The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-01-08
NUMBER l5.
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The difference between a man and wo.
man IN disposition fnds TO palmer illustra-
ton than thatatforded atthe moment when
either of them retires to bed.
Tire young girl trips eaig up to her
ohanoer, af;2 a..tl, the captioas timidity
peculiar to their sex, first locks the doors
and arrances the wiYdow curtains, s. that
by no possible chance passcr-by or be-
lated nocturnal wanderer, from the pave
Eent, can catch glimpse Of her budding
beauty when CT dislaJoile. This task
completed, she turns on the gas to its full
and Institutes q general search throughout
the apartment, that she may be sure it
does not contain 'horriblc burglar" or
ga desperate rufiiaD," in big whiskers and
crispy black hair. Carefully, with deli
cate little fingers, she lifts the bed valance,
peers into places where even Tom Thumb
couldn't squeeze his diminutive corpora
ton, and takes a cursory peep into the
half emptied trunk, not forgetting TO glance
nervously under the sofa, the space be-
tween which and the floor is not sufficient
to contain the ghost Of Calvin Edison,
much less an ordinary robber.
Having ascertained thai she IS really
alone she lei>urely proceeds to divest her
fair form Of 'the sill; and linen conven-
tionalities Of society" First, she relieves
her glossy hair from its thraldom of pins
| and combs. and ''does 1t up more com
pactly. Then off comes the little en-
broidered collar, and the light rapory
cloud OF lace she calls her uuder-seeves,
which all the day have been claspcd
around her white plump arms by couple
India rubber straps. Next, the ''love Of
/ 4 spring silk" dress Is uaiastened In front,
partially reyealing-never mind that just
! now. Then sundry waist strings and
buttoned straps are unloosed. and, 10 what
a collapse A collapse like that of Loves
bic balloon She stands, like Saturn, in
the centre of rings. There they lie upon
the soft carpet, partly covered by the linen
underiixens and overfxens, with no more
expression IN them tIan there is IN the
bare floor beneath the carpet. Sits she
now upon the edge Of the snowy bed, and
begins the unlacing CATERS, and the dis
robing of those fair swelling limbs Of the
stockings. The pretty little foot is care
fully perched upon the knee, down drops
the gaiter, of comes the elastic garter,
and the thumb inserted at the top of
stocking, pushes it down-dowr over the
heel, and-the cotton rests beside pruuei-
Ia. So with the other foot, only involv-
ing a slight change Of position.
There is a happy smile that peeps out
from behind the busLes Of her sweet face
now, as, standing before the glass she
places upon her head the night-cap, and
with quick twist of her fingers, ties the
oewitching bow Then the night gown j.
thrown on, overthc frilled chemise, con-
cealipg the heaving bosom and the fair
shoulders in the linen folds. Don't you
envy that nightrobe aud The liberties it
takes Don't envy it, you, you wretch
ed. miserable old bachelor-you snarling,
old curmudgeon
Then the counterpane and sheets are
thrown back, the gas IS turned dow "A very,
very low, aud the little form presses tho
yielding couch, and the angel goes Of into
the world Of dreams, in which the hand
some moUstache of hcr Adolphus and
his vows OF eternal love are prominent
the remainder of the picture being filed
with ministers, bridesmaids, new dresses,
drives to General Park, and plenty OF
"go,d galore or ''love in a cottage"
Now, in the room directly above her, i5
the great brute Of a brother. He comes
littb II, SAG tl4c ttCOi Win Siam, tuiL
the key with = snap growls at a chair
which happens to be in his way, pulls off
his boots and throws them into the corner.
jerks off his socks" from his feet, drops
his pautaloons Oh the floor, and lets them
lie there gets of his coat and vest by
quick vindictive sort Of twist Of his arms
aud body, unpins- and unbutions his col
lar, throws it care,essly, with the tie, az,
rather than on the table; travels to the
window In his shirt eztremity-to let
down the curtain, as if he didn't care a
cuss whether the entire population Of the
street beheid his anatomy or not then
puts ont the light and bounces into bed
Ike great calf jumping into a pile Of
hay-curls himself up, his knees nearly
touching his nose, lies so a moment or
two, swears at tie lUcking in Of the bed
clothes grunts. gees over Oh the other
side, and is--a>ieep. Then comes in the
snoring and so forth.
Isn't there a difference in styleY
eE~ Somebody has written a book on
n be art OF making people happy without