It was the night before my wedding-
Jay, and our pretty home was crowded
with the wedding-guests. We were all
gathered iu the large old-fashioned
drawing-room after dinner. When
Robert left ns late in the evening, I
walked with him as usual to the little
gate lor wuai ne caued our last parting;
we lingered a while under the great
walnut tree through the heay sombre
branches of which the Sep ember moon
joured its soft pure light. With his
astgoo.l-n.ght kiss on my lips and my
heart full of him and the love which
warmed and glorihed the whole world
for me, I did not care to go back to
share in the fun and frolic in the draw-
ing-room. bnt went softly np stairs to
my own room. I say "my own room.
but I was to occupy it as a
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to-night lor the nrst-time.
pieasam souiu room, ,
richly carved cedar which gave the
atmosphere a spicy fragrance. I had :
chosen it as my morning-room on my I
arnval in our home ; here I had read.
and sung, and pain ed and spent long
sunny nours wuue j.rcu.oaiu was uu, ,
in his study after breakfast. I had had
prave the room its
name, me uedar t
Closet.
