St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-06

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Translated Novel,


Tfaaslotea Novel.
Our learned host In . few moments
appeared with castsnets which he hand
cd to the Sisters Then they took on
their ''coronets" and hoods For the
frst time saw Sister San Sulpicio's
hair; IL WAS dark and shiny with almost
blush light slightly waving. not very
long, because ct the time that she took
her vows the scissors made terrific havoc
in them. After we had made still an
other exploration around tho parlor and
Theoretically sealed all the doors. Suarez
began to thrum the guitar. A moment
Of keen expectation followed; the two
girls who were going to perform the
dance for US stood facing each other
smiling, Sister Maria de Ia Lug with
her head bent-and blushinx to her ears;
her cousin with her arms akimbo :
trifle pale, her lips feverish. the slight
squirting of her beautiful velvety eyes
being . little intensified. My heart
leaped within me out of pure excite.
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Tho Malaganien raised his voice .
little and sang . seguidilla.
Instantly the four castanets clacked
noisily. the dancers lifted their arms
and approached each other, then in
stantly retreated again. raising first
one foot and then the other in time and
with the greasest grace and agility.
My enamored eyes Toasted ON the
adorable curves of the graceful Sister
San Sulpicio. not concealed BY the
coarse serge.
Followed series Of movements and
steps. all adjusted TO the sound Of the
guitar and the castanetA which never
for . moment ceased to sound with .
joyous and noisy clapping; the bodies Of
the two cousins rose and fell, bending
to one side and then to the other with
opposite motions Of heads and arms.
Tine arms indeed had the most to do.
sometimes extended with the breast ad-
vanced in challenging attitude. then
again picking up from the floor some
thing invisible which must have been
intended to represent flowers. then again
bent above the head. making around it
as it were. lovely frame.
My eyes followed only Sister San Sui
picio, not only because Of the affection
which I felt.for her, but also because
she was in reality the better dancer;
her cousin, either from fear or modesty,
or because Nature had not endowed her
with much animation, confined herself
to marking the movements and keeping
time. She, on the other hand. accented
them powerfully, enjoying herself in
attitudes in which the elegance and
Aexihility Of her body was each
instant shown in . bewitching way.
Her beautiful head bent to ono side.
her eyes half closed, her lips parted
BY half blissful smile. in which her
whole being was submerged. she seemed
to be an Oriental bayadere. displaying
with mystical rapture, amid tho soli-
tude and mystery Of tho temple, the
brilliancy Of her eyes. and
the supreme gracefulness Of her form,
gilded like tho lotus leaves in autumn.
At that moment I could swear that she
saw US not entirely absorbed IS she
was in tho delight Of following out one
by one. the thousand exquisite oombi-
nations to which her lovely figure
lent itself. The passion Of the
dance WAS the passion Of her
own body, was the ecstatic wor-
ship Of her own gracefulness. When
any particular figure came to IN end she
seemed to come out Of her ecstasy. and
would look at Us smiling with wander
ing, humid eyes
When it was finished Sister Maria de
IL Luz ran to chair and sat down in
her cousin remainod
her breast heaving. her hair
in disorder. and still smiling. with the
same mischievous expression. The Nal.
sganian. in . At Of enthusiasm. laid the
guitar her feet expressing his homage
in his lisping dialect-Don Armande
Palacio Valdes. In Sister Saint SulpicA