The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-05-16

OuG atltuuAHt6I0OI at NV head. holding
my rold.embroidered batb;nv an,,.,.,.s
one Iatherod ,.a nj, ...e....ss s - ri
began to Imagine mvself ! o;oan4;c ,osa
and all these beautiful beinvs sagh;p, "a
singing and gliding around me bns othe,
specimens Of flowers Another attap.,.pt
rubbed me with gloves made II snonee and
another poured warm water over me- ;ncs.,
sanity. not dashinp il nor letting ;s,y;ekla
but lust emptine tbe hesns;e,IIv eh...d
silver ever over me with tbe centIes. M.
tiohs, til il seemed ike cara.s Tbea
soap Of bitter almonds was y,,bbea q nv
face, and another Find was r,,bl..a Il ~
hair. all done IN that eares.;ng w.v IA
made il q positive ecs.acv: then / mora I ner.
fumed water till | fill drowp;pv 4 1 y.
Of all delights. in which could d;s,;n.,,;.b
perfumes, flowers. sweet singing Voices .ad
forms Of heavenly beantv T;ns and Il.
outer world were lost II tb;s aa,;sbtfa,
trance, and I desired nothing noss,;ng 49,
in the world 10 make INV l;fs eon,s.t ~.
ever.
To lie there on the marble snd Srsa,,;l,
watch the glorious white az ,be Twin.
statues, with the long black ba;r and tbe
rich, dark, ewes to see the sost npa.la,;no.
motions Of those swimming Il tbe w.,,
delicious water 10 loo. a.. H. lovaly ,e;,.,,s
stretched al full lepvth ON ,he d;vans saa
on the edge Of the fountain and Others.
laughing, sporting, Staging, minelinr with
affectionate glanees and wrestling Il the
water or upon the marble aoor. drippiue
from every limb the perfumed water that
glistened on their bodies, and the trickIinr
Of the fountains. and the rosv suhanad
light that stole in through the iealously-
guarded windows, were enough 10 send
one Of an imagination ike mine Of into
the realms Of fancy, and make one believe
it the promised land, and cause the who,e
soul to be satisfied with the enchanting
picture, which needed no imagination 10
embellish. For after all what is the heaven
we have been taught 70 believe in but a
place where all is light and perfume and
love and beauty where every sense shah
be satisfied, and every desire filed with a
pure and exquisite fnllness? Il is true
that in this heaven Of mine there we're not
any men, but did not miss them il my
supreme content, nor, | think. did any Of
the women who we're lying about cIasped
! lovingly in each others arms. or huebinr
and sporting in the water, and | think
now, MS have before, / had just as lief
} have my paradise one where no men could
come.
Just as arrived at this very sensible
! conclusion my attendant aroused me from,
my dreams Of perfect peace BY pointing 10
the fountain and signifying that | was
} also 70 get in. Ny four ffieuds then made
. their appearance with thescryants and cur
luncheon, and nobody can tell Of the
comical look of US Eve sitting round the
{ baskets eating, and without any clothes on.
: | have seen 50 many sights in my life. but
We women around those baskets. with
chicken legs in our hands, and glasses q.
) wine and other things, were too pcrfee.ly
ludicrous for anything, and | laughed iii
{ / eouldn't eat. If / had only napkio 10
| cover my face think | should have hid
T Aumr -. 6
sensnou. nsr.d;s. ana ~,,h s a,'sps' y!
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~ . -nA'' s'ns ,sa,' we're gone,