The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-13
A DAYS LESSON.

mcnt of Union Square and drew up be.
fore a comfortable frcestone house in
Fifteenth street Brother JIM" who
had ungallantly preferred the society OF
the coachman and cigar, descended to
the carriage door and commenced an
involuntary sch6ttischo as the cold from
the nagstones struck through his patent
leather pumps. Sallie, the oldest Miss
Lockwood, reused her sister and cousin
from short nap on the back scat, and
stepped ont into the moonlight, as tall
and stylish in her hood and wraps as
she had been an hour before in the ball
room Nett and Isabel, all curls and
rigocttcs and shawls, came shivering up
the high steps, supported by Charlie
Lockwood, the just graduated collegian
of the family.
Brother Jim, being what is termed a
| fast young man in society, thought it
| necessary to cOunteract the velocity of
| his actions by the slowness of his drawl
and the languor of his general manner,
where his sisters or the young ladies' of
their set were concerned lie left it to
Charlie to turn up the gas and get Isabel
Il glass of water, as he plunged his hands
as far as possible into his bang up"
and, leaning on the banisters, declared
parties "uncommonly slow, and "all the
women got up in the same style every
night in the season."
"No variety" exclaimed the injured
young gentleman, preparing to shuttle
of to bed in advance of the young la
dies.
Charlie wished them a gay good
night, telling Nett that he heard compli-
mcnts showered upon her as thick as
motto papers; and Bel that she danced
like a PrccioSG, comparison which
mystiied her considerably, as she was
not just out of Yale and very much in
love with Longfellow's Spanish Stu
dent.
Nothing for me?" asked Sallie us
she leaned ON the railing of the first
landing TO watch him stand on tiptoe,
lighting his cigar ut the chandelier.
Not a syllable. Any fellow of the
set knows you are as vain as can be al
ready, and | must not counleuance you
10 il.
Goodnight, Saucehoxm
pleasant dreamsM
And so these pleasure-seeking young
people dispersed to their own rooms to
sleep off the fatigues of the first large
party of the season
The brothers were consigned TO the
usual bachelor apartments of New
York family named hall rooms, with
ont fire or light, until they had invoked
one by the aid Of the ever ready lucifers.
The young girls occupied the two large
communicating chambers on the third
iloor, where blazing CRATES and gas
burners sent cheerful radiance over
mirrors and curtains and white-counter-
paned beds, 1t was the very picture of
comfort this frosty night, and the cham
bermad, doing i'll an easy-chair, had
contributed much to make it so.
Bel, who had commenced stripping
herself of her iinery on the stairs, threw
a handful of glittering iewelry brace
lets, Il brooch and necklace into Par
ian sea shell standing on the dressing
table and called for Norah to unace her
dress that very instant, or she should
"die with Sleep
"And hurry, there's 4 good girl" said
Annette, 'for mine is in dreadful knot;
| began to undo it under my cloak in
the hall,
81 had to dance with that odious
Mark Harrison twice" lamented Bel the
next instant "lle keeps time so abomi-
nablyn
81 neversa him keep time at all, IRE
marked Sallie, mthreading the long
braids Of her black hair. Just look at
my new tarletan What smash Ii will
never be fit TO wear again, There were
SIX times rs many rs the house would
holdm
81 didn't even get a sight Of the sup
per table" added Bel, in the same III
jured tone Of voice; mot 80 much as an
oyster or glass of champagne. When
] give party, never mean TO have
more than can get into the suppcr-room
comfortably. Oh, dear am so tired!
There, that will do, Norah ! believe
you are half asleep
Sure, nm it's sleepy time" said
Norah, apologetically.
Her young mistress did not dare to
use more than Il pcttioh tone toward the
weary-looking maid. 1t was against
Mrs Lockwood's rule, and of her own
free will, that she had waited up to as
sist them.
"Thore, you can 60 now, said Sallie,
as the girl began to collect some of the
scattered iinery. mine are only hooks
and eyes. Oh, girls, what do you Think
when the door closed behind her. II
really believe our Jim is attentive TO
Mary Smelling, ] saw them sitting to-
gcther in the recess Of the reception
room, looking rs tender as possible. /
was dying TO get Norah of SO as to tell
you"
81 should think you might have wait
ed till she hung up our dresses" Bel re-
tortod GROSSLY. Il know Mary Smelling
is doing her best to get JIM anybody
could see that, with half an eve. I'm
sure I'm too tired TO touch the room to-
night
In another minute the disturbedyoun
lady, who, to do her Justice, was only
freItul when sleepy, had tied on her Val
cncicnneS-frillcd cap, and nestled her
self comfortably on the pillows.
"liut, Isabel" said her cousin. care
fully laying in little box her only Or
namcnts a brooch and earrings Of her