The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-03-02
How They Go to Bed.

The Young girl trips gaily up TO he
chamber. and with the cautious timiditA
peculiar TO her sex, first locks the door,
and arranges the window curtains, Sc
that by no possible chance passer-h hr
or q helated nocturnal wouderer, from
the pavement, can catch n glimpse of her
budding beauty when dishabille. The
task completed, she turns on the gas t.
its full, and Institutes general search
throughout the apartment. that she NAV
be sure it does not contain "horrible
burgler," or n desperate ruffian in bic
whiskers and crisp black hair. Careful
ly, with her delicate little fingers. she
lifts the bed valance. peers into places
where Tom Thumb could not squeeze
his diminutive corporation, and takes n
carsory peep into the half empti led trunk,
and not forgetting to glance nervously
under the sofa, the space between which
and the floor is not sufficient to contain
the ghost of Calvin Edison. much less
an ordinary robber. Having ascertained
that she is really alone, she leisurcly
proceeds TO diyest her fair form Of the
silk and linen conventionalties of SO
ciety. First she relieves her glossy hair
of the pins and combs which enthrall it.
and does it more compactly. Then OFF |
comes the little collar, and the light va.
pory cloud she calls under sleeves, which
all the day have been clasped around her
white, plump arms, by pair of India
rubber straps Next the love. of a spring
silk-dress. is unfastened in front Then
sundry waist-strings. and buttons, straps
are loosened, and 10. what a co lapse,
like Lowe's 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
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
CATERS, and the disrobing of those fair,
swelling limbs of the strockings. The
pretty ft.ae fooe~ s-ss ssar~fsslss- n s.4ss's--,
upon the knee, down drops the gaiter, OIL
comes the elastic, and her thumb inserte,
at top Of the stocking, pushes it down
down over the heel, and the cotton rests
beside the prunella SO with the othe
foot, only involving slight change
position. There is smile that peers
ont from the bushes of her sweet face
now, as standing there before the glass
she places upon her head the night cay
and with quick twist of her fingers
ties the bewitching bow. Then the nigh
gown is thrown over the frilled chemis
concealing the heaving bosom and IL
shoulders in the linen folds. NJ The
counterpane and sheets thrown back, u
gas is turned down-very, very low--ar
the little form presses the yielding couc
and the angel goes Off 10 the world
dreams.
Now in the room directly above Ii
is the great brute of broth sr.
comes into it, shuts the door with
slam, turns the key with snap, grow
at a chair which happens to be in
way, pulls Off his boots and throws tn,
in the corner, jerks his socks from
feet, drops his pantaloons on the flo
and lets them lie there; gets out of
coat and vest by quick, vindc5ive 8
OF twist of his arms and body; unpins
unbuttons his collar, throws it .areles
at, rather than on the table travel.
the window in his shirt extre nifty I'd
down the curtain, as il he di int ca,
cuss whether the entire po ulatiou
the street beheld his anato ~ or n
then puts out the light, and DO ,nces
bed like great calf jumping into a
of hay curls himself up, his kr
nearly touching his nose, lies 8
moment or two, turns on his b,
stretches his limbs out. swears at
tucking in of the bedclothcs, CRU
gets over on the other side, and
asleep. Then comes the snoring
snoiting.
Isn't there difference in style?