Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-06-26
WEAvERvnLE CALIFORNIA SATURDAY. JUNE 26 1862
In the Wrong Bed.

At a late hour Tuesday night quite bridal
party arrived in the 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 registered in the
usual way, but in some way mistake was made
as to the identity of the bride. The hours sped
ON towards the dawn, and the bride in her silent
chamber waited the appearance of her lord
Yet he came not. Surely he was not setting up
all this time. The rest of the party had retired
she was certain, since she had heard them in
their apartments.
What hac become of him? Impatience gradu-
ally grew into terror.
She rang her bell, and the servant knocked at
the door.
''Do you know where my husband is p she
inquired
"Aint be in here, mam?'
"NoY"
"Maybe he stepped out into the city, man,
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 a few moments re-
turned with the information that there was
none. The wife was now alarmed in earnest.
She never had q 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.
"Who's there ?' was inquired in accents un-
mistakabe masculine.
"Me, Mary; but mercy, who are you?"
! There was sudden stir and the sound of feet
falling heavily on the carpet floor.
"Who the devil am 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?'
GIVE been here in bed but duce take me,
thought you were here, too"
"Oh James, it wasn't me-"
"Who is it then p'
| "Why, it's Sarah"
"The devil p
"No no, James, it was Sarah. Didn't you
know it, James ?'
Blast me if 1 did? I found her asleep, ani
thinking this was room, crept into bed ant
went to Sleep replied James, evidently i'm
pressed with the idea that he had difficult cas
to make to argue.
"Is she asleep, yet, James?"
"Why don't you hear her snore?'
But just then Sarah walked up and seeing
man in her room set up succession of screeche
that soon filled the hall with people.
And now the bridegroom found himself in
delicate position. In the hurry of explaining
the matter to his wife, he had neglected to pu
on his pants and now in his eager search fol
them be dancing around the room like one pos
sessed now imploring Sarah to hush
"Im going, don't you see?' But Sarah wa:
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, hat
leaned her head against the wall and was enjoy
ing hearty cry.
At last however, the pants were found ant
put on, and the husband and wife escaped tt
their chamber, whilst Miss Sarah double-locket
her door against all further intrusion. The mex
morning explanations were gone into, but there
no denying that both the ladies were the leas
bit incredulous, and it is said peroeptible cold
ness has grown up between them, whilst the un
Intentionally offending bridegroom walks abou
a good deal, his head down, and evidently in
dulging in unpleasant meditations.