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

o Him and its fellows, blind to the
rightfal ruin to which it was hasten.
ng, deaf to every appeal Of console nee
ind religion, was shaken to its centre
y superstitious dread, and Madame de
Bois- Ra,nilly would have fallen iDsen
'ible to the floor, if 1 had not caught
her in my arms. Much Us she dcserv-
ed this, yet she Was a gwoman, and |
had struck cowardly Bow.
l ranto an etagere covered with bot.
ties and facons of every shape and
size, and poured -over her cologne, ex-
tract bouquet and ott:r, until "the two
blue windows of her eyes she family
then upheaveth." ...~ Ill y.
j l rang the bell for some water, and
kneeling by the side Of Madame de
Bois-Ramilly, implorcd her forgiveness
for causing her so much suffering. Lii.
"It is nothing PHILIPPE" she said
family, shut [ think you mean to stiae
me with these perfumes" ..+
I threw open a window, as Celeste
came in bringing goblet.
''Some eau-sucree for madame," she
said, placing i. in my hand, without
lifting her eyes. .......
l carried it to the countess, who
beckoned Celeste to approach her,
which she did in hesitating manner.
"Sit down." she said, pointing 70 a
cushion at her side. n
Celeste obeyed, becoming livid as
she did so. ........ ''@
"My child,' said the countess, with
one Of her vivid smiles, 81 was cruel to
you a short time since-l now desire
you to forgive me, and in token Of it,
share with me this beverage, which you
SO kindly have prepared" '5'''@.- j,@@
The girl hung her head with evident
signs otsfear. ''> s 1sI
..Come," said the countess. with a
still sweeter smile, 'drink it all, then,
for I know that you are very fond Of it..
See, insist upon it," ~ ts'.' ~4sa~
Celeste took the goblet from her
hand, and touched her lips
to it, and spilled half Of it uron the
floor. , ,.t
90! there is now Lot enough to
harm you. Drink quickly"
The girl swallowed that which re-
mained in the goblet, and with a loud
cry, rushed from the room.
"Now, Philippe" said the countess,
sinking back upon her cushions, "bring
me my jewel-casket, and assist me in
a selection for my evening
'.,.'.s. .:... ~
The street before the Hotel Casse-
Marree was blocked with carriages, when
l and my three companions ran up the
steps of the grand entrance, and hav-,
ing been admitted, were shown to the
apartment reserved for US until our de-
but in the Internal Quadrilles.@ Hav-
ing removed his cloak. Neuilly appeared
as Satan, wearing complete dress Of
scarlet satin, slashed With bl,ck. One
Of his well-formed limbs terminated in
the inevitable hoof, the other rested on
an elegant foot, slender and arclled as
an Arabs: The black hair escaped in
thick curls from under a: small! scarlet
cap, in which were placed two long,
slender feathers, curved, and pointed
forward like hcrns. His eyebrows and
moustache were: judiciously raised at
The corners, and around his eyes lie had
pieces of red tinsel, which
gave the effect of Goals Of fre Lastly,
he carried, gracefully colled around
his left arm, that appendage which his
Sataaic Majesty is SUPP osed to possess
in common with the rest of tho mon
kcy-tribe. =" tn!: -y.y :,
The three others, including myself,
the impish attendents of
The Prince of Darkness, and wore
light fitting suits of black satin,' we're
hoovcd and horned, had black masks
with tinsel around the eyes, and bore
over our arms the same appendage
which graced our leaders, person:
A short time had elapsed when an
ushered in :, our partners in
The quadrilles, accompanied by our no.
Die and elegant hostess. ss4 ,:,% s,v
The three young ladies selected for
'ur partners were sisters, remarkable
or the grace and ]liishtness Of tn their i;
orms and their uncxceptional 'ieet and
'nkles. They wore dresses, of. sc,rlet
ATTN, terminating just above tho ankle,
where they were met by hose and
'lippers Of the same material-the lat.
er fastened bv large buckles of dia-