The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-21


''Soon done, my good fellow" said Wilding.
81 take your
al DIDN'T bargain for that, or foresee it,r re.
turned Yendale, laughing. "However. take me.
Reflect for moment. Is your approving kno "
ledge OF my interesting lace, mainly founded
(however various the momentary EXPIRE ssions II
may include) on my face when am silentp
II think 1t s,p said Widng.
81 think so too. Now. you see. when Oben-
reizer speakS-in other words, when be Is al
lowed to explain himself away-he comes out
right enoughi but when he has not the oppor-
tunity OF explaining himself away he comes
out rather wrong Therefore IL is that l say he
does not keep silence well. And passing hastily
in review such faces as know and don't trust
am inclined to think, now give my mind to
it, that none of them Keep silence we'll"
This proposition in Physiognomy being new
TO Wllding, he was at first slow to admit it,
until asking himself the question whether Mrs
Golds.raw kept silence well. and rememb ing
that her lace in repose decidedly invited trust.
fulness, he was as glad rs men usually are to
believe what they desire TO believe.
But as he was very slow to regain his spirits
or his health, his partner, as another means of
setting him up-and perhaps also with contin-
gent ObenreiZer vieWs-reminded him OF those
musical schemes Of his in connection with his
family, and how slugIng-class was to be formed
ln the house, aud choir in a ighbor1ng
church. The class was established speedily, and,
two or three of the people having already some
musical kno wledge, aud singing tolerablv, the
choir soon folio we'd. The latter was led and
chiefly taught by Wlding himself; who had
hopes of converting his dependents into 30
many Foundlings, in respect of their capacity
10 sing sacred Choruses.
Now, the Obenreizers being skilled musicians,
it was easily brought to pass that they should
be asked 10 Join these musical unions. Guardian
and Ward consenting, or Guardian coDsentiug
for both, it was necessarily brought to pass that
| VeDdale's life became life of absolute thraldOm
and enchantment. For, in the mouldy Christo-
! pher-Wren church on Sundays, with its dearly
| beloved brethren assembled and met together,
! five and-twenty strong, was not that Her voice
that shot like light into the darkest places,
| thrilling the walls and pillars as though they
| were pieces of his heartl WHAT time too,
Madame Dor in a corner OF the high pew, turn
! ing her back upon everybody and everything,
could not fail 10 be Enthusiastically right at some
moment of the service; like the man whom the
doctors recommended to get drunk once a
month, and who, that he might not overlook it,
! got drunk every day.
passed by the Wednesday concerts established
| for the patriarcbal family. At those concerts
she would sit down TO the piano, and sing them,
| in her own tongue, songs OF her own land,
songs calling from the mountain tops to Ven
dale, "Rise above the grovelling level country;
come far away from the crowd; pursue me as |
mount higher, higher, higher, melting into the
azure distance; to Iise TO my supremest height
! Of all, and love me here!" Then would the
| pretty bodice, the clocked stockings, and the
siiver-buckled shoe be, like the broad forehead
and the bright eyes, fraught with The spring of
a very Chamois, until the strain was over.
Not even over Vendale himself did these songs
| of hers cast more potent spell than over joey
Ladle in his different way. Steadily refusing 10
muddle the harmony by taking any share in it,
end evincing the supremest contempt for scales
and such like rudiments OF music which, in.
| deed, seldom captivate mere llsteners-JoeY did
at first give up the whole business as a bad job,
| and the whole OF the performers for set oi
bowling Dervishes. But, deserving traces of un-
muddled harmony in part song one day, he
| gave his two under-cellarmen faint hopes of get
ting on towards something IN course of time. An
anthem of Handeps led to further encourage
mont from him; though he objected that that
great musician must have been down in some ol
them foreign cellars pretty much, for to go and
| say the same thing so many times over; which,
| took it in how you might be considered a GER
tain sign OF your having TOOK, took it in some6o ";
! Mr.. Jarvis with flute, and OF an odd man with
with violin, and the performance OF a
| duet by the two, did so astonIsh him that,
solely Of his own impulse and motion, he be,
came inspired with the words, Ann Koar ~
repeatedly pronouncng them as if calling in q
! familiar manner for some lady who had dIstin-
guished herself in the orchestra But this was
his fual testimony to the merits of his mates
for the instrumental duet being performed al
the first Wednesday concert, and being presently
followed!by the voice of Marguerite Obenreizer
he sat with his mouth wide open, entranced
until she had finished; when, rising in his place
with much solemIity aud prelacing what ht
was about 10 say with bow that specially in
cluded Mr., Wilding in it, he delivered himself
of the gratifying sentiment:-"Arter that, "
may all on ye get to bed!" And ever afterwards
declined TO render homage in any other words
to the musical powers of the family.
Thus began a separate personal acquaintance
between Marguerite ObenreZer and joey Ladle
She laughed so heartily at his compliment, an(
vet was so abashed by it, that joey made bolC
to say to her after the concert was over, ht
wasn't so muddled in his head as to have took
liberty? She made gracious reply, and Joe!
ducked IN return.
''You'Il change the luck time about, Miss,
said Joey, ducking again. tits such as you IL
the place that can bring round the luck OF thu
place."
her pretty English, and with pretty wonder
II fear do not understand. l am so stupid.
Young Master Wilding, Miss" Joey ex
planned, contidentially, though not much to he
enlightenment, changed the luck atore HI
took IN young Master George. So | say and 81
they'll find. Lordl Only come into the plac,
and slug over the luck few times, Miss, and i
won't be able TO help ITSELF"
With tins, aud with the whole brood of ducks
joey backed out OF the presence. But Joey
being privileged person, and even an involun
tary conquest being pleasant TO youth anC
beauty, Marguerite merrily looked out for hin
next time.
"WheIe is my Mr.. Joey, please ?" she asked 0
Vendale.
So joey was produced and shaken hands with
and that became an Institution.
Another institution arose in this wise. Joey
was little hard OF hearing. He himself said i
was ''Wapors,n and perhaps il might have been
but whatever the cause of the effect, there th
effect was, upon him. On this first occasion h
had been seen TO sidle along the wall, with hi
lett hand to mis- lett ear, until he had sldleI
, himself into a seat pretty near the singer, il
which place and position he had remained
, until addressing to his friends the amateurs tn
compliment before mentioned. IL was observe,
on the following Wednesday that Joey's actor
, as a Pecking Machine was impaired at dinner