out into the city,
mann, and will be back directly
"I'm afraid !; oh, do inquire at the office,
and see if there is any intelligence about
him."
The servant retired, and in few mo-
ments returned with information that there
was none. The wife was now alarmed in
earnest. She never had husband before,
and, like the man who drew the elephant 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.
sWho's there?" was inquired in accents
Enthusiastically masculine. I.
"Me, Mary; but, mercy, who are you!
There was a sudden stir, and the sound
of feet falling heavily on the carpeted floor.
sWho the devil am I in bed with then p
she heard the man say, as the door swung
open and her husbands face peered.
ooh I'm distracted about you; where
have you been?'
ssI've been here in bed but, deuce take
me, thought you were here, too
eOh! James, it wasn't me-
ssWho is it, then? p
"Why, it's Sarah
s.Fhe devil! % ..<r
ooh, no, James, it was Sarah"
"Didn't you know it, James?"
"Blast me, if did! found her asleep,
and thinking this was our room, | crept
into bed and went to sleep" replied James,
evidently impressed with the idea that he
had difficult case to argue.
els she asleep yet, James ?"
"Why, don't you hear her snore :"
But just then Sarah walked up, and see
ing man in her room, set up succession
of sereeches that soon filled the hall with
people. :,
And now the bridegroom found himself
in delicate position. In the hurry of ex-
planning the matter to his wife, he had neg
lected 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
"I'm going; don't you see !" But Sa-
rah 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 ;
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 es-
capped to their chamber, whilst Miss Sarah
doubled locked her door against all further
intrusion. The next morning explanations
were gone into, but there's no denying that
the ladies were the least bit incredulous,
and it is said a perceptible eoldness has
grown up between them whilst the uninten-
tionally offending bridegroom walks about
a good deal, his head down, and evidently
indulging in unpleasant meditations.
New Orleans Picaystne.