Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-29

Oh the TOOTH StOOQ the ulHucL tdOAC, w
cred with the snowy damask that EEL
to the carpet, and decorated with Scy-
res china, Bohemian glass, silyer-g.lt
ornaments and bouquets OF lowers.
An exclamation Of delight burst form
ETY.
"Oh! 1t is a perfect altar of beauty,
even now. And how splendid 1t will be
when 1t Is lighted up! And, oh! what q
pity to spoil such u beautiful piece or
work with commonplace eating ana
d~rinkingi'
ia, child! 1t will not be common
place. wholesome eating and drinking;
wish 1t was! Bless you. the captain
has sent down a French cook and con-
fectioner, who have prepared Fancy
dishes enough to poison h whole OF
Ahasuerus' army" said Miss Hit, lead
ing the way into an adjoining music
room, whose furniture and hangings
were green and gold.
AS IL there was not green enough on
the outside, In all conscience" carped
the irritated old lady.
But Etty was a thorough-going ad-
m,rer, thinking every new apartment
that she saw more elegant than any she
had already seen.
But, now, Miss Hit, take me up
stairs and show me Astrea's room |
am dying To see Astrea's own ROOM
said Etty, eagerly.
"Astrca's room! Bless the girl! Why.
Astrea has a long suite of roomsi Time
was when n private apartment served
to accommodate one lady; but now-a-
days, no less than four seem to be re-
CURED"
"Four."
Four
yes" said Miss Hit, leading the way
UP stairs to the great central hall on
the second floor, upon which all the
chambers opened.
This is Astrea's sleeping ROOM" she
continued, as she introduced her visitor
into a spacious chamber Immediately
over the drawing room
1t was a very bower Of beauty. The
hangings OF the windows and of tIN bed
were OF white lace, over r%osecolored
SIX. The paper on the walls and the
carpet on the floor were OF n CORE.
spending pattern-red roses runniny
over a white ground. The dressing Ia
Die was also draped with white lace
over rose colored silk. Rich draperies
or lace were hung ever the glass and
festooned back with punches of roses.
Upon the table stood an elegant dress
ing case or mother-of-pearl. with all its
interior fixtures Of Bohemian glass and
wrought gold. An easy chair and foot
stool or rose-cOlored velvet, drapel
with tidieS OF white crochet work. stood
near at hand. The French windows IN
front opened upon an upper balcony,
where stood large marble vases filed
with roses.
While simple Etty would have lin
gered in ecstacy among the pretty toys
OF this ROOM. Miss Hit hurried her ON
10 the adjoining apartment in the rear.
which was Astrea's dressing room. ard
which vas elegantly fitted up with
white-and-gold enamelled wardrobes.
bureaus, tables and washstands, and n
Seyres china and silver toilet service,
and thence on into Col. Greville's dress
ing room. of buff and white, and finally
into his bed chamber, of rosewood fur
niture and purple h~aDgings. These
four roorls were all in a line, running
from back TO front. and communicating
with each other by connecting doors.
Each room had also n door opening no
OF the central hail., and windows com
handing a westerly view through the
side OF the house. 1t is necessary to so
infinitely describe the locality. that the
reader may fully understand the events
that are to follow
That is all" said Miss Hit. rs she
passed out of Colonel Greville's bed
room into the hall. near the head of The
back stairs. And now, Etty. / must
really go and dress, to be ready to re-
ceive the wedding party. To be sure, it
is early, but there is no certainty about
the time of the arrival of the boat! 1t
may be, any day. two Or three hours
before or after its time"
But Etty kept close to Miss Hit; fol-
lowed her up into n front chamber of
the third story, and assisted her in ar
rayirg her stout form iI Il straw-coi-
ored silk dress, with three deep founces
that made her look bigger than ever.
Then Etty walked out upon the upper
balcony. and, looking down the creek.
exclaimed. suddenly:
THE boat Is coming. Miss Hit! She
is Just turning Cornport Point and 4
tering the mouth of the creek
Then she will be here in fifteen min
utes,' answered Miss Hit. hastily add
ing a Maltese lace collar and under
sleeves to her dress, and then calling 10
Etty, and hurrying down stairs to the
ground floor, where she was met by all
the house servants, who, having also
seen the boat, were hurting toward her
to receive fresh orders.
"Seph! Many! Run to that French
fellow in the kitchen and tell him that
dinner must be en- the table in half an
hour; SO il there Is anything yet to be
done to his entrements of ~sea-nettles
mad frogs and other reptiles. he had
better do it," said the old lady, rs she
sailed on to the dining room to give a
last look ut the table.
"Sea-nettles! Do the French eat sea
n~ettles, Miss Hit?" inquired Etty, In
horror.
YES, dear; and snails, and frogs, and
toadstools. and black beetles, for aught
l know. And one thing is certain: I
shall not venture to touch anything for
dinner except an honest joint that / can
see all about, for fear Of being poi
soned. ! am sure. l don't wonder at
revolutions and reigns of terror, when
we think of what they live on
Miss Hit. / don't envy your dinner
party! but l will just go down aud hide
myself in the strawberries until l see
tho bride land and then I will SIin