Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-11
00l0rtestet 1allp Spp.

Translated from the Independence Beige.
The VIII of IL Rich Music Teacher of New
York.
About month ago an elderly gentleman,
presenting distinguished appearance. called
at the Academy OF Music (Conservatoire) in
his carriage, drawn by two splendid horses
he inquired for the young Mathilda Benoit.
MY child, said he, 81 have to talk with YOU
about very serious business; please call at
my office tomorrow. Have Won anv mar.
ents z"
Yes, sir, have my mother"
Wen, bring her along with you; here is
my card"
but, sir, what shall tell my mother?"
Leu her that your notary wants her"
Mathllda was much astOnished. The next
day, at the appointed hour, she went to the
notarys. Since then she was never more seen
again at the Conservatoire.
This disappearance created quite a sensa-
ton, and Notwithstanding the high esteem
everybody entertained for Mathilda's virtue,
some began to doubt it. Virtue is precious,
principally because it is very fragile. Some
believed that an accident had occurred, others
that she had eoped with the wealthy gentle
man who had called for her.
single circumstance astonished every one:
1t was the GOODNESS of Georges Durand her
beau, also a pupil of the Conservative He
did not say anything. 70 all inquiries he an.
They did not know what to think of it when
Georges disappeared also. This disappearance
was quite an event, and most absurd com.
ments were made about it. Finally, this week
letter OF invitation to the marriage of Mr.
Georges Durand with Miss Mathda Benoit
was received by the professors of the Conser-
vatoire, and by several pupils. The ceremony
was to take place at Saint Philippe du Roule
and the dinner at the mansion inhabited by the
newly married couple in Ceurcelles street.
The following circumstances occurred The
next day after the appearance of the notary,
Mathilda and her mother called at his office,
being very anxious to ascertain what he want
ed. When they were seated the notary said
"Peter Benoit, born on the 18th of July,
1863, entered the Academy of Music on the
LIST of April, 1884, the day Of the opening of
that institution. He was the favorite pupil of
Goasec. few years afterwards he obtained
the first prize for compositions, and went to
Italy to study. In Rome, where he went first,
and afterwards in Naples, he gained great rep,
utation as composer a singer, and pro
fess0r, under the name of Pietro Beneditti,
which he had assumed to Italianize his French
name. In 1904 he was then 80 years old, a
rich American, who wanted a professor of
singing and composition for his daughters, en-.
gagged Pietro Beneditt to come to New York.
Here he soon acquired a great renOwn. His
music was sung in the theatres, and he gave
concerts which were always crowded Finally
his lessons were so much sought after that
they paid him as mach as twenty dollars per
lesson.
Pietro Beneditti has lived long time he
died two months ago, when at the aye of
ninety one. He married fifty years since, but
lost his wife and the sons he had with her.
Having no direct heirs, Peter Benoit thought
of his younger brother, Thomas August
Benoit, to whom he had, however, not written
since half a century He leaves all his fortune
to the children and grandchildren of that
brother, if any, with the stipulation that ii any
of the descendants of Thomas are or have
been pupil of the Conservative, he is enti-
tied to the half OF that fortune. You, miss
you are the grand daughter of Thomas, and
you are a pupil of the Conservatorie, conse
-quently the half of your grand uncle's fortune
belongs to you.
And to whom will the other half of that
fortune go inquired Madam Benot.
To the other direct heirs of Thomas Benoit,
if any are living.
MIR. Thomas Benoit, my father-in-lBw, had
but one son, my husbnnd, whom l untortu,
nately lost six years ago and we had but one
child, my dear Mathilda, who stands before
you.
If that is the case, says the notary the
whole of Peter BenOit's inheritance belongs
to her.
Has that inheritance some importance? in
quired Madam Benoit.
"Well," said the notary, who already APP
peared much interested in the girl, you had
better guess"
"Will it be as much as-thirty thousand
francs 2" inquired mother Benoit, who did not
dare to hope so much.
"Better than that"
FIFTY thousand francs 2"
GO on"
"Sixty thousand g"
"Still higher still higher-go on still"
"A hundred thousand z"
"Oh you are going so slowly that we will
never C me to an end. Peter Benoit has left
fortune of fifteen hundred thousand francs'