The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-09-20
How THEY GO TO BED.

fActs THEY 60 TO BED.
The young girl trips gaiiy up to Ter
chamber; aid Titt the cautious ti1uidi-
ty Pecn'lav to her sex, first locks the
doo's aud arrangcs the window curtains.
50 that by 40 cIiance passer By. cru
bclstel nocturnal wanderer frcu the
paw ntht, can cacl. Il ci::np>c Of Ler
budding beauty: when en- "tMoLtNc.
This task Completed. she turns nr t..
.as TO It's full and institutes c.utr,j
search Throughout the apar;...e,sr. s:.at
size h!ay be sure it Gpc= uy. Confirm =
Horrible ''',uc lear.' or q "tic>:e;.;,.
rufT'an in hi. wl,skers end cfi.:,
black hair tsreju!Iy Will, l.,r ly.:-
cate little ti':ce1@. ehe litls the tt { val
ahcc: peers lulv pieces where eyti Tor.
inuito could ii't stiu=4ze his d;n.irutiye
| c'rp;:atloI': and takes !. cursor; ,,c.t,
lh;o the hail crp;led trunk. n.., t,:.ct-
ting to glance nervoa<iy under the So
IL, the s.";.cc between which ami tn.
h'or Is i,i sufficient to c.ntu:.. the
ghost ii Calvin Edison. mucl. less ~
Ordinary ro''5er. Having asccr,zi::zl
that she is really alo.ie. she .eisu1c!y
Proceeds to dlvest her iair ioru4 Ct the
six and liEeu cvnycutio.:alities Of 80
clety. First she relieves her glossy
hair OF the p!"s and-ccnits Which en-
1hra'4 Ii: and ''docs it up nose CON-
pac'iy. Then Of: comes the little col
lar and tic little vaery cloud OF lace
She calls un.!vrs!eeve,. which all RI,
say hay" ts:eu c::,sr=<i arouui E.t-
'Sh'tc: 'un;. arms. :,y couple .; india
raujcr stT4!:s
A::St IT,: love ot' :; >;,rin; silk dress
IS "1s5as;:!;c i. front. Then s:.udr7
w*'>i-st:!n.> an* button stra,: a!c
l'H>Std. add ln. what !. co.Izrse :t,.
i-owes big :'a!opu. She stand, ike
Saturn. tic c:n1re Of rings. There
tE'*j' lie I: the soft carpet. yar;l; COVER
Cd by tic !':cn undertakings. viii, a.
n"re expression ii. tsesn thpi, there Is
III the ba:c ti"or bcueath the carpet
Sits size how upon the edge G.! IT,.
snowy bed. and be -ius the uuiaci,. uf'
galt":s. an,; the 1iSro!,ine Of those fair
swelling limbs OF their stockings. Tie
pretty little foot is carefully perchcd
upon the knce-dowa drops the :aiter.
Oft comes the elastic. and her thumb.
inserted III the top of the stocking,
pushes Is 1t down-''owa over the heel.
and tic c'.tton rests beside the prunc:!;s.
:" with the other foot. only involving
slight change Of position, There is
aSm!lc tina; peeps out from behind tn
nins'ses eff her sweet iace. now as stand
my before the glass, she place upon
her head tic nigh: cap. ami with the
quick twist Of her fusev ties the be-
"I;ch'H:, bow. Then the night gown
Is thrown over the iriiieL clemise,
"'ncca|ins the |lcavias bosom and the
ShcHeiers III the linen folds. Then
the c2u:'c::ai.e and sheets are thrown
lack, the =" * t"rt:,d ;!uwn-vvry. very
l'w-;:nd the :,ttle tor.n presses 1;.c
couch. ana the anges goes of into ,!:e
wur!,i u; dreams.
Now. il the room .iircc above her
is thu !rea, brute Of brother. lie
comes il:.u i. shuts the door with Slam,
turns the key with snap, growlc at u
chair which hal 1cned TO be ill the
way. pulls of his boots and throws
;hcln ina corner. jerks his socks from
his feet. DROPS his ;antaleo;,s on the
il'cr and lets them lie there gets out
"i his Vest :'.d c,.at ly a quick, vindi-
ca;iic twist c! the arms and body. un-
pins and unbuttpns Ass-cc2iiiaas ccoiiass, -thsax;z
1t carciessly with the tie at rather than
o" the table travels, to ,hs windcw in
his shirt extremity to let Down the
curtain, as il he didn't care a cuss
whether the entire population beheld
his anatomy or not; then puts out tl.e
ISh; aid tuunc,s into bed ike great
calf jnmrin: into pile Of hay-curls
himself up, Ills knees nearly touching
his nvSe. lies a ::omant or two. turns
Oh his lack, atrctchcs his limbs cut,
swcars at the tuckins in of the bed
cloths, srunts, gets over on the other
side and is-aslctp. Then comes in
the snoring and snorsing.