The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-12-04

amusement enough 10 ftleNS the IT,
dunn OF my waEefulncSs 10y making a
mental inventory Of every article OF
furniture could see and by following
up to their sources the multitude Of as
sociations which even a chair, table !
or q wash hand stand may be made TO
call forth.
In the nervous, unsettled state Of my
mind at that moment I found it much
easier to make my inventory than 10
make my reflections and tbereupon soon
gave up all hope Of thinking in lie
Ministries fancful track, or, indeed, Of
thinking at all. | looked about the
room at the different articles Of flrni-
ture and did not ing more.
There was, first, the bed was lying
in; n four post bed-of all things In the
world to meet with in Parls-yes, n
| thorough, clumsy, British -four poster,
with a regular top lined with chintz,
the regular fringed valance oil round,
| the regular sitting, unwholesome cur |
! tains. which | remembered having me- |
chanlcally drawn back against the posts |
without particularly noticing the bed I.
when | first got into the room. Then
there was the marble topped wash
hand stand from which the water !
had spilled in my hurry to pour 1t out
was stil dripping slowly and more
slowly on TO the brick floor. Then two
small chairs, with my coat, waistcoat
and trousers flung on them. Then a
large elbow chair covered with dirty
while dimity, with my cravat and shirt
collar thrown over the back. Then
chest Of drawers with two Of the brass
handles of ard tawdry, broken china
inkstand placed on it by way of orna'
ment for the top. Then the dressing
table, adorned by very small looking
glass and very large pincushion.
Then the wndow--an unusually large
window. Then a dark old picture
which the feeble candle d!mly showed
me. 1t was the picture Of fellow in
! high Spanish hat crowned with a
, plume of towering feathers-a swarthH.
sinister rutiian, shading his eyes With
q his hand and looking mtcntly upward
4 it might he. at some tai gallows on
!. which he was going 10 he hanged Al
y any RAE, he had the appearance OF
!. thoroughly deserving it.
n This picture put kind Of constraint
n upon me TO look upward, too-at the tol
=, of the bed. 1t was gloomy and not al
!. interesting object and looked back al
"a the picture. counted the feathers j
the mans hat. They stood out il re
4. nef-three white, two green, Oh
. . served the crown Of his hat which wat
' of a conical shape according 10 thu
~ fashion supposed TO have been Favored
" by Guido Fuwkcs. ! wondered wha
- he was looking up al. II couldn't b.
~ at the stars. Sucn a desperate wa
=, neither astrolOgcr nor astronomer /
must he at the high gallows, ana h
. was going to be banged presently
- Would the eXecutioner come into pos
~ session of bis cOnicHl crowned hat an
- plume Of feathers! | counted the ieatl
=, ers agam-three white two green
~ While still fingered over this yer
Nv Improvug and intellectual employmeu
VI nv thoughts nsensibly began 10 wal
wv der The moonlight shining into III
~ room reminded me Of certain moor
~ light night in England-tle night att'
ns a picnic party in Welsh valley. Fl
~. cry incident Of the drive homewar'
'u' through lovely scenery, which Il
~ moonlight made lovelier than eve
W came back to my remembrance, thoue
!" | mad never given the picnic thougl
. for wears: though, If had tried
ne recollect IT, ] could certainly have r
.' called little or nothing OF that scel
ns long past. or all the wonderful fact
''"' ties that help to tell us we are immc
o"' tai which speaks the sublime tru
.u more eloquently than memory? He
W" w., was ! in n strange house OF the mo
~ suspicious character 10 q situation
nu uncertainty and even OF peril whl
v" might seem 10 make the cool, eXercl
Of my recollection almost out OF {
not question, nevertheless rememberir
Nes quite mvoIuntsrlly, places. people, CO
ahN versa lions, minute circumstances or
Wy ery kind which had thought fore
Uses ten forever, which could not posslt
'rp' have recalled at will even under
eN most favorable auspices. Aud WI
~! cause had produced in a moment I
oeu' whole Of this strange, comphcat
rue, mysterious effect? Nothing but sol
'Neu rays Of moonlight shining IN at
10y 10y bedroom window.
vely was s,''' 49, an tSo 1riya home
.nes the sentimental young lady who wol
. ui quote "Childe Harold" because It
SUI ; w. moonlight. was absorbed by tn
W. mast scenes and past amusements WI