The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-07-03
I}A%HEJn MAN.
The Great Sensation he ProdUrc! in Il
Bridal Chamber.

SenatnrS ha-tiu. Of Atkan~a-. was a
native # Iii"H"!an cnutt.v. Tenn, On
one .cca-ior : tacH9i-I q: congress WI
lamrntna .,> t,.-i.iu He-- nn,i awkward
ness. ..Wn>." >ali iiia m~mb + fora
Racksn,trtl. "yat ttou't know WHAT
bashfnln-~. Is. Let M tell yon : story.
and when p! get through viii stand III
bob if vo don't agree with ne that yat!
never knew anything aAolt ba>h!ii
ness and is hantfui effects. Was the
most bA>ht Il boy WEST uf thr Allegla
MES. | wonlhn't look III Il yjri, murh
less >pt ak ia Il maislrt hl5 FIR HI t,itt
| fell desperately il owe With i sweet,
beantitulnri@hh"r siIi. Il was a deSir
alb" match on both sizes, and the Cd
folks saw the dlitt, and fixed 1t ~. |
thought | -EIould die just thinking Of it.
l WA, "a .aMky. awkward c"rntly lad,
a5out nineteen yeara old. She was All
intelligent, refined and fairy tGucatta
girl III tie co lntry. and 1T IA titnc
when the girl had superior advantages.
and WAS ticittore superior in c~u!toie 10
the boy. | fixed the day saS ia, as |
could pat it off. | lay awake in i coit
peispiratIon "a he time drew mean.
and ,!,iyertd With aso&y as | thougi4s
Of the terrible ord al.
"rhr dreadtui day cam" | went
throug with the programme son~i;ow
IN a dazea, c"a:rs=t:. mechanical sort
of way. ike an autnnation booas
through "A supper where | could eat
nothing. and through sIch games \
'po>>um pie, "oister PArbe,' and AL
that sort OF thing. Ny blood grew
cold aud b,,lcd b. tu,I>. was IT. t,y
er. an! the: in an a9nc pale, and fa-H
ed by tui"s, fen ike fleeing to the
woods, >penling the ujsit III the ban,
leaving for the West and never reteIn.
| was deeply devoted to SaIiic. loved
her haider than Il mole can kick: bat
the drca'..u oldeli-I cou,d not, dared
not stan Il. Finally the last guest vas
gone, the bride retired, the family gone
t. bed and | WAS left alone-horrus of
horrors, ACNE with the old nam.
join SAID he, you can take that
candle; you will find your room Just
over this. Good nigh, joln, and may
the Lort have mercy on your SOUL
and with Il miscElievous twinkle of his
fine gray eye the old man LETT the room.
| mentally lid "Amen'' to his ..Ueay
emily help you,' and Wien l heard him
close a distant door. staggered 10 my
feet and seized the farthing d., with IA
Derv"ue grasp. l stood for some mo
ments contemplating my terrible fate
and the inevitable and speedy doom
about to overwhelm me. knew lh4t
1t could be avoided. and yet IheSitatel
to meet MY fate like a man. stood 80
long that three love letters had grown
on the wick of the tnllow-dip and "a
winding sheet was decorating the side
OF the brass canGles.ick.
A happy thought struck me. l hasti
" climbed the stairs, marked the posi-
ton of the landing and the door Of the
bridal chamber. would have died be
fore | wOul1 have disro5ed in the holy
chamber, where awaited me a tremb
ling aud beautiful girl, a blushing maid
en-, clothed upon with her own beau
ty and modesty, and her SNOWY robe lie
NUT. | would make the usual prepara
tons without, blow out the light. open
the door aud friendly night would
shield my shrinking modesty and bash
fulness ana grateful darkness at least
mitigate the horrors of the situation,
1t was soon done. Preparations for re
firing were few aud simple in their char
acter Hickman. altogether consisting
of d%isrobing, and owing to the scarcity
OF cloth in these days man was some
wheresnear the Adamic state, when h.
was prepared to so to sweet sleep. The
dreadful hour had come /; | was ready j;
l blew out the light. grasped the door
knob with a deathly grip and a ner
vous clutch one moment aud all
would be over. One moment and it
wasn't over by a long sight. I leaped
within. and around a GLOWING hicL Org