The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10
A Provoking Mistake.

A Provoking Mistake.
Actresses, as a rule, retain their maiden
names after they are married, the reason
being that having made their reputation
before marriage, change of name would
be injurious Out of this practice very
funny incident occurred last Saturday
night. A well-known actress, a respecta-
actor, is still known by her maiden name,
we will say, Agnes Morton. She had been
filling an engagement in Philadelphia, her
husband at the same time filling one in
Providence. They were to meet in New
York, Saturday night. The lady arrived
at p. M, and went to one of our best
hotels, the proprietor of which knew her
and her husband. He was in the Office at
the time, and registered her name, "Miss
Agnes Norton" and assigned her ROOM
At II p. NJ, the husband arrived and
registering his name, "Jobn Smith, " look
ed over the register for the room assigned
his wife, and rushed thither as any loving
husband would who had been separated
from his wife two months. Now all the
hotels keep watch in the halls to see that
no improper characters get into the rooms,
and the watch in this hall was an exceeding
conscientious Irishman. Seeing the man
enter a lady's room, he went to the office.
"Who is in 213P"
"Miss Agnes Norton" answered the
clerk in charge.
- t1,n al, fhN
the mother NV Moses, there's mon in that
ROOM
els there ?" queried the clerk, who did
not know the parties we will see about
that"
And up they went, Rat-tat.
"What do you want?" from mascu-
ling voice within.
"We want you"
The door opened and gentleman in
dishabile half-appeared in the doorway.
"What are you doing in this room ?"
demanded the clerk. 81 assigned 312 to
you"
Doing in this room? Why l propose
to occupy it with my wife"
Wife? Too thin" replied the clerk.
"We want none of this here. Dress
yourself and get out. And tell the --
lady to get on her duds and get out, too
And be very quick about it."
"But, man." said the embarrassed actor,
"that lady within is my wife, and am
her husband"
"Oh, bother" said the clerk. 81 know
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you. Miss Agnes Morton, John Smith,
it won't work. Get out. You ought
to be ashamed of yourself"
BY this time the lady got an idea of the
situation, and set up scream, the hus-
band relapsed into profanity, while dress
ing himself and the watchman went off to
answer a call somewhere else. The hus-
band got his clothes on and reasoned with
the clerk He told him his wife was an
actress, that they were both known to the
proprietor?
d" Gone to his house in Harlem"
Well, the upshot of it was that the clerk
was staggered though not convinced He
finally consented that they should stay till
morning when he would investigate fur
ther, and he went below.
A few minutes after, the watchman
passed the room, supposing, of course, that
the man had been elected. The unfortu-
nate actor had discovered that valise had
not been sent up, and he was making his
way to the Office to get it. The watchman
saw him.
aye are prowlin' about to get into that
room agin, are ye? Come with me, my
fOine feller. know yer room. If 1 did
roight would kick ye inter the shtreet,
but I'll FIX ye. Come wild mo, ye dirthy
spalpeen?"
And he collared him and dragged him to
room 319, and thrust him in, looking the
door.
"I'll have no more bother wild you to-
night, he remarked, as he walked away
"And out ye go in the mornin'."
The next morning, of course, explana-
tions were made, apologies were rendered,
and pleasant dinner compensated for tho
annoyances of the night. But the lady
protests that from this time hcnceforth,
while her name will appear on the bills as
=" Miss Agnes Morton" on hotel registers
it shall appear as Mrs. John Smith, !" and
that the Mrs. win be written as boldly as
possible.
tB- good brother in Baptist church
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