The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-10-05
A, Young Man Rugged Against His

! a most ludicrous scene transpired
In place not a thousand miles from
the city IF Louisville, last week,
which, although little annoying
f, to the persons Immediately concerned
was just so funny and innocent that
We cannot refrain from giving the
general outlines, suppresslng names,
of course. r. -. -
Two sprightly and beautiful young
ladies, were visiting their cousin, an
other sprightiy and beautiful young
lady, who, like her gtiests, was of that
happy age which turns everything in
to fun and merriment.., If the truth
were told, We fear we should have to
record the fact that these three misses
were just a little fast. They were
fond cf practical jokes, and were con-
tinually playin' all sorts of pranks with
each other. All three occupied q
room on the ground floor, and cud-
died up in one bed. -.q
ni' Two of the young ladies attended
a party on the night in question, and
did not get home until half past IL
o'clock Mt night. AS it was late they
concluded not to disturb the house
hold !; so they stepped quietly into
their room through the low, open
window. ~
About half an hour after they had
left for the party n young Methodist
minister called at the house where
they were staying and craveda nights
lodging, which of course was granted.
AS ministers always have the best of
everything, the odd lady gave him
the best room, and the young lady
( Fanny who had not gone to the
party was entrusted with tile duty of
sitting, tip for the absent ones and
inforniing them of thechange of rooms.
She took up her post in the parlor,
and, as the night was sultry, sleep
soon overlook her, and she departed
on an excursion to the land of dreams:
Wegwill now return to the young
ladies who had gone to their rooms
through the window. By the dim
light Of the moon beams, as they strug
gled though the curtains, the young
ladies were enabled to descry the out
lines Of Fanny, as they supposed, en-
sconced in the middle of the bed
They saw morc-to-wit: a pair of
boots! The truth flashed upon them
at once n They saw. it all. Fanny had
set the boots in the room to give them
good scare 3is-.
81 They put their heads together, and
determined to turn the tables on her.
Silently they disrobed, and stealthily
rs cats they took up their position on
each side of the bed. At a given
signal they both jumped into bed, one
on each side of the unconscious par
son, laughing and screaming. rOh,
whatia mani! Oh, what man i"-
They gave the poor bewildercd minis
ter such promiscuous hugging and
tusling as few persons are able to
brag of in the course of life time.
The noise of the proceedings awoke
tn old lady who was sleeping in an
adjoining room. She comprehended
the situation in moment, and rush
ing to the room she opened the door
and exclaimed .4 a4,isdEii lfwJe 2
"Gracious,- gals, it is a man--it is
q man sure enough ~ ye5il psE
There was one prolonged, consol-
idated scream--a flash of muslin out
the. door, and all was over. a d'
The best of the joke is that the
minister took the whole thing in
earnest. Ho would listen to no apol-
ogies the old lady could make for the
girls. He would hear no excuse. but
solemnly folded his clerical robes
about him and silently stole away.
Query-Was he mad at the girls,
or-at the old woman ?-Montsville
Journal.