Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-02-09
Popping into the Wrong Bed-The Short
est Route to Matrim0nY.

Last week an interesting event occurred at
one of the hotels in Pittsburg Pennsylvania
A young lady from neighboring town went to
the city for thepurpose of meeting her betroth-
ed, getting married, and going to the West to
settle there. She was accompanied by. her
brother who was to act as groomsman, and her
lovers sister, who was to be bridesmaid Inc
intended husband not arriving In time, the
young ladies arranged that they should occupy
the same bed in room adjoining that OF the
bride brother Having travelled all the night
before the bride and her brother, being worn
out, retired at an early hour, with instructions
to their companion, whom they left reading in
the ladies paror, not to make noise when she
came to bed, as they did not want to be ava
kened out of their sleep. The young lady, get
ting interested in her books, sat up to late
hour at last, getting drowsy, she slipped of
as noiseessy as possible to her room, and quiet
Iy retired, as she supposed, to the bed occupied
by her intended sister-in-law, and nesting close
up alongside under the blankets, was soon
sound asleep. Happening to awake before her
companion, she put her arms around, as she
supposed, the bride neck, commenced kissing
her and calling her sweet sister and other. en-
dearing names peculiar to the softer sex. In a
moment her kisses were paid back with inter
est, aud she found two stalwart arms encircle-
ing her fair form, and instead ofthe bride 8 she
was in the bride brother arms. She had mis-
taken the room. Here was dilemma, and not
knowing how to explain she commenced sob
bing as if her heart would break, which ava
kened the bride, who came to the rescue The
young man, however, refused to let her go, say
ing that fortunate accident had given him a
prize and he was determined not to lose it, and
on one condition only would he release the
young lady from his grasp, and that was that
she would put her arms around his neck and
kiss him, and promise to BECOME his wife at the
same time his sister became the wife of her
brother. He said that he bad long loved her,
and intended to ask her that day for her hand,
and thanks to an accident he had now much
better opportunity than he could ever hope for
again. The young lady, seeing no alternative,
mans neck and sealed the bargain with kiss,
when the young man covered up his head, and
she retired to his sisters room promised
bride. She enjoined secrecy upon the brother
and sister, but the thing was too good to keep.
Immediately after they got dressed the groom
arrived, and after getting breakfast, dispatched
the landlord for minister, who soon came and
made the indissoluble knot.
AS soon as the minister got through, the
groomsman and bridesmaid astonished the COM
pany by taking the places Of their brother and
sister, and requested the minister to repeat the
performance, which he did in less time than it
takes to tell it. Whats the meaning of all
this ?72 asked the groom No l, who seemed 10
be agreeaby surprised by the scene just, enac-
ted. His new made wife, now smiling all over,
related to the whole company the incidents i
the past night Groom No said it was all
right; he did not care how many stories sister
told; that he was the happiest man alive and
if bis wife had she'd tears that morning they
were the last she should shed, unless tears Of
joy, if he could prevent it; and she looked up
at her husband, said she would never ely again,
when he put his arms around her, for now he
was her, own darling husband. The afternoon
train, instead Of one, carried two happy couples
to homes in the West where We hope that year
after year they will by couplets be blessed
Democratic Press .STEH