The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-03-31

of, mean, OF course, the piano. She rar
ly condescended to play, but to he
feri%as to listen and die. The co
torted Herr, the involved Mosehelle
| with his t'swiss air" and ten, variation
s the mode then-and Shalberg, wit
+ his luscious embroidery and easy cal
e tering up and down the instrument
!. We're in high vogue With Lizst, .tot
t and his wild unearthly crashes, sh
: was equally familiar. TO see her MIN
: ble-fngers rambling so easily up an,
( down--but grow ineohefent. o.
this eecasiosrslle said she sSnnidgot d
t the instrument and play ferme. "Pol
5 my word was said again, with man,
meaning looks, which only made n,
more proud. ti @ 90 fa
She performed waltz of, I think
one Chopin's then toleTable obscr,
musician, incomprehcnsible to mos
ears. Her wonderful fingers thrum
med and twiched, and raced and lin
gered, wistfully, and drew exquisite
tones. 1t was all one to me. Had il
been "Jump Jim Crow" then also il
vogue, she whould have redeemed il
from vulgarity: Any thing she die
was perfection. Had she taken @
plate up and twirled it on the floor on
its edge it would have seemed to me
the most graceful feat in the universe
THAT wonderful piece of gauze often
used at tableaux vivants, and which
imparts softness to all outlines, cor
responds to the fatal passion which
was consuming my vitals. / could
have heard that waltz forever. With
a charming smile, and smoothing her
rippling black hair, she complied with
my earnest entreaties to have it played
again. [ had q secret instinct that
she would not have done so much for
Bulstock, captain though he might
be. Oh, how loved that woman.
!, never heard such music as that,
so wild, so creeping, SO mysterious, so
melodious, so like that to which the
peerless Buzzemena had entered. In
decd; she very much excelled that
bewitching being, who had black hair
also. - .----.
''Do, do go on," 1 cried, half fran
tic, when she had done.
l must have had a wistful face as !
spoke. And about the room was said
once, ''Pon my word, quite conquest,
my dear"
By this time the officers of justice
had taken me by the wrist: "Now,
you are worrying Miss Burkenshaw;
come away"
My love-so hope may call her
without disrespectrinterposed at
once.
"Indeed he must not; I won't have
my beau taken away from me-"
The bright, intelligent face and the
lustrous hair were bent down to me
and 1 could have put my arms around
her neck and embraced her. Again
from the crowd came smiles, and
heard the tailsmanic words, ssPon my
word, Captain Bulstock ~
She played again another waltz, in
which her divine fingers seemed them
selves to dance.
1t was just at this juncture that
visitors were announced, and POM
pous voice behind said .
"Now l beg-really-don,t let us
interrupt 1t was Goodman, the fl-
ther with his dest born, my oppon-
ent and rival. ''We heard it below
said Mr.. Goodwin, "and waited out
side the door A fine, mastery touch.
Reminds me of Cramer. This is my
son, ma'am, whom we shall make a
musician of in time. He is learning
under Sheperd. Harmony, thorough
bass, and the rest of it, .s
A pang shot through my heart as 1
saw her turn and look at him with in
terest, with much the same sort of in
terest as she had first looked at me-
"Ask him to get from d to g."
went on Mr.. Goodman, ''and see how
he'll do"
ayes, pa" said the odious William,
''you take the chord of d with dim
iilished seventh"
Every one looked with admiration
at this learning. Even she listened
with curiosity. / could diminish"
nothing, as L was told contemptuously
later, except q thick piece of bread
ahd butter. Overwhelmed with NOR
tifcation and grief, l skunk away fur
ther and further from the piano, try
ing to gain the jungle, whence l could
glare out from between the branches.
There the bright face, however, soon
detected me, and brought me forth,
and whispered, and comforted me-
Again William the Odiyus .intruded
on our bliss, saying, in his cool, for
ward way
"Look here, Miss Burkenshaw, i
know about the minor third and all
that" s.....-..r-;i~., .... p ---..-,.. s~5r
Again She became curious. ,.,-,..;
@''Y0I are wonderful young gen
tleman, indeed" she said '''-'
Going away, she was talking earn
estly and whispering to the head ofthe
house. /
90, indeed you must-I make
point Oft to ebiige me. /
"Ohs really he must attend, TO his |
books he is so idle. and don't de-
serve any indulgence This, of
was only the preper language
to be applied to me OH all occasions,
but now love made me suspicious. |
''We'li see. "5 sa.zog.14 s-..4.'.'1'5l
.rBut l. WON'T go till you promise"
Then | heard the Words "Triton-
Vile, Tuesday" - ...,,..s
She" faded out and was wretched. |
A day passed over, and then another. |
was more Il wretched. Hz Suddenly 1 |
was announced to the coufrcil cham
Der, and an adress of peculiar solem-
nifty was made to me. l was told it |
- l.