The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-11-09
: VOL. 6. NO. SO.

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gave way SO followed him through
the dark passage to "a halfopened door
at the right of the entrance, which he
pushed open and entered. 1t was a
bare comfortless apartment, with a
small stove at one end and scanty fur
niture. Apale young man was sitting
by the. table making shoes and near
him, leaning sorrowfully upon an old
fashioned harpischord, sat a young
girl, with aprofusion oflight hair fall
ing over her bent face. Both wcro
cleanly but very poorly dressed, and
bothsstartod and turned toward us as
we entered. aPardon me-but I
heard music, and was tempted to en-
ter, ! am q musician" The girl
blushed, and the young man looked
annoyed. "I-I also overheard some
thing of what you said" continued
my friend. "You wish to hear, that
is, you would like-that is, shall ]
play for you There was something
SO odd, SO whimsical, So brusque in
the whole affair, and something SO
pleasant and eccentric in the very
manner of the speaker, that the ice
seemed broken in Q moment, and all
smiled lnvoluntarily. "Thank you"
said the shoemaker, "but our harpis.
chord is wretchcd, and we have no
music" "No musicl' echoed my
friend, chow then does the fraulein--"
He paused and colored up, for the
girl looked round full at him, and in
the dim melancholy gaze OF those
cloudcd eyes ne saw that she was
blind. "I-l entreat your pardon" he
stammered "but had not perceived
before. Then you play from carp
"Entlrely.@ "And where 40 you hear
the music, since you frequent no con-
certs q u used to hear lady prac-
tlslng near us when wellved at Burhl
two years ago. During the summer
evenings her windows was generally
open, and walked to and fro outside
to listen to her. And have youney
er heard any muslcf. s"None except
ing street music. She seemed shy,
50 Beethoven said no more, but seated
himself quietly before the piano, and
began to play, lie had no sooner
struck the first chord than knew what
would follow-how grand he would
oe that night And l was not mlsta-
ken. Never, never during all the
years 4 knew nm, did hear HIM pray
as ne then played to that blind girl
and her orotherl Never heard snch
hre, such passionate tenderness, such
INFINITE gradations OF melody and
modulation ! lie was inspired: and
from the instant that his fingers began
TO wander along the keys, tho very
tones OF the instrument seemed to
grow sweeter and more equal. Breath
@ less and entranced, we satlistening.-
Inc brother and sister were silent
with wonder and rapture. The for.
mer lad aside his work; the latter
with her head bent slightly forward.
and her hands pressed tightly over
her breast, erouchcd down near