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list or po.iT oriicEs.
u-tliel buliuu Enoch Reese, lllaekliek.
O irroiltou-ii, Wi ilium M. Jones, Carroll.
v 3 oriiig?, Dani. Litzingcr, Chest. .
rr--i, Vra. - i oam-. ashiut n.
tlbcnsbarg. John Thompson, Ebensburg.
Fallen. Timber Isaac Ln.v.piou,
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i ohustowc,
Loretto,
Mineral Poiut,
Munster,
Plattsrillvr,
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JoliH?t'VIl.
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A. Durbin,
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George uonraa, u;i-ui;inu.
li. ir'CoIcrAn, WasLt'n.
E. F. ; 5 T-1 c C'royle.
M'u-s M. Oillespit, V;v;Lt'n.
Jlorris Keil, S'i:ieriill
Soncian,
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Wilmore,
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VrtbjttnanV.zv. T. IUbisox, Tastor.
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bath School ac 1 o'clock, A. l'raycv mcet
in ' everr Thursday evening at 6 o'clock.
!f i; Zpls'twl Church li e v. S. T. Sro-vv,
Preacher ia charge. R..-V. Y'. Lo, A?sb--ta.it.
Priachin every Sabbath, alternate. y
at lot o'clock in the uioruinjr, or 7 in the
veuiili;. Sshbath School at a o'clock, A. M.
Prayern:ec-tir.;: every Thurs-iay evening, At 7
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HVcA ;-!;-7V.:,r.::'-n;:r Ll. R. ro-.VEt.t.
Pastor. Proa-, .rrj; every Sabbath n or mug at
20 o'clock. i.d iu the ever-in at C o'clock.
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Caa l y o'cio-ok. Sabbath School at 10 o'clock,
A. M. Praver taeethij; every FruUv ever.i:.T.
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tThm nils from Ruler.Iiidiana,Strong5
toxn, d:c., r.rrive on Thursday. of each week,
f.t 2 o'clock, P. M. - I
Lave Ebensburg on Friday of eoch week, j
at A. .1.
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Ju.fyts r,f tlit Com in President, Hon. Geo.
Taylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George W.
Ea;l?y. Henry 0. Devine.
J'i-:th;iiotar;i Joseph M ' I o n a 1 d .
Icgisltr anil Recorder Ed.vard F. Lylle.
ShirfJT John Buck.
District Attorney. Philip S. Xon.
f'ntntij Vo'nuiia.sion'.rx Jarnes Cooper, Pe
r J. l.ltie, .Jchn Oik pi ell.
Trcti'trr Thomas Cal'.in .
I'r,,r !fru'. Dtr'ctor William Douglass,
tioorge Peluny, Irwin Rutledge.
i'-tor Jt-iu.'K Titosurer George C K. Zahm.
M-rr.t utile Appraiser John Furrell.
Aju'lors John F. Stall, Thomas J. Nel
ec. :i, Edward R Donnegnn.
(;ihI'J Surreyor. Henry Scan'an.
drontr. -James S. Toud.
Sup't. of Common Schools Henry Ely.
Jtt'.'ircs of the Pcne. David II. Roberts
Harrison Kinkead.
Uirn-i G e v r cr e 1 1 a n t ! e y .
Schlul Plr.-ci.-rlE. J. Mills, Dr. John -M.
Ior.es, Isaac Evsns.
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'f-if'i C-jttncil Wm. Davis, Daniel J. Drvis,
J. Wait-rj, John Thornpsou, Jr., David V, .
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.). nt.jrr John V. Roberts, L Ro'igers.
Jmdje of Election Thornns J. Davis.
Azttisor Tbouiap P Davis.
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Cr,T,xt.MtYi. M. O'Neill.
Ton a Council William Kittell, H. IinV!?r.d.
p- L. Johnston, Edward D. Evatn Thomas J.
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'ti;f t T. D. T!io;:vn, Rohcu :.' vans.
J:-!-jc .f fr--'!:-. John Lloyd.
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i lTonU2rx? oa .ilic to Eiovr ?
A MAPI:IGAT.
' I kn.-.-7--v"'1-! n;tl: toctlt ox pearl, "
And shoulders vh'te as snow ;
She lives ah ! well,
I must not tell
Wouldn't you like to know ?
Iler sunny hair is wondrous fair,
And wavy in its iiow ;
Who made it less
One little tress
Wouldn't you like to know?
Iler eyes r.re blue celestial hue 1
And dazzling in their glow;
On whom they beam
"Wit li meltirg glesrn,
Wouldn't you like to know?
Her lips are red and finely wed,
Like roses ere they blow ;
What lover sips
Those dvv-y lips,
Wouldn't you like to know ?
Her fingers are like lilies fair,
When lilies? fairest fdow ;
Whose hand ihey pres3
With fond caress,
Wouldn't you like to know?
Iler foot is -mail, and ha3 a fall
Lrke snow-H ikes en the snow ;
And when it Ofcs
Beneath the rose,
Wouldn't ycu Eke to know ?
S he has a r.auie the sweetest name
That language can bestow;
Ta uu'id I rt-.flv the spell
If I should ttll
Ali ! wouldn't voii like to know?
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E?ow a,Sf4iitiuei:ilacXicI or.
That T am a bachelor is an unmi.-taka-ble
fact. How I became so remains to
be told. Hoping my experier.ee may
prove a .salutary lesson to some reckless
wight, I proceed, without further preface
or preliminary, to unfold my tale.
It was while on a vi?it t.) an aunt of
mine, in the town of G , that I became
acquainted with Carrie .Mayburn, a fiue
blooming maiden of eighteen summers,
with beautiful auburn hair, cleardit eyes,
a smrdt nose, and a handsome mouth, well
studded with pearly teeth, rivalling snow
in their dazz'dng whiteness. Added to
these charms, a fault ti ess form and grace
ful carriage rendered her at once a special
object rd attraction and admiration. Her
amiability and sweetness of tamper made
her many warm friends, while her beauty
r i face and figure drew her hosts of im
portunate suitors. In short, she was, as
i wae not long it. discovering, the univer
sally admitted beiie of the place.
Although I am not to say an extraordi
narily susceptible individual, in the gen
eral acceptation of the trim, yet L wiil
admit that, like ail the iet of my class, I
have my w t:k joints, and do not pioies
to b; to entire ly proof against the influence
of female charms a t. be it. capable of
experiencing at times a curious end some
what indefinable pslj itation in the lvgion
cf th.e heart when in thu company of tKo
dalr sex ;". and as my acquaintance witli
tl c enchanting Carrie resolved itself into
intimacy, and this, ere long, bean to ri
pen into a stronger emotion, I eventually
began to realize that 1 w;i$ becoming en
meshed in a net of fascination from which
a desperate attempt was neces-ary to ex
tricate myself, and where I had formerly
sought her society merely for the sake of
a chat wherewith to while away the time,
I now began to look upon her in the light
of an indispensable companion, and at
length, as the time for my return home
drew near, I became aware that unless she
and I could make a compromise one way
or the other, T must bid farewell to hap
piness and make up my mind to spend my
future life in misery. Actuated by these
thoughts, atid fearful lost I should be
forestalled by some other of her admirers,
and. having also the happy consciousness
of being looked upon by her in a light
that was calculated to be anything but
discouraging to my hopes, i determined
that before I took my leave of G l.wo'd
know my doom from her lips. Conse
quently, the evening previous to the day
fixed lor my return I called upon her, and
met with the luual cordial reception. 1
remained for some time, and, finally, alter
considerable "ahem l"-ing and hesitation,
I nerved myscif for the" desperate deed I
wn about to commit.
In the most insinuating manner T ashed
Carrie to be mine to d;:lre with me mv
y
future trials cr tiiumphs, reverses or suc
cesses, prosperities or adversities, joys or
eoriew?, as the case might bo. I told iter
EBENSBTJRG, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1.868:
I was poor, and hud jet to gain a name j tinned, I was aMa to congratulate u:yoit
and position in the world, but that I loved j upon having the patrotiap; of the most
her .truly and devotedly, and would make influential cit izens of the town, who placed
her a kind, affectionate husband. implicit confidence in my proi'essinn-tl
As I concluded, she placed her hand in abilities ; con-r fjucntly I now felt justified
mine, saving us she did so : j lu once niorcuakinc? apTiliea'iou- ibr the
"Edwin, 1:3 heart is already" yours ; $ raujhe j '''Ofi J'R ? "-
obtain uiy parents' consent and 1 will j u.ttcd at the tne that it wOiiM inHiapo;
ehceriullv be tow upon you this hand.'"' j :-ible for me to visit G for .several week.,
Vhalii.ore could any reasonable man j i resolved to write to 3Ir. 31. in reference
jjjj y j to the matter, and aeertaiu his views in
"Obtain mv parents' consent and I will ; the premises. Accoidinuly, having com
eiieevlully betov'upo;i you this Laud '!'' j pt"! my mind as well as circumstances
The words kept sounding in my ears, and j would admit, I sat down with a new pen
I was in doubt whether I was dreaming j and a quire of txtra fjuality ncto paper,
or not. Gradually, however, I came to my j and summoning all my elegance, tact and
senses, when my tir-t act was to throw my j chirographical skill, I transcribed a most
arms around the neck of my beloved and elaborately worded epistle, wherein I por
iinprinf u warm,' passionate kiss upon her j tray:d my present circumstances, position,
ruby lips as a token of acknowledgment J and still unsatisfied asp:rations, until, after
that I understood and appreciated her j nearly exhausting Webster's latest edition,
meanin". I I Avas at length constrained to wind up
It was determined that we should go j with the assurance that but one thing was
to her father forthwith for the purpose of licking to render me supremely happy, to
obtaining his sanction to our proposed j wit, the legal right to be the protector and
all;ance. We Carrie and 1 found him possessor id' his lovely daughter, and that
read in" a uew.mper, and made known j I hoped he would now have- no further
our ensnd without delay. Itc stuiied a
moment, to our wiuyed impatience seem-
i iugly a. mouth, and then said :
"3Jr. U., I cannot say that 1 nave any
setious objection to receive you as my
s ui-in-law, yet as you yourself acknowb
edge that you have not" as yet been eua-
biod to attain a position such as is, iu my
minion, advisable before undertaking the
j support of a wife, I mut request you to
apply yourself asiduouly, and when you
i have" risen to some eminence in your pro-
tession, and accumulated somewhat towaru j proua-jie i couiu make ium an oier lor
the niaii.tinar.ee uf her whom yen antici- j her which he would be willing to accept;
pate taking umhr your care, I will then, j so I dashed tdf a ha-ty note, and having
I assure you, place no further obstacle in j folded, seah-1 and superscribed both mis
the way of your marriage. The welfare j sive, I consigned them to the post cnicc
cf my d'augh'tcr has ever been my con-taut j and returned to ny duties with, a view of
stu-iv, ana a wouot no in. 2 i.ist one to
deny her anything that would in the j
shghtet degree contribute to her happi
ness. You will believe, me, my dear
friend, when T say I am prompted Ly no
mercenary motive, for am sure when vou
eop.ie to reason the matter cleaily ami
calmly in your own mind, and b-.-k at it ! tions entirely, and thus in my case, al
ia the proper light, vou cannot fail to I though the space intervening between
perceive the utility of following my ad
vice."
I bowed acknowledgment, and with a
promise to call upon them in the morning
to bid farewell, 1 took 103- departure.
To say that I dit not experience some
degree of impatience consequent upon the
result of my interview with 3Ir. 3Iaybur'n
would be absurd, for lovers are tdways j
impetuous and unwilling to be put off, aud j
I was bv no means an exception, but I I
was compelled to make a virtue of neces
sity aud bide my time.
The next morning I made an earlv
breakfast, and repaired at once to the
domicil of mv inamorata,, whom I found
looking as charming as ever. 1 bade her
good morning, and tofd her that I had
come to take mv leave of her for a time. !
hoping the dav was not far distant when '
I should be permitted to nttnn and claim
her as mv bride. Uaiing broached the
to us bv'no. means unpleasant theme of j ticno and alter a short walk found my
! the previous evening's conversation, we j self at 31 r. May burn's door. 1 rang the
i were soon deeply, engro-ed iu making j
j plans for the future. Hut all things mu-'t
! have an end, and as the lo urs sped away !
I like minute, it seemed to my infatuated ;
mind as thou-h 1 had f-eaictly entered !
the houe when the time roiled round for,
me to pronounce the much dreadc'l good
bye, which was to be the signal of our
temporary separation. Time, tide and
railroad cars, however, wait for no man,
so I was obliged to do the deed, but it was
done in a decidedly doh.ful -:iv, 1 assure!
you. Kre song I was speediug'forward on I
my homemmi wav, mv thoughts centered !
on one object Carrie, a prize which I
j was fully resolved I would use my utmost
exertions to gam.
Nearly two years had elapsed since the
j date of my engagement with Carrie May- 1
i burn. During that time I had made I
many visits to G , and always found her j pudenee, a.s you now prove yourself to be
the same unchanged being that she was in polluting my house with your contaia
wb.en first presented to the reader, unless I iuatiug presence, I never saw !"
j it was that she seemed to my eve if pos- j
! sible more beautiful than ever. " We had j
kept up a 'regular correspondence, her j completely taken abac, but, finaby,
letters always breathing a spirit of love ! managed to find my speech, when 1
and affect inn, coupled with the hope that politely requested him to explain him
the time would soon come when we won hi j self, as 1 wis not aware that I had been
be united to separate no more in life ; ! truilty of any act to merit these auimau-
! mine, as may be readily imagined, always i
j re-echoed the sentiment embodied "iu i
I iers !
I '"As the reader has already been apni-
j Red, it was the desire of Mr. 3Iav'buni !
i that I should rise to some eminence "in my j
! profession before claiming the fulfilment i
jet his daughter's promise. 1 his 1 had j
endeavored to the utmost of my capacity ;
to do, and i had reason to believe that i
; !,..! o o .! iiw..,oi!-i.'Mif,..-v,l1i,!. f,i- bv
! the expiration of the time above uicu- '
j objection to our 'union.
Now, it hspnened that I had in G a
cousin named Ihb Tracy, who was the
owner cf a beautiful Lay marc on whom
f-r some time past I had cast numerous
I v istful ghr.ecs, and considering that a
j refusal to my request was entirely out of
j the question, I determined to drop him a
! few lines, desiring turn not to stipulate
j for Ibe dirosjl of the aforesaid mare
j until such time as 1 should have a chance,
j roomier with him, as 1 thought it highly
j " """'K l" mo p.n.-..i i y u.
possible until d could h:vo sumcieot
leisure to ascertain the result of my peti
tion. foTerer- vrotcrfly the wheels of tpr.-..-
m:y somet'nr.es irag on, yet they have
never been known to cease their revolu-
: despatching the letter and mv visit to
their destination seemed interminably
long yet.it finally passed away, aud at
length one fine morning found me com
fortably ensconced in the cars, dashing
on- at a furious rate iu the direction of
G , and in a few hours I reached the
goal upon 'which were fixed my highest
hopes, which, alas for the disappointments
ti) which we are all of us more or less
liable at times to .be subjected, as the
sequel will show, were destined never to
be rcabzod hopes winch proved to. be
unsubstantial foundation upon which 1
had been building my airy eisdles ; but I
will not anticipate.
Immediately unon my arrival 111 G ,
I repaired to a hotel, to put myself in th.
proper trim, prior to calling at the house
of my prospective friend. Haying made
an unexceptionable toilet, I set out with a
beating heart and a sort of nervous impa-
mil, wlncu wa, answered by the servant,
who at once ushered mo into the sitting
room, where were Carrie and her hither,
both of whom regarded me vu instant
vitti looks or surprise atej wonder, w?nn,
to my astonishment, the former arose,
atid, w ith naught save a slight and scarce
ly perceptible nod i f recognition, glided
out id' the door. How to account fur this
strange conduct, was a thing utterly be
yond my comprehension; for a moment I
was dumbfounded, but as 1 recovered
mvselt, I turned towards the father as
tnougn to ask a soiuuon oi me mystery
1 did not have long to wait, for, with a
face resembling a surcharged thunder
cloud, the old gentleman suddenly burst
forth
"Well, sir, you are n scoundrel and a
villain, ami as consummate a specimen of
concentrated audacity, cfTrontry and im-
To say that I was astonished, would be
but a faint way of expressing it. I was
versions.
'-KxpLiin. sir ! why, what do you
menu, ou contemptible puppy au bav-
iur nicest grossly inultcu my daughter as
well as myself a fact of which we have
ample testimony m your owu h.r.nd writing
- dY-you daio to come and deny to my
face auy knowledge of the ftct what-
ever:
This was something I was ontiri.
unnrennred Ft, unu I looke.u long and
earnestly at the man to sec if ha tra
insane or not. What did ho mean?
What a preposterous idea! I offer an
insult to his daughter! her, for whom 1
would creeifuliy have hdd down my life,
and felt only toj thanki'ui for the oppor
tunity. . .
.v3Jr. Mayburn," faid'f, tt: pco.ti as I
''coi;bj rccovcr"ln"y "fa'CT.Rlcs -Ai!l not
be thus trilled with any longer. I have
never, cither by word or deed, been the
caue of wounding vour daughter's feel
ings, and I "
J) it he seemed determined that I sherd J
have no chance to vindicate myself in any
way, and stopped roe short by producing
from his pocket a letter, which he thrust
fiercely into my hand, saying us he did
bo :
''There is the undeniable proof; let us.
have no more words about it. Leave my
house and never enter it again as long as
you live, or I will have y ou pitched head
foremost into the street."
3iech:;n:cally I took the letter, the
handwriting of which I immediately rec
ognized as my own, and ran my eye
hurriedly over the contents. Good heav
ens ! it was the note I had, by mistake,
enclosed iu the envelope addressed to 31 r.
May burn, and vice vcrzu.
A.s the render is doubtless anxious to
know what the letter could poibly con
tain to so completely turn the tide of
affairs pertaining to my matrimonial
prospects, I give it verbatim :
t:Jo!!; C"im: I sit down to pcrawl you a
word or two in reference to tie? superb ani
mal over which you hold leal sway, and of
whonias you are already a wire I have desired
lo be in possession, knowing her to be noi-
'.y fiist. I !'-:! thai without her I n::ot
longer bo sr.Gified ; r.'id from nothing, I as
sure you. will 1 derive so much pleasure as
from trotting her around, and exhibiting her
to my fricr.-is. Feeling Ven:ii:i that my o.'IVr
proves r.ci : ept.'.:-'o. I will call on you in r.
short t:r.v until which 1 do not wish yoa to
dispooo of her. Yours considerably,
"Enwix Willi. t.'
After reading if, T stood for a moment
as if in a trance. At length. I raised my
pyes from the letter, :avo one gbmcn, ut
3ir. 3Iayburn, and crud.iug the intending
sheet in my bund, I rushed, scarcely
knowing what I did, with a sort of frantic
despair through the hall, and without a
word to any one I left the house never to
again to darken its door'.
A few days afterwards I called upon
ol Tracy to say to hint that he need not
reserve the mare any longer, as I had
concluded not to purchase ; but as soon as
he caught sight of me he ran out to meet
me and .'hook nic by the baud and other
wise indulged in the most extravagant
demonstrations of joy, meeting me as if he
had despaired of ever seeing me again, for
having received from me a most beauti
fully, written giii-eJgcd note, asking in
marriage a daughter, of whose existence
he was most profoundly ignorant, he had
no doubt that 1 had gone stark mad, and
had just about made up his mind to
insert an advertisement in the papers
warning the public to beware of me as a
pr;-oa dangerous to bn at large.
1 now- gave up; I tound I was beIegod
c: all sides, and with an imploring look I
begged him to .y no more about it to any
on'- tl A 1 had banished all thoughts of
tn.i 1 : ;.!L.o fVcri my mind, and had Ci-uclu-i-
to sj end my futile life i:i single
H.'--edoe-s ; but despite the cbaige 1 gave
Uob to k-ep quiit, the a flair, through
some mysterious agency, became circula
ted around, or, dc end upon it, I would
never h ive given it pubPcity ; and now.
having put you in jo.-tssion cf the facts
tvicerning the hi-tcry of tho-e ''two
letters," I will make :i pcllte bow and
retire to my bachelor conch.
KiNDMssie Pai-.knts; Sweeter praise
can never be than that of a dying parent
as he blesses the hand that led him from
sorrow to sorrow, and is even now smooth
ing the toll blow, damp with foe spray
of .Jordan And dear the thought a.s your
tears fell upon the sod that coves s. the
grp headed lu'.hcr, that on w ere very
kind and loving to him ; that you gave
cheerfully of your abundance, and never
e-tused him to kel that you were doing a
charity.
Never can we repy those? mini.-tering
angels wc call father and mother. Angels,
though caithly, have they been from the
time that Adam anJ live gazed en th.ir
li: st-lnT.T, as he slept amid roses, while
the tiny fingers, the rax'n lids, and
cherub arm were all mvstcries b them.
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NUMBER 15.
IZotv Tlicy Cio Jo Bci!.
The difference between a mm nnd a wo
m:tn in disposition find no plainer illustra
tion than fhatnffordod r;ttl:c moment when
either of jhem retires to 'acd.
The young girl trips y.oy up to her
chamber, and with . the c inriou. timidity
peculiar to their sex, tir-t' -oeks the doors
and arranges the window curtains, si that
b no possible chance a pvssor-by or bo
lated nocturnal wanderer, from the pave
ment, can catch a glimpse of her budding
beauty when r. t ufniUlir. This task
completed, she turns on the gas to its full
and institutes a general search' throughout
the apartment, that she may be sure it
does not contain a 'diorrible burglar," or
"a desperate ruSian," in big whiskers and
cri-py black hair. Carefully, with delicate-
little lingers, she lifts the bed valance,
peers into places w here even Tom Thumb
couldn't squeeze his diminutive corpora
tion, and takes a cursory peep into the
half emptied trunk, not forgetting to glance
nervously under the sofa, the space be
tween which and the floor is not sufficient
to contain the ghost (if- Calvia Ildsoi),
much less an ordinary robber.
Having ascertained thai she is really
alone she leisurely proceeds to divest her
fair form of "the silk and linen conven
tionalities of society." First, she relieves
her glossy hair from its thra'.lom of pina
and combs, and "does it up" mere com
pactly. Thcu off comes the little em
broidered collar, and the light vapory
cloud of lace she calls her ut.der-sleeves,
which all the day have Leon clasped
around her white, plump arms by a couple.
India rubber straps. Iext', the "love of
a spring silk" dres is uofa-lened in front,
partially revealing never mind that just
now. Then sundry waist strings and
buttoned straps arc unloosed, and, lo ! what
a collapse. A collapse like that of Lowe's
big baloon. She stands, like Saturn, in
the centre of rings. There they lie upon
the soft carpet, partly covered by the linen
underuxens and ovcrSxens, with no more
ex 1 ression in tlTeurtLau there ia ia tha
bare floor beneath the carpet. Sits she
no w upon the edge of the snowy bed, and
begins the unlacing gaiters, end the dis
robing of those fair swelling limbs of the
stockings. The pretty little foot is care
fully perched upon the knee, down drops
the gaiter, off comes the elastic garter,
and the thumb inserted at the top of
stocking, pushes it down down over tha
heel, and the cotton rests beside pruned -hi.
So with the other foot, only involv
ing a slight change of position.
There is a happy smile that peeps out
from behind the blushes of her sweet face
now, as, standing l"efure the glass she
places upon her head the night-cap, and
with a quick twist of her fingers, ties the
bewitching bow. Then the night gown is
thrown on, over "the frilled chemise, con
cealing the heaving bosom and the fair
shoulders in the linen fold. Don't you
envy that night role nd the liberties it
takes 't T'.jn't er.vy it, .yc.v, yoa wretch
ed, miserable col bachelor
old curmudgeon ?
you snaning,
1 hen the counterpane r.nd shec-'a aro
threwii back, the gas turned down very,,
very low, and the little form presses the
yielding c-oioh, ami tl e an go! goesoninto
the world of dream, in which the hand
some moustache of her Adoiphus and
his vow? of eternal love are prominent
the remainder cf the pierure boing !cd
with miubters, bridesmaids, rev dresses,
drives to General Park, and plenty of
"gold galore," or "love in a cottage."
Now, in the room directly above her, i-i
the great brute of a brother. He comes
intj it, shuts the door with a slam, turni
th.e key with a snap gro.vls at a chair
which happens to be in his way, pulls off
his Loots and throws hcm into the corner,
jerks oil' his "socks" lrom his feet, drops
his pantaloons on the floor, rnd lets theiri
lie there ; gets off his coat and ve?t by a
quick vindictive sort of twist of his arms
and body, unpins-ami unbuttons his col
lar, throws it carelessly, with tho tic, ct,
rather than on the table ; travels to the
window in his shirt extremity to let
down the curtain, as if he didn't care a
cuss whether the entile population of the
street beheld his anatomy n not; thcu
puts-out the light and bounces into bed
like a great calf j'tmping into a pile of
hay curls himself un, Lis knees nearly
touching his nose, bes so a moment or
two, swears ut the fucking in ' of the bed
clothes, grunts, gttj over on thc.ot-Tier
fridp, and is arieep. 1 Leucines ia t!i
snoring and so forth.
Isn't there a difference in ftyle?
"u? Somebody has writf-.-n a book on
i "1 heart of making people happy without
money." 3'ost editors of country nevt.
i papery are iu excellent condition to.bo
i experimented upon.
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