Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1865-12-20
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KEMPTONIA.
NUMBER THREE.
Kempton Purchases n Plano.

| Kempton Purchases n Plano.
MR. Ep1roR II flatter myself with the
belief that l am one of those lucky in
| iividuals who have Emusic in their soul,
though l am unable 70 give it proper ex
| preston. At any rate. my attempts tC
10 SO thus far have proven abortive.-
The truth really is, the good people who
are so fortunate as to be intimate with
me, possess not sufficiently cultivated
ear TO appreciate my style of music; and
when l launch forth a strain pathetic
and thrilling in the last degree, l am
earn estly and afiectiOna;ely requested to
desist, or as they say it, dry up! Conse-
quenIly am compelled TO sing in the sol
dude of my own room, when Mrs. K, and
the children are away from home, which
happy event, | am sorry to say, happens
only once in year. and that is when they
visit my wife's relations in the country:
ge nerally in the Fall. At other times ]
o into the woods, and pour out my SOU
in song. l tLen fancy my warblings art
supremely excellent, and are of so superi
or nature as to effectually silence the birds
even, who evidently listen with wrspt al
tenIion, and hush their melodious voices
upiil / finish, and never resume then
music until l am out OF the woods ano
quite u distance on my way home.
1t was my good fortune to be in an east
arn city not long since. and was there
favored with an opportunity to hear Md'll,
Parepa. the famous Greek soDgstresg,
which improved, and listened to musi
yEich fairly lifted my soul from my poo.
body. I was filed with an extscy uD
'peakabie, with a joy surprising the con
cep.ions OF sordid minds. 1t was grand
lofty and delightful. A lady sitting nea,
me exclaimed, 20. my grief and good
ness, it is 50 nice" Upon my return
home was in suitable frame of minC
70 be made the victim of conspiracy con
cocted in my absence between Mrs. Z
and my eldest daughter Angela, whicl
was nothing more nor less than the Pur
chasing of a piano needed not mucl
urging, ana in gu evil hour invested
eight hundred dollars of my hard earn
ings i'll an instrument, 1t has been run
ming night and day ever since. and If J
ever Was bored in my life, it has beer
during the last four weeks. | have been
perfectly distracted.
I will make a confession here: neither
the music, nor anythingresembling it il
ne, was transmitted TO my daughter
Mrs. b. hasn't an idea, not an aspiration
that scars above things of decidedly
earthly nature; bread and butter for in
stance, plenty Of good clothing, and t,
be fashionable. Being in New York when
We were first married, took her 10 Nib
los Garden" She went only after mucl
coaxing, saying she didn't think it was
right. The magnificent Fanny EllsleI
appeared that evening, and executed
some of those marvellous movements with
her feet, which has rendered her name
immortal. In the excess of my Joy !
turned TO Mrs. K. and rapturously ez-
claimed: isn't it delightful? the very
poetry of moiionf" She replied, perfect
Fly shocking, and scapdalous proceed
ing / want 10 90 home" Much entreaty
induced her to remain until the perform
-nce was concluded. Comment is unnec.
| o--orv. bu4 ,-cr, o.,, soo NIL, ,-l,.t -. -.
sympathizing soul am living Mrs. K,
uubeknOTn to me, contracted a bill OF
twenty five dollars with a music teacher
for instruction impaired to my daughter,
which, by the way, l was compelled to
pIy last week. If know myself, l am not
subject TO fits OF ill-temper. and always
have submitted to a vast deal of annoy
ance before manifesting unusual feeling
but that bill was piling on the agony too
rapidly. demonstrated feelingly and
emphaticslly. and I trust with good ef-
feet.
For many days 10y daughter has surg
''Thy bright smile haunts me STILL" and
I am beginning 70 feel quite ghostly.-
| Everybody | LOOK at seems to smile e
ghasily smile; and for a numberof nights
lately have been terribly afflicted with
the ''night-mare;" the mare giving utter
ance to a horrible "horse-laugb, and the
spirit who rode her reckoning me towards
him with long lean finger, his grim face
wreathed with diaboiical and significant
smiles. about two o'clock this morning,
I aroused Mrs. K. and told her something
was going 10 happen, for not only had l
Isaen this horrible vision three but for
ten nights n succession. She helped the
matter, she did, only she didn't Tell
ing me it was my guilty conscience, and
uot to disturb her again if I knew what
was good for myself she resumed her