Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14
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have sald the PioVo va, "'eoiIY 49, 49, ~
~" AND the spinning OF spiders.
r. pTccisoly az the clock of the
l.ttor,ng church struck Q cab
80 mn tho dTearv street and halt
"a before the building IN question.
x,tacah in the English sense OF the word,
trto fabric made up OF shrivelled leather
ana shrucken wood, and drawn by morse
=, which perhaps neither of these adlec-
,.. would have been inapplcable. Inc
l.,,,r had Ell the rotundity 10 himself, IN
L., silskin hat and glistening macintosh.
ue rolled his gentle person down from tho
t., cave p loud rap with the enormous
1Inhlu-hcad knocker, and then opened
tl. door OF the vehicle
minute Passed. The rattle Of n chain
- fear1 within, and the next moment
'To ons leaf of the heavy porte-cochcre
.utnr slowly back. exposing TO view an
IA whue-hesdcd serving man IN dark
thss. one hand upon the immense lock,
ffaoihrr raising on high tiaring candle
huge silver candlostck.
Thcn. aud only then. the occupant of the
-.h came forth slowly, carefully, with q
,.ry visible hObble IN his gait, and entered
Ir.5 the gloom Of the enormous vestlbule.
I. was cnveloped IN a long sort Of mill
,,~y cloak. and the lurid rays of the iiarlng
.ardle falling upon ham as ho passed
Allowed tho features to be those Of man
al perhaps sixty.
qbc cas- had driven of. the heavy door
asa been closed with q clang that echoed
throughout the building, aud the VISITOR
t.1.V-iuc the servaut-candlestic ever on
rt-uroceodcd 20 mount tho broad steps
.. tre wide uucarpctcd marble staircase.
Nr ont ring the enormous aute-chalhp'I'
l..r whose dark walls the fuIl-length Dor
f-t, seemed 20 gaze frownlngiy, down,
Ilrmain set ms light down upon the IOu%
Tr,I sIrs 4
-.- AZ his cloak Then. crossing 10 one Oh
.ppo.ito doors 10 the left OF the huge
-.-rel frcplace. he drew back the dark-red
I'LL. old gentleman passed through into
H...Ioln beyond. 10 was dreary IN the
sx.ro.ne. O. were the other two winch ne
lad Go traverse before reachlhg tue uils-
Ua-- of the house. Heavy SOFAS anu I'M IN
r.yahle chairs were set formally arouhu
..0.4lls. heavy SILK curtains and antlqne
...,r.f5 tarnished mirrors and gllding'
tr.ft.l ceilings. with faded gods ana god
s frowpiur or simpering down nom
t.r cloudv panels-the whole ghntlnG
i.a,ly and 6tfullv through the perVadIng
... .,,1 as the faithful German passed on
following I'm the track OF the Ni'ilor WIN
D.. candle on high and hrs carpet shoes
.I,l. thuddInp over the carefully waXed
I'm tho third saloon, which was much
,-..Ifar than its two giant companions,
t..r-s wore less cherries appearance
TW.l the clusters of waX-hghts on tng
h.eh mautelpieCe We're burning sh1 sh'I
,.aft rad auce around, falling iuil anu
rI..rIv uuln the large oval portrait lulihe-
5.,tlr above. 4 lovely portrait, TOO.
..,,ur rlrl IN rose-cOlored satin ana ihcs'
utb "a profusion ~ gold-tiuted halr. oark,
Iusbfrr-l loving ewes. "a slightly Teirous9e
800 and a complexion like the heart OF
...h,U. Upal-drcss and robe told OF
Do Toast half a century BACK.
Tlcvis.tor glanced up al me portray az az
ie PASSED. gave suhe9 sl.h, aLu 49, ..,.h'
wh hurried step, lmpei h.'ei f''o go,
fuI6,rmain. The latter no'seie',ly ops,heu
H.. wide white and gold door ana IN low
.~flrt8 tone announced M. lie Marquis
Vol. e,rvi1c hard TO conceal lie hobble the
ola Gentleman entered the apartment DE-
yCud. -...:,.,,. 5ooo,
Not large. OetarOn-slaped, ce.IihE nyaNN
,.r, Gliding AMI etuCco aud ont OF "nose
,ev.i- cuu,1s smiled down while scattering
harlr,l, If roses. walls hung with pale
,,,L velvet low touches and easy chalrS
80 match IA small cabinet or Two IN EBONY
and ivorv-the whole softly hgnted py nan
A dozen tapers ia the small rocker s.a i
chandelier The air heavy with me Sce ll!
q Aowere-chlefy roses-scatterel asout
AMI tepid with the pleasant warmth oil the
cLeerfiiI ire that glowed redly upon the
hearth. Curtains carefully drawn over
closed. pgdird shutters so as 10 Keep OUT
ol ro.s4 frorn without. Two low and deep
grm-clai-s drawn up before tAe hrt pace;
one of which was occupied 10y Al'e oiu
lady in doYa-colared satin with Knot al
dark Eerauium-co IIou"n ul-, o- ~,
breast and veil of black lace somewhat
r,,.,,..,rstl- ARRANGED upOn the snowy
Good evening Duchess said the gen.
lem4n. bending over and calamity Kissing
.lo hand extended towards him.
Good evening. Marquis.
And then the latter took the seat pre-,
pared for him aud stretched out ms chiISu
feet towards the welcome warmth OF the
old-fashi0ned wood FIRE.
For the last thirty years tins had, almost
without interruption. been his constant
evening visit. Had he not put ID ms usual
O'Clock apuearancc the Duchess OF Alta
monte would have at once begun 10 Tore
zee an apoplectIc TT or perhaps the END OF
the world itself.
Terrible weather, Duchess
-, German tells NE. All me! for the
dav. IN which snow and ram were as IN
f.lts. the sunshine and fowers.
HE MARQUIS nodded assent as he looked
over towards bis compamon.
Soo was a very lovely old woman-as
bceutiful 10 her old age a. she had been
,tsVcat sixteen. when young bride she
hal sat for the oval portrait IN the next
room.
Truo her hair was white as the driven
snow now. and the features were sharper
thesat-shell complexion was Still there
while the dark ewes CLEANED pleasantly
forth as miscbievOusly as ever, and the
feetn. rs shown between the tnely-cut hps,
vcre-well. I'm Lot quite so sure about the
teeth. they were too cnarmngly white ana
even 90 he altogether strangers 10 the great
Awrricqp denfist-so / Will say no more
about them. save that they helped TO make
upaplctlIe as pretty a. you might well
wish 90 look upon.
U,r hands were tho very perfection Of
en ola womau'- lauds-purcly white,
th.rrh shriyel.ed, and with the blue veins
-n.vInr softly clear beneath tine delicate
skin. slim, taper fingers, laden with ght-
t,riur mugs. one hand held n large ivory
fsn. the other lay careiessly upon her lap.
"Ab me- indeed" echod the MARQUIS;
Though for that matter al the world
"Yon are right there, indeed. for even
,r INV retirement 10 makes itself felt. why
.r.v TODAY Nine. MarengO, the banker !
wife. had the impudepce to sepd up hei
l-in
And you?n
"Tcld German 10 burn IT, OF course.
"1l.ugs are coming TO pretty pass III
1.I'
40 more distinction Of class-any'
Wh-r.-au mixed up like the seasons
Wlo ever heard Of snow before All SAINTS
ll ogr Young daysf'
indeed. Winter was winter then
Anl simmer. summer
bat IT'S greatly our own fault, do you
know. MARQUIS; not about the seasons
l.t about tho classes-we have not KEEP
.gr places. On tue contrary, we have
k-pt ON Welding step after step, and back
.u before the food"
Can Won then wonder. Duchess, if al
these rich upstairs take advantage ahe
"Especiallv with royalty, giving them th'
oc.e,ion as IL now ever does: Who eve
heard of Nine. Bianco or NJ Bruno beins
rseg.yed at court until nowadays Alb, Iu
Y.ry dad retired in time.
Sic brushed of some imaginary nut
hon her dress with her fan, as II II haC
been the Biancos and Brunos in question
An. YES, it was very different when
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