The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-24


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 Al las, 1t seemed as if could go no higher. There was. if IS true, still one high, of stairs above me. bu, i; led ob- viously to the attics, and l did not SUD- pose my masters lived there. That some body lived there was evident. 10. a smell of reasi onions aoaied from the invisible regions, and the snatch of what s.ruck me as a rather doubtful song was being sung n clear voice. l xas about to de scend the stairs ID despair, when the song above me suddenly broke amid clatter- ing and nissing noise, and somebody said Look 10 the onions, Jerome, they are on he ground"
 This decided me. erome was the Christian name of one oi my two masters ] began 70 ascend the stars, lost IT won- der 4, the strange izneles o. genus.
 ds, as l reached the landing ar open doc: was hastily slammed shut; !; was ;he only door visible, 50 uInidly sp- preached and knocked. A voice. speak ing through the keyhole, asked me wha, wanted, and IT hal;ing tones explained The reason oi my appearance. There was moments whispered consultation be- nlnc me oooF then ' was opened for atou; a quarter oi an lnch. two fingers were protruded, and inc letter was asked io.
 Several minutes passed. while paced the thy .-ncing. f!rs; there was dead silence n ihe room, broken o1!y by the rustic Of paper then some eNci,eG whis- Pers passed. then hurry.rg steps, follosed y sefies of eGrious ard lncompreheu- siole sounds. The hisslEg noise. which had continued unbsoken uaill now. grad aaliy c.ed away as !f the cause Of !. had been removed 10 some further region then came one CT JAG strokes as Of a broom or tae floor. accompanied ey a choking sound which suggested sh.er hen. IL a sage xh.sfer. l heaId
 There are tao :Iore under the press. erome. .At,er that came he scfaping nose ef some;hing heavy being pushed aeioss the floor. Somebody saic ~Nna; shall pu; over !: and ihe answer was. The Egyptian cloak s4.i co." 4 rustic of s.ik, Au!e more ela:.erlng. a pause. and al las: the door was opened, and a veTy agreeable voice sad
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 The ITS. ;a!ng which experienced or io.los!ng :kis Y eGes: eas an oserpower- lns srnel. cf ,urpen;ine vanish. which completely drowned ;he onion scen: have sine come 70 the con 1l...sn tha: ,ae v4rE.st bo.;.e lad been b5oken :n sold blood, VIII he purpose ot eaectias A complete ,EansiorEn4..oa in the atmos- phe.e 0: he room
 Hay ;Ase place. said ne person sho had opened me aaaF. wa44as his naEd ~l;a ne ease of an emperor arc the grace ot ! Greek god toward ! rush. ooi.omed eh2I Shgeh stood dr&ped n wh4, ] taea took 10 5e cas,-ot; com ioF;eI, oa; Nlich have s!nce learaed 10 reverence a..1er he lite ot The Syrian scarf. Pray ;ake'plaoe sur e taa:euil ou sur !e eAaaPe. Ii you prefer
 looked 4 he cznape: ou; obser,sng ;ha; one q Is ice; vas O.: of inc peTpea- d.eal4-. ,ha; ne contents of half pan: DON had recently been spilled over is surface, and tha, moreover, mos, oi he unenccnbered par, was occupied 5y a ia.-sro sn. e-lanins skeleton. oashi2l.y chose .he shai..1
 = see 5y .h.s .e:;cr. began he young FrccchEi an-he looked scarcely oloer than myself. and -i once pu, him down as genus No. ,-"iEa; yo1 desire 10 be iEs;s1cied by my friend and myself ba. can give you no denai;e answer xiihou, his consent. l shall see whether he IS disengased A, ;his moment. avec vo.re permission :. and. Wi;h ] sigh; inclina- ;iou of the head which months of study would no. have enabled me 10 copy. he walked 10 the door of he adjoinins room and disappeared.
 Startled, ye; fascinated. sa, still on my fAu,er,l The efron,ery of my hos, LOOK my breath away. bu; his smile had gained my heart. prohang by the op- portuni,y. cas; nasty glance around me. The space was ra;he, sparely ligh,ed To: from any deficiency of ,he position ofthe window. which. ndeed. commanded all the neighboring roofs, bu, because a piece Of oleached green silk had been p.nnei across the lower paaeS The s!oplng ceiling proclaimed .o me ,ha, was n sarrei; as for the res:. however. my notions remained ioierably hay. An easel leaned against the wall. another sas planted ia the centre of the room. with shec. of drawing or II, yelled in ,he folds Of dirty io~ei flung over the paper. l. struck me asso .ha, there was a greA; many pieces Of drapery n inc room. disposed in unexpected and im- probable places, and assuming strange shapes. which they could only have adopted from ihe obJecrs which ,hey cov- cred, In the very centre of the room stood wooden lay hggre, wrapped from chin 10 toes in piece of yellow damask. which still showed portions of red fringe a; the edge. concluded ;ha, one of the two geni9ses was occupied with some subiec' from the bib!e-
 Us, as had settled this poin, n my mind the door opened again. and there entered my former acquaintance. accom- panied by another man. who held my let Ter open in his hand.
 Genius No. was the elder of the ,wo oy fe~ years, but only by few years he may have been twenty eigh, or twenty nine. His complexion and hair were both darker than the others, and his face was more deeply fuuowed by lines. which insunciiveiy, feli, mus, proceed from some other cause than age