Year: 1867

in place not hundred miles from
the city of louisville, ons night last
week, which, though a little annoy
ing to the parties Immediately con-
ceInod, was yet so innocent and fun
ny, we cannot refrain from giving the
general outlines, suppressing names,
Of course.


Two sprightly and beautiful young
ladies were visiting their cousin an
other sprigbtly and beautiful young
lady, who, like her guests, was Of that
happy age which turns everything in
to fun and merriment. If the, truth
were told, we fear we should haVe To
record the fact that these misses were
just q little bit fast. They were fond
Of practical jokes, and were oonttip-
uaIly playing all sorts of pTanks with
each other. All three occupied sroom
on the ground floor, and cuddled up
together in one bed


Two Of the young ladies' aitendedR
party on the night in guestiDn, and
did not get home until half,past twelve
ut night. As it was late. they popciud,
ed not to disturb the opSo.bold, so
they quietly stepped into their room
through the low open window.


In about half an honr after they
had left for the party, ayoung Meth,
odist minister called at the house
where they were stay ing and craved
a nights lodging, which, of course,
was ehoerfully grantsd, As minister's
always have the best of everything,
the old lady put him to sleep in tho
best room, and the young lady (Fan-
ME who had not gone to the party,
was entrusted with the duty Of sit
ting up for the absent ones, and OF
informing them of the change of
rooms. She took up her post in tho
parloF, and as the night was sultry,
sleep ovOrcame her and she departed
on an excursion to the land of dreams,


We will now return TO the young
ladies who had gone into their rooms
through the window. BY the dim
light OF the moonbeams as they strug-
gled through the curtains, the young
ladies were enabled to descry the out
line of Fannie-as they supposed
ensconoed in the middle of the bed
They saw more, to wit: q pair Of
Boots. Tie truth flashed upon them
at once. They saw it all. Fannie
had set the boots in the room to give
them a good scare. They put their
heads together and determined to turn
the tables on her Silently they dis
robed, and as stealthily Us cats they
took their position on each side of the
bed, AT o given signal they both
jumped into bed, one on each side of
the unconscious person, lsnghing and
screaming, HOhy what q man! Oh,
what u man !" They gave tho p0op
and bewildercd minister such a pro
miscuous hugging and tousling 0s few
persons arc able to brag of in y life-
time.


The noise of this proceeding awoko
the old lady, who was sleeping in an
adjoining room. She comprehended
tho situation in moment, and rush
ing to the room, she opened the door,
and exclaimed; my goodness, gals,
it is man 1t is man, sure enough,"
There was one prolongued, eonsolida-
ted scream a Cash of muslin through
the door, and all was over


The best of the jokeis that the min
istes took the whole thing in earnest,
He would listen to no apologies tho
old lady could make for the girls.-
lie Wonld hear no excuses, but bo
solemnly folded his clepieal robes
round him and silently stole away. !


QasSy--Was he mad at the girls, OF
at the old woman-LOuts6Hle Courier,