Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-01-10
THE WRONG BED.

At late hour the other night, quite
bridal party arrived in the city and
put up at one of our hotels. The bride
was accompanied by two gentlemen.
The names were registered in the usual
way, but in some way mistake was
made in registering in the identity OF
the bride.
The hours sped on toward the dawn,
and the bride, in her silent chamber,
waited the appearance of her lord. Yet
he came not. Surely, he was not SIT
ting up all this time. The rest OF the
party had retired, she was certain, since
she had heard them in their apartment.
What had become of him . Impa-
tience gradually grew into terror. She
rang the bell and the servant knocked
at the door.
DO you know where my husband is?'
she inquired.
.Ain't he here, nam
No
Maybe he stepped out into the city,
nam, and will be back directly.
I'm afraid; oh, do inquire at the Of
flee 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 then
alarmed in earnest. She never had a
husband before, and like the man who
drew the elephant in the lottery, scarce
" knew what to do with the animal.
In her anxiety she went TO the room OF
her bridesmaid, and knocked at the door.
who's there 2 came in accents un-
mistakably masculine.
Me, Sarah; but mercy, who are you!
There was sudden stir, and the
sound of feet falling heavily on the car
pet floor.
'Who in the devil am in bed with
then 2 she heard the man say, as the
door swung open, and her husbands
face peeped out.
90! I'm distracted about you; where
have you been 2
I've been here in bed; but deuce take
me, thought you were too.
'Oh James, it wasn't me.
who is it, then !!
'Why it's Sarah.
The devil !
'Oh! no, James, it was Sarah. Didn't
you know it, James ?
BLAST ME if | did ! | found her
asleep, and thinking this was your room,
/ crept into bed and went to sleep, re-
piled James, evidently impressed with
the idea that he had difficult task to
argue.
rs she asleep yet, James 7
sWhy don't you hear her snore !?
But Just then Sarah walked up, and
seeing a man in her room, set up loud
screams, which filled the hall with peo-
pie.
And now the bridegroom found him.
self in delicate position. In the hurry
of explaining the matter to the wife ne
had neglected to put on his pants; and
now in the eager search for them he
was dancing around the room like one
possessed; now and them imploring Sa-
rah to hush
I'm going, don't you seef
But Sarah was seeing too much, and
she wouldn't hush; and the wife in the
hall, hemmed in by the eager crowd,
tried to explain, but falling in this, had
leaned her head againrt the wall and
was enjoying hearty cry.
AT last, however, the pants were found
and put on, and the husband and wife
escaped to their chamber, while Miss
Sarah locked her door against all furth-
er intrusion.
The next morning explanations were
gone into, but there's no denying that
both the ladies were the least lncredu-
lous, and it is said perceptible coldness
had grown up between them, whllstthe
unintentional offending bridegroom
walks about a good deal, his head down
and evidently indulging in unpleasant
meditations.
THE LADIES CAR-The "ladies car