St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-01-19

NO. 25. @1s =
nets Of gold, woven in slender flaments
and tipped with diamonds, and waving
with every motion not inaptly represen--
ting fame .ss<y..: .:~-.. ~
In her right hand each carried q
small silver pitchfork. ........
There Was d suppressed exclamation
when the Countess de Bois- -Ramilly en- /,
tered, habited as Fire. She wore a
dress Of aame-colored silk, covered with
silver gauze. Her magnificent golden.
hair foated over her shoulders, and
was bound by coronet Of rubies, set
clear and sur,nounted by feathery gold
en- dlaments, tipped With diamonds.
Around her neck was the carcanet, the
lost ruby having been rep'aced. She
seemed the very essence and soul Of
fire, and under her transparent skin
the blood rose and fell in waves with
every fitting motion. s, i,2 s.e.T..
"The band are about to play the Iu--
fcrnal Quadrilles," said the Duchess
gracefully saluti"g US. :Will you de-
scend." =.*.ss5 -'1@ai -: !: l.. &.z5s:zi
/ The overture to Robert the Devil
vas being played as We passed down
the stairs, and when we entered the Sd
loon VIC were greeted by loud aclama-
tions. - -5H
We found ourselves upon the floor,
and the qnadrilles opened with that Pc
culiarly light and joyous movement
which characteristics the first part, call
ed '.La descrute de la Courtills, . and
which is untran>latable. .'5*' s'55
l. Neuilly danced With grace and
, suppleness altogether diabolicsl,, the
countess foated like mist wreath, and
-
the demoiselles Josephene,, Marie and
! Louise de Landes moved with ETHEREAL
l'ghtness: 1:ssaa, s+..s + ;..,,,,..,..
u Thea followed the "Arriyal in the
Abyss, and Lucifer welcomed his
guests with superb dignity, and in the
gallantries of Lucifer. he INDUCED in
tcrpsichorean, .dirtatioq worthy Of Me-
phistopheles. There is pause before
the Devils Feast is played, and four
beautiful boys, wearing the duchess's
livery, bring in silver baskets piled
J withofruit Of every description. At a
sign from Neuilly we each Of us assist
ourselves to a portion Of it. Neuilly
takes bunch Of grapes, golden chasse-
las-palc and lucent, like pearls, FILL
ed with champagne, The countess's
slender fingers held luscious pineap~
pie, the demoiselles de Landes chose
sunny-cheeked peaches, and I and my
companions content ourselves with me-
lons, which might have grown on the
Ebanks of the Arno. 4. a.,,...
The dance began, and after several
bcwildering evolutions, Neuilly raised
his hards above his head. .-.ze
We initiated this movement, and
crushing the fruit in our hands, show
er IF glittering freworks hissed and
sparkled above our heads. -...
Again the music plunged madly into
the "Infernal Galop," aud, still shower
ing the fireworks around rus, we lent
our voices to strain as clear and def
ant as the internal trumpets when they
challenged the arch-angel.
'"'Whenwe paused the countess was
left standing, the! centre of a circle
formed by Neuilly and his impish at
tcndants, one ofwhomq now approached
her, and taking her left hand placed
a diamond ring upon her tore6nger; a
second followed; and I completed the
trio BY adding ruby to. the other
gems. ' -5's:-s5asa5s .9st=
The countess: looked from one to the
other, and laughed scornfully.
ana foi, gentlemen, L have discover
ed the purloiners of my jewels, after
having; unjustly accused th@t poor c.
leste;. and permit me to add, that this :
is a sorry Jest and poorly acted"
"4 There was no reply to this, and
those who had crowded around US and
witnessed this unexpected scene, gazed
in .breathless silences.i4a
A..length a;sinyle note burst from a.
clarlonet, like a79great sob, and the
band played the air, where Lucrezia
Borgia surprises Gennaro and his COM
papiopss, after after, hay having poisoned their.
wine. II saw the countess turn sharply
around the demon beside her had re-
moved his mask, and disclosed skull
frightfully shattered but looking at US
with human ewes from out Of its flesh.