Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-02-27

apnearin% in the sacred part, will sing Deeper and
deeper STILL ,.
bled ladies Mr. Crane who liked. to be everywhere,
and hear everything that went Sucked the knob OF
his stick and cbucked At last some one said very lee
bly What that grand thing -JHe song Joih Dt"""
Did her said Hugh Il should have thought the com
poser had hand in doing that DON'T you approve
of nav choice r
1T is difficult song was the reply. Doyou know
sRecitaliye, repeated Hugh, absenhy; O. to be sure
That is of course shall get the music, and my sister
will run through it with at home don't think you
will want me It the rehcarsas he added. with twin
ko in his eve. Il wish you good evening,
Mr. Cartons step more elastic than usual rs he
went away. Perhaps the fresh summer air and the
beauty of woods and fields did him good. At any rate
it with very bright face that he stopped at the
little door in the wall that divided Mrs. Wynnos garden
from his park lie opened this door listened and shook
his head. but indignantly. Some playing pi-
which not in very good tune. By and-by the
sound ceased, and little figure came to the window,
peeped through the muslin curtains, and saw hm Mr.
Carton took off bis hat, she met him at the door
Il thought you didn't play he said.
tI dont-f for visitors, was the reply; but mamma
likes il. only trying bit from Obcrson. 1t is
such sparkling music if the writer Just
brmfu OF happiness and rnirth that he didn't know
what to do with himself
Then you couldn't fancy the who wrote it dy-
inc slowly while he wrote !? said Mr. Carton, gravely.
what Judges all Of us
'Was Weber dying when he wrote Obcron'Y asked
BERTHE.
yes replied Mr. Carton and knew that he vas
He wrote it for English opera company, and
England to put it the stage He left his wife and
BARNS behind him in the far off country and worked
all the harder in The hope of seeing them be
fore he died He did, though It's sad isn't it?
We won't talk about it. What's that puzzled face for!
Il wondering said BeGtie, how you, who don't
for music to know all this about Weber, and
to be so interested in it
j may know something of the life of Il clever man.
though cpotchets and quavers Greek me, naynt
/? laughed Mr. Carton. And how can you tell that
don't for music eh2
well you never say anything about it, replied Bcr
tie. And then the choir
20, the choir, said Hugh, slowly, But then you soe
in the foreign churches least Of them might
get little spoiled for-your choir"
Don't call it mine, said Bcrtio They wouIdn't ad
nit me if | wanted to Join it, which do not, for
couldn't spare time rs the others can
Why wouldn!C they admit YOU he asked,
60 don't know replied BERTHE, with little shrug
Of Indifference. I'm insignificant and nobody, and
then my voice is neither thing another-not
worth having. You know. I can't go up to nor down
to wonderful depths Mr.. Carton
viii you let me hear it " said Hugh quickly
Are you serOus| said Bertc, looking up with Il lit.
tie flush of astonishment.
Indeed / am, he replied Sing something for me
Mr. Carton silent for while after the sony
finished, and he looked Bertes music discomfort
edy.
These don't suit YOU he said at last Il wish you
would let me get some soprano things for you. |
going to send to London. All, by the way, havn't
but | an going to sing solo ut this grand concert
Its quite true said he Don't look 50 terrified
Your amateur performers always indulgcnty allow
ed to blUnder Is it not so? What ococl is that? he
added, suddenly. | had idea it so late; and
Ethel will be waiting for me. That reminds me Miss
BERTHE; take my thanks for all your kindness to her
and to me, through her And now let pay my respects
to Mrs Wynne, for must go
"
Mr.. Carton bachelor and rich; SO t-vouh
never do for DykewoOd to offend him outright He
must sing his song that if happy chance did
not Interfere to prevent it. If the Dylehambury ma.,-
mates did make fun of them all they must bear it. Mr.
Crane said it would them right for bcsieuino the
man as soon rs he among them and of course he
would make q fool of himself The ladies cOmforted
themselves with the reflection that failure would do
him good; would make him more humble and tractabe
ana teach hum not to make remarks about the choir
But little BERTHE Wynne went about with troubled face
among the flowers and told herself with rising anger
that she hated the concert, and that nothing should
ever induce her to go to it. She thinking this one
evening contentedy while her busy scissors nipped away
mere ana there dead rose from the standards when
suddenly voice, which she knew pretty well by this
tlme uttered her name and she looked up and saw Mr.
rested " ~
The roses are finer than m ne he said demureIv-
May nave one OF them if come for it !?
lie ala not Wait for answer but raised himself TO
the top OF the wall and then dropped on the other side
its so tar round to the gate he said gancinr at a
wicket ABOUT three yards distant And besides j feel
very ike school boy still. never see wall ra tbis
without wanting to climb over it. Now for my, rosa
DerCo named him the scissors, but Hupb said eNo
cut 1t for me Now place it in nv button hoIa. th,i
you. What's the matter? ~ ''"N
ne asked thI' question quietly and in a tonc which
hau ioSI us ightneSs for, looking down at bnr 90 s
ooeyed BIS command, he her face was naie ond
tanced her fingers trembled. paw anu :