Year: 1867

"A most ludicrous scene transp;red in n
place not thousand miles from the city OF
Louisville, one night last week, which,
though little annoying to the parties i'm
mediately concerned, was yet 30 innocent
and funny, that We cannot refrain from Civ
ing the general outlines, suppressins names
| Of course. ,.
Two sprightly and beautiful young ladies'
were visiting their cousin, another sprightly
and beautiful young lady, who, like her
guests, was of TINT happy age which turns
everything TO fun and meriment. If tho
truth were told, we fear that we should havo
to record the fact that these three misses


ere just little h:t fast They were fond
Of practical jokes, and wero continually
playing all sorts Of mad pranss with each
other All these occupied in o room OH
the ground floor, and cuddled up together
| in one bed.


Two Of the young ladies attended party
on the night in question, and did not get
home until half.past twelve O'Clock at night
as it was late they concluded not to disturb
the household, 80 they stepped into their
room through the low open window.


In about half an hour after they had left
for the party, young Methodist minister
called q. The house where they we're staying
and craved nights lodging, which Of
course was checrfu!y granted. As minis
ters always have the best Of everything the
old lady put him to sleep in the be,. room,
and the young lady (Faunie,) who had not
gone to tho party was entrusted with tho
duty of sitting up for tho absent ones and
informing them Of the change Of rooms
She took her position in tho parlor, and as
tho night was sultry, sleep overcame her,
and she departed ou an excursion to the
land Of dreams.


We will now return to tho young ladies'
who had gone into their room through tho
window. BY the dim light of moonbcams
as they struggled through the curtains, tho
young ladies were enabled to dcscry an out
line OF Fanny las thsy supposcd) esconsed
in the middle of the bed. They saw more,
to wit: pair Of boots ! The truth flashed
upon them both at once. They saw it all.
Fannie had set them in tho room to give
them good scare. They put their heads
together an determined to turn the tables on
her. Silently they disrobcd, and as stealth
lily as cats they took their positions on each
side Of the bed. At given signal both
jumped into bed, ono on each side of tho
unconcious person, laughing and screaming,
'Oh, what man Oh, what man they
gave the bcwildered ministe. such n prom
iscuous hugging and tousling as few per-
sons arc able to brag Of in the course of
life time.


The noise Of the proceeding awoke the
old lady, who was sleeping in an adjoining
room. She comprehondej the situation in
moment, and rushing to the room, shc
opened the door and exclaimed "My God,
girls, it is man i. .isaman, sure enough"


There was one prolonged, consolidated
scream, fash Of muslin through the door,
and all was over.


Tho best of tho joke is that the minister
took tho whole thing in earnest. lie would
listen to no apologies the lady could mako
for the girls. He would hear no excuse,
but he solemnly folded his clerical robes
around him and silently stolo away.


Querry-was he mad at tho girls; or-at
the old woman?