The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-08-14

One summer evening, Just Us the
sun was setting behind the rapids
and making a golden pathway across
the limpid waters, the Accomack,
plying between the local wharves Of
the James river and Old Point, set on
shore four persons, or, to speak to the
card, two couples, and just married,
as any one could see with half an eye |;
bushes and clinglng helplessly, so to
speak, on the woman's partand great
nervousness, added to self protect
ing air, OH the mans side, and an ap-
pearance, badly acted, of indifference
in both, the told tale.
The genial Phebus appears on the
stage he takes in the situation at a
glance and he walks, or rather rolls,
up to the quartet.
Walk up to my hotel, gentlemen
and ladies, My names PhGbus, and
I'm owner here. What might yours
be?
One murmurs Jones, the other
Smith, and then both suffering, pre-
sent Mrs. J.. and Mrs. S.
just marrie.l, see, said the genial
PROPRIETOR. Walk right up, and I'll
give you the best rooms in the house (;
l like bridal couples, l do; reminds
me of the time when me and my old
woman did the tender racket and
cleaned our teeth with the same
brush.
After waiting in the reception room
half an hour the two couples were
shown their respective rooms, they
being marked OH the register as 100
and l0l, and were side by side. AT.
ter supper they journeyed to the ball
room, and sat listening to the music.
Then the bridos..got fidgety and disap-
peared to their rooms. One was a
short, sprightly brunette, all fire and
sparkle, and as plump as partridge |;
the other a tall Juno-limbed blonde,
with complexion Of cream and rose,
sleepy, sensuous-,just such type as
Rubens loved to paint. The grooms
were alike in stature; both had beard
less faces, with an adolescent nous
tache growing, and it is needlesssto
add that they were from the country,
and taking their first dip into the
stream of fashionable life. re
After the departure of their wives
the two incipient fathers, all un-
known to each other, and too much
engrossed in their own blissful
thoughts to notice other people, pass
ed an hour or two in looking on at
the billiard players, aud varying the
monotony by going up to the bar eve
ry five minutes and taking drink.
Now, it happened thata gentleman,
1 dare not mention his name, had
been Watching the whole proceedings
and with amused and obseryant eye,
and having looked at the register. a
most sinful and thoughtlcss idea
came in his head. Gazing around
cautiously he saw that the clerks at
tention was engaged elsewhere, SO he
slyly takes the pen and changes the
nought, lis a very simple thing to
do, but very wicked. So tho rooms
were transposed.
BY and by Mr.. Jones, getting tired
of lounging around, went to the book
to see the number of his room git read
l0l, and he goes along the dimly
lighted passage, with the joker steal
ing behind him. Arriving at the door
he scanned the number to see if he
was right, and then walked boldly in
for the door was unlocked, aud the
skylights showed that the room was
wrapped in cimmerian darkness. Mls
Jones now being comfortably Install
cd in Mr.. Smiths room,it was not ten
minutes after that Mr.. Smith, the
! husband of the plump brunette, hav'
ing also looked at the register, came
timidly down the half lighted hall
counting for the magic number. Ar
riving at No. 100. Ehe walked into thu
chamber where the grand looking
blonde lay, and the door closed.
An hourat least passed, and onl