The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-30
A Reserved Maiden Awakes In the
moruinR 20 Discover Herself . Man.

A Reserved Maiden Awakes in the
morufng 70 Discover Herself . Man.
The Terre Haute Qnd) journal tells
this highly veracious story:
few nights since the residence of
prominent citizen was entered by bur
gfar, and some valuable jewelry and
other property stolen and carried away.
But before leaving the house, it appears
he paid a visit to nearly every apart.
ment In 1t. Traces of him were found
above and below stairs; wherever, IN
deed, it was probable any valuable ar.
tlcle could be obtained. 1t so happened
that one member of the family belong
ed to that much abused and very excel.
lent class of society called "old maids.
She is free-hearted, generous lady, In
telligent and refined, and the only fear
that her we'll balanced mind had ever
known, is the apprehension that IN some
evil hour Satan will lure her affections
irto the keeping of that abomination OF
her mind, man. The good lady prays
every day that no such evil may befail
her, and that she may live and die in
maiden meditation fancy free. Now,
whether the burglar knew this pecu'
iiarity of the lady's mind or not. he at
all events determined to play her verv
practical joke. To this end he carefully
removed from the chair on which she
had neatly folded and laid it, all her
wearing apparel, and substituted, from
aDother room, complete suit of gentle
mans clothes. Then taking off huge
pair of false whiskers, he carefully ad-
justed them to the face of the sleeping
lady. Of course be could not wait to
see the denoument, bat that pleasure
was reserved for the family the mex
morning. Awakening at an early hour,
the good lady proceeded to the mirror
(an invariable practice with ladies)
TO enjoy a leok at her face. The first
glance petrlfied her with horror. Was
she indeed mau! The latent
superstition of her nature reviving,
she imagined that Satan had been
playing her horrible revenge for her
anlmosity to the male creation. She
staggered to a chair, and almost broken.
hearted, concluded to dress and send for
a barber. But now she noticed for the
first time that her clothes, too, were
gone, and gentleman's OUTFIT was sub
stituted in their stead. She was certain
now that the metamorphosis was COM
plete, and, resigning herself to the sit
natiou, tried to don the apparel. But
having no experience in the adjustment
of this new tangled apparel, and habit
being stronger than instinct, she found
that every time she put the pantaloons
over her head, she encountered an i'm
pedimeut that defied all her efforts to
overcome. In short, the pants would
not 90 over her head. At last, in
despair, she rang for assistance, and her
maid appearing at the door, she ciied
out:
Dent come in, Betty, for Pm man
now; but just please step in and ask my
brother if he usually puts his breeches
on over his head, or commences feet
foremost"
1t is needless TO say the message as.
tonisbed the household. 1t was some
time before the lady would admit to
her apartments any one of either sex,
for fear she might make a mistake; but
finally one more adventurous than the
rest pushed open the door and convinced
the sorely. tried maid that she had not
forsaken her estate, but was yet one of
the angels of earth.