Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-10-18
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AN INVENTORY.

MY !lss Ils S!t
IA along the street | blunGered.
aiuch | marveled. much | wondered.
Seeing sights and things that morta!
Never saw or dreamed before;
On the pavement came a rapplug
AS o. foJt-fals gently tapping,
And heard q muslin-happing,
Which my eye would fain explore
It's some female" then I muitered-
l had seen the thing before
Olly this and nothing more.
Came this female sweeping by ne;
Fearing she would chance TO spy me,
Suddenly l stepped into a
Friendly, waiting. open door;
Thence l saw the lovely maiden
Being from some distant Alden
Ali perfumed and dry goods laden,
Pass me and go on before
Sought had | TO do but follow
And note down the things she wore
Twas a mystery to explore.
And I foundry close Inspection
That her naughty, upper section,
Something chance had called a bonnet,
On its pericraneum wore;
aud her breast was heaving slowly,
Meath garment fashioned lo,C-iy.
And | knew the movement wholly.
J had never seen before;
For knew twas 8" patent beavers p
That this radient maiden wore,
Oaly these and nothing more.
And her cheeks were full and rosy
] ceald tell you. inter nos q
Secret that the druggist tod me
Ot the color that she wore
Yet her cheeks were very pleasing,
But her look at me was freezing,
And she showed sign of sneezng,
As she swept along before;
And she sneezed a pair Of " plumpers
Out at least a yard before,
Only this and nothing more.
Then I noticed an uncertain
Lifting of the muslin curtain,
That her feet had deity hidden
From my erraut eyes before;
With each lift came desire
That 'twould lift little higher,
And at last it did aspire
Higher than FL seen before:
And l knew it was a s. tilter"
That this sanity maiden wore;
Just IS litter "-ncthing more.
And the fitting and the rocking
Up and down the splendid stocking
Gartered by blush ribbon,
That chanced to see she wore.
Showed me-'twas sight for weeping,
That pair of calves were creeping
Out of place as she was sweeping
Like stately queen befoIe:
Calves that she had lately purchased
From a fancy dry goods store.
Patent calves-aRd nothing more.
And the huttering and the Tapping
OF the maiien's gludy trapping
Showed the sights that never mortal
Eye had dared to see before
Sights revealed by every lifting
OF the folds OF muslin drifting
Round her. which the winds were shifting
Eve-ward, higher, more aud more;
Sights that to my mortal vision
Never were revealed before,
Name,cS here forever more.
And while thus her rigging futtered,
Much wondered and 7 muJtcrei;
g And you call ,iis Jain5 a woman
That is t-ouncing on before;
She the brazer doll of fashion,
Wrapped in one tremendous passion;
Sunken from her noble station.
To the thing that goes before;
Oh! that every mortal vision
Should such mystery explored"
This l muttered-nothing more.
And the thought came Ger me gushing
" Where has gone the art CT blushing
That we loved in wife or maiden
In the sanity days Of yore?"
Call me, if you will. uncivil,
While name her :" thing Of evil"
And l wish the very devil
Had the toggery she wore
And again she was arrayed in
Dresses like her mother wore;
Vanished now forever more.