St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-05
HE SLEEPS COMMENTED.

How = Good-Natured Bachelor Conquered
the Stylish Notions OF His Maternal An
cestor.
I am plain, quiet, unassuming man. l
make no pretensions to style. Neither do I
put on airs. All l ask is to be let alone, to
enjoy life in my own way-not troubling
anybody or anybody troubling ME. My
friends say I am selfish. probably am.
have noticed that many people are. Some
one way, some another. 1t seems to belong
to the human family-a kind of family
failing. l am bachelor. Also single.
Was never married. l live in the country.
/ reside with my parents. am not good
looking, but an ornament in an ugly sort OF
way. am several years old. 1t is need
less to say that am not an egotisL dis
like to talk about myself, nor do L talk
about my neighbors. / am very simple in
my habits. l live in an upstairs room,
very plainly furnished 1 have my bed in
one corner, just beside the door; bookcase
and writing table just at the end and on
the same side of the room; an easy chair
just opposite. keep my trunk in another
corner, and plaia cane-bottom chair to use
at my writing table. The room is small and
l have to economic space.
My mother is an excellent woman gener
ally, and SO is my sister. The worst trouble
is we have a very comfortable house, and
they like to show it to visitors, which
keeps them constantly fixing and arranging
furniture; and they invade my room and
turn it topsy -turvy, which does not suit the
undersigned. Within the last year or two
there has been a craze for displaying the
furniture of room in odd shapes. Instead
Of putting bureau snugly up in a corner,
like it ought to be, they put it crossways
They put sofa the same way; ana bed
stead they probably pull out into the cen-
ter OF the room and put it catercornered.
The other furniture they put into any
shape but useful one. Just SO its odd
and not like it used to be.
have managed by using force, where
gentleness failed, 10 keep my room toler-
ably comfortable But last week we got
an intimation that distinguished city Wis
itor would arrive in day or two. Imme-
diate preparations were made to receive
her, but the task was not completed that
day. When got in the next day for din
ner found that the visitor had arrived and
was resting in the parlor. After dinner I
went up to my room and was almost
startled out of my wits to see the amount
of style was putting on. really didn't
know whether / was at home or rot The
bed was hauled out across the middle Of
the room, and the writing-table was stand
ing in the corner crossways blocking up
one window and keeping out the light and
air. The bed and table were so arranged
that when it was necessary to 60 from one
end of the room to the other you would
either have to climb over the bed or crawl
under the table. chose the latter method,
and found at the other end Of the room my
trunk setting very nearly across one corner
and flanked on either side by chair. The
pictures were oddly hung, and, altogether,
the room presented disorderiy appearance
to my eyes. / knew the parade would
take place pretty soon. and resolved to
take revenge. Immediately took the
mattress and quilts off the bed and turned
the bedstead up on its side across the room.