from page 41 of DEVIL MAKE A THIRD: 

He gazed around, gravely studying the purple velvet draperies between the dining room and the vestibule. He slapped  his thigh softly as he looked at them remembering the awed face of a young brakeman who was feeling velvet under his fingers for the first time. He caught sight of himself in one of the two full-length mirrors and tilted his head to see better, then he reached out one foot to push a goat out from between him and the mirror.

"Get away," he said, and raised his head up to holler for Mabe. "Hey, Mabe! Company."

He stared up the stairs as if he expected someone, but no one came, so his eyes drifted back to the peach-colored vase that held Mabe's walking sticks, He wished he had a big vase for his papa. And a newel post to put it by. 

 (from the December 31, 1892 MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER) Dothan prostitute commits suicide