The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-11
THE HONEYMOON HOTEL.
From Ohambers,s Journal

reminded seriously Of the fight of Time. / recon
memo you land especially If you do not 20 "a
G;aapeD toresort to the Honeymoon Hotel. The
seems exclusively appropriated by advertisers
and the prospects il commands sublime. The
charges It true, are enormous but then it is not
every hotel bill 10 which great moral lesson is
included. II is located on the southern coast OF
England, at the foot of q stupendous cliff, with =
broad sloping fringe ofgarden ground Intervening
between II and the sea. The cliff itself has also bv
the ingenuity of man (aided, as should think. by
the suggestion of woman, been partially culti
waited. The winding paths that have been emf IN
It's face are not only adorned with flowers. which
awaken thoughts If not too deep for tears at least
OF the deepest wonder as to how they ever got
mere, out also with innumerable arbors, each for
the accommodation OF two persons for there the
guests OF the Honeymoon Hotel are to be found
seated in fond pairs, hand clasped in hand in &C.
static admiration Of the scenery. The painting of
the visitor gives sufficient notice of his approach
TO prevent their being discovered las thew often
are In the garden below looking at one another.
and apparently with but one arm apiece. These
couples are all young; some of them beautiful.
and dare say accomplished. They are egotistic.
Of course. or rather Dualistic. They have their
BENG IN one another Land and sea seem to be
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envy that would be presented TO my notice, l
would have stopped at home rather than have in
vaded, in company with my midde-aged consort,
this Paradise, where every Eve was young as the
morn. broad hint of the state Of affairs was
indeed dropped by the driver of the coach which
conveyed US to this retreat from the railway
station but at that time il was too late to alter
7"GoiDg to the honeymoon 'Otel, are you. sir ,"
said be. " A very favorite place that is with
young couples, and for The matter Of that"
added be with glance of apology (which was not
by any means accepted) at my wife, }" 10Th old
uns too" v0TT
This was not pleasant augury for our self
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was borne out by. the event. We were most
favoIably impressed, however, BY the appearance
of the hotel ITSELF (Which, Of course, does not go
by the name which ] have given to Il, or persons
over thirty would avoid IT'D it is more like what's
understood By the word bower than an inn yes. a
bower of beatitude. 1t is overgrown with roses
and honeysuckles the front door bell Is so con-
cealed behind q passion flower that stranger can
scarcely find i. A gentle cooing issuing from .
lofty pigeon house, pervades the spot. as though
to indicate the presence of the human ring doves
within this temple Of love. The apartments are
as little like those of an ordinary hotel as OF q
lodging houee. They are well and even tastefully
furnished, and -lavIshly- adorned with fowers.
are principally devoted to the tender passion, are
strewed about the sitting rooms. Byron and
Moore seem the favorite authors. The tender
passages are underlined in pencil, and there are
copious annotations; opposite 10 the former wri-
ter's absurd description Of Lara | found written
in a female hand, " How like my Charles"
The above mentioned poets are not particularly
popular with us, bat my wife and l were both an
noyed when we found them removed, upon the
second day of our stay, and works OF a much more
sober character substituted for them; Hannah
Mores works. for instance, instead of Moore's.
This not the first sigh that had been put upon
Us on account of our advanced time of life. 1
noticed that the waiter never ventured to enter
any other sitting room but ours without first knock
ing at the door TO apprise the devoted pair within.
Now, be never knocked at our door. There was,
of course. no particular reason why he should,
but 1 think land my wife thought so tool it would
have been more delicate in him to have done so.
The sitting rooms all opened upon q lovely
lawn, with rustic benches, adapted for two per-
sons sitting pretty close together; and, besides,
there was Q verands similarly provided. The in
mates of the hotel shrauk from all public notice,
and studiously avoided the acquaintance, and even
the observation, of their fellow couples; but this
versnda afforded, nevertheless, some excellent
OPPORTUNITIES 10 me NATURAL historian. ruutviu
some observations upon early pairs-that Is, on
the character and conduct of newly married cou-
pies, as observed daily from a shaded spot in our
own parlor. and out Of the corner of my eye.
The male bird is first SEEM. He perches himself
on bench outside, and casts retrospective elspces
into the sitting-room for the coming Of the Be-
loved Object to make his tea. He Is attired Ia az
gorgeous, plumsRe as though he we're about to
persmbulate Pail Mall, instead OF stroll upon
the sea-shore all day. The newspaper lies folded
on his knee. What are politics or polemics to
Edwin, when he is waiting for bis Emma, Present
Iy there is futter Of some ample but delicate
substance, and out she comes, 10 muslin, radiant
as star. She stoops down and presses her coral
lps to his sublime forehead, then stands with one
hand lightly resting on his shoulder, looking out
upon the cerulean deep. She says something In q
soft bewitcbing tone, eulogistic Of the scenery.
He replies with some pretty compliment upon
herself. She pats his manly cheek rebukingly
and steps on to the lawn to pluck flower for his
button.hole; In doing so abe catches sight Of the
present writer, bushes like the rose she has gath
| cred, and fits back with the dreadful news that
they are not entirely alone. Il s one OF the pref
test pantomimes in the world. ln some csses
this performance is repeated, morning after morn
| ing but in others, the performances, after day
| or two, varies considerably. Edwin gradually
swakens from his dream of bliss, and begins u
| take an interest In the Times hear him ringing
for the waiter, and inquiripg, In tone OF solicit
tude, If there are prswns for breakfast If be il
sluggard by nature. his old habit ressserts itself
and Emma will present herself drst In the veran
| de, making sunshine In that shady place. 6h
cuts the newspaper for her lord, bat never read
it; she may hold II before her, but 1t IL as likel
| as not to be upside down. II smile irradiate
her pretty face 1t IL of him she is thinking. Pres
emily the wretch comes down to receive his tr
butte Of kiss Il hear il through the open wndo'
90 distinctly that Il gives me quite tbrill) ate