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Strauss, the waltz-hero, loved the daugh-
ter of Count. Sophie was her name He
would have given worlds to have won but
one glance Of love from this beautiful being;
but she was cold and stern. Madness IN
deed it was for a poor wandering musician,
with nothing but his violin, to dare to love
the high-born Sophie, who had as many no.
bic ancestors as he had waltzes. - Rash
impertinence, said Sophie, and when he
came to give her brother lesson she
scarcely deigned to give him a look. Short.
ly afterward Sophie. became the betfothed
of the Count Robert, Lord Chamberlain,
who could also boast as many proud ances-
tors as the fair Sophie, but beyond these
and his titles he had nothing else. uss7s
One day Strauss chanced to be alone
with Sophie; he declared his love, and be-
sought her to give him but one word or look
ere be was driven TO despair. But no tears
or protestations could move her, she was as
cold as the inanimate marble. 81 am the
afianced bride of Count Robert, 2 she said
haughtily, s.and if it were otherwise think
you would become the wife Of . poor mu-
sician?" She turned scornfdlly away and
left him alone in his grief and despair. The
repentance which soon awoke in the heart Of
Sophie unhappily came too late; in eight
days she would become the wife Of Count
Robert - @'a 'rls1iaa
The ceremony was to be performed in
grand saloon of the city, and the Count
called on Strauss to request him to lead the
orchestra on the occasion, and to honor his
bride with the composition Of a new waltz.
Strauss, the most miserable man of Gods
universe, promised him. both. as" He wishes
to wound me yet more deeply said the un-
happy man to himself, !" but ! pardon him,
and nv prayer to heaven is that she may be
happy, and that she never repent her
choice" But his waltz a thought strikes
him, it shall be the interpreter of his passion
and bis grief to Sophie, it should challenge
her pity If not her love. Oh! what glorious
power, to be able to speak, to reproach, to
plead; and through his divine art. TO work!
to work! When all the great city slept.
Strauss took his violin. opened bis window,
gazed out on the cold night, and improvised
and moaned forth his sad tale Of wo to the
bright stars above, who looked kindly down
ON the desoiate and heart-stricken. - 1
The day of the wedding came at last.---
The fearful agony Of love had given him .
waltz, every measure Of which spoke long,
ing sorrow and despairing wo. The hall
lghstened and shone with bright jewel and
brighter eye, but Sophie was more glorious
| ly beautiful than them ALL Strauss, hag-
gard, emaciated man, with brilliant and
piercing black eyes, sharp and strongly
marked features, dressed from head to foot
in black, as though he had assumed this
mourning livery for the bride now dead TO
him, stood sad and silent in the gallery
above, directing the movements of the Or
chestra. Sophie danced now with one; now
with another of the wedding guests, and rs
often as she paused after the giddy whirl Of
the dance, turned her eyes toward the pale
and griefstricken Strauss. s-e ~ =.
1t was more than pity she felt, Il was re-
morse, it was kindled love. A'tcrrible
pain awoke in her heart, ike the swelling Of
q stream, growing ever deeper and wider IN
| its onward course, which threatened to over
whelm and destroy her. How gladly woald
she have wept, but she dared not. II sound~
ed twelve; Strauss gave the signal for the
performance of his new waltzs The gay
dancers stood up. Sophie oa the arfn Of
the happy bridegroom. All stand spell
bound with the magic witchert Of those mag
| ic sounds. They forget to dance. They
gaze with wonder up at the pale man in
| black, whose grieftorn soul bresthes out II
wo through his beloved instFvment. The
bridegroom leads of the dance, and Strauss
with fascinated, fearful eyes, and torn heart
follows the flying paK n the giddy whirl. :.
| They dance, and dance. and dance. and
still do not cease. Strauss plays and pays,
| no stop TO his wonderful waltz, which 90
EfearfaiEyl affects both him and them A.
suddenly as the lightning 3 flash ihe = Of has
violin snaps, and at tbs same Aoa'ent the
beautiful Sophie falls dead Upon tie 6ocS.
violin and bow fan from his trembling hands,
and with cry Of horror he slirieks . So-
phie! and falls hinfing On the ground.
Since sSephie's death the waltz is called by
Iber name. Strauss loved her to the last
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