Year: 1867

A YOUNG MINISTER HUGGEl


AGAINST HIS VILLA most ludi


crous scene transpired in; place no


a thousand miles from the city o


Louisville one night last week, which


though little annoying to: the par


ties Immediately concerned, was ye


so innocent and funny that We can


not refrain from giving the gsnsrb


outlines-suppressing names, 70:
course.


Two sprightly and beautiful young
ladies we're, visiting their cousin, an;
other sprightly and beautiful young
lady, who, like her guests, VAS q
thatshappy age which turns every:
thing into fun and merriment. If.the
truth were told, we fear that we should
have to record the fact that these
three young misses were just little
bit fast. They were fond. of practi-
cal jokes, and were continually play
ing all sorts of mad pranks with each
otlcr. All three occupied a room on
the ground floor, and huddled up to-
gether in one bed. Is


Two of the young ladies attended
a party on the night in question, and
did not get home until half-past 12
o'clock at night. AS sitwas late, they
concluded not to disturb the house
hold, so they quietly stepped into
tHeirtroom through the low window.


In about half an hour after they
had left for the party a young Meth
odist minister called at the house
where they were staying and cravcd
a nights logding, which of course was
cheerfully granted. As ministers al
ways have the best 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
entMsted with the duty of sitting up
for;he absent ones and of informing
them of the change ofrooms. She took
up her post in the parlor and as the
night was sultry, sleep overcame her
and she departed on an excursion to
the land of dreams. We will now re-
turn to the young ladies who had gone
into their room through the window.
By thesdim light of the moonbeams
aslthey struggled through I the cur:
to descry the outlines: of Fannie las
they snpposed) ensconced in the mid
die of the bed. They saw more, to
wit-a. par Of, boots: The truth
flashed upon them both at once
They saw it all, Fannie had them
in the room to give them scare. They
put their heads together and deter
mined to turn tho tables on her. ST.
lently they disrobetl, and as stealthy
as cats they took their positions on
each side of the bed: At a. given
signal theysboth jnmpcd into bed, one
on each side of the unconscious per-
son, laughing and screaming, "Oh,
what a man, Oh, what mani" they
gave the bewildered minister such a
hugging and tousling few
persons are able:to brag Of in the
course of lifetime.


The noise of this proceeding awoke
the old lady, who was sleeping in an
room. She comprehcnded
the situation in a moment, and rush
ing to the room, she opened the door
and exclaimed : "Aly God, gals, it is
a man; it is a man shure enough"


There was one prolonged, consoli-
dated scream; a flash ofmuslin through;
the door, and all was over.


The best of the joke is that the min
lister took the whole thing in earnest.
He would listen to no apologies the
lady could make for the girls. He
would hear no excuse, but he solemnly
folded.his clerical robes around him
and stole away.


Query Was he mad at the girl s.,
or at the old woman?


Louisville Courier.