Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-12-30
How They Go to Bed.


The difference between a man and n ,vor., =
disposition finds no palmer illustration tbsu
that afforded at the moment when either Of them
retiras TO bed. Ni
The young girl trips gaily up to her chamhsr
and with the cautious tmidity peculiar 10 har,
sex, first locks the doors and arranRes the win
dow curtains, SO that by no possible chance a
passer or belated nocturnal wanderer from lbe
pavement can catch glimpse Of her budain,
beauty when en- dishabeiie. This task oennlets5e
she turns on the gas 10 its full, and Institutes
general search throughout the apartment tha,
she may be sure 1t does not contain a "horrihio
burglar" or =" desperate rufian. in ~
whiskers and crlspy black hair. Carefullv wi,h
delicate little hngcrs, sue lifts the bed valance
peers into places where even Tom Tb,,nt
couldn't squeeze his diminutiyo Corporation nj
takes cursory peep into ibe half-emptied lfnnT
not forgetting to glance neryously under ths
sofa, the space between which and the aoor Il
not Sufficient to contain the ghost of Calvin MI
son, much less nu ordinary robber
Having ascertained that she is really alono
she leisurely proceedato to divest her fair form ~
'the slk and linen oonventionalities of sooletv -
First, sho relieves her glossy hair from its thrsi
dom OF pins and combs aud ..loes h nn,, nora
oompactly. Then of comes the little emhroIds.
eu collar, aud the light vapory cloud of lana sba
calls her under sleeves, which all the dav havs
been clasped around her white piump arms bvl q
couple Of India rubber straps NEXT. the ,,lsvs
of spring silk" dress is unfastened In front
partially teVealing-never mind that lust now
rhen sundry waist strings aud buttoned strAps
are unlocsed, and, To- what coliapse cal9
lapse like that Of Lowe's big balloon. She stands
lke Saturn, in the centre of rings. There tbev
ne upon the soft carpet, partly covered bv tbe
unen undefhxens, with no more expresaion IN
them than there is in the bare floor beneath the
oarpet' Gus she now upon the edge OF the
snowy bel, and begins the unlacing Of CATERS.
ana Tue disroblng of those fair swelling limbs Of
the stockings. The pretty little foot is carefully
perched upon the knee, down drops the paiter
oil comes the elastic garter, and the thumb in.
serted at the top OF stocking, pushes it down.
down over the Beel, and-the cotton rests besides
the prunea SO with the other foot. only m
volvng u slight change OF position.
Thtre Is happy smile that peeps out from
oehlnd the bushes of her sweet face now, as,
standing Def re the glass she places upon her
neau tho night cap, anu with quick twist other
fingers, Ties the bewitching bow. Then the
nlght-gown is thrown on, over the frilled chem
Use, eonoeallng the heaying busom and the fair
shoulders 10 the linen folds.-Dun't Won envv
that night robe and the liberties it takes? Don't
you envy II, you wretched miserable old bache-
lor--you snailiug growing old cuimudgcon?
Then the COunlerpane and sheets are thrown
back, the gas is turned down very, very low. and
the little form presses the yeidiug couch, and
the angel goes of into the world Of dreams. in
which the handsome moustach Il her Adolphus
and his VOWS Of eternal love are promnent-the
remainder of the picture being filed with minis
tors. bridemaids, new dresses. drives ia Central
Park, and plenty Of 'gold galore" Or "a We in a
cottage"
Now, in the room directly above her, is the
great brute of q brother, lie comes into il shuts
the door with slam, turns the key with snap,
erowls at chair which happens TO be in his
way, pulls on his boots and throws them into the
aorner, jerks off bis 'socksn from his feet, drops
his panialoons on the aoOr. aud lets them lie
there; gets of his coat and vest by quick viu-
diotlse sort oftwist of his arms aud body, unpins
aud unbuttons his collar, throws it eareessly,
with the tie, at, rather than on the table travels
to the window in his shirt extr,mity--to let down
the curtain, as it he didn't care q Gus whether
the entire population of the street beheld his
anatomy or not then puts out the light and
bOunces iuto bed like great calf jumping into
pile of hay-curs himself up, bis knees nearly
touching his nose, lies so a moment or two turns
or his back, stretches his limbs out, swears at
the tuckiug in OF the bed clothes, grunts, gets
over on the other side, and is-aseep. Then
comes ia the snoring and suorting
Isn't there difference in styleg