Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-08-05
Going b Bed htfsre T Yaunr Lady.

Judge Douglass of Illinois, s decidedly the most original and annusIag member ot the Western bar or are no isl5ge As was saYing. ten years ago Judge D., of Hi. nois, was beafdless youth of twenty-one years oi age, freshly come amoagSt the people Of the ''Sucker Stste, with an RtF about kiEn suspgclous- y reaolcnt Of Yankee land. paere youthful adven'uEer amongst the ''sqniFe'' SaekerS--oae would deem the position embarrassing. Not SD vita the Jadge-he had come on bus,neS; 4 political fortune was to be made and no time lost He was about launching on the sea of public favor, and he commenced general coast survey the day he arrived. He soon made himself Dis trIct Attorney, Member of the Legislature. Regis ter of the United States Land Office; Secretary of State, and Judge of the Supreme Court.
 How do you adapt yoarself Judge" sand I, etc the peoplel How did you 'naturalzc your self, as 1t werer'
 "0h, nothing easier-you see I like it. It's democratic. But il did come awkward at hfSt.- You know l am, or rather was, baShful 10 a rather painful degree. Well now, nine-teuths of my constituents desPise luxuries, and have no snch thing as second room Tn their houses. In beat ing up votes live with my constituents drink with them, lodge and pray with thea, laugh, hunt dance and work with theu-l eat thelT corn dodg- CTS and fried bacon, and sleep two ia bed with them. Among my first acenantances were the L--s; by the way an sure Of five votes there. Well, you percelve, had to live there. and did live there. 8uf, sir, l was frightened tue first night slept there. 1 owa it-I acknowledge the corn. An ice ia August is something; but was done to an icicle--had periodical ehills for tenA days. Did you ever see Venus ia HnSey-wool- sey P'
 ssNo."
 Then you shall see Serena L-'s They call her the White Ployer,' seventeen, plump as pigeon, and smooth as persmmon. How the devil, said to myself Soliloquizng, the first night 1 sep. there, am to 20 to bed before this young HrF 4f.h vied, for the idea of pulling of my boots before the girl was death. And as io doihng my other hxtuteS, 1 would sooner have my lex taken off with a wood-Saw. The crisis was 1emendous.- II was nearly midnight cad the family had been boGrs ini bed! Miss Serena alone remained.- Bright as the sun, the merry Ininx talked on. It was portentlodsiy obvious 10 ne at last, that she had determined to outst ne. By repeated spas motc efforts, EiY coat, walsteoai, eravat boots and socks were drawn. During the process my beautiful neighbor talked on with unayerted eyes, and with that peculiar kind of placidlty employed by painters to emboay theiT idea of the virgin. dumped mySef down in the char, Tn a cold per spiFation distressing thought occurred to me. Does not the dautsel stand on a point Of local eti- quette? It may be the fashion of these people Co see strangers in bed before retiring themselves Had 1 not kept those beautiful eyes open, from ignorance of what these people deem good breed lngl Neither the ladys eyes or tongue betryed the least fatigue. Those large iet eyes seemed to dlate and grow brighter as the blaze of the wood fire died away; but doubtless, this was from kind consideration for the strange wakefulness of her guest. The thing was clear determined 10 re- tire, and without delay. I rose with hrmness, UniooSened my SuSpenderS. and in q voice not all together steady, then said--
 f Miss Serena, think will retire."
 Certainly, Sir," she quietly observed, "you will lodge there, sir,' incIinag her head towards bed standing few yards from w.Rere she was sitting proceeded to Rncase, entrenchilg ny self behind char the while, fondly imaginjsg the position afforded some security. II IS simply plala to man in his senses, that chan of the fashion of the one that had thrown between n.y. self and the enemy as a military man would Say, afforded almost no security al all No more, m fact, than standing up behind ladder--noth- ing the way of the artillery of bright eyes as a poet would say, sweeping one down by platoons Then l had a dead cpen space of ten feet be- tween me and the bed sort of bridge of Lodi passage, which l was forced to make exposed to raking fire fore and aft. Although say il, who should not say t, an emergency never arose for which had not resource had one for this Fhe plan was the work of moment; l."
 Ah l see-yon Stouned the battery and s--"
 Ban don't interrupt me. No-I determined by bold rsss ds gGerre, to throw her attention of, clear the dangerous passage, and fortify n.y. self under the GoanterpaIne before she recovered from her surprise. The plan failed. You see 1
 
 hinhs and head setting up business oh one hun dred and half pounds. all told, of flesh of blood and bones cannot, individually or collectively set up any very osteaiatiouS PreteaSions. be- heve the young lady mast have been settling in her mind some philosophical point on that head Perhaps her sense of iuStsce wished to assure it. self of perfectly far distribution of the respec tive motives. Perhaps s4te ttd u5I feel easy uatil sue knew that kind Providence had not added to general poverty, individual wrong Certain il was, she seemed rather pleased with her Specula. H0ns; for wheH arose from a stooplng posture finally, wholly dsseneambered from cloth noticed fnischIeyous shadows playing about the corlers oi her mouth. It was the moment had determined to direct her eye 10 some astonishing circumstance out Of the window. But the young lady spoke al the critical mOment--
 (" Mr Dsagiass yO- De got Hsiglty small eAamee of legs there!r'
 Men seldom have any notion of their ow n powers. l never made any pretensons to ground and lofty umbiHg; but. il IS strictly trae clear ed at one bound the open srace, planted myself in the ceEtre of the bed. and was buried in the blankets m twinkling.'
 e congratulate you, my boy" said l, '''twas lucky escape, truly. But was the yonng lady modestFA
 " Modest, sir. there's not Tn Illinois more mod est or sensible girl It's habit all hadn't sh,nk nothing of ii a5w Why, 1t was only last week was al fine wedding party, ana large and fine assembly oi both sexes iOQgCa m Inc same room, with only three iaet or oi neutral territory be- tgnen thsas."
 .' You sstoaisa inc, Ar. DougiaSs'
 ' Fact, sir GInla Hiy hoaor. Yoa see these peo- pie are the very soul of hospitality and never ai- low a iae social party ID tuFa oul al midnight to go long distance home. All tAls IS more clever Y managed here, An iIiinoS bed has the power of esongailon or eSpsRson, perfectly engma,ieal to strangers. Ore bed four fesi wide, wll, oa 0c- eaSson, flank one whole side of fle house. and is called teJd bed, and large parties wia range themselves on opposite sides of the house eco ncmlcaly as candles in q bo1.'
 The story of Judge Douglass has suggested to Fled, ot the St Loars Aeyeille, the following ha- snorous adventure of q Missouri politician;
 The gentleman of Illinois $ not the oay gen- tierHaR whose iess have led hun i,s:o szmbarr4ss- meat. political friend of ours, equally hsppy