The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-06-13
Tho wronK BED,

At o late hour Tuesday night quite q
bridal party arrived in the city, and put
up at one Of our hotels. The bride vas
accompanied by two of her young lady
friends and the groom by two gentle
men. The names were Registered inthe
usual way, but in some way al 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 appearance of her
lord. Yet he came not. Surely, he was
not sitting up oil this time. The rest. Of
the party had retired she was certain,
since she had heard them in their apart
ments.
What had become of him? Impatience
gradually grew into terror. 80.
She rang her bell, and the servant
knocked Mt the door.
''Do you know whore my husband is2"
she inquired. ,.s
"Ain't he in here, mam?'
"No"
"1ay be he stepped out into the city,
nam. and will be back directly"
"I'm afraid; oh, do inquire ut the of
fee. 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 O
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 ao-
cents unmistakably masculine
"Me. Mary; but, mercy, who are
you?"
There was sudden stir, and the sound
of feet falling heavily on the carpeted
floor. "a, s.Hl
"Who the devil am 1 in bed with
then?" she heard the man say, as the
door swung open, and her husbands face
peered. ;' .A.l.
"Oh! I am distracted about you; where
have you been ?" .
I've been here in bed; but, deace take
me, thought you were here, too" I
"Oh! James, it wasn's me" ii
"Who is it then?" a.
"Why. it's Sarah"
1.-THE devill''
ooh, no, James, it was Sarah.''
Didn't you know it, James?"
"Blast me, if I did! 1 found her
asleep, and thinking this was our room,
l crept into bed, and went to Sleep" re-
piled James, evidently impressed with
the idea that he had difficult case to
argue.
'Is she asleep yet, James?"
"Why, don't you hear her snore?"
But just then Sarah walked up, and
seeing a man in her own room, set up
succession of screeches that soon filled
the hall with people.
And now the bridegroom found him
self in delicate position. In the hurry
of explaining 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 pos
aessed; now and then imploring Sarah to
hush.
I'm going, don't you see!" But
Sarah 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 en-
joying hearty cry. 4
At Inst, however, the pants we're found
and pnt on, and the husband and wife
escaped to their chamber whilst Miss
Sarah double locked her door against all
further intrnsion( The next morning ex-
plantations were Done into, but there's no
denying that bof fh the ladies were the
least bit incredulous. and it Is said per-
ceptible GOODNESS has grown up between
them, whilst the uninLentionally offend
ing bridegroom W alks about good deal,
his head down, and evidently indulging
in unpleasant meditations.
Neao Orleans Picayune.
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HoRn1p1r (,rhN N,ap AND Mrpnrn-
correspondent d he RichmGnd Dispatch.
writing from Lei II1pton. WI. under date