Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-13

with the gentIest motions, till il seemed like
clress. Then soap OF bitter almonds was rushed
on my face, and another kind was rubbed in my
hair, all done in that caressing way that made 1t
4 positive eestacy; then more perfumel water,
TIL feit drowning IN sea OF all delights, In
IN which | could distinguish perfumes, flowers,
sweet singing voices, and forms of heavenly
beauty. limo and the outer world were lost in
this delightful trance, and / desired nothing,
nothing else in the world to mako my life content
forever.
LIVING sTATCsRY.
To lie there on the marble and dreamily watch
the glorious white of the living statues with the
long black hllr and The iich, dark eyes, to see
the solt, undnllting motions Of those sWlmIning
ia the warm, delic0n@ water to look at the love-
iy forms stretched at full length the dvans aud
1n the edge ot the fountain; and laughing Sport
M, snglng, minRlDg with aiiectonate glsnccs
aud wrestling Ia the water CT upon the marble
Moor, dripping ifom every limb the periumed wa
ter that Ellstened on their bodies, and the trick
ling OF the fountains, and the rosy subdued light
that stnl' IN through the ieaIousy- guarded " IN
dnW9, were enough TO -chd one of an ImaelDa-
tion Ike inine OH into the realms oi fancy and
maxi Que believe 1t the promised land, and caLs,
the whole soul 10 be satisfied with the ENCHANTING
picture " wh,' h needed no m1gin1tion to enbei-
iish. For after all what ls the heaven We have
heen Taught 10 believe IN hut place here all "a
li@ht and Perfume aud love and beauty where
every eense sh1ll be satisfied and every desire
filed with a pure and exquisite iallnets? Il is
tIuo that IN his heaven uI mine theIe welr mt
ny men, but dni mol n.i. S thrn IN my supietu..
contrut, nor, think did any 81 tile woll,I VITO
wcie J. M about clas ped lNm.ly ia each o;h,.l
| arms, or hu"hing und sporting IN the water, aud
| think nov, as havr before, had IuaI ~ liz
have lay paradise ono where no men could come
Just as arrived at this very sensible Conclu-
| sion my attendant aroused lie from my dreams
oi perfect peace by pointing To the fountain and
sigLiiying that was also To get in. NV four
| friends then made their appearance with the
servants and our luncheon and nobody can telt
the cOmical LOOK Of us five sitting around the
basket eating, and without my clothes on. have
| seen 40 mahy sights in my life, but We women
around those baskets, with chicken legs in our
hands, and glasses OF wine and other things, ,we,e
too perfectly ludcrous for anything, aud laugh
ed TIL | couldn't eat. 1t had only napkin
to cover nv face | think should have laid
down and died on the spCt.
PLAYFUL srrRiTs.
All my dreams Of a luxurious, sleepy, sensu-
Gus paradise, filled with undulating figures Of
uanscendant beauty, were gone, and | Was fully
| posse ssed OF the demon Of miTtl, and | pruyok-
ed the others into my own state Of mud-a ca
pacity which never deserted me at any time or
place, or without any person in my lle-and
We were soon the mlddest OF the crowd in the
perlumed waters. | would be afraid to tell all
| Ale IItIAS We anu AulICS anu praHks
We cut. Although it did not in the least start le
the natives, it might some who have imagined
me to be the model o. perfection in department
But then you must remember that Mrs. Grun-
dv does no. live in Constantinope, and she has
no one TO tell tales out OF school except nv own
self, and never tell more than suits lie. 1t WAS
two full hours before our wild sport ended, and
we slid OH: OF the water and sat talking in little
knots Of four or five, while the attendants were
drying our hair, and separating it till il stood
out in a light puff all around our heads. Not a
tangle was left in it, and no comb or brush was
used. Then We were laid on the same marble
diyans though with thick bathing towel this
time under liz, while the attendants punched
and pulled, aud rubbed al our joints, and crack
ed all knuckles and elbows and shoulders, tIl
thought should be always even more unsteady
than ever. They don't give you the least chance
to make protest 10 this sort OF thing. They Ioll
You and rub yon. up and down and round and
| round, TIL Hou only want chance 10 get yon +
hands free 10 "punch their heads when all at
once, painting and perlsiring. they grin at yon
and -ay yetisy. winch cans "all Light Olle
HlJsu.