Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1874-03-12
n. G, THURSDAY, MARCH y, e187 1.

dom's knee. The boy famed her
with fan made Of sweet fern
i leaves, MinhInan fetched q lotos
shaped goblet, and Tepada poured
into it from a quaint-lookiDg flask
a haid of a greenish hue. The old
I yogi-like Norodom took the goblet
and blew his breath upon the con
4 t9nts till they broke into q pale
blue flame. This Tepada extin
gaished with his bresath, whom
Norodom hold the gos,iot Is Luan
Prabana's lips, and she drained
the contents with a sigh. As if
tralishgnrcd she suddenly sprang
to her feet, her face strangely
radiant, and began to spin gidily
around in one spot First the boy
then Minhman, then Tepada tried
to arrest her, but they 40 sooner
touched her then she repelled
them with shock that thrilled
them as if she bad impaired an
electric spark to them. Spinning
constantly, with bewiidering
rapid motion, the girl now sprang
oil the stage aud down the hall,
along by the foot of TIE columns,
Isin kl, Mlnhmau and Tepada in
active pursuit. In and out among
the crowd they spun, the three
chasing. Tenads seized hold Of
| the chai,let that crowned her. Il
broke, and az. She whirled along u
| spiay Of rosebudS was scattered
from her brow in every direction.
Anything more graceful never WAS
seen. and now greater wonder:
At the exlremity OF the hall the
three surrounded and would have
sejzod her, when, still revolving,
she rose slowly over our heads to-
wards the stage, scattering rosos
as she went. At the brink of the
stage she paused i'll mid-air; then,
with q slight, wing-like motion OF
her arms, mounted up. up, up.
towards the loftlest arch Of the
vault overhead. Suddenly Old
tNorodom seized bow and arrow
and shot towards her. There was
wild shrek, rushing sound,
and the dancer fell with q crash to
/ the flags of the floor, and laid there
AN apparently bloody mass The
music burst forth into wild wall,
and the chorus of old hags came
tumuituously forth and bore her
off in their aims.
Now, from behind the red cur
tain came d dozen strong men
bearing on their shoulders !, great
Laden box, which they laid upon
the front part Of the stage. as
they retired the Old women caine
out, bringing low couch, deco
rated with flowers end gold en-
broidered lrapery, upon which lay
Luitn Prabana, deckeds forth III
bridal garments, and sweetly
sleeping. The couch with its
/ sleeper was quietly pat down upon
the front Of the stage Left there,
while Norodom anu tepada went
10 the leaden box and With hot
irons attempted to unseal it
That is Stung-1'isng's cohiin,'
whispered Woun to me; " the old
saint has been dead more than
half millennium
Quickly, eagerly it seemed to
me, the two men broke open the
fassenings of the coffin, until the
side next the audience falling out
at last, teak box was discovered.
This was priced open with q small
clowbar, aud what seemed II great
bundle of nankeen taken out
| fep.da and Norcdom commenced
10 unwind this wrapping, which
vas tight. Yard after yard was
unwound and folded away by
Minhnaan, and at last, after al
least one hundred yards Of wrap
ping had been taken oil, the. dry,
| shrlyelleJ mummy of small Old
man was vlslble--eJes closed, flesh
dry aud hard-dead and dry us a
smoked herring. Norouom tapped
the copse with the crowbar, and it
gave dull, wooden sound. Tep-
ada tossed it up and caught lit
!, was stiff as a log. Then he placed
the mummy upon Norodom' S
knees, anu lGlcucu AdSk OI OH,
flask wine, and censor burnlns
with some pungent incense. Nor
od ,m took IRON his hair a little
box of unguent, and prying opel
the mouth OF the mummy WI tn {
.cold cillsel, showed that the dry
; tongue could rattle like . chiI
against the dry fauces, lie fieu
: the mouth With unguent and CLOSED
: Ii, and annointett the eyeilds
, nostrils and ears. Ihen he ane
! Iepada mixed the Wine and oil
: and carefully rubbed every part o
!. the body with it. Then laying i
: down in reclining position, they
: put the burning censer upon the cheS
:, and Withdrew pace, while th
: drums and gougs and Gyms 5als
: crashed and clatiered, and the shr.il
caclzling treble of the chorus Of oil
women rose hideously.
A breathless pause ensued -one
: three minutes -and the mumm
s sneezed, sneezed thrice, SO vioientl
It as to extinguish Jhe flame eli lil
n censer. A moment later the thin
l. sat up. and stared blinking and v.