Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-04-26

GOING TO BED BEFORE A YOUNG LADY.
AN ILLINOIS STORY.

As was saying, ten years age Judge
Douglass Of Illinois, was a bcardless
youth Of twenty years of age, freshly
amongst the people of the "Sucker
State" with an air about him suspi-
ciously redoent of Yankee land. A
mere youthful adventure amongst those
"quare" Suckers-one would deem
the position embarrassing. Notso with
the Judge; he had come on business. -
A political fortune was to be made, land
no time lost. He was about launching
on the sea of popular favor, and he
commenced Il general coast survey the
day he arrived. lie soon made him
self District Attorney, member Of the
Legislature, Register of the Z. S..
Land Office, Secretary of State, and
Judge of the Supreme Court.
GLOW do you adopt yourself" said
], Judge, to the people? How do you
'naturalize' yourself, as it wcrep
'Oh, nothing easier: you sec like it..
It's democratic. But it did come awk-
ward at first. You know am, or rather
was bashful to rather painful degree.
Well, now. ninc-tcnths ofmy constitu-
cnts dcspisc Iuxuries, and have no such
thing as second room in their houses.
Ia beating up for votes, live with my
constituents, eat with my constituents,
drink with them, lodge with them, pray
with them, laugh, hunt, dance and
work with them; | cat their orndodg-
crs and fried bacon, and sleep two in
bed with them. Among my first ac-
quantanccs were the LIS, down
under the Bluffs. Fine fellows, the
L-s-by the way, am sure of five
votes there. Well. you perceive j bad
to live thcrc-and | did live there
Bat, sir. was frightened the first night
| slept there. / own it; yes, sir. | ack-
nowlcdge the corn. An ice bath in
Angus is something: but was done
to an iciclc; had periodical chills for
ten days. Did you ever see a Venus
in linscy-woolscyf
"Then YOU shall see Serena Is.
They call her the white Plover:' sew
entecn;-plump as pigeon, and
smooth as a persimmon. How, said |
to myself, soliloquizing, the first night
slept there, am ] to go to bed before
this young lady? do believe my
heart was topsy turvied, for the idea of
pulling of my boots before the girl.
was death. And so to doffing my 9TH
er fixtures, | would sooner have my
leg taken off with a wood-saw. The
crisis was tremendous. 1t wasnearly
midnight. and the family had been
hours in bed. Miss Serena alone re-
maincd. Bright as the sun, the merry
mink talked on. IL was portcntlously
obvious TO me at lest, that she had de-
termincd to out-sit me. BY repeated
spasmodic efforts. my coat. waistcoat,
cravat, boots and socks were brought
or During the process. my beautiful
neighbor talked to me with unavertcd
eyes, and with that peculiar kind Of
placidly employed by painters to en-
body their idea of the virgin. dump.
ed myself down in chair, in a cold
perspiratiou. A distressing thought
occurred TO me. Docs not the damsel
stand on point Of local etiquette. 1t
may be the fashion Of these people 10
sec strangers in bed before retiring
themselsesl May | not have kept
those beautiful eyes open from ignor-
ance Of what these people deem good
breedingl Neither the lady's eyes nor
tongue had indeed betrayed fatigue
Those large jet eyes seemed TO dilate
aud grow brighter as the blaze of wood
IRE died away; but doubtless this was
rom kind consideration fer the strahg GO