The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-09-14
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Iba, has IatsIy slept IN = bridaI
chamber Al one n ihe largest hotels
there, and thus Describes H. H.
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When ! bad dried my Tears !
locked round me, and between The
soIemnesa aad Che spIendef ~ ihe
bridal chamber, | waa balfehafmei,
haIf.awed. Exactly In the middle of
The room stood the bed, built low 10
the aom, with q mirror At the head,
another at The foot, and q third IN
the circle of The canopy above. The
canopy waa sllken and white, Ioopcd
up with golden tassels, golden
corded. A couple Of bronze cheruba
were asiratlle the hcad-board, Look
ing away from the bed, aud holding
fast the curtains Of the canopyj two
others at the foot were saying silence
with their fingers orS their lips, and
both their quivcrs were empty. The
bedstcad was Of satin wood, delicate
ly grained; the covcrlct was pure
white knitted silk, the sheets were
peridmed family, such pillows you
never saw In sizel each one a bed by
itself, and the pillow cases were bor-
dcred with Spanish point lace, six
inches wide. There was no daylight
in the room, and the man had lighted
the chandelier, so that a pure white
fame made all the gildingy In the
window corniscs glisten. They were
plain arched cornices except in the
keystones, where two hearts trans
fixed with an arrow gave me a cruel
pang for moment; and, like the
bed canopy, the white silk curtains
fell in folds TO the floor, with golden
tassels swinging between. The car
pet was white and blue Administer,
very rare, with a small design Of a
lily in II; like pattern was the
wall paper without the blue; one gilt
band ran round the ceiling; the only
pictures were a copy Of Titian's We
nus, lying very cool and neglige upon
a sheet, with her hair bound ur in
an old-fashioned basket braid, and
no sign Of clothes anywhere; and a
lithograph Of the King Candaules
and his wife and friend-not very
modest. A sandal-wood dressing
stand and mirror reflected a case Of
smelling bottles in Bohemian glass;
there were upon brackets on either
side s.atuettes in alabaster Of Love
and Psyche, and Diana and Endy-
mion. The towel-rack was q sandal
wood shod with gilt feet. Out Of
the soft white splendor Of the silence
a canary bird in cage at the win
dow, sang so shrilly that | was fright.
ened the more. All the tints and
patterns Of the room were in pure
and beautiful taste; but il was SO.
raglio that / had entered, not my
husbands chamber. Had ! dared
show that / noticed these things,
would have moved 10 some modes,
room and sat In the solitude Of !,
among my trunks. To add TO th,
show-charncter Of the place, cham
payne was sent up with the compli.
ments of the house, and by the buz,
of conversation around the doors
knew that men were walking 10 ant
fro there, if not TO look to laugh.
In the interim j unlocked my
trunks and laid my linens in th'
dressing-case drawers. 1t was warn
and ! put my feet in the white satir
slippers you. admired 50 much, undis
my close-bodicd dress with its lonI
waist and points and wrapped abou
me the dressing-gown my brothe
gave, open ai tho neck and Of mos
white Marseilles from the broa'
boyish lapels TO the pearl-buttone'
hem. Everywhere ] turned, 30 white
ly attired, the frequent mirrors re
dected me, showing winter yet m,
panied, expectant face, and givinI
me starts, az IL in these long con
trived sacrifcial robes | came face :
face with my past self--or worse, m
passing self-so soon TO surrender m
existence 10 one loved but still hu
man, perhaps changing affection. A
I placed away my many 'kerchief
my rival corsets Of French and Eng
lish. the handkerchief marked wit
, the old family name, no longer min
the embroidered skirts, the foIde
. chemisettes, q doubt, the frt an
last, came to my mind, Of the wi
dom Of my choice and its awful ir'
! voability.
I was disturbed by Larry. I kne
! that he had been drinking when !
{ kissed me.