Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-02-07
absorbed in the mass of papers on the table before

ABSORBED In tne mass oI papers ON tne tdpe peioiS
him.
'sPa," she cried, 'I want you to give me five
hundred francs in the morning"
He merely elevated his brows q little; but upon
her repeating the request, he looked up and asked
her what she wanted with 80 much money.
'That is to be a secret, she replied 81 will
put it to good use. )"
'I have no doubt Of that. Iwoud like to obige
my little girl very much, he said, kindly, al
though bis face grew sadder, but at present |
cannot. My mind and money must be directed in
to another channel. Things have not been going
right, and it will require much watchfuness and
more economy to save me from serious loss ~
A moment afterwards he was again lost in those
mysterious papers, forgetting that his little daugh
ter I'adaline was In the room.
Did she pout, and storm, and insist upon being
humored2 No, she did not; she was too good for
that She felt and knew that her fathers reason
for not oblging her was sufficient to himself, and
she felt it her duty to believe that it should be
sufficient to herself also She stole quietly out Of
the room, though .lishtiy aiDappe;nsssSd ss
the proposition made to her in the garden. She
looked at the card and saw on it, :
"PRO. VERNET CRUVELLI,
| No. 40 RUE DE RIvoLI.'
II will go and see him this afternoon" she said
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song that had attracted the attention of the COM
poser. -..
She went to his house in the afternoon, and met
Lionel at the garden gate the next morning, as she
promised she would. And every day thereafter
for week she went to the professor to practice.
In little while on flaming placards was read a
notice of new musical progdy-."Le Petite
Gabrielle, the wonderful" 1.-THE Little Queen Of
Song" &c. The theatre in which she sang drew
great crowds.
IT believe will go and hear the little singer
who is creating such an excitement" said NADIA
lines her pushing back his chair fro from 9h the sup
last night. Would you like to go, Madaline?"
Excuse me- pa, she said. He was not look,
why he face grew so red.
On the evening of Madaline's engagement at the
theatre carriage called for her at the house Of the
professor, and left her there again. 1t did not take
her long to perform her part, and it came early on
the programme Hence, she had not been from
home long enough to have made her absence a
subject of remark
Madaline's father went to the theatre. At the
appointed time beautiful fair haired girl, plainly
and chastely attired, came on the stage and sang.
Oh, such singing! It was grand, exquisite !
Demonstrations Of applause rent the building. The
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"encore" with the rest BE knew his little girl.
he made his way to the door ofthe green ROOM
| He got into the carriage with her.
| Madaline, what does this mean?" he asked.
"Forgive me, pa shall sing no more in public.
They paid me five hundred francs nigh"
Give hundred francsp'
eyes Three nights-ffteen hundred francs.
Tomorrow shall give them to Lionel the cripple.
BE wants to 60 to the Academy L Ecol de
DrohP'
"You dear little anger' cried her father, en-
bracing and kissing her.
"And was it for that you wanted me to give you
that money? Yousay you will not sing any more"
"Ryou do not wish me TO-"
eyes, but you shall. do wish you to. The
hand of Providence is in this. That my, child
should have such gift! See here, Madaline;
through the treachery of friend have become
fearfully embarrassed"
SIS that why you put me off when I asked you
for money? And I shall sing for you how many
nights ?" ,.,,
7'As many as needs be, you dear, good child
And Madaline lie Petite Gabrielle Of the fla
ming placard sang for the season, and saved her
father from bankruptcy.