The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-07
VOL. XIII.
A Matutinal Episode.
Larry wnlians.l

! oyer inc lake u lurlu Bleam from his
lusty eye fell directly across the sleep
ing face of Mistress Bessie Mcintosh,
aged ~, bride of o year, resident OF
/ Lake View. Opening her eyes in
wild and startled manner she sat up
and looked around her. Her face,
framed by the ruffle of delicate lace
which encircled the tiny cap, expressed
wonder, doubt, distress, and finally,
confidence.
care you there, Fred? Oh, yes. It's
all right; / know now. Oh, 1 have had
such dream! And I woke with the
Gun shining right in my face. dreamed
was married to Cousin ChawIy, and
the bought me such lovely white satin
Sdress. Isn't that an awfully bad sign?
What can be going to happen? And
he came home d-dr-drunk one night,
and the next morning he had on q
golden armor, and the visor was studded
with diamonds, and-oh, how it did
blaze. and how magnificent he did look
And turned to admire him and tell
him how much I l-lovcd him, when 1
saw lying at his feet pair of bracelets,
each with dozen bangles, and each
bangle great, immense diamond.
Why, those are for you, Bessie ho
said, and, as I stopped to pick them up,
each diamond seemed o glitterine SER
pent, which was reaching up to en-
brace me. Then woke, so frightened.
l am going to get right up and dress,
never, never can sleep again after
spAaa dream"
80 Mistress Bessie proceeded to put
her words into execution. Two dainty
white feet, which Cinderella's slippers
b might have encompassed, faced them
selves upon the soft rug. A pretty
white hand threw back the snowy
couvriette, and Undine emerged from
the seq. Her toilet having been ar
ranged to her entire satisfaction, though
it must be said no great pains had been
taken with it, she sat down in on arm
chair much too large for her, and, in
drowsy, yawning way, began to repent
of her hasty conclusion to forego her
accustomed morning nap.
"Oh, DEAR" she yawned, chow aw-
fully early it is. I don't believe there
is soul astir in the house. But that
horrid dream. Don't you know, Fred,
that 6aeams of white wedding robes
and jewels are always followed by the
death of one of those to be married or
of some one near? And what if Cousin
Chawly should die? He has had such
bad luck always. Everything seems to
go against him." and she tied and un-
tied the kerchief around her neck as
she talked. a long silence. "I think
1 hear Judith in the kitchen.
Perhaps you had better rise, Fred.
We can have an early breakfast if we
T',ish, and then ride through the park
oelo7e you go into the city. But if
anything is happening to Cousin
0na"ly o,,n1 perhaps we had better foreeo
voioe Saen pleasure" she addefGe m from
the % bed she eoncluded the oecunant fo had
fallen asleep. Going to the window
she parteGa Jhe curtains and gave the
shade an upward push, which sent it to
the top with whack, much to her
astonishment, and thereby letting in a
Hood OF radiant sunshine. She looked
very lovely as she stood there, her
slender figure enveloped in the sunny
glow. Her red-brown hair had been
colled on the very top of her head, and
the bangs had been deftly parted and
brushed back ut the sides-the whole
1Gn[GAGa o classic grace to the small.
we'll poised head. She was not think
ing other personal appearance as she
stoof there, nor of the fine sunrise at
which she seemed to be gazing.
"Oh, if he should find out" she
thought, "it would spoil all. Only q
few more days and there would be no
secrets between u.s." SO, stepping upon
O. chair and stretching her arm to ik
greatest possible length, she grasped
Che cord a1lS drew the shade gently
down, and, closing the curtains, she
softly left the room. Left thus alone
ITO sleep, perchance to dream" Mr..
Frederic Mcintosh turned him upon his
uneasy pillow and sought repose. With
slam of the blind he shut out the
amorous sunbeams that had lain so low
Ingly upon Bessie's face, rs if to
Tighten and brighten her troubled sleep.
Cousin Charles had been q rejected
sultor OF Bessie's, so he had believed,
upon the basis of consanguinity; yet he
Was not positive Of this. He had gone
OF to Dakota to grow up with the
Country, they said. Twice in one week
Bessie had dreamed OF him and had
been unusually excited each time.
Boshl What nonsense. Yet it was
gather queen. they had never
beard from him. Come to think about
II, Bessie had met some people from
Dakota ut Waulesha. Could it be sho
had heard from him, was corresponding
With him, and was keeping the guilty
'eclebl Ile remembered now that one
evening he came home unexpectedly
and found her in her dressing-room
writing, and she had hastily hidden the
sheet at his approach and thought he
had not noticed. Phew What's in O.
dreaml Never was one yet worth the
sacrifice Of nap after sunrise. And
thus he tried to throw the subject from
D Vmlnd or to account for it all in
'M eonable and legitimate manner, But
y ono purpose. The imp of dark
\ vas dancing iigs in the chambers
a Nrain. Sleep had forsaken the
i Vf that quiet room, which was
IN ND by an ogre from dream
""S $eNer vain efforts to court the
mik Yhe determined to arise
bnldT Vrine the water to the
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