The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-08-14

TERRIBLE ADVENTURE OF A YOUNG
KENTUCKIAN IN 1LLINOIS.-Our young
friend John Harvey returned last Sun
day from an extended business tour
through Southern Kentucky and Illinois.
He relates to us very laughable and
somewhat singular incident that occur
red to him during the trip. While on
the trip, he stopped at hotel III town
in Southern Illinois, and there was a
grand ball there at the hotel that night.
After participating in the festivities un-
til O. late hour, he called for and was as
signed q room, and, retiring, was soon
lost in the embrace of tired natures
balmy restorer, sweet repose." On wax
ing in the morning, he was immeasura-
bly, surprised to disc0vera lovely woman
quietly sleeping by his side. As this
was something unusual to him, and, be-
ing very bashful young man, he, quietly
as possible, gatheredup his apparel, and
" silently stole away" to the hall outside,
where he arrayed himselfin his clothing,
and sought the landlord, and asked an
explanation of the strange affair. After
some investigation, it was discovered to
he a very funny and EN- barrassing mis-
take on the part of the lady. She was
the wife of young doctor who was
boarding at hehOtel. Some time before
the party broke up, he told his wife he
would retire to his room, and she could
come when she chose. He did not have
time hardly to do SO, when he was un
exDectedly called some distance in the
country to see a sick patient, and did
not return until the next morning. In
the meantime his wife went to the room
she supposed to be the one assigned to
her husband and herself. But seeing
the room vacant, and thinking she might
be mistaken, she went to the next one.
Here she saw man in bed and clothes
lying around, and, being fatigued and
sleepy, hastily retired, and thus it hap
pened that our young friend John had
bed-fellOw. To say that she was en-
barrassed when mutual explanations
were made, would not express it. For
q while the husband of the woman was
inclined to be huffish a bout the matter,
but the whole thing being a grand mis-
take, everything was satisfactorily ar
ranged. We advise friend John to lock
and barracade his doors in the future to
him, but we don't believe he'll take our
advice.-[MadisOnville (Ky.) Times.
THE GIRL TO FIND.-The true girl has
to be sought after. She does not parade
Il6TSSlL III SHOW SuouSs one ~ 14Ob 11SH-
ionable. Generally she Is not rich. But,
oh! what heart she has when you find
her! so large, and pure, and womanly.
When you see it you wonder if those
showy things outside are women. IF
you gain her love, your two thousands
are millions. She'll not ask you for a
carriage or q first class house. She'll
wear simple dresses and turn them when
necessary, with no vulgar magnifcate
to frown upon her economy. She'll keep
everything neat and nice in your sky
parlor, and give yOu such welcome
when you come home that you'll think
your power higher than ever. She'll en-
tertain true friends on dollar, and as
tonish you with the new thought of how
little happiness depends on money. She'll
make you love home (if you don't you're
a brute), and teach You how to pity while
you scorn o poor, fashionable society
that thinks itself rich, and yainly tries
to think itself happy. Now, do not,
pray you, say any more, 81 can't afford
to marry" Go, find the trl1e woman.
Aud you can. Throw away that cigar,
burn that switch cane, be sensible your
self, and seek your wife in a sensible
way.