The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-25
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Bride's FAce.

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| Bride's Fsce.
It was in the .Barrage. that famous
| bridge or double weir. the eastern part
spanning the Damietta and the western
| the Rosetta branch OF the Nile. 1t
was there that tho late khedive built q
lovely palace and still moro lovely gar
don. which he perhaps gracol with his
presence onco In his lifo and left to
decay. just as all Egyptians have done
since the world begun, never renewing,
never reviving. but building as a child
would build toy house to pull down
and begin another. An American en-
gineer. ono OF the half dozen retained
In 0fiice. has charge Of the bridge. and
it Is he who walks under the shadow
OF the palms and gathers the wild
roses and eats the golden oranges that
whether or no blossom and boar fruit
In the deserted garden.
It was from the balcony OF his house.
part of the old palace. looking out
on tho beautiful, blooming country.
the green fields. the lovely. mysteri-
Gus river. that we saw calvacade APP
preaching and heard the sound of the
lutte and pipe 1T Is q fantasia. :" cx-
claimed our host--a fantasia meaning
any fete OR fiesta Down the long
white road they came, a procession OF
horsemen on white Arabian steeds. the
last man dressed in handsome raiment
and bearing himself with the proud air
of one upon whom all eyes were fixed.
Next him strodo groom and capar-
isoned camel with rich blanket and
embroidered saddle. and aftcr this an
other camel with even moro gorgeous
trappings who boro rich palaquin
curtained on every side with gold and
crimson hangings. Within sat the
bride. Following tho bride were three
other camois, on which were seated
yelled women. and then came train
carrying household furniture. bedding
stuffs, chests. pots. and pans and all
the various appurtenances essential to
housekeeping and furnishing in an
Oriental country.
1t was the bride coming to the hus-
bands house. the last day of the we'd
ding. and the conclusion Of the seven
days feasting. In few hours he
would for tho fist time lift the veil to
see whether, indeed. what his mother
has told him is true; whether she is
Acknowledged. and rosy. and supple Of
limb. and graceful of foot; whether she
has voice like the cooling of a dove
and is learned in the making of bread
and dalskah, for not one glimpse OF her
face, not one word from lips. has ever
been vouchsafed him. Poor fellow!
DO those brilliant curtains shroud love-
liness or deformity?
Has the mother been won over by
the pilo of stuff and the earrings and
bracelets to fancy beauty where there
are only riches? 1t has happened so
in other lands. But the bride-have
no plying words for the bride. who
also is supposed to he ignorant Of the
lineaments OF her husband? The bride
is the woman; there are windows,
though latticed windows. in the house
in the village over the plain. and the
brown eyes were never darkened when,
yelled and shrouded, she went to tho
mosque or we'll. We may be sure the
bride has seen him many day and oft.
and loved or hated him after the
fashion of women who. heaven be
praised. do not need century OF con-
to make up their minds
whether they like a thing or not
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