The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09

quisite proportions glOWed rapturouSly
an eager, ardent, radiant face, as fair
and lovely, as joyously expectant and
UNI ecking of consequences, as that or
Eve with the apple at her lips. Its
contour was a perfect oval; Its skin
very fair, and underlaid with the soft
pink of a. Mermet rose which, beneath
the eyes, deepened upon the round
cheeks as excitement provoked 1t. A
pair of crimson lips, parting in ecstasy,
revealed row of white and even teeth,
and beneath the straight, firm line OF
the delicately-drawn brows, eyes of
rare brilliancy burnt so intensely that
they seemed almost to emit sparks from
their luminous depths. Parted above
the low, broad forehead a rare con-
fusion of streaming tresses rippled
luxuriantly away, of a color which
honestly ob]iges me to confess was
dangerously ardent, but which, l was
soon to discover, the world held to be
golden.
L'Allegro was the sobriquet bestowed
upon me that night by an enthusiastic
Journalist, and it seems to me it was
BETTING. think I may easily have
suggested to one familiar with them
Millions famous lines:
Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee
Jest and youthful jollity,
Quips and cranks, and wanton Wiles,
Mods and iboCkS, ana WredtnoO SnlloSS
Sport, that wrinkled Care derides,
And Laughter holding both his sides.
Come and trip 1t as you go
On the light fantastic toe
I well recall the exultation of that
moment and the throb of gratified
calculate Eye gods!" I noted the look
exchanged between husband and wife,
and shared proudly it's confident con-
tent. 1 observed Kate motion to
Greeley, who thereupon hastily with
drew, leaving the dressing room door
aiar. Transfxed with delight in my
own image, I stood yet an instant
own fairness, revealing in my perfeor
ton of face and form, for the first time
adequately set forth.
The strains from the orchestra came
family to my ear, rouSing the spirit OF
movement within me. The ecstasy of
conscious power, bred from suddenly
ACQUIRED knowledge of the value Of my
pulses to beat yet faster and more
furio,usly. Penetrated by the enticing
melody from without, T involuntarily
raised my arms, letting the angel
sleeves faH away and expose their
rounded beauty,sand clasped my hands
behind my head; my body began to
sway in harmony with the rhythmic
and led me-, half-gliding, half-danclng,
from the room. se
know she conducted me In a state Of
partial consciousness to a position in
the wings, whence 1 could distinguish
but a small section of the house. Sta
tened here she bade me wait, and soon
T felt constrained by a glance, and
gazing whithersI was compelled
found Greeley, swho was leading the
orchestra, looking full at me through
his glasses.
The air was sweet and .sensuous with
the same delicious strains from Cope
liza to which I had danced in the morn
ing. Againte insensibly, they took pos
session of me; felt them creep into
my heart, infect my pulses, subdue my
memory, dominate my being. The look
in Greeley's eyes suddenly became an
invitation. summons. Come" it
said. and I moved forward until I
stood fairly before clamouring public
which I scarcely noted. Dance" it
commanded, and it is said I danced.
For of my performance I am wholly
without recollection. AS it was invol-
untary. so was it unknown of me. Not
till the curtain fell and the music ceas-
ed did I recover myself, and then it
was but again to lose sensibility.
For at last, the events of the day
ccnquering my powers of resistance,