Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-07-07
ooh! What a Man :"

A most iudicrous scene traSsplred
in a place not d thousand mills from
the city of Louisville one night The
other week, which, though 4 little
annoying to the parties imme lately
concerned, was just 50 innoceit and !
funny that we cannot refrain from
giving the general outlines, suppress
ing name OF course. Two sEightly
and beautiful young ladies' were Wis
iting their cousin, another sFightly
and beautiful young lady, who, like
her guests, was Of that haf fpy age
that turns rything into fun and
rnerriment. Ii the truth were told,
we lear that We should have I'd record
the fact thai these three missss were
inst little bit fast. They were iond
Of practical Jokes, and were constautly
playing all sorts oil pranks vi h each
other. All three occupied pom on
the ground floor, and cuddle4f up to-
gether in the bed.
Two Of the young ladies attsnded a
party on the night in question, and
did not go home until Il.30 o'clock
at night. As 1T was late they con-
cluded not to disturb the household,
SO they quietly stepped lnp their
room through the low open window
In abont half an hour after they
had lett for the party yonna Meth,
odist minister called at the house,
where they were staying, and craved
a nights lodging which OF codrse was
granted. Es ministers always have
tie best Of, of,everything, the old lady
put him to sleep in the best room,
and the young lady, Fannie, who
had not: gone to the party, was in
trusted with the duty Of sitti 6 up
for the absent ones, and Of inlorring
them of the change Of rooms. She
took mp her post in the pallor, and,
as the night was sultry, sleep over
came her, and she departed on al
excursion to the land Of dreams.
We will now return 10 the young
ladies who had gone to their room
through the window. By the dim
light Of the moonbeams, IA they
struggled through the curtains the
yonng ladies' were able to descry the
outlines Of Fannie las they snpposed)
ensconsced IN the middle Of the he'd.
They saw more-to wit: pair OF
boots. The truth flashed npon them
at once. They saw it all. Fannie
had set the boots in the room to give
them scare. They put their heads
together and determined to inrn !he
tables on her. Silently they disrobed
and stealthilv as cats they took their
positions on each side Of the bed At
!, give@ signal they both iumped into
the bed, one on each side oil the un-
consciouspars"n laughing and scream,
ing, oh, What a man Oh, what a
man They gave the poor, L=wild,
cred minister sncl. Il; promiscnou =
hu5ging and lussIlng as lew parsons
are able 10 hrag Of in The course o. a
lifetime.
The noise Of the proceedings awoke
the old lady, who was sleeping in an
adjoining room. She compreheuded
! the situation in moment, ami ,-ueh :
ing to the room, she opened lhe door
aud exclaimed:
'Gra cous, gals IT. a man 1t = a
man, sure enough "
There was one prolonged, consoli-
dated scream, flash Of muslin
through the door, and all was over.
The best OF The Joke is that line
minister took the whole thing IN ear
nest. He would listen to no apoIo
ges the old Lady could make for the
girls. He wonld hear no excuse, but
solemnly folded his official robes
about him and silently stole away.
lu ry-Was he mad nj the girls,
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