The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-23
LOVES ONION COMPACT.


presentation.
One day in summer time, when the June
roses were radiant with bloom and the air
was heavy with the scent of flowers. j was
stopninr at a hotel IN Madison. To is place
whose romantic beauty, rolling lite, innumer-
able lakes. and horizon. low in the distance
and thuly yeiiel in mystery and n'ue' are
designed expressly, as 10 were. for The aeFei-
opinent Of ihe aesthetic and the growth and
expansion OF eroiic buds and blossoms.
There was "a lauguor distilled through The
flower scented atmosphere which permealed
the veins and produced that ardent, passion
nto. warming characteristic Of the presence
of love-
One morning ] won't. n little after the @uni
hour for breakfast. into the dining room and
found. as anticipated that The majority Of
the guests bad been served and had gone
away 10 was a superb morning, bright, in-
piriting, with an air that stimulated hkeoi4
wine. The park Of the capitol grounds wasa
great mass of green. bathei in sunlight, and
filled in ifs depths with cool shadows, iu the
distance the Jake shono under the g'ancos Of
the ardent sun, and beyond tender haze
purpled tine landscape up 90 the ssy ll'..
But two people remained at the table.
Tlcv were seated near one ol the spacious
windows taat overlooked tho glorious vie"
of the scenery without. hut their eata $50.
fixed NOT on the cxternal-. bat on each other
IL was o. charming young girl and manly
handsome Young man. She about eighteen
heabout tuenty-onc Iheywere admirable
contrasts-shc. blonde. slender, with tender
blue ewes. delicate features and ana aIr of ra-
D.. .Imf.Ir
dark brown hair and eyes of deep black
That they were onamorcl of each other,
that they were fascinated, enchanted, was
evident at sight They only thre" "a look
around when 1 entered, SO absorbed were
they in gazing 40 each other, and in low
conversation, with intervals like the rests in
musical notation.
/ seated myself I'm close vicinity t0 Them at
another table They were mWclmg .owly
on something in "a dish between them, and
my ewes took them in. / wondered what ann
brosia furnished their nutrimont, what deli-
cato nectar would quench their thirst. Surely
these two 50 palpabiy adoring each other
would require food purged of al grossuess,
something attenuatel ethereal, suitable 90
the spirit rather than the iic.h
While thus wondering there crept into my
nostrils familiar aroma, pungent. penetrat-
ing, unmislakable glanced at The dish Dee
tween them. and in tine nail. white material,
with DTS wcll known curves and surface stiia-
lions, c0gnzed-ouions, raw and olorous
10 was with shock that this revelation
presented itself. aud for "a moment / rejected
10 as base Islander cn the fastldious appear
ing and elegant couple. Iaccusel my vision
of treacher1us deception in the spectacle
which DO offered me, and my sense of smell oi
ili0uc stupidity in conveying 80 coarse 70
suggestion / tried 90 throw off the lrighlill
conviction that 90 was onions as an un"ar-
ranted and hde0us insult CD their refinement
and especially % the young GIRL who was as
pure boz her gentle eye, as on infant
But ] could not entirely throw out the evil
deuco of eye AMI nostrl. 10 was at Isng.u
clearly revealed as dish of raw onions
which they were niOO.ing and swallowing as
they gazel lovingly at each other and co0el
their devotion in low tones
Most Observers, in view of iho fact that
the hotel was filled with guests of wealth and
culture, who bad come hero from tle heated
regions % spend the summer months. would
have concluded that the onion eating was the
outgowth of "a coarse appetite and O. fragrant
defiance of tle sensilvmess Of those With
.,l.,.,, ti,a,- ,e.,,i3 c.n,. ir ro,t..t atf..
first i ,eos in.,.nol to Wake tsis view but. ,...
,,.or, REGARDED tho c.,,i. t.o r.lr, ,..
Toonvinoal that fho s,ma,rhat vnl.ar r,,..e
had some higher meaning than aratiiea-
ton of "a liking for This alliacoous edible.
close OF Kim to tho disreDutabl8 leek aud
garlic
For sometime [ .fufinI tine nrobla1l offered
boy the spectacle. and triel ~ discover why
The myrtle had been discarded mrtse onion.
Tho former, sacred TO Venus. would have
seemed moro appropriate than tle .is.an
onion for these enrantural lovers 10 wa.
only after "a long time Of Thought that
reached % satisfactory answer. one taltroc-
oncilsi tho refinement ol The clarmiu. ald
devoted pair TO their abominaD.a foast.
To convey my conclusion to the reader,
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