The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-03-18
A Young Man Rugged Against His Will.

y most ludicrous scene TRANSFERRED in a
place not thousand miles from the city of
Louisville, one night last week, which,
though little annoying to the persons
Immediately concerned, was just so inno-
cent and funny that we cannot refrain from
giving the general outlines, suppressng
names, of course.
Two sprightly and beautiful young ladies
were visiting their cousin, another sprightly
and beautiful young lady, who, like her
guests, WAS of that happy age which turns
everything into fun and merriment. If the
truth were told, we fear we should have to
record that these three misses were just
little bit fast. They were fond of
playing practical jokes, and were continu-
ally playing all sorts of pranks with each
other. All three occupied room on the
ground floor, and cuddled up together in
one bed.
Two of the young ladies attended a party
Oh the night in question, and did not get
home until half-past twelve O clock at night.
AS it was late they concluded not to dis
turb the household, so they quietly stepped
into their room through the low, open
window.
In about half an hour after they had left
for the party, a young Methodist minister
called at the house where they were stay
ing, and craved for nights lodging,
which, of course, was granted AS minis
ters always have the best of everything,
the old lady put him to sleep in the best
room, and the young lady, Fannie who
had not gone to the party, was entrusted
with the duty of sitting up for the absent
ones, and informing them of the change of
rooms. She took up her post in the parlor,
and as the night was sultry sleep overcamc
her and she departed OH an excursion to
the land Of dreams.
We will now return to the young ladies
who had gone to their room through the
window. BY the dim light of the moon
beams, as they struggled through the cur
tains, the young ladies were enabled to
descry the outlines of Fannie, las they
supposed ensconsed in the middle of the
bed They saw more, to wit, pair of
boots They saw it all. Fannie had set
the boots in the room to give them good
scare. They put their heads together, and
determined to turn the tables on her
Silently they disrobed, and stealthily as
cats they took up their position on each
side of the bed. At given signal they
both jumped into bed one on each side of
the unconscious person, laughing and
screaming, "Oh, what man. Oh, what
a man. they gave the poor bewldered
minister such 4 promiscuous hugging and
tusselng us few persons are able to Drag of
in the course of lifetime.
The noise of the proceeding awoke the
| old lady who was sleeping in an adjoining
room. She comprehended the situation in
moment, and rushing to the room she
| opened the door and exclaimed ezra
cious, it's man-it's man, sure enough"
There was one prolonged, consolidated
scream, q flash Of muslin through the door,
and all was over. The best of the joke is
| that the minister took the whole thing i'll
earnest. He would listen to no apologies
would hear no excuse, but solemnly folding
his clerical robes about him, silently stole
away. Query, was he mad at the girls or
at the old woman ?-LouisciHe Journal.