Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-10-22
HOW THEY GO ro BED.

direct their particular attention to h
last lihe Of il, wherein il will be see
that the editor Of New York paper
and not our modest self is the author
Evidently, in spite of the preeaution
which be sfirms young gstadies take i
1 making sure that no male intruder
concealed within the sacred precincts Q
the chamber wherein they court "Na
ture's sweet restorer," he must bsv
succeeded in eludiDg the nervous sigi
lance of some beauty. snd Ssen mucl
that he hadn't ortef.. Y have n'
doubt that, although the writer speaks
! of what he saw in the most gallau
style, the ladies every where will be ter
lribly Indignant at the secrets be hal
here laid bare, and il they could only
get hold of the wreteh-snd be should
prove good-looking and unmarried
they would compel him to marry one O
their number without a moments grace
But should be prove already bound il
Hymen's silken chains taDd we are i'd
clined to think he must, for how could
virtuous bacbelor-as all bachelor:
afe--speak SO glibly dhd Familiarity when
referring to mysterious articles of femi-
nine wearing apparel, then a fitting
punishment lor this "Peeping Tom"
would be to deprive him of the sight oI
his own quill and force him to swallow
the editorial ink bottle and contents.--
With this verdict We have no doubt his
better half would cordially acquiesce.
Our sole object in publishing the mon
ster's production is to still further ven-
tilate his crime and so lead to his i'm
mediate discovery and puhis hment. 4 .
or "The difference between man and g
woman in disposition finds no palmer
illustration than that afforded at the
moment when either of them retires
to their beds. elsf5 sft ri owed
"The young girl trips gaily up to her
chamber, and. with the cautious timid-
ity peculiar to her sex, first locks the
door, srranges the window curtains, so
that by no possible chance passer.by
or belated nocturnal wanderer from
the pavement can catch glimpse Of
her budding beauty when en- desho6iiie.
This task completed, she turns on the
gas or lamp to its full, and Institutes a
general search throughout the apart
ment, that she may be sure that 1t does
not contain q horrible burglar OF q
desperate ruffian,' in big whiskers and
crispy black hair. Carefully, with her
delicate fingers. she lifts the bed val
ance, peers into places where even Tom
Thumb couldn't squeeze his diminuiive
corporation, and takes cursory peep
into the half emptied trunk, not for.
getting TO glance nervously under the
sofa, the space between which and the
floor is not sufficient Ito contain the
ghost of Calvin Edison, much less an
ordinary robber. s0aiaC
Having ascertained that she is really
alone, she leisurely proceeds to diyest
her fair form of "the silk and linen
conventionalities OF society," First she
relieves her glossy hair from its thral-
dom Of pins and combs, and does it
up more compactly. Then off comes
the little embroidered collar and the
light yaporY cloud of lace she calls her
undersleeves, which all the day have
been clasped around her white, plump
arms by couple OF India-rubber straps.
Next, the 'love Of a spring silk dress
is unfastened in front. partially reveal
ing-never mind what just now. The
sundry waist strings and buttoned straps
are unloosed. and. 10! what collapse.
A collapse like loves big balloon
She stands like Saturn, in the centre OF
rings. There they lie on the soft car
pet, partly covered by the linen under
fixens. with no more expression in them
than there is in the bare floor beneath
the carpet. Sits she now upon the edge
Of the snowy bed, and begins the I'M
lacing Of CATERS, and the disrobing Of
those fair swelling limbs of the stock
ings. The pretty foot is carefully
percbed upon the knee, down drops the
gaiter, off comes the elastic garter,
and her thumb inserted at the top Of
the stocking, pushes it downtown
over the heel, and-the cotton rests be-
side the prunella. So with the other
foot, involving slight change Of posi-
ton. Pc 'o'' POO 'e'', i.s ''
There is happy smile that peeps out
from behind the bushes of her sweet
face, now, as standing before the glass
she places upon her head the nightcap,
aud with her fingers ties the bewitch-
4 ing bow. : Then the snight-gown is
thrown on, over the, vfrilled schemise,
concealipg the beavIng bosom and the
sfair shoulders In the linen folds Don't
you envy that nightrobe and liberty It
lakes? Do you envy It. you wretched,
miserable old bachelor, you snallipg.
growing old curmudgeon. 1alrs4sa
s4s%Then the counterpane and sheets
areoEhrown back the light is turned
very low, and the syeet form presses
the yielding couch and the angel goes
of into sOvorldI Of dreams, in which
the handsome moustsche of her Adolf
phus and bis vows OF eternal love are
prominent, The remainder Of the picture
being filed with ministers, bridesmaids,
new dresses, drives in the park, and
gold galor.' or love in cottage -" {
"NOw, in the room directly above
her. is ber great brute Of brother.
He comes into il. shuts the doors with a
slam. turns the key with snap, gfowls