The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-04-23
From the Nrw Orleans Picayiine.
TIE WRONG RED.
DiscOnsolatc Bride and an Astoundcsl
bridegroom.

AT late hour on Tuesday night quit.
II bridal party arrived in tl,rciiy and pu,
up al one Of our hotels. The bride wa.
arromlanicd by two Of her young lady
friends and the groom by two gentlemen
The names were registered in the Is,la
manner. but in some way Il mistake wns
made in reference To the identity of The
bride. The hours sped on toward tlI,
dawn. and the bride in her silent cham.
bcr waited the appearance of her lord
let he came not. Surely. he was moi
sitting up all the time. The rest Of t,
party had retired. She was certain. since
she had heard them in their apartments
What had become of him lnpaticncc
gradually grew into terror.
She rang her bell. and the servant
knocked at the door
"Do YOU know where my husband
is Z" she inquired.
Ain he in here. maam? 2"
"No.'
"Maybc he stepped out into the city
naaln, and will be back DIRECTLY"
sim afraid: oh, do inquire al the of.
flee. and see if there is any intelligence
about him.
| 'H' T'iNdH' ItllIt't. sIIu Ill II low mo-
mcnts returned with information that
there was none. The wife was now
alarmed in earnest. She never had 4
husband before. and. like the man who
drew the elephant in the lottery. she
scarcely knew what To do with the ami.
mal.
In her anxiety she went 10 the room
of one of her bridesmaids and knocked
at the door.
"Who's there was inquired in ac.
cents unniStakably masculine.
| me. Mary: but mercy. " ho arc YOU p
| There was Il sudden stir and The sound
of feet falling heavily on the carpctcd
floor.
! Who The devil ann | i'm bed with
them" She heard the man say. as The
door swung open and her husbands face
lpcewd out
oh. I'm distracted about YOU: whcrt
have You been :"
take me. Thought YOU were here. too.
oh. James. il wasn't me-
4 "Who is il. tlicn?'
why. lis Sarah"
| "Thc dcvii."
"Oh no. James. il was Sarah. Didn',
YOU know IL. James,"
(, Blast me if did! found her asleep
and thinking this was our room crcpI
into bed and went to sleep" replied
James. evidently impressed with the idea
THAT he had y difficult east 10 argue.
i 'l> she asleep YET. James 7"
"Why. don't yon hear her sporc z"
| But iusi then Sarah walked. and seeing
IA man in her room. set up n succession,
IOf screams tina; soon filled the hall will
people.
And now the bridegroom found him.
self in delicate position. In the hurry
of explaining The matter to his wife he
had neglected Ia put on his pants and
now in l,is eager search for them he was
dancing around the room like one pos.
sc-Scd: now and then inplorng Sarah
10 hush
I'm going. don't YOU scc.' Bmt sa-
rah WAS seeing too much. and she would
not hush and the wife in the hall hem
med in by The carer crowd. had tried Ia
Icxplain but, tailing in this. had leaned
her head against The wall and wa, en-
jjoying hearty cry.
Al last. however. the pants were found
and put on. and the husband and wife
escaped to their chamber. whilst Miss
Sarah donblc-lockcd her door against all
further intrusion. The next morning
lcxplana;ions were gone into. but there's
no denying that both the ladies were the
lcns; bit incrcdulous. and il is said u per-
Iccptiblc coldncss has grown up between
them. whilst the nnintcn,ionally Offend
ing bridegroom walks about a good deal.
his head down, and evidently indulging
i'm unpleasant mcditations.
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