The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-04-10
TAKING THE VEIL.
a Sid story with "A pnthotlo
Ending

Just tboro lbo tufUd river p.uma
D''u more thuu W Nou'.l angry 1919
ppnfanoo ana in gronl oIIIc.. muIltur
Nhripouls aud aouhIup cefrcuts ran
10 bc undergoing SOME Terrible rouvul
"on NJ pain at bn.nq rouHuoI h.rwoor
llr hlrr.rr. NJ lhr @ln.r Immediate
Us above and below this sweeping hen,
NJ moved along with SOM lnIng mo-,
majesty iu its smooth. broad surface
nnd create, au lmprct ION of is Titan,
power perhaps FAR grcnicr Chan vhcr,
q bubbles and boils, twists aud turn. hi
discontinue At being forced to ching.
rs straight onward rush 10 the sra [,
conform Ia the idiosyncrasics Of the ir
regular banks Here and there m,
branches Of partially submerged wiI.
lows were swaylng 10 and fro moved hy
INC impctuous current, and RATS of
driitwood. gathered by The eddy from
The grcnt masses floating down. kent
up thor revolution some twenty wards
from the bank Every little while nor.
lions OF this confused aggregation Of
trees, branches, twigs. fence rails ana
other iloatsam. always seen in HIGH
vaicr ON the Mississippi river, would be-
caught by the main current and 70
sweeping down as II glad 10 part com
pany With the Heterogeneous mass il had
just loft, Doadmnn's Eddy was known
IN those days by all the steamboat
men, and few Of them cared 10 pnt the
noses Of their boats into 1t on A dark
night. forJt had u reputation that was
anything but inviting. Number, of
b0nts had there bud their wheels disa.
blcd by the accumulated drift, and one
or two had been snaggcd within the
boundaries Of this ominously-namcd
portion Of the river.
Opposite Dcadman's Eddy. ombow-
cred IN u grove Of stately live oaks.
stood the large plantation house Of the
Cavcllier family. n roomy, comfortable
building belonging TO that Creole STYLE
OF architecture that probably affords
more shade aud ventilation 10 the
square foot than any other known TO
Southern climates
II stood about two hundred wards
back from the lcycc. and the interycn-
ing space wa laid ont In parlcrrcs of
rosrs hnd palms. camclias ami sweet
olives. II the eye was delighted by rnro
combinations Of color. and the no,trl.
graliiied by the heavily laden atmos.
phere OF perfume. the ear was not less
50 by sparkle asd glitter of bird notes
that came thick as rain-drops from tree
and thlcket, The hooking bird wns
there with his orchestral throat. npJ
from linnet TO bulliinch. thrush tonirht.
lngale, IN i all were represented. Dor
the broad avenue leading I'M 10
house two rows Of orange trees
NJ tho visitor with their millions
OF icwcl-whitc eyes, for spring had in.t
awakened them. aud their buds, stll
drowsy, with the winters sleep. had
been but a short time open.
There rested about the place such an
mr. OF perfect peace and restfulness. the
house with lis broad galleries and great
EH
Steps IN front leading down tnthc prnss.
grown avenue might well have b ON
aiken as the retreat of some ~world-tired
person who had come lhiihcr 10 live
alone with the trees and the birds. A
nearer approach. however. would dissi.
pate any such Illusions, for invariably NJ
mornings and afternoons ~promenading
N The broad vcranda a lady. dressed IN
shite. could be seen. In fact these two
igures were as regular IN their daily
walks up and down this gallery. as
we're the birds in their daily concerts In
trees just outside. Deadman's
Lddy, that could be- seen from the gal.
cry through the opening in the leafy
certainly kept is fncreal inilu-
within It's cireling limits. for no.
where along the river was there n
household than that gathered
beneath the great slo.ing roof
u the Cayellier plantation house. Even
ne negroes, catching the infection
rom their masters and mistrr.se.
regarded all along the
cast rs the jollicst. most con.
entcd lot hat ever handled
anc-knives or tended sugar kctt IS.
travellers along the dusty road that ran
beside the river just inside the leyce nj.
way, knew when they had arrived Al
lie Cayellier place by the ,natchcs Of
I'd Creole melodies sung ahcld with
nat sweet timbro Of voice. belonging
'roularly to the African and his de,
cendants In Louisiana. Although ON.
rely different, the view from the rear
Of this old residence was hardl,
Inviting than from the front
trctching away toward the cypress
wamps behind. the fields Of sugar cane
ny Ike squares Of emerald velvet, the
Dung stalks with their fresh green
giving 10 the level land.eape a
oitoning effect that was most refresh.
ng TO the sight The plantation road.
md "turn-rows' d vide the fields in,n
mailer sections, adding something Iikc
'atchwork design To the thousands of
under cultivation. In the somber
ray Of the dropping Spanish mos the
Instant Expresses gave but an irrepu.
arly defined outline TO the edges of The
ow marsh with IT, c~anebrakes and mai.
elumps. Midway between The
Iwamp aud the house stands the Impos.
nag sugar-honse with majestic brick
'hlmneys and surrounding negro quar-.
ers. -
IL was on this estate that the Cayei.
YER family for four generations had
wed happy though comparatively unn-
lives. The planting season. Tho
me Tor caring for the growing cane.
laying by, and then the brisk period
y grinding. bad followed one another
or eighty years. with varying results as
. crops, but none as TO peaceful con.
eminent Of the occupants Of the great
plantation house. A crevasse on some
ieighboring place. every few ycars.
would tsvak the monotony and some.
Fhai damage the cane In the rear
,atches; but beyond this the months
'lppcd INTO years a. n~oiselessly as the
rang bud developed into The luscious.
Neither the quiet charm Of The Lana.
80 me delicious atmosphere Of per-
nn,e, nor the rasishIng pearl shower Of
u.In noses produced anything Ike tbe
Q-ses o. Z visitor tn this place sh.. 49,
sAl5 Ss<aI5 u A.rxueuse Cavalier
elunetts a iuenty-two. her
~ guilsu Arunming