Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-02-27
HOW THEY GO TO hRp.

The young girl trips gaily up To her cham.
Der, and, with the cautious tiMility pccuIias
to her sex, first locks the doors and arrahken
the window curtains, % that By no possible
chance passer by or belatcd nocturhaf
wanderer, from the pavement, can catch a
glimpse Of her budding beauty when III dia!.
n6ilte. This task completed, she turns on
tho gas to its full, and institutes q sensyat
search throughout the apartment, tFiAt sHs
may be sure It does Not contain a" hofribN
bugbear," or desperate rufian," ii, big
whiskers and crisp black hair. Carefully,
with her delicate little fingers, she lifts the
bed valance, peers into places where even
Tom. Thumb could not squeeze his dininu.
tive corporation, and takes d cursory pcep
into the half emptied trunk, not forgetting Is .
glance ncrvousy under the sofa, the sbars
between which and the floor is not sufficient
to contain the ghost Of Calvin Edison, much
less an ordinary robbcr. Having ascertain.
cd that she is really alone she leisurey pro.
ceeds to divest her fair form Of "the silk
and linen convcntional,ties of society ~ :.
First she relieves hor glossy hair Q: the pins
and combs which enthrall II, and "ioes ID
up" more compactly. Then of comes ths
little collar, and the light vapory cloud Of lacss,
she calls undcrslcevcs, which oil the div
have been clasped around her white, plumb
arms, by = couple Of India rubber stfsps.--.'
Next, the love Of spring aik tircss il I'm
fastened IN front. Then sundry waist strings
and button straps are loosed, and 10! whata 4
collapse, like loves big balloon. She stands
like Saturn, tho center of rings. There
they lie upon the soft carpet, partly covered
by tho linen undertakings and OVERT kings.
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 unlacing Of cutters, and the
disroblng Of those fair swelling l,mbs OF the
stockings. The pretty little foot is carefully
perched upon the knee down drops the
gaiter, of comes the elastic, and her thumb.
inserted mt the top Of the stocking, pushes
1t DOWNTOWN over the heel and the cotton
rests beside the pruneIla. So with the Other
foot, only involving slight charge Of posi.
ton. There is n smile that peeps out from
behind the bushes Of her sweet face, nov,
az standing before tho glass, she places ,ipog,
her head the night cap, and with ! quick
twist OF her fingers ties the bewitchinr bow, !.
Then the night gown is thrown over the frili.
ed chemise, concealing tho heaving BOSCH,
and the shoulders in the linen folds. Theh
the counterpane and sheets are thrown hack.
the gas is turned down-very, very lo~-.s
and the little form presses the yielding
couch, and the angel goes of into the world
of dreams. 5-a ,#. s"af.e# s''t.'
Now, in the room directly above hes. "A
the great brute Of brother. He comes ia.
to it, shuts the door with slam, turns the
key with a snap, growls at chair which
happens to be in the way, pulls Off his boots
and throws them into corner, Jerks his
socks from his feet. drops his pantaloons on
the floor and let's them lie there gets o,it
OF his coat and vest with quick, vindictive
sort OF twist of his arms and body, ti,bins
and unbuttons his collar and throws il care.
essly with the tie nt rather than on the table:
travels to the window in his shirt cxtreuity
to let down the curtain, as If he didn't caro-
cuss whether the entire population Of tho
street beheld his anatomy or not; then puts
out tho light and bounccs into bed ike
great calf jumping into pile Of hay y-curls
himself up. his knees nearly touching his
nose, lies so moment or two, turns OF, his
back, stretches his limbs out, swears at ti,s
tucklng OF the bed clothes, grunts, gets over
on tho other side, and is~aslecp. Then
comes in the snoring and snorting. 0'e .'''''
Isn't there difference in styleY @@esH nh