Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-03-28
SIOUX CITY, IOWA. SATURDAY, MARCH 49, 1863
HOW THEY GO TO BED.

HOW THEY 60 TO BED.
The young girl trips gaily up to her
chamber, and, with the cautious .inidi,y
peculiar to her sex, fsst locks the doors
and srrsnges the window curtains, 90 that
BY no possible chance ps'ser BY or
beiated nocturnal wsnd-rer, from the pave.
mens, can catch glimpse Of her budding
beauty when disha0ille. This task com
rleted, she turns on she gas TO its full,
and institutes . general search throughout
the apartment, tina, she may be sure it
does not contain "horrible bug gbesr," or
i. desperate ruilian,' in big whi,kers.
and crisp black hair. Carefully with her
delicate little fingers. she liNs the bed Va.
lance, peers into places where even Tom
Thumb could not squeeze bis diminu,ive
corporation, and takes cursory peep into
the half emp,isd trunk, not forgetting to
glance nervously under the sofa, the space
between which and the floor is not suti.
cient 70 contain the ghost OF Calvin Edson.
muc!. less an ordinary robber. Having
ssoertsined that she is really alone, she
leisurely proceeds to divest ber fair form
Of ":he silk and linen conventionsl,ties
Of society.' First she relietes her glossy
hair Of the pins and combs which enshra!l
it, and "does it up more compac,ly. Then
off comes the little collar, and the ligh,
vspory cloud of lace she calls und e,sleeves,
which all the day have been clasped
around her white, plump arm, BY couple
OF Indian rubber straps. Next, the love
Of spring dress is unf.stensd in front.
Then sund,y waist strings and button
s,raps are locsed, and 10 what a coIlaspe
like loves big bsllon. She stands like
Saturn, the centre Of rings. There they
lie upon the soft carpet, partly covered BY
the linen undertakings aud overfxiugs.
with no moro expression in them than
there is in the bare floor beneath the car
pet. Site she now upon the edge Of tho
snowy bed. and begins the unlsciug Of
CATERS, and the disrobing of those fair
swelliug limbs Of the stockings. The
pretty little foot is carefully perchcd upon
the knee-dcwn drops The gai.er, off comes
the elastic, and her thumb. inserted at the
top Of the stocking, pushes i: down
down over the heel, and the cotton rests
be.ide the prunells. So with the other
foot, only involving slight change Of po.
siticn. There is smile that peeps out
from behind the blushes Of her swee, face,
now, as standing before the glass she p!a'
ces on her head the night cap, and With
quick twist Of her fingers ties the bewi'ch.
ing bow. Then the night gown is thrown
over the friled chemisc concealing the
heaving bosom, and the shoulders 10 the
linen folds. Then the countcrpaue and
sheets are thrown back, the gas is turned
do~n-very, very low-and the little form
presses the yielding couch, ard the angel
goes OF in the world Of dreams.
Now, in the room directly above her, is
the great brute Of . brother He comes
into it, shuts the door with . slam, turns
the key with snap, growls At . chair
which happens to be in the way. pulls of
his boots and throws them in corner,
jerks bis socks from his feet, drops bic
psntsloons on the floor and let's them BE
there; gets out Of his coat and YES. By q
quick, indicative sort Of twist Of his
srms and body, unpins and unbu,tons
his collar, throws it carelessly with the tie
At rather than on the table travels to the
window in his shirt extremity to .et down
the curtains, ss il be didn't care curse
whether the entire population Of the street
bebeld his anatomy or not; then puts ou.
the light and bounces into bed like grea,
calf Jumping into a pile Of hay-curl.
himself up, his knees Learly touching his
nose. lies 80 . moment or two turns on
his back, stretches his limbs, grun,s, gets
over on the other side, and is-asleep.-
Then comes 10 the snoring and snor,ing.
Isn't there difference in style7
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ARRIsr OF GEN. WARREN AND Cot. MEa
RILL-The Dscorah Republic Of Thurs
day last announces the arrss, Of Colonel
Samuel Merrill and General Warren. l,
has been known to Col. Merrills friends
in this city for week or moro past thai
he wss under arrest, but the fact has been
kept secret for prudential reasons. Ths
foul conspiracy Of Lieut. Col Dunlap
Major s. G. Van Anda. and, a. is believed
Gen. Samuel r. Curtis, has eliminated ia
the arrest Of two officers.
Gen. Curtis, il Is said, ia Jealous Of Gen
Warren, and afraid that the later will. b.
going ints Arkansss. discover the ext.n
to which the former has dabbled in cotton
~ the expense Of tho government.
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