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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1899)
THE COURIER. woman. Don't you consider that a merciful spirit?" Katish looked at me Bovoroly and said: "Do you see thut orange boy down there? Is it poBsiblo that you want ono hero?" "It is and you do too. Please don't explain." Tin gamin below had boon watching us intently. A dart apparently and he stood before his prospective cuBtomors Rosy and with a multitude of curls ho beamed upon hie wnrcs and then upon ub. Eo spied othor susceptible ones in the Bquare below and was oil instantly. Tho oranges wore just about to roach a decidpd crisis in their careers, when Kotish's and mine wont tumbling down to mingle with tho relics of former ages. "How cruel of you Katish!" I ex claimed. Behind me the clanking of hoofs. Oh horrors! It couldn't bo a Cook's party. No, fortunately, ns I glanced n round tboro were only llvo or six inmatoB. As tho women descended there was a vigorous, lovely frou-frou. "Oh Katish, you sacrificed our oranges for that frou-frou. Confess! Il was revoroncb for that fascinating niBtlc. The parasols wero beauties. Perhaps they influenced you a bit, too?"' The party wont into tho church, but b ion reappeared. Some way it is noticeable that vory splendid fiou-frou; hats rnised upon tho rue do la Paix, gowns that have breathed the breath of Doucot's shop, and that thrive neither upon flights of timo or steps; and vigorous sight seeing are not well acclimated. But travellers thus equipped aro soul-satisfying, to Bay tho least. Their locks are well trained. Neither wind, nor rain, nor curiosity have over brought them to tho point of defying a hair-pin. Their hats are nover askew, nor has the Italian sun absorbed or roarranged each atom of their coloring. Nor has tho rain destroyed the perspicuity of shape of those millinery creations or dono away with tho perpendicularity of tho skirts, of this particular sect of sightseers. You are proud of travel lers liko those and proud that they belong to tho great American Common wealth. They have not wiBted precious moments in mourning over tho fact that tho Coreo is faced with plate-glass windows, but rather have they revelled in tho beautiful mosaics these very windows bad to offer. They have beon to St. Peters and St. Pauls, to the Colosseum by moonlight, and havo pur chased a colored copy of the Aurora Borealis. Hath Rome groator possi bilities than these? "My aunt is waiting below for us," exclaimed Katish. Wo got into a car riage, and, soon in tho distance, dwarf like flocks of people, gathered about St. Peters, were discernible. As wo drove up to tho groat stops a vory unusual Bight, for Romodom, greeted us. Car riages with coat-of-armB and harnesses that glimmered with their silver mount ings. On tho stops groups of mon, tall, im posing and in evening dreBS. They grooted tboir friends as thoy descended from private carriages, with a wondrous grace and charm of manners. ALout theBO women there wbb an odor of violote, a touch of ermino, of velvet and of chinchilla. "Why," I excluimod, "I feel quite as it I wero going to a reception. This isn't a bit liko tho St. Poters ot jester day." Just ihon wo stood near a Signora with Madonna oyos, and an air thut spoko ot family and insignia. Tho men flocked about her and if thoro Is balm of Giload, certainly her "buono gioruo signor." "How do you do" to these slaves, was of this nature. "Lot's follow her," said Katish. "She's bo torribly fascinating. It won't matter for wo cun't understand very much of what sho Bays. Just lot's seo Holy Thursday and St. PoturB through hor eyes." As bho ontorod, group9 of mon and richly gowned wornon haBtoned to wolcomo hor. Thoy chatted, thoy laughed, thoy jokod, and wo all walked on. "KotiBh, if ono of thoeo splondid look ing Swiss guards would only descend from hie perch at tho Vatican and bring us an ico, how porfoct it would bo!" "It would," Bho assorted. "I wonder that ho doesn't think of it. But whore is tho St. Poters of yostorday?'' Thon wo had como with g'oamings of church history, with wondormont and with awe. Wo hod wandered from tho bronzo smtuo of St. Potor with tho omaciatod too to La Piota Frosh from reading tho "Marblo Faun" wo had found the English Confessional and left a humble leaf of thought for Hilda. Today, today, tho gay frolicsomo crowd! Wo lost tho littlo coterio wo had boon following and unconsciously found our selves bahind the groat altar. Tbo music, heretofore, had beon but a dis tant murmur, drowned by the bab bling of tho people, but nowwo woro at it's very sourco. Just beyond, was the screened choir, and around about groups of quiet, joyful peoplo, wIioeo souls drank in tho gloria. Occasionally a voice pitched too high, a laugh too boisterous grated upon tho peaceful atmosphere It didn't eeem possible that wo had beon among thoeo gay throngors, ovon moro hilarious than they. A man, not far off, with a spiritual, aesthetic face of the New England typo followed closely the service. Wo bad Been him often before in church and cathedral, until imperceptibly a basis of likes and dislikes had been establish ed between us. Katish intent upon the music, had a far-away, up-lifted look upon her fair faco, and this young American when pleased, displeased touched or awed, often turned to her for sympathy; for hor face wbb a trans parency of hor inmost thoughts. Tho music stopped, the dim twilight was creoping in, relieved hero and thoro by a great candle. But strange and awesome tho great cathedral looked in this mistiness of light and dark. Wo wandorod out into tho nave. Around tho altar marched bishops and cardinals, pouring water upon it and washing it in memory of Christ s wash ing tho dosciples' feet. High above in tho balconies, prieBts wore showing the impossible relics ot tho church, and women in tie prescribed Easter gown of black, with black laco scarfs thrown over thoir white faces, wero kneeling in fantastic groups. Tbo mystoriousness of it all swept over mo and wrapt me in its blanket. Tho fifteenth contury seemed indeed the distant future. And down beneath the vast dome Katish and I knelt, and then came tho silent man and knelt besido Katish. Wo staid some moments until Miss Beman came rushing up. "Hurry girls. Hurry. It is getting late!" Wo rose and went out into tho early night, and tho silent man found us a carriage and helped Miss Beman in. Tho spoil, tho charm of those few hours was still upon ub. Wo said noth ing all the way home. Just as wo reached our door Miss Beman demanded "Who can that man be? We've met him bo often!" and turning sharply upon Katish sho added: "Don't you know?'' 'No, I haven't any idea." "Why, haven't you noticed, Mies Be man," I enquired. It's St. SobaB tian. Ho saw Katish and his soul flew earthward again." "How'can you?" sho retorted, "But ho is just liko all the St. Sebas tian pictures. Arrows trouble neither hip spirit nor his expression. Ho thrives upon them. It does, not matter about their sourco. Arrows aro arrows." But Katish hooded not, MATINE10 MUSICALS Tho following program will bn ren dered at tho regular mooting of tho Matinoo Musicalo at 4 p. m. next Mon day. Immodiatoly following tho pro gram an important business meeting will bo hold and thoso in charge desiro as full an attendance bb possiblo: Piano Solo a. Warum; b. Clrillen; opus 12, Nob. '.), I, Miss Lizio Young (studont), Schumann. Current EventB MIeb Ida Coder, Mrs. John Doano. Quartot "SparroA-sTwittor" (eong of springtime). Otto Lob; Mrs. Toylor.Mi h Oakloy, Mrs. Bakor, Mrs. Campbell. Piano "FruhlingsrauBchon,"Slnding; Miss Mario Hoover. "A Summer Night," Goring Thonuis; MrB. J. IS! Wright. "Autumn," Franz; MrB. Marion Treat Taylor. 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