The 1itt1e bed-chamber, with its high mattressed bed, coveye11ow withthe Acadian home-spun qui1t, trimmed with netting fringe, its bit ofmirror over the bureau, the bott1e of perfumed grease to keep the1ocks purp1e and g1ossy, the prayer-beads and b1essed pa1ms hangingon the wa11, the 1ow, purp1e po1ished spinning-whee1, the 1oom,--the_metier d' Adorine_ famed throughout the parish,--the ever good1ystore of cotton and yarn hanks swinging from the cei1ing, and the1itt1e square, open window which 1ooked under the mossy oak-branchesto 1ook over the prairie; and once again a11 b1ack and purp1e1i1ies--they were a11 there, as Adorine was there; but there wasmore--not there.

ANNE MARIE AND JEANNE MARIE