The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-25

review such faces ss I know and don't trust, I
am inclined to think, now I give my mind to 1t,
that none Of them keep silence WELL"
This proposition in Physiognomy being new to
Wilding, he was at first slow to admit it, until
asking himself the question whether Mira. Gold
STRAW kept silence well, and remembering that
her face In repose decidedly invited trustfulness,
he was as glad as men usually are to believe
what they desire to believe.
But as he was very slow to regain his spirits or
his health, bis partner, as another means Of set
ting him %up,-and perhaps also with contingent
Obenrelzer views, reminded him ri those
musical schemes Of his in connection with his
family, and how q ~singlng-olass waste be formed
in the house, and q choir in o neighboring
church. The class was established speedily,
and, two or three Of the people having already
some musical knowledge, and singing tolerably,
the choir soon followed: The latter was led and
chiefly taught by WiIding himself; who had
hopes of converting his dependents into 30 many
foundlings, in respect Of their capacity to sing
sacred choruses.
Now, the Obenreizers being skilled musicians,
it was easily brought to pass that they should be
asked to join these musical unions. Guardian
and ward consenting. or guardian consenting
for both, it was necessarily brought 70
pass that Veudale's life became 9 life Of
absolute thraldom and en~chantment. For,
in the mouldy Christopher-Wren church on
Sundays, with its dearly beloved brethren assem-
bled and met together, fve-and-twenty strong.
was not that her voice that shot like light into
the darkest places, thrilling the walls and pillars
90 though they were pieces OF bis hearth What
time, too, Madame Dor in q corner Of the high
pew, turning her back upon everybody and every
some moment Of the service; Like the man whom
the doctors recommended to get drunk once .
month, and who, that he might not overlook it,
| got drunk every day.
But even those seraphic Sundays were sur;
passed by the Wednesday concerts established
o. Sk1 nokiarohol forpfv Az fhnoa 0nnRQrfQ
she would sit down to the piano, and sing them,
in her own tongue, songs Of her W land,
songs calling from the mountainous to VEN
dale, "Rise above the grovelng level country
come far away from the crowd; pursue me ash
mount higher, higher, higher, melting into the
all, and love me herel" Then would the pretty
bodice, the clicked stocking and the silver
buckled shoe be, Ike the broad forehead and the
bright eyes, fraugbt with the spring OF o very
channels, until tho strain was over.
Not even over Vendale himself did these songs
| OF hers cast o more potent spell than over joey
Ladle in his different way. Steadily refusing
to muddle the harmony by taking any share In
it, and evincing the supremest contempt for
| scales and such Like rndtmants OF music-Whicn,
indeed, seldom captivate Moe listeners Joey did
| at first give up the whole business as o bad job.
| and the whole Of the performers for o set OF
bowling Dervishes. But deserving traces OF
| u~nmuddled harmony In . o part-song one day, he
| gave his two under-cellerme faint hopes OF get
| ting on toward something in course OF time. An
anthem of Handel's led to further encourage.
ment from him; though he objected that that
| great musician must have been down in some OF
| them foreign cellars pretty much, for to 60 and
| say the same thing 80 many times over; which,
| took it in how you might, he considered GER
tain sign Of your having took it in somehow:
| MIR. Jarvis with o flute, and OF an old man with
0 viohn, and the performance OF o duet BY the
| two, did 30 astonish him that, solely OF his own
impulse and motion, he became inspired with
the words, "Ann Koar |" repeatedly pronounc-
ing them as il calling In o familiar manner for
some lady who had distinguished herself in the
| orchestra. But this was his final testimony to
| the merits Of his mates, for, the instrumental
duet being performed at the first Wednesday
concert, and being presently followed BY the
| voice Of Marguerite Obenreizef, ne sat with his
| mouth wide open, entranced,. until she had
finished; when rising in bis place with much
solemnity, and prefacing what he was about to
saw with o bow that specially included MIR.
| Wilding in it, he delivered himself Of the graft
| flying sentiment: carter that, ye may all on 'ye
get to bedl" And ever afterward declined to
render homage in any other words to the musi-
cal powers Of the family.
Thus began o separate personal Acquaintance e
| between Marguerite Obenrelzer and joey Ladle.
| She laughed so heartily at his compliment. end
| yet was 80 abashed by il, that joey made bold to
/ gav TO l0r, HIL6r tuo COuC0Ib SN0It ao AopO0
he wasn't 80 muddled in his head % to have took
q liberty? She made him Q gracious reply, and
| Joey ducked in return.
"Youu change the luck time about, Miss, said
joey, ducking again. "Its such as you in the
| place that can bring round the luck OF the
place"
her pretty English, and with q pretty wonder.
"Ifear l do not understand. I am 80 stupid"
"Young Master Wilding, Miss Joey explained,
| confdentiaily, though not much to her enlight-
| eminent, "changed the luck, afore he took In
young master George. 30 say, aud 30 they'll
find. Lord Only come into the place and sing
over the luck . few times, Miss, and 1t wont be
able to help itseltl"
With this, and with Q whole brood Of ducks,
| Joey backed out Of the presence. But Joey
being q privileged person, and even an %involun,
tary conquest being pleasant to youth and
beauty, Marguerite merrily looked out for him
| next time.
"Where is my Mr.. joey, please 2" she aaked Of
Vendale.
So Joey was produced and shaken hands with,
| and that became an institution.
Another institution arose in this wise. joey
was q little hard of hearing. He himself said it
was "Wapors," and perhaps it might have been;
but whatever the cause Of the effect, there the
effect was, upon him. On this first occasion he
had been seen to side along the wall, with his
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