The Red Cloud chief., 1876-05-18
whenever We wanted il. About once an

whenever We wanted IL About once an
hour ever since we have been here We
each fill a bowl with bread and milk.
and eat il sitting bareheaded on the
grass under the oaks, and no lunch Of
dainties in restaurant or dlrsng-room
was ever enjoyed so much.
| am almost afraid 20 tell YOU al the
pranks Of those girls the first day We
were at the Canejo. Society's favOr!teS.
brilliant bellies of their native cities. IN
this wild spot, tenanted only by four We
men. they took of their shoes and ran
barefooted through the soft al:illTla, and
| discovered that Percys plump, white
foot was the only pretty foot ! ever saw.
Then Percy'S hairpins and comb were
tossed 10 me for safe keeping, and away
she an, ~foot-racing with 10. her fine.
heavy suit Of dark hair blowing about
her shoulders and hanging far below
her waist, while JOS short, wayy locks
were tossed about her white forehead III
a couture Of becoming golden rings.
They cllmed trees, rolled down the hills,
and AZ last 10 became 50 ~unmanagcab.r
that she proposed handsprings. and. he
ing quite a gymnast. did turn hand
spring and a double somersault on the
grass in front of the door. Immediately
after this performance She was seized
by Percy and myself and forced 10 take
a seat and be quiet. Percy saving. at
was perfectly outrageous; ANYBODY
| would think she was a circus girl.
Mrs. Allen laughed herself almost into
mysteries, and said she should think 10
would break every corset-Stecl she had.
twisting herself around that way.
Madam. rest Your gaze upon a free
woman. Never a corSet-Steel or whale
bone has rested against my ribs. No,
madam. Such form a | have Is my
own natural figure. developed by exer-
else, and guiltless of lacing.'
Mrs. Allen had never heard OF a wo-
man without a corset, and could not be-
lieve 10, until with her own hands she
had felt about JOS slender waist for the
whaleboncs. "IIow do YOU keep your
self together? l should fall all in a
heap without my corsets."
"IIow do keep myself together? !
have a spinal column composed Of
tw~enty-four bones. forming a flexible
pillar, to which is attached
Don't ridicule US" said Percy.
You mean, how do keep my clothes
onP l have my clothing all buttoned
to a snug-fitting. sleeveless waist. made
very short on the shoulder, SO rs not TO
interfere with the movements Of my
arms. Even my dress-skirt and over
| skirt are fastened to this bodice. All
the weight of my clothing is carried on
nv shoulders. i have no heavy weights
dragging about my hips; my circulation
is unimpeded; l have the head
ache or the backache. / step about rs
brisk and free as n Women are
always wondering at my good health,
and strong nerves, and ability to walk SO
far. ! wonder in turn. also. how they
can walk, or talk, or breathe even, all
laced up in stays. Percy here, is a sen
sible little girl in most things, yet she
sticks to her cOrsets as to her religion
"Jo, it does well enough for you. to
talk, but you know not one woman in a
thousand would look decent without
corsets. Because you can go without
them is no sign / can"
Thus we sat out doors and kept up a
running fire Of talk, while the sun sank
lower and lower. Attended by evening
song of birds, and the cool breezes of
nightfall. twilight floated down from the
rosy sky, and lit with wan fingers one 10y
one the stars. and hung their lanterns
over the rOof-tree of heaven.-[Cor.
Louisville-Courier Journal.