Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-26
LOOKING UNDER THE BED.

LOOKING UNDER THE BED.
Ii is the habit Of many persons to take
4 look under the bed before retiring for
The night Mrs. Evergreen, my beloved
Wife INDUCES, if indulgence it can be
called, in this peculiar practice. l do
not object to it in the least so long as
she does not enforce the performance
upon myself; but when, rs is sometimes
i the case, she forgets it unit, she has put
i out the light and ensconced herself I'M
! der the comforter, then it is hard that
I. who am not troubled with nervous
apprehensiveness, should have to get
| out in the cold and do it for her. | have
often remarked to Mrs. Eyergreen,when
Ihave seen her prying under the bed,
that it was a silly habit, and that the
sooner she gave it up the better. To
this gentle admonition my better-half
invariably replies:
La, Evergreen! what harm does it
! 10? It's kind of satisfaction to know
that nobody's under there, and then |
don't think of such IL horrible thing
after Pm in bed"
II think, my dear, you might jus. as
we'll pursue your Investigations further
and look into the bureau drawers and
the clothes basket"
Evergreen, she will rejoin, don't
mention the idea, or / shall certainly DO
90 Come to think Of it, man could
very easily get into the clothes-basket"
Certainly he could, my dear, quite
easily as Falstaif. You should GER
any include the clothes-basket, and
Ny the by, there's the chimney; why
lg,look up that as well ?"
Now, Evergreen, you're laughing at
me- But | can't leave off the habit, and
Ilger will. It's Il comfort for me to
y know that there's nothing wrong about
l. AMI don't see why you should de-
plye me Of it."
So under the bed goes the candle, and,
nosigs CT humanity being discovered,
Mrs Evergreen is able to repose in
peace But, as already observed, this
revolutionary act is sometimes forgot
en and am myself obliged to rise,
light the lamp, and report. I've done
Nnther more frequently of late than is
agreeabe and have minated as mucn
10 Mrs. E. She says:
Very well, Evergreen, I'll do it my
self."
But this procedure is almost rs bad
for she invariably lets the cold in on
me both in getting out and getting in.
Il 1t were not for increasing this mental
loSyncrasy en- the part of Mrs. Ever
green, by giving her some good reason
70 apprehend danger, | should relate to
Aer what am about to lay before the
'eader In this narration, therefore, |
AK the public most particularly to bear
III mind that Mrs. Evergreen is of a
'eASltlye nature, rather apprehensive
4lG slightly superstitlous, and that what
nave to say must under no circum-
stances be impaired to that lady. If
LOT twoand-twenty years (that is the
period of our welded life, and happy
ears have they been)-if, say, l have
o' TINS long period RETAINED from i'm
PARTING the matter to the beloved sharer
VI my Joys and partaker of my sorrows.
,4feiy the public (which, as we know,
nine.
An young men, suppose, have love
1t-Ts before they eventually fix their
a1ectlons on the one who is to bless
1eif lot IN life. | know that ] had,
any aHo cont regret 1t. Regret it? far
- .o5n i, IT, Mrs. Evergreen is not present,
'D0 therefore | have no hesitation in
.a!!hg that if | had my life to live over
gam q like to 60 through with the
'.Ie sentimental experience, particu-
,.'l Il II was to be succeeded by again
. ...1,4s to the hymenal. altar the pres
-; Mrs. Evergreen.
r. was not BAD looking when | was in
ny l"entes. think | may go further,
,-N confidently say that Gus Ever
zen was a decided favorite among
@,g girls Of Oakville, and | really be-
80 mat / could have had any of
, ,'g.iL Tor the asking" As before re-
a.. "a ea' Mrs. Evergreen is not present,
-. ~. --,- ihdulgc my thoughts somewhat
\ ~ Freely than would otherwise be
r. 10. Ease | don't think that | cared
s.,,',s 49,, for any of the Oakville
~, -,,.s however, and | might have kent
5asr -'F foI whole to this day if it had not
st-,,,' ~ me circumstance which | am
-'ra' % relate.
al 80. ~ Evans, who had been my chum
obi came to max me n visit at
Fs NE lor day or two" as he said,
-. ny came; but he made it week
r- oasily enough after I'd taken
1' little among the young