The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-24
THE PaRsoN AND THE MAID


a Yankee Girl and Her Pajamas Cause
Great Commotion In a Hospitable
Lincoln County Home-SIiss Prfm
Wakes to Find the Green Looking
Creature Trying 70 Get I'm He Bed.
No Harm but Lots of Fur I'm an In
terestine Situation.
ut Was one of the old-time. hos
aitable farm homes Of Lincoln cos,a-
ty.' said the .oung fellow, with the
dancing eye, a. he prepared to tell mis-
tfrierds what had happened. and the
place had been given yer for a week
to a dozen jolly girls and as many gal
liant lads. 1t was mid-week, and the
fun in full swing, when a young lady
frorc Boston, who visited near. was
invited to join the merry party. Tin
the same day a popular Young Pres
byterian divine. who called was pre-
vailed upon to call and be one of he
Jolly crowd. The preacher knew that
he would be welcomed, for the hos
p:taI;:v of the well-known home Is
unlimited and cordial. Then, too, he
liked q lively time. and the girls con
sidered him a good catch. An elderly
young lady, it was reported, had al
ready set her cap for the clipper par
son. This fair damsel of some sew
erai summers and three score winter
was both oracle and advising anse
for the younger girls and their momen-
tous affairs. She had reached the age
CT discretion and prudence.
ha nnU nr~:yratC nQcQCSifafQ6 ?
Encouragement in the sleeping quar-
ters. The second floor was divided b.
A SPACIOUS hall. and the girls were us-
u the lot of the Boston girl to share
the room with the old maid.
"During the afternoon of the event
full day of which | speak, it was re-
marked that tie old maid devofe2
most of her time toward entertaining
the beardless. young divine. Ihi-
amused the younger girls as they had
ON to believe, from what had been
said and done before the arrival OF
the attractive parson, that their far
friend had passed the age of sds
ceptihility. But, some n yentured t.
observe that she was taking a Dos
graduate course
II shall call the heroine or the VIC
tim of this story Miss Prim. so that
| NAV avoid the cruel words of Ole
maid The hour of retiring came near
midnight. Miss Prim, being more cacc-
fu! of her health, preceded her room
mate and was. with a pleasing reco.
lection of a new interest in life. lass
losing consciousness. when the Yam
kee firl, attired for the night IN Q
iaur.ty suit of striped pajamas, essay
ed to hop in bed.
Miss Prim, suddenly aroused from
her light slumbers, seeing the person
in unusual attire. such as h had new
err seen worn by a girl. supposed tina
some dreadful mistake had been made
covered her face and screamed to the
tcp % her voice. She uttered a sig
mai o. distress that startled the entire
house. Doors were unbOlted AID
thrown ajar, and ghostlike figures, With
big eyes, stared from every room. TIE
host and hostess. i'll dishabille, were
calling from below to know what had
hannened. All the while the screaming
half-smothered but vigorous, contln-
ued. Not a word could any one hear
from Miss Prin. who was shouting at
the top of her clear, >shrill voice: 'O]
Mr.. White (the preacher), it is a ter
rible mistake. Do go out! You are
in the wrong room! Please go quick
It's just terrible!'
The Rev. Mr.. White, being dis
ROBBED and ready to retire in his rooml
across the hall could hear the pitlfui1
prayer of the fair Miss Prim, but was
unable tt relieve the situation. He
WIS paler than wont, but could not
understand. All that he could do was
to risk one eye through the keyhole
"The hostess soon reached Miss
Prim's room, where she found the Bos-|
ton lass. rolling and tumbling on rEel
rug and %convulsed in laughter, whilel
her dear room mate lay in the bed
covered from head to foot, begging the
innocent parson to go away.
Miss Prim recovered from the
shock until she had taken a course al
The Springs. Her nerves had been UNI
strung. The pretty little Yankee GIRL
and her pajamas are now in Boston
Ahere Sic te Is her friends of LIeI
strange and exciting experience OIL
Tho Fa'> l and the Maid"-Cbariotcel
observe.