A MAN IN THE BED.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1101, 18 July 1882, Page 4

A MAN IN THE BED.

TBABBASSING POSITION IN WHICH A BASHFUL CLERGYMAN AND TWO PRETTY GIRLS FOUND THEMSELVES. . sensational and highly amusing »ry is going the rounds in this comitmity of a ludicrous episode, in which young Methodist minister was vicmised into the role of a leading chapter. Owing to the high social landing of the parties concerned we ippress the names, the general outne* of the funny occurrence being as tllows:—Two sprightly and beautiful oung ladies have been visiting a lady ousin living in the country, not far rom Wooster. These three young liases are of that happy age which urns everything into fun and merrilent, ana were constantly playing radical jokes upon each other. All iree occupied a room on the groundoor, that which in country parlance is srtned THE BEST BOOM. The two visiting young ladies on a articular evening went to a party in he neighbourhood About an hour fter they had left the aforesaid young dethodist minister called and craved night’s lodging, which was, of course, ranted, and as ministers always have he beet of everything, the reverend ras assigned to the “ best room.” The oung lady who had not gone to the larty was entrusted with the duty of itting up for the absent ones, and inorming them of the change of rooms. Ihe took up her post in the parlor, nd, as the night was sultry, sleep Tertook her, and she departed on an xcursion to the LAND OF DBEAMS. About half-past eleven o’clock the prightly cousins returned, and as it ras late they concluded not to disturb he household, so they quietly stole oto their room through a low open rindow. By the dim light of the aoonbeams as they struggled through he curtains the young ladies were nabled to descry the outlines of their ousin, as they supposed, ensconced in he middle of the oed. They saw also i pair of boots. The thought flashed cross their minds that their cousin tad set the boots in the room to give hem a good scare. They put their eads together and decided to turn the ables on her. Silently they disrobed, nd stealthily as cats took up their position on each side of the bed. At > given signal they both JUMPED INTO BED, ne on each side of the unconscious livine, laughing and screaming, “ Oh, rhat a man I" giving the poor bewilered minister such a promiscuous ugging and tussling a. few persons re able to brag of in a lifetime. The loise of the proceeding awakened the leeping sentinel in the parlor, and he old lady who was sleeping in au djoining room, and they rushed to he scene, explaining the situation, lhere was one prolonged, consolidated cream, a dash of muslin through the oor, and all was over. The best of he joke was that the minister took it

1} in earnest, and would listen to no xcuse or apology, but solemnly folded is official robes about him, and silently tole away.— New York Siercury.