The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-03-02
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Tile young glfl trips gaily up to
her clambef. 80 q Nth the cautious
timidity peenliarfo her sex, first
locks the d6vfs Hid arranges the
window.cuFtai4s' 10 that BY no
possible CHAR ssersbys ORE
kbslAtea NJ n wandercr, from
the pavem ens, can catch a glimpse
of her budding beauty when deshoI
billie. The task completed, she turns
ON the gas to lts full, and institutes
a general search throughout the a.
partment, that she may be sure it
does not contain u "horrible burg
lar" or a desperate rutfian in 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 sque eze his di.
minutive corporation, and takes a
cursory peep into the half.emptied
trunk, and not forgetting to glance
nervous.y under the sofa, the space
between which and the floor is not
sufficient to contain the ghost OF
Calvin Edison, much less an ordi-
nary robber. Having ascortained
that she is really alone, she leisurer
y proceeds to divest her fair form
of the silk and linen conventional
tiles of society. First she relieves
her glossy hair of the pins and
combs which enthrall it, and does
it most compactly. Then oft comes
the little collar, and the light val
pory cloud she calls under. sleeves,
which all the day have been clasp
ed around her white plump arms,
by a pair of India-rubber straps.
Next the e.of'a,spring silk.
dress, is unfastened in front. Then
sundry waist, strings, and buttons,
straps are loosened, and 10! what
a collapse, like loves big balloon.
She stands like Saturn, the center
of rings. There they lie upon the
carpet, partly covered by the linen
under fxings, With no more px
preston in toemathan There is in
the bare floor bepeathtlse earpetss
SITS size now I, u, Ss edgeei
the snowy bed andSbeeins the an,
lacing OF CATERS, andytlle disrobing
of those fair, swelling limbs of the
stockings. The pretty little foot
is carefully perched upon the knee,
down drops the gaiter, off comes
the elastic. and her thumb inserted
at the top of the stocking, pushes
it downtown over the heel, and
the cotton rests beside the pruuelIa
So with the other foot, only ir.
volvlng slight change cf posiI
ton. There is smile that peers
out from the bushes of her sweet
face, now, as standing there be,
fore the glass, she places upon her
head the night cap, and, with a
quick twist of her fingers, tiee the
bewitching bow, Then the night.
gown is thrown over the frilled
chem'se, concealing the heaving
bosom and the shoulders in the
linen folds. Then counterpane
and sheets thrown back, the gas is
turned down--very, very )ow--and
the little form presses the yielding
couch, and the angel goes off to
the world of dreams.
Now in the room directly above
her is the brute of a brother. He
comes into it, shuts the door with
a slam, turns the key with a snap,
growls at a chair which happens
to be in the ways pulls off his
boots and throws them ia the cor.
ner, jerks his socks from his feet,
drops his pantaloons on the floor.
and lets them lie there, gets out ot
his coat and vest by quick, vim.
Gic'tive sort of twist of his arms
and body, unpins and unbuttons
his collar, throws it carelessly at.
rather than on the table, travels to
tho window in his shirt extremity
to let down the curtain, as if he
didn't care a cuss whether the en-.
tire population of the street beheld
bis apatOmr or not, then puts ont
the light, and bounces into bed
like a. great calf jumping into a
pile ofhay; curls hinself up, his
knees nearly touching his nose,
lies SO. a Eoment Or two, turns on
his back, stretches his limbs out,
swears at the tucking in OF the bed
clothes, grunts, gets over on the
othetsside, aud is-asleep. Then
comes the snoring and snorting.
Isn't there a. difference In style.
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