The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-07-11
A Nights NIishaps.

| i-'a',>Ai'o correspondence CINCINNATI Enquirer
There cane to Louisville Wednes.
day afternoon, from an interior tow,
Of Kentuck,, a newly married couple
who enterei the city and registered
at a prominent hotel with the pleasan,
anticipa 0" enjoying delightful
honey AEON Imons c;ty folks. Hay
Ing always resided in rural districts.
they knew but little of the customs
of fashionable people, and with de-
sire to cultivate such, determined to
catch the manners, living as they rose,
and with this purpose in mind, at
tentively observed people, until they
themselves were the observed of all
Observers
Having travelled all day, aud being
greatly wearied by their journey, the
country couple retired at an early
hour to their bedroom-No. 2555.
About midnight both were wrapped
in the arms of Morpheus. As the
clock struck one, the wife awoke, and
arose and searched the apartment for
drinking water; but, as i'll luck would
have it, the chambermaid had neglect
ed to till the pitcher with that most
important fluid. The wife opened
the door, and, glancipg along the mar
row hail, beheld a tin cooler ut the
furtherest extremity. Confident that
all guests were abed, she folded her
night robes around her delicate form
and quietly, yet with cautiousness,
proceeded in the direction Of the treas
ured water. 1t was reached in safety,
but when tie faucet was turned no
liquid poured itself into the cup. The
fair holder muttcred an exclamation
of disgust aad began to retrace her
Footsteps, when she, heard some one
approaching. Like a startled deer
she FASTENED back, and, glancing at
the door, thought she beheld '2255.'
and entering the half open door made
haste to tasten it. The inmate, Il
man, was resting upon the far side of
the bed, and, with a spring such as
only country lasses can give, she was
in bed. The man tossed about I'M
easily bnt did not awaken. Becom-
ing tired Of hearing his loud snoring,
she gave him q playful kick, accom-
panied with an atfectionate arM-care
sing, all of which he failed to appre-
ciate, for leaping up in bed, the man
seized her and Justify yelled "help,'
while she, almost stransled, could
only groan in dismay.
4 great commotion followed to that
part of the hotel, especially in the
next room, and amidst the demand
for admittance, the man continued
crying out that "some one was try
ing to murder him. Finally the
night watclman opened the door, and
in came n half dozen men aud a soli-
tary female, whose uneasy demon
strationSshowed she had more than
an ordinary interest at stake. The
gas was turned and a light thrown on
the scene.
Standing in the centre of the bed
over the half dead wife of the coun-
tryman, was a respected elder Of the
church. Tableau second was the conn.
tryman and elders wife demanding
an explanation. The countryman
wanted to have a little pugillistic ex-
ercise, but the laughing assemblage
would not permit him to thrash the
elder. Finally it was elected that in
the hurry of escaping from the APP
preaching guest, the verdant wife
had entered room 253 instead of 2255,
and the noise she heard was male by
the elders wife returning from a
gathering down stairs.
The countryman isn't satisfied, nor
is the elders wife. Both parties left
that hotel yesterday, and the rural
gentleman vows he has sufficient city
Experience to last the remainder of
his life.