The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-11-26
HE SLEEPS COMMENTED.

How Good Natured Bachelor Conquered
the Stylish Notions of His Maternal An
cestor. st~
am plain, quiet unassuming man. I
make no pretensions to style. Neither do ]
put on airs. All ask is to be let alone, to
enjoy life in my own way-not troubling
anybody or anybody troubling me. My
friends say 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. am a bachelor. Also single.
Was never married. 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 amznot an egotist. dis
like to talk about myself, nor do talk
about my neighbors. am very simple ir
my habits. ], 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 plain cane-bottom chair to use
at my writing table. The room is small and
have to ec0nOmlze 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 craze for displaying the
furniture of room in odd shapes. Instead
of putting bureau snugly up in corner
like it ought to be, they put it cr0ssways.
They put sofa the same way; and 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 it's odd
ana not like it used to be.
have managed by using force, where
| gentleness failed, TO keep my room toler-
ably comfortable. But last week we got
an intimatiOn that distinguished city Wis
itor would arrive in a day, or two. Imme-
date preparations were made to receive
her, but the task was not completed that
day. When got IN the next day for dim
ner found that the visitor had arrived and
was resting in the parlor. After dinner
startled out of my wits to see the amount
of style | was putting on. l 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 go 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 thanked on either side by chair. The
pictures were oddly hung, and, altogether,
| the room presented disordery appearance
| to my eyes. l 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.