American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-01-12
LOCKING UNlER THE BED.

1t is the habit of many persons tc
take a look under the bed before re.
tiring for the night. Mrs. Evergreen.
my beloved wife, indulges, if indul-
gence it can be called, in this peculiar
practice. | do not object to it in the
least, so long as she does not enforce
the performance npOn myself; but
when. as is sometimes the case. she
forgets it until she has put out the
light, and escOnced herself under the
comforter, then it is hard that |, who
am not troubled with nervous appre-
hensiveness, should have to get out
in the cold and do it tor her. | have
often remarked to Mrs. Evergreen.
when | have seen her prying undcI
the bed, that it waf silly habit, and
that the sooner sac gave it mp the
better. TO this gentle admonitiou
my better-half invariably rcioinS:
ala, Evergreen! what harm does
it do? It's kind Of satisfaction ia
know that nc bodY's under there, and
then | don't think Of such a horrible
thing after I'm in bed
" think, my dear. YOU might inst
as well pursue your Investigations
further and look into the bureau
drawers and the clothes basket"
"Evergreen." she will reioin.
=" don't mention the idea. or / shall
certainly do so. Come to think Of it,
a man could very easily get into the
clothes basket ~
" Certainly he could, my dear,
quite as easy as FaIStaf'. You should
certainly include the clothes basket.
and. by-the-by. there's the chimney:
why not look M that as we'll ~
8 Now. Eyerarean. you'rr lauolino
Inf me. But / can't leave OF the
habit. and | never will. IFS u com
fort for me to know that there's no
tbinr wronr about if. and don't
see why Won should daDriyc me of
itn
ia under the he'd ooes fine candle.
and no sions of Immunity bpina dis
covered. Mrs. Evergreen is able to
rerose IN neace. But as already
observed this Drecautjonary act is
sometimes forgotten. and am myself
ohliopd TO rise, lipht the lamp. and
ren0p+ Tye done if rather more fire.
onentIv of late than is agreeable.
and have iDtimated as much to Mrs.
a She saws.
). Very well. Evcrcrcpr, I'll do il
mvself,' she inyarj,bjy LET'S the cold
in ON me hoth in CITING ont and
ant tino in IF il waTe nat for irorpa-
sin~ Ais mental iiiosvncroncv ON
tha uart Of Mrs .IIvnroTran. by CIV
ino her some GOOD reason to appre-
hend DANGER. / should relate to her
what am about TO Law before the
reader In this narration. therefore.
I ask the public most particularly to
hear in mind tbatNIrs. Eyercreen is
Of a sensitive nature. rather appre-
hpnSiyp and SLIGHTLY SuOerStitiOUS.
and that what / have to say must
undor no circumstances. be impartd
ia that lady. If for two and twenty
voars-that is the npriod of orr we'd
led liz. and haDpy they have been
If I say, | have for this long pcriod
rcCraiped from impartinc the matter
to tha beloved sharer Of my ioys and
nartal,ar of nv sorrows Snrrly the
nuhIic-vhich. we know. always does
Keen y secret-wiIl keen mine.
An vouno mo, | tunuosp. have
1era a,ioirs Hefnrc tbpv pIrutualIy fix
tGoir - atinct;ons on tbS one who is to
hIoss thoir lot in life know that |
Lad' and don't raorrt it. Regret
~ {or from if Mrs Eyergrprp is
not nr,snnt. and therefore, | have no
hesitation in saving. that. i'll had my
life 10 live over again. I'd like to go
through with the same sentimental
cxneriencp, particularly if it was to
he succeeded bv again leading To the
bymqnial altar the present Mrs. Ever
Green.
| WAS not bad looking when was
i'm my twpntieS. | think | may 20
furtber. and confidently say that
:. GINS Evergreen y was decided IA
vCrite among the Girls of Oalvillc.
and | really believed that | could
have had any of them Z" for the ask.
inc"
AsJ before remarked. Mrs. Ever
Green is NOT, present. and | indulge
INV thoughts somewhat more freely
than would otherwise be the case. |
don't think that | cared particularly
for anv of the Oakville girls, howe.
yer. and | might have kept my heart
whole to this day if it had not been
for the circumstances which l am
ahout TO relate.
l,rod Evans who bod becp my
~, ~ srL,nr came IA make me =