Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-08
-. M.ADALINE,
THE LIrTL8 FRENCH SINGER.

4 little girl sat ina garden in Pa'is.
Her hands were folded idly in her lap. ier
ha.r shone like gold in the suuligh. lIer.
dress WAS plain AMI neat, while smnh
diamond rin, which held tho fne camhric
handkerchief cHfe!essly thrown around her
neck to protect it from the NOR ming air, re-
vealed that her position in life was one Of
ase anil aflln-nco.
II was in October. A few flowers vet
"loon.e'l among the borders If boxwood; "a
few Lu"clcs Of grapes purpled out of reaul,
IN the irellses; while the falling leaves
were t~,rlei here aud there by the hrccze.
The little girl watched wl,irling leaf for
awhile, then pa,ted the head OF tho house
dog, that sat bcside her looking wis,fully
into her face grutf, grim, faithful sen,i.
mel, in his shaggy cont:
swell, old Carlo" sha said, still patting
him, show do You d", anyhow? l wan,
somebody to talk TO. There il nobody n,
the house this morning but old Mother
Cunoaus, and she is rs grum a, an ogress
and MS crabid as griffin. She won't talk.
nor romp, nor nothing. She is a goo.l oLi
soul, though, must say. Don't you think
20, CarloT Many Il Iainty bit SO has 81,
aside for yon-at least n dog would call
such bits dainty. But forget. Connant
will not talk, and you caunot-,hough |
believe that you would if you could.''
Gallo rubbed his nuso atf.ctionately
against the little girls knees, and wasgc
his tail, scattering the pebbles in the walk
The little girl took up few Of the pebbles,
and while she tossed them about in her
l'M ds, sIe sarg Il verse Of u song. Oh, i,
WAS delicious! like the thrill Of bird
clear, distinct, rapturous.
just then man jumped over a low
place in the garden wall, and came toward
the little singer. Tho dog growlcd
,hreateningiy. ~
"Bc quiet, Carlo" said she. "Down
with you!"
The intruder was little, old man, with
gold spectacies, and a massive gold wa,cl,
chain. His face was full, kind, genial. Iii.
broad chin was smoothly shaven, his eye,
t~i"klrd merrily, and liz had an odd trick
OF Struggling up his shoulders.
"Good tnorn'ng, Miss said the old gen
.t'enan.
, The little girl did not know what TO saw
SO she nodded pleasantly.
"1oa will excuse me-" said he.
"Whal for p asked She.
"Fur jumping over the wall"
90! other fnlks do come in through tn,
gate, since I think Of it. That is wha,
gates are for" said the little girl.
''My name is Cruvelli- Prof.> sor Cruva
li,"said the old man little pompously.
Sand mine is Madaline," said she. &"
live here"
$50 I thought" saia the professor, ta
king pinch Of snuff. "Perhaps you d
hot know me. an, a musiciam-a gre,
vio!:nis;-a composer. make people lang
and cry. They risk suifoca,ion to hea
me; they crowd the cry bravo and ZEN
core don't mind them. 1 draw m
bow, play my arias, and grow ricl,-ver
rich. | am tying to talk now SO that 20
can understand me. l heard you sin
. Yuur voice is sweet and clear; il leaps Il
! octaves; it cuts the air Ike a lark in II
" morning. I have just composed a precio'
little naorcenu. You shall learn it. Y.
shall sing it at the THEATRE
No, shall not said MadaIine blum
J. ly.
Il will give sou one hundred francs"
:, mo" >., :..... -, y
~ ve hundred" :
NO"
olive hundred francs every time ),
sing it, =.
i "i'lease excuse ma. .aid Mallal,ns. i.
"why will you not sing it?''
. "Oh, / might consent 10 sing It. but n
o. ii tho theatre. That is a. wicked piu'
1t is.wsopg 10 be- seen there. 1t is'>
place for It'll. gii's."
: "W~H you may be right. Ma,la'iue,' a
..hs pr fsssor took another pinch Of en-
ald crstn,ned The box Into his pocket il
nsuuer which betrayed that he was sIig
: ty ,vsxel, -.
II "You may lie right, I say; But Co
to my hoass aud learn tho aria, ra.Iyho
/ f1iere is my card" =. i
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