Daily Republican., 1881-03-24
kOMErHlNa LIGH r.
Wit and wisdom Gathered here
anu .heir by our PhuRy man.

| SOMETHING q LlGHT.
Wit and wisdom Gathered here
anu ,heir by our Phuny MAN.
YOUNG NAN HUGGsD AGAINST HIS WILL
A most ludicrous scene transpired il
a place not thousand miles from tn,
city OF Louisville oue night the othel
week, which, Though q little annoying
to the parties immediately concerned
vas just so innocent and funny that W.
oaunes refrain from giving the genera
outlines, suupressing names of course
Two sprlghtly AID beautiful young
ladies we're visiting their cousin, anotL
or sprightly aud beautiful young lady
who, like her guests, was OF HAT happy
age which turns everything into fun aud
merrimeat. II the truth we're told, VT
fear We should have to record the fact
that these three misses were Just lit
tie bit fast. They were fond of practl.
cal Jokes, and we're continually play ing
all sorts of pranks with each other.
All three occupied room ou the ground
floor, and cuddled up together in one
bed.
Two Of the young ladies attended q
party ON the night in question, and
did not get home until haIf-past Twelve
o'clock at night. As 1t was late, they
concluded not to disturb the household;
so they quietly stepped into their room
throug h the low, open window.
In about half an hour after they had
left tor the party, young Methodist
minister called at the house where they
we're staying, aud craved a nights
lodging, which of course, was granted.
AS ministers always have the best Of
everything, the old lady put him to
asleep in the hest room, and the young
lady (Fannie) who had not gone to
the party was lnIrusted with the duty
Of sitting up for the absent ones, and OF
informing the n OF the change ofrooms.
She took up her post in te parlor, and,
as the night was sultry, slsep overcsme
Der, and she departed on an excursion
TO the land Of dreams.
We will now return to the ladies
who had gone to their rooms through
the window. By the dim light of the
moonbeams as they struggled through
the curtains the young ladies were en-
abled to descry the outlines of Fannie
Gas they supposedly ensconced in the
middle Of the bed. They saw more
to wit, a pair OF boots. The truth
flashed upon them at once. They saw
it all. Fannie had set the boots in the
room to give them good scare. They
put their heads together, and deter
mined to turn the table on Ler. Silent.
ly they disrohed, and steadily as cats
they took their position on each side
of the bed. AT q given signal they
both jumped into bed, one Oh each side
If the unconscious parson, laughing
and screaming, "Oh, what man On,
what man" They gave the poor,
oewildsred minister such promiscaous
lagging and tussling as few parsons
sre able to brag Of in tns course of
ife time.
The noise Of the proceedings awoke
he old lady, who was sleeping in an
adjoining room. She o"mprehsndei
he situation In mome mt, and rushi
ng 10 the room che ope ned the door
md exclaimed:
:. Gracious, gals, it is a man--it is a
nan, sure en,ush!"
There was one prolonged. consoliia-
ed Scream; q fash Of muslin through
he door, and all was over.
The best OF the joke is that the min.
ster took the whole thing in earnest.
Ie would listen to. no apologies, the old
ady could make for the girls. He
Vonld hear no excuse, but solmuly
1ldei his clerical robes about him and
ilently stole away.
Query-Was he mad at the girls, or
t the old woman ,--Louisville Jour.
al.
TEXAN MoTHER-IN-LAw. /,
A tall woman, wearing a sun. bonnet,
ame into the Office of the Galveston '
hisf Of Police yesterday morning, and !
ttipg down hard on the end ola bench l
ired her nose, batted her eyes q time t
r 30 at the Chief and asked in a voice |
1at reminded one otshsrpening an old t
wv:
"Be you the galoot that looks folks
p'" a
81 regret to say that am occasion A
lily obliged to resor. to such extreme t,
leasures towards some refractory per. n
,ns." b.
~ know all that; but be you the "
sloot?" III
eyes, madam" u
"Why didn't You say so when ask II
| you9" W
II did," fo
"You're q liar, and ifyou don't trea.
9 like lady I'll fold you up and IN
ID set down on you," and she battsd h,
II eyes some more like an old Scotch ~
rrier. &c
"What do you wantY" asked the Of h,
ial, looking as If he needed reinforce nj
ents right away. If,
IL want that dirty little whelp that so
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