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A. J. GERRITSON, Proprietor.
For t 1 Democrat.
A History of the Great Struggle in
\ America between Liberty
and Despotism.
-
We coritinue the proofs that the Fath
er of our country refused the off,r of a
crown, by quoting the following from
Headley's "Life of Waslaiton :"
"The colonies had not originally taken
up arms against a.monarchy, but against
its oppressive Acts. The Eng!tab govern
ment was considered by many wise men
of the day to be a model one, and they
wished only to see its like adopted - 14
their country when its liberty was secur
ed. Besides, the most thorough Repub
licans bad seen quite enough of the gov
ernment of a Congress. It was clear,
therefore, that a head was Deeded. But
this bead must be invested with power
sufficient to control and overrule Con
gress to a great extent. Circumstances
of course indicated Washington as that.
head, and the next question naturally
arose—under what title should he gov
efn? At length an old and respected of
ficer, Colonel Nicola, was empowered to
sound Washington on this point. He
therefore addressed him a letter,in which,
after going over the points referred to ar
hove, he, in a circuitous niannor,at lenr , th
succeeded in communicating the plain,
fart that the army uished him to be
' King.'
" This letter took Washington by sur
prise. An unexpected danger had arisen
before him—an abyss suddenly opened at
his, very feet. The army was actually as
suming the control of the government ;
the military power appointing the civil ;
and more than this, it was thinking seri
ously of setting up a king. Washington
seemed doomed ever to wrestle with
evils. No sooner did one disappear be
fore his wisdom and strength, than anoth
er arose to fill him with grief. But not
in the (larkedhour of his country's trials,
trot in the midst of his starving, paketi,
dying troops—not when overborne,and
~ tattered by the enemy—under no blow
with which fate had yet...sea:Rea him, did
hie heart so sink as under the revelation
this letter. What! Become a , 4ing
over a free people, who had struggled so
nobly for freedom? Dash to earth the
hopes that had borne them up in the
midst of such trials and sufferings, and so
deeply wrona their Nth, and confidence,
rind rights, as to turn traitor at last? . To
hint that he was capable of such turpitude
was striking at the very soul of honor.—
Pride, grief and resentment swelled his
bosom."
We will now give the answer of Wash
ington himself to this proposition. Jared
:-parks in his "Life and Wriiings of
Washington," gives the following partic
ulars of this event :
" In reflecting on the limited powers of
Contrress, and on the backwardness of the
States to comply with the must essential
requisitions, even in support of their own
interests—many of the officers of the ar
my were led to look for the cause in the
form of government, and to distrust the
stability of Republican institutions. Col.
Nicola, a highly respected officer,address
ed a letter to Washington, end gave a
disquisition on the different forms of gov
ernment, and concluced that republics
are the least susceptible Of stability. The
English government, he thought,the most
successful experiment ever tried. There
fore,' he says, That when the benefits of
a mixed government are pointed out,such
will be readily adopted. In this case it I .
will, I believe, be uncontroverted,• that I
the same abilities which have led ns thro'
difficulties apparently insurmountable by
human power, to victory and glory—
those qualities that have merited and ob
tained the universal esteem and venera
"lion of an army, would be most likely to
direct us in the smoother paths of peace.
Some people have so connected the ideas
of tyran,ny and monarchy ; as to find it ve
ry
difficult to separate them. It may
therefore be requisite to give the head of ;
such a Constitution as I propose some ti
tle apparently . more moderate; but if all
other things were once adjusted, I believe
strong arguments might be produced. for,
admitting the title of King, which I 1
con
ceive would be attended with some mate-1
rial advantages." " i
"It is not to be preinmed," says Mr. ,
Sparks, " that Col. Nicola was alone in
the schme thus put forward in his name.
There was unquestionably at this time,
and for some time afterwards, a party in
the army,neither small in number or insig
nificant in character, prepared to susta n
a measure of this kind, and establish ,s
monarchy."
To this communication of Cul: Nicola,
as unexampled as it was extraordinary,
Washington replied as follows:
" Nuwueno, 22d May,llB2.
"Sir :—With a mixture of great. stir
prise and astonishment, I have read with,
attention the sentiments you have submit
ted to my perusal. Re assured, sir, no
occurrence in the course of the 'war has
given me more painful sensations, than
your information of there being such ideas
existing in the army as, you have express
ed, and which I must view with abhor
rence,and reprehend with severity. For
the present, the Communication of them
will restiti my own bosoM, tinleSs sOMe
farther agitation of the matter shall make
a disclosure necessary.. I4int much -at a
loss to conceive what part of my conduct
could have given encouragement to an
address which,sto me, seems big with the
greatest mischiefs that can befall my
country. lam not deceived in the knowl
edge, of myself. You could ,not have
found a person to whom your schemes are
more disagreeable. Let me Conjure you
then, if you have tiny - regard for your
country, any concern for yourself or pos
terity, or respect for me, to banish these
thoughts from your mind, and never com
municate, as from yourself or any one else,
a sentiment of the like nature.
I am, Sir, &;e.,
GEL). WASHINGTON."
" Such," says Mr. Sparks, "'was the
I:mg - nage of Washington, when at the
head Col his army, and at the height of
his power and popularity,it was proposed
to him to become a king. From the be
ginning Of the revolution to the close of
his life, Le was an uncomprising advocate
fir a republican system of government.—
The Union had hitherto been preserved
by the pressure of war. The confedera
tion had proVed itselr to be defective in
many points absolutely essential to the
prosperity of a national governnleut.. It
was evident to sll that an alarming crisis
was near at hand, scarcely less to be
dreaded than the war from wk -the
country had emerged.
" Washington wrote thus: mach
to be kared that the people, being dis
gusted with the circumstances, will have
their minds prepared for any revolution
whatever. We are apt to ran from one
extreme to another. I ant told that even
respectable characters speak of a monar
chient-rvernm-cnt without horror. From
thinking proceeds speaking; thence to
:wing is ofien but a single step.
Tro. en ightened part conununity,"
eontin.,ec Mr.; Sparks, "very getter:lth/
approved the scheme cf a Convention,
and it began to whispi•red that the per
sons who opposed a Convention were at
heart inonarchists, and that they were
Mad to see the di.tractions of the coun
try increasing, till the people should be
weary of them, and discover their only
hope of security to consist in a strong
government, as it was called, or in other
words, a • Constitutional Monarchy. It
has been said and believed, that a small
party actually meditated such a project;
and turned their eyes to some of the Roy
al families of Europe for a sovereign. But
it is certain that no imagined remedy
could have been more severely reproba
ted by Washington. Wehavu seen with
what stern rebuke the proposal to be a
king was met by him when he literally
had thepower of the nation in his hands."
This history will show that these lot- 1
ers of monarel;'y, who, failing to make
W as hi n gton a. kii%, turned their eyes to
Europe for a sovereign to rule over the
American people; and this project never
vanished from (au- land. No! ;Through '
the long years of our nation's happiness
and prosperity under tho republican gov
ernment, established liy Washington, ,
they were plotting and planning its over-
throw: By their untiring efforts, they
brought around a civil w ar, and then they
offered the same temptation to the corn
mander-in-chief of the Federal army that
they offered to General Washington.—
Yes, the same party which held President
Johnson u-p to the ridicule and scorn of
mankind, would have been bowipg at his
feet, and adorning his brow with the lan-
A
-rels of glory aii" renown: they would to.
day he prolong the praises of his name
which -, for four years they resounded Oro'
our land, if he had only accepted the
kingly power they offered him; if he
would have conspired with them to over
throw the republican government estab
lished by Washington, and enthroned
'himself as a monarch over the kingly gov
ernment planned by Alexander Hamilton.
Like Washington, he refused to torn trai•
for to the American people,. whereupon
; these monarchists denounce Mai as a trill
tor to Their party, and forthwith Prepare
i an amendment to the Constitution, which
[will have the. effect,of changing our free
government into a monarch:' They de
clare that the President shall be impeach;
led, and
,the, South. drenched ,• again in
I blood, if they refuse tosanction their des ,
rpotic decrees. One of these monarchists
says: " We offer these Southern people
the amendment - wait olive brancl, - but if
they will not have it they can have the
sword." .
Gen. Woodford •says, "The soldiers
have taken tbo old flag, and pledged it on
the Constitutional amendment, and do not
propose to take it down."
Gov. Curtin says: "Of all men to meet
in council and deliberate on what are the
true lessons of war, the soldiery are the
proper men. When you have concluded
what are the trttejessons_ef the war, you
have the power tcilsonipel the government
'to obey you. Politielawstatesmen, and
officials smk %to insigitificantetbeforq the
mighty Voice'ef the, surviving „soldiers of 1, i "schOol teacher, de 1
p°r
ng the lack of attendants upon his minis
the Rept:Mid."
trations, appealed to the few preSent:
What is this but treason? What but a " What can I do;" said be," to get the
revolutionatY doctrine, that the ,army boys and girls here?"
have a right tO overthrbw. the govern.' "I know," said one" of the urchins.
ment - established by - Wasbingtor4 and ift "What is it?" •
• 'll
A they want a monafehY 4 they esAjlay,e (1001 "Give'ail five cent* , a Fcce.
MONTROSE, PA., TUESDAY, JAN. 8, 1867.
Gov. Curtin• continues: "I don't be
lieve that Gen. Washington, if he would
rise from the grave this day, with ail his
immortality—his historic fame; his credit
with this great people—l don't behest be
would dare, and if he did I do not think
he could be equal to the task of settling
for this great people, the logic and the
lessons of the war."
Here we pave another sample of the es
teem with which the Republicans regard
Gen. Washington. He would not dare
again to thwart the plans of an army that
was detertnined to establish a monarchy!
Gov. Curtin admits that the Republicans
want something that Washington would
not dare to oppose, and if ho did dare to
interpose and try to save the liberties of
the American people from destruction at
the hands of the Republican party, he
could not be equal to the task.
The same Gen. Washington, who told
Col. Nicola that no occurrence during the
whole war waged against the king of
Great Britain, given him more pain
than to know tharkome of his officers de
sired to establish' a monarchy ; that he
viewed such a sctteme with abhorrence ;.
and that it seemed to him to be big with
with t he •greatest mischiefs that could be
fall his country ; begging them, that if
they had any regard for their country—
any concern for posterity, or any respect
for him—to banish their monarchical
schemes from their minds, and never to
utter such sentiments again. It this old
hero, who achieved our liberties by his
own sword, should now rise from his
grave, he would nit Le able to prevent
the Republican party from establishing a
monarchy, toward which their hearts have
yearned for so many years,
and for which
they have drenched the South in blood,
under the pretext of preserving the Un
ion which he founded.
Alas fur America when her armies tarn
their swords against the Father of our
country, to reinstate a King !
A Judicial Reminiscence
The San Jose (Cal ) Mercury relates
the following incident in connection with
the history of one of its judicial orna
ments :
"In the early history of Santa Clara l
county—say as far back as the year ISSO,
or thereabouts—we had a county judge,
who was tgiven to excessive potations. '
He was olds and I..nie, and aside from his
intemperate habits, was generally regar
ded as wholly incompetent for the p-osi
don. It is related that the bar became so
thoroughly dissatisfi.kl with this dispen
ser of justico, that on a certain occasion
they sent him a request to resign, signed
by every member of the bar in the coun
ty. As the court was then in session,
on the morning foilowing the presenta
tion of this request eyery lawyer was
present at the opening of the court, anx
ious to see what effect the petition would
have upon the judge.
Ad the time arrived the judge entered
' the court room, and for once perfectly so
ber. His countenance wore a sad and
coral ite expression. As he walked, with
baltin! , si ep- , down the aisle, he awaken
: ed a feeling of pity in the breasts of sev
eral who had signed the petition, and they
sincerely regretted the step they had ta
ken. The court opened with a'hear
etc., and the venerable form of the judge
rose from the bench. After looking tim
idly around, he commenced, in a falterin o r ,
voice, to address the bar: 'Gentlemen of
the bar, said he; 'last night I received a
petition from you, couched in respectful,
language, setting forth certain reasons
why I should tender my resignation as
judge of this court. Conscious of my ma
ny, infirmities, and realizing the necessity
of a pare judiciary, throughout the silent
hours of the.past night, I have had your
petition under painful, and, I may add,
prayerful consideration.' Here the ryes
of some of the most sympathetic of his
'listeners were moistened with tears. The
judge proceeded : 'I feel, gentlemen,
I that you have acted from a high sense of
duty in this matter, and in responding to
your petition, requesting my resignation,
I will simply state that—straightening
himself up and changing entirely his man
-1 ner and tone of voice—'l will see you all
hanged first, and then I wouldn't. Mr.
I Clerk, call the next case' The effect
l was sr-inewhat startling."
A Truthful Answer.
Bunkhum, in the old North State, is un
doubtedly the healthiest spot on' the
earth, and it was on that account that
some lower country gentlemen were sur
prised-one day to see a Bunkhumite at
work on an ominous hole in the ground.
Of course they inquired what be , was
about?
" Digging a wave, sir,"
"Digging a gravel why, I thought
people didn't die often bere ?"
"Oh, no, sir, they never die but once!"
They never asked that question "but
once."
Hints about farm Work.
Beginning the nets year " with a con
science void of offence," and his pecunia
ry affairs in such condition, that he may
know exactly what he' owes and what is
his due,
and of the latter what will be paid and what may possibly be lost, the
farmer is ready to take hold in earnest of
his year's work. He s hould have, as es
sential to success,
Definite plans, nut only for 2 months
or 6 months ahead, Wit for every day, and
as the evening and the morning made the
first and each succeeding day of the crea
tion, so every evening properly begins the
next day, as it is the • best time to lay
plans for work to be done. This makes
the man. " foie banded." The work of
every week should -be planned by the
Saturday night before. Winter is even
ing to the morning which dawns in April
and culminates in July.
liumniii-os—Desirable alterations and
new erections may be discussed p & plann
ed, timber and stones hauled when sled-
ding is good, and preparations completed
before the frost begins to come out, im
mediately after which is the best time to
diff cellars, etc, and do grading.
Stock of all kinds should now, in the
beginning of severe weather,' he well fed
and groomtd. • It is really the most criti
cal time, for they now feel the change or
feed most, and if not kept up and well
cared for, will begin to run down.
Cows—Good hay is not ' goad enough
fur any body's cows,' if a few roots daily,
and a little meal or oil cake will make the
h a y go much farther, make the cattle do
much better, and make their whole keep
ing cheaper, notwithstanding the extra
work. Do not dry off cows too early, es
pecially young cows. If possible, keep
up the flow of milk by extra feeding, etc.,
until within six weeks of calving. Be
careful to have no slippery places where
a cow may fall on the ice; the injury may
induce slinking (abortion) and this is in
fectious. If a cow with calf shows symp
toms of sickness of any kind, remove her
at.once to another barn, entirely away
from her companions, and keep especial
watch upon cows that have slunk their
calves in previous years. This is a great
scourge to farmers in many sections, and
every precaution should be taken to avoid
it.
OXEN—See bints in December num
ber. Beef cattle will be greatly benefit
ted by regular carding; they need it as
rn n eix az harrto2 _ and. we
,doubt
would be more to the pecuniary profit of
the feeder.
YouNG STOCK—Keep them growing,
and give daily exercise and sunning in
roomy yard P.
SHEEP—If troubled with ticks, lice, or
scab, though at this season it will not do,
ordinarily, to dip them, the spots most
affected may be wet with the dipping so
lution, (strong tobacco water, made by
boiling tobacco sterns, mixed with strong
country soft soap.) This is best applied
by a bottle having a groove cut in the I
side of the cork with which it is stopper- I
ed. Give sheep access to unter daily.
It is a great mistake to force them to eat
snow or go without. Feed roots freely
to all, and especially to fattening sheep.
Very little grain will be a great benefit, if
equally distributed. Handle your sheep
and know their condition,
Vni..rmartoli—Stables and cellars need
good ventilation. It is better to let in
tle cold air in blasts than to confine the
air in the stables so that the animals
breath it over and over again, loaded with
the exhalations of their skins and lungs,
and the vapors which rise from their ma
nure both solid and liquid. The health
of the stock requires fresh air, economy of
feeding is a secondary consideration ; re
quiring warm stables; both may and
should behad. In house
.cellars, espe
cially if damp, the gases from the decay
of vegetables, though slight, if not re
moved by frequent ventilation, may pro.
duce miasmatic diseases, typhoid fevers,
etc.
Fowls usually roost as high as possible
to avoid uncomfortable draughts of air. If
indulged in this, they often become as
phiiiated and drop dead from their per
ches, from breathing foul air arising from
the fermentation of their droppings, or be
ing suffocated by the carbonic acid gas
from the breaths of many fowls, all close
to the top of the honse, or from both cau
ses. In warm quarters and well fed, they
will begin to lay before the close of the
month.
ICE—See article about tools used in
gathering ice on page 15. In packing,
take carelb have the drain clear and cov
ered to prevent the air drawing through;
and see that the floor is covered thick
with straw, the ice is closely packed, and
the chinkiVed with' snow or ice chipi;
also that straw or sawdust is packed be
tween the ice and the sides, and
. that, if
1 possible, the ice is put in'when very cold.
SEEDS—Deep seeds a dry cool place
away from rats, and not in tight boxes of
eitherwoodror - tin: Sectirti all, that you
need; in good time, before the stocks of
seedemen arc exhanAted, or they have so
ro many orders to fill, that yours will ho
delayed. For the same reasons look out
a head for
'Cools nod Machines for spring and sum
mer work. Send for catalogues, study
what yon want,correspoou anout strength,
d urabiiity, ' adaption to your particular
requirements, and order in time.
MANtrum—Keep , it piled up compactly,
so that fermentation will go on slowly in
the mass. If possible, have a tank for li
quid& manure under the heap, and ptimp
it tip over the solid frequently. Manure
sheds quickly pity for their cost in thetn
creased value of the manure. Sec hints
on hauling out manure in December num
ber.
Swine confined upon manure under cov
er, will keep hard at work rooting it over
and working it np all winter, and if itis
quite strawy, they will not compact it too
much, but add much to its value.
ALumErs—We venture no predictions
in regard to the markets, but state as
facts' that our grain crop is not equal to
the demand, that mach corn will go south,
and much to Europe; the wheat will go
to Europe also—all that we can spare.
Prices are now very remunerative. Hay
and all fodder is high. There has, been a
great rush of beef, mutton and pork to
market. Those who can hold on to ani
mals intended fur slatighter, will no doubt
get well paid. Still, the turns of specu
lation and the uncertainties of winter nod
spring travel, involve it with risks, and
lead us to hold to our oft repeated ad
vice, sell when a fair price can be obtain
ed.
Woon—Cat. fire wood, also fencing
stiff, such as needs splitting or sawing, if
not cut already, as it should have been.
Small stuff tin- fencing, posts, or poles,
should be cut when the bark will peel off
easily.—. Agriculturist.
Dress as a Cause of Disease.
In this age, when dress occupies so
much of the attention of society, the in
fluence of costume on the bodily condition
becomes an important matter of inquiry.
Improper modes of dress, whether ex
cessive or inadequate, are fertile sources
of disease, and also aggravate an abnor
mal state of the system by whatever
cause produced. In in our desire to keep
the body warm we' overload it with lay
ers-of thick, closely woven fabric, and I
thus produce an undue heat at the ear: I
face, the effect is to suppress the action of
the excretory glands, and prevent a free
perspiration. The vitiated 'matter which
is thus retained is reabsorbed by thb skin
and carried back into the system, render
ing the blood impure and deranging the
delicate machinery of the glandular struc
ture- Air and light are absolutely neees
nary ibn -- Lticrtirahtly nurlvlry or 'tic vc-bt--
cies of the skin, and those articles of cloth
, ing which prevent the admission of those
two great vital agents are entirely unfit
1 for use.
As a free circulation of the blood to all
parts of the human body is requisite to
the enjoyment of perfect health, so no
part of the body should bo dressed in
such a manner as in the least to obstruct
or retard its flow. Tight boots, shoes, or
gloves are therefore detrimental. vld
extremities, painful humors,swellings and
callosites are generally the . result of such
ligatures. c
Insufficient clothin g n• is much worse ;
than too much. The effect of exposure to)
cold is the immediate contraction of the
skin which suspends the operation of the
secretory and excretory organs, and the
matter which should be discharged from
the system is thrown back into the throat,
lungs or bowels, occasioning those forms
'of disease which are commonly called
" c01d,"." headache," catarrh,'.'
hea,"
A change of dress from thick to thinitt
not beneficial utile& accompanied
corresponding change in climate Of 'tem
perature. A fashionable lily after .Iclear . - .
mg a thick, high neck' dreia all' aily,
sometimes array herself in low necked at
tire for an evening party. Stich ari .im
prudent change has frequently been fol;
lowed by , a sudden death. Head Cover. I
ings at the present day are evidently
worn by ladies for display and, not fur
comfort,and we areinot surprised'when we
hear this or that one complain of " such
distress in the head" or " neuralgia." A
hat to afford real protection -to the head,
should be large enough to cover the great
er part of it and at the same time be
I comfortably Warm, but not so heavy as to
fatigue the wearer ter half au hour's
I use.
ButJi most serious feature in the dress
j of AmeriCan ladies is tight lacing, a prac
tice most unnatural, and therefore most
dangerous to health. Does any one
I doubt the prevalence of this custom, let
him consult the fashion plates in any pop-
Mar ladies' magazine. How women, ser
i vilely obedient to the suggestions of their
dress giaker, or else grossly ignorant of
the first principles of health, have squeez
ed themselves to death, the great day of
account only will disclose. The record
must be appalling, .and yet the suicidal
work goes on. The compression of the
walla hinders, if it does not altogether
suspend, the action of . the.diapbragru, and
weakens
.the museles-of the- respiration I
and the power of digestion. -The lean, I
liver, luug4, spleen and ..144tnach being •
forced into L. space.much too small for the
proper performance of their respective
' functions, are weakened, and if the com
pression is continued, - becomes diseased;
consumption ensues, and the mistaken.'
devotee of, a barbarous fashion sinks,
osiftly into auearly grave.
VOLUME XXI V. NUYiBER:
V.
Oh, ye• who sigh for the defairoltrel4
waspish shape, consider the fanltiess con'
tour of that chef d'auvre of soniptdre,i-tho 7
Venus de Medicis, and strive to .d'evelo'p-'
your attenuated bodies into the beautiful;-,
proportions of the well grown
Ofvonrse, the entire dress
adapted to the climate - an'd:iteitif the l
year.; that iri.New`Tiiit''
city, where there are sometimes sadden'
transitions from heat to cold, 'and,
wet to dry, it is hardly safc to dress,in4
slight manner, except it-be in midstininier
when atmospheric changes aro least fre
quent. The most prevailing complaint
among people, of a'l classes is rheumatism,
-a disease which in every instance is the.
consequence of exposure. to. A sudden
chill. No clothing of any kind should be
worn inn moist state, especially while the
person is inuctive; and care should be ta
ken that the feet are properly shod, not •
with " snugly fitting" boots or shoes of a
kid glove consistency, but enveloped with
those that are thick soled, substantial and
amply large; so that the blood can circa
late to the very toe tips, and a comforts
bly thick stocking can be worn without'
any sensation of constraint.
In the matter of dress, more attetitiOn
should be given to comfort than t - ci''tkyle,
and it will be usually found that they who
dress neatly, and in conforniity. with na- -
ture's laws, are the
_bust dressed and
certainly the moat Sensible.—American
Phrenological lournay
Behind the Oprtain---aow they go to
Bed.
The young girl trips 'gaily up to ber
chamber, and, with the cautious timidity
peculiar to her sex, first locks the door
and arranges the window curtains, so that
by no chance a passer by, or a belated
noctnral Wanderer from I he pavement can
catch a glimpse of her beamy when en
dishabille.' This task corn plet ect, she turns
on the gas to its full, and institutes a gen
eral search,, throughout the apartment
that she may, be sure it does not contain a
horrible "Anighear," or a " desperate ruf
fian," in big whiskers and crisp black hair.
Carefully, with her .delicate little fingers,
she lifts the .bed valance, peers into pla
ces where even Tom Thumb could not
squeeze his diminutive corporation, and
takes a cursoijr,peep into the ha!f emptied
trunk, not forgetting to glance nervously
under the sofa, the jpace between which
and the floor is not'linflicicat to contain
,
ordinary robber. Ilkiring ascerlained
that she is really alone, ithe leisurely pro
ceeds to divest' her fair foiin of the silk
and linen conventionalities of:lociety,..
First, she relkves her glossy haietif
pins and combs which enthrall - it, and
" does it up" more compac ty. Then off'
,
comes the little collar and the little vs
pory cloud of lace she %calls undersleeves,
which all the day have been clasped
around her white plutnp arms, by a coup
le of India rubber straps.
Next the love of a spring silk dress I's
unfastened in front. The sundry waist' ,
strings and button straps are loosed,. and :1
lo 1 what a collapse, like Lowu's big bal
loon. She stands like Saturn, the centid
of the rings. There they lie on the soft "
carpet, partly covered by the linen under
fixings, with no more expression ‘in them
than there is in the floor beneath the car..;,.
pet. She sits now.-on the .sideof
_snowy bed, - and' begins' the unlacing
' gaiters, and theilisrnhing_er t'a
swelling limbs Of their stackings.! The
'pretty little fci'at' is carefully perchedup
on tine -drcips• r tbe:giiiteriar
drops j ahe ehieticii,fikber thumb isiserfearf
in tho ; tep .of ;leer stoelFing;
7 ,414:Avn civiir the heel, : and Abe -cottati - J
`rests beside ; the , prunella, with :the
'other foot; only involving 'a, Change. of
sition. There Is a smile that peeps.o4l,,
behind the blushes of he Sweet
as standing before the,gbiss,ehe
her bead the nightcap, and with the Tack
twist of her finger ties th'e bewitching
bow. Then 'the nightgown is thrown
over the frilled chemise, concealing the ,
heaving bosom and the shoulders in the,
linen folds. Then the counterpane and
sheets are turned back, and the gas is
turned dowts---very, very low—and "the
little form presses the yielding couch, and -
the angel goes off into the world of
dreams. Now, in the room directly . ,
above her, is the great brute of 'a
brother.
He comes into it, shuts the door with : a . ,
slam, turns the key with a snap, giowl!,,
at a chair which happens to be in the
way, pulls off his hoots hod throws-them ,
in a corner, jerks his sock,. from his 'feet,
drops his pantaloons on the timer and lets..
them lie there, gets off his vest and coat
by'a quick, vindictive move of the arms
and body, unpins and unbuttons
lar, throws it carelessly.dt, rather than on
the table; travels to' the Window,:in his
s h irtextreitity to let dowh . ttie Curtain, as,. •
if he didn't care a cuss whe t her the entire::
population of the neighborhood' beh - etd• .
his aiiritomy , #C riot; then puts put thelight..7,
and then bounites into 'bed'like a great"
calf jumping. into a pile of hay , -;curri
hitnself up, his knees nearly toncihinghis - P ,
nose, lies a Moment or two, turns-tan 'May'
back, stretches his' limbs outi , liweare at,
the tacking in of the bed , clothes,•grutitk
gets over on the other .
asleep. Then comes in the snoring ia
the,:snorting,.
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