The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-03-21
unm A. seyes 90 to Bed..


The young girl trips gaily up to her Chamber and,
nth cautious timidity peculiar to her sex nTsS locks
die door, arrsnges the window curtains, 20 thae oy no
r1ssble chance passer-by or belated hocbufsl wan
derer can from the pavement eaten gal'pse ~ hef
Yrddfnp beauty when en- diski5itte This tack com
ated she turns on the gas its full and institutes
rsneral search throughout the apartment that she
5, Ia errn Il dnes not contain "horiblep or a
desperate rufian" in big whiskers and crisp black
r CarnfnIv with her delicate little fingers size lifts
t5g bed valance peers into places wheEe evea Tom
rn,h cnuId not squeeze his corporation and takes
-sory neen into the half empted trunk, not forget
rfny II Glance nergously under the sofa, between
rbich and the floor is not sufficient room 70 contain
taa ghost Of Calvin Edson much less an ordinary rob-
a.. Having ascertaned that she IS alene she lels-
,.raly proceeds to divest her form OF the slk ana
lsan conventonalities of society" First she relieves
rlossv hair If pins and COMBS which anthrall it
r5 adoes II mn" more completely. Then Of comes
s little collar and the light Vapory cloud OF lace
~ calls undersleeyes which, all the day have been
ned around white plump arms by couple OF INDIA
r6ber STRAPS Next the love OF spring silk dress IS
,t-.lstened in front The sundry waist strings and
bu 3on straps are loosed, ana 10 "Iat a eoltapse
fs,a Towe,s bio balloon. She stands like Saturn the
s re Of rings, There they lie upon the soft carpet,
r.lv covered BY the linen undertakings and oyerfx-
f. with M more expression in them than there is in
ts bare floor beneath the carpet Sits she upon the
@ and begins the unlaciDg of CATERS and the disro
n#ur Of those fair swelling ilhDs vi INC eSochlhSS
n pretty little foot is carefully perched upon the
errs down drops the gaiter, off comes the elastic
nrl her thumb inserted at the top of the stocking
pushes it down, over the heel and the cotton rests
lie the prunella So with the other foot, only in
va.sng slight change Of position. There is a smile
.h peeps out from behind the bushes Of her sweet
M now as standing before the glass, she places upon
hr lead the night cap and with quick twist OF her
Grrars She ties the bewitching bow. Then che night
Gown is thrown over the frilled chemse, concealing
H leaving bosom and the shoulders in the linen folds
Then the counterpane and sheets thrown back, the
ga 5 turned down-Yery, very low-and the little
form presses the yielding COUCH and the angel goes
T to the world Of dreams.
Vow in the room directly above her, Is the great
yruga Of brother. He into it, shuts the door
rr,1 a slam, turns the key with a snap, gr0wls at
gagar which happens to be in the way, pulls off his
boots and throws them into corner, jerks the socks
ra bis feet, drops his pantaloons on the floor, and
Tets hem lie there gets off his coat and vest by quick
ang vindictive sort of twists of his arms and body,
ma lnpfns and unbuonS his collar, throws 1t care
sv with the tie rather than the table, travels to
ha ndow in his shirt extremity to let down the cur
tains AS if he didn't care cuss whether the entire
popuation of the street beheld his anatomy or not;
then puts out the light and bounces into the bed like
a great calf jumping into pile of hay--curl3 himself
up until his knees touch his nose-turns oyersraght
ems out, and then comes the snorting and snoring.
Isn't there difference?