Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-10-26
LOVES TRIUMPH, OR THE NJ SIC
TEACHERS conquest.


CHAPTER !.
Mr.. Luke Vanhorn had retired from bus
mess worth nearly halt mill IN, and for
comfort in his old age he had erected Il
splendid mansion on the banks of the no
bic Hudson. HIS family consisted OF his
wife, his son, and two daughters Egbert
Nanhorn was twenty-three years al age,
while Fiielia and Julia were both younger.
The son had graduated from one of our
best colleges, aud had just been admitted
to the bar in the courts OF New York.
In one of the front rooms of Mr.. Van
horns mansion, On a bright morning in
summer, s at girl, over wi ose head some
twenty years had shed their lessons Of ex.
perience. In form, in treatur-. aud in
bearing, she was lovely and eautiful !;
while from out her soft blue eyes, spoke
soul that could live only in an atmosphere
of virtue and purity. Such, in brief, was
! Isabella Nansey, an orphan girl, who had
| been engaged as a music teacher for Fl
della and Julia. She had been recon
mended by one of Mr.. Nanhorn's intimate
friends, and at the time Of which we write,
she had been an inmate of bis residence
about five weeks
commanded a view of the river, there was
a shade of meancholy y upon her beautiful
face; but it rested not long there, for in a
few moments it gave place to loox of
hopeful res signation, and she arose and
seated herself at the piano. After run
ming her small white fingers for moment
over the keys, her voice sweled forth into
gentle strain Of melody. The feathered
songsters that fnttered among the garden
foliage hushed their music, and the passer
by stopped in his walk, as the sound of
that sweet song woke the air to life and
joyousness; but upon the soul of no other
person fell those strains as they did upon
Egbert Vanhorn. Half hid by cluster,
ing vine that grew over ,relEs near the
window, he stood aud listened TO lsabella's
voice The glow that came and went
upon his face, spoke OF the rapture that
swelled within him; and. until the song
ceased be seemed hardly 10 breathe. lest
he might loose some breath of the song
stress. Just a. L. bella finished her song,
Julia Nanhorn, a laughter loving buoyant-
hearted girl, came tripping into The apart
ment. A..
Isabella she said, as she laia her
finger upon her music teachers shoulder.
while roguish twinkle sparkled in her
eye, /" i declare, you must not slug any
more such songs as that, for | verify be.
Iieve that you will turn poor Egbert's
head. He has been standing under your
window like statute upon my soul, |
think | heard him say something that
sounded very much like What dictse
creature ?
Isabella thought of looking up into Ju-
liza $ face and smiling, bu, she knew that
there was a deep blush upon her own face,
and so she gazed earnestly out at the win.
dow; but there was trembling Of her
wavy curls tha, betrayed her; and julia
ben, forward and looked into her couute
nance
What! Blushing?' exclaimed she. in
merry mood All, I~abell,, yon must
lraru to be flatlrred II little, or one 50
beautiful and gentle as you, must needs
receive much Of it There, | did not
mean that AS hauery.'
Isabella saw IN a moment that Julia
guessed not her secret, and with a happy
smile, she sad:
Thank YOU for your compliment, Julia,
and you may res, assnred that your kIad
hess is duly appreciated. II is ever u
source of pleasuse TO an orphan girl like
nae to find friends among those who stand
high in society, ana | ,rus, that | may long
possess the friendship you extend to me.
80 you shall But come let us to our
lesson, for Fldeia will 10 ready for hers
before long, and you know she does not
| like to wait.
| A shadow fitted across Isabella's face
as Julia mentioned her sister, but II was
| only momentary, and she began her morn
! ing's instruction.
No two siste-s could he more unlike
! than were Fidelia and Julia Nanhorn.-
While :he latter was rs gentle aud mid
a. the playful lamb, with IA heart running
! over with kind and generous feelings, the
former was cold, proud, and over bearing,
and towards Isabella Vansey she exercised
dlsdainiul haughtlness. ~
In few n.lnp,es at' music lesson
commeEced Es bert ed the door and
looked in.
Can enter2" he sportingly asked.
90, certainly replied Julia, that is,
if Isabella has no objections. She is mis-
tress here, you know
1t you can put up with our NOISE, you
are most certainly welcome replied lsa-
bella.
Egbert came in and seated himself by
the window, where he had fair view OF
both the teacher and her pupil and when
ever Julia cast her eyes towards him, she
found his gaze fixed upon Isabella Once,
and only once, did Isabella raie her ewes
to the face of the young man, but when
she did so, she met his earnest, admlring
look, and the rich blood mounted to her
white temples, while her fingers trembled
upon the keys. A, length the music les
son was finished, and Julia rose to call hel
sister. Fidela entered the ROOM AND
having requested her brother to leave
while she took her lesson. she ordered lsa
bella to proceed. The gentle girl felt q
quick reply TO this naughty treatment
trembling upon her lips, but with an efor