The New York herald., 1872-09-17

rich mans child and as such no one ever learned
anything. l soon found out how bitter was the
change 1t was long before ! could silence my
mutations and sghis to which was subjected,
although: however, managed to do so. But
here About year sns ana 'i%pa hai4 elapsed, sssa
and an examination was fast drawing near:
a ese Looked Sn. SrWra to i on the poe
terence. knew very well that no questions would
be put to me- Every day master used to give us
reader must not imagine, however, that there was
any regular course OF instruction. the girls nad to
sing 10 q violin and were mechanically drilled like
so many canary birds. The lesson was attended by
only few, because it had to be paid for extra. 1
60 10 take S part m II IT, mot
served to hold the music for the others. Previous
to the examination my schoolmates had number
OF songs drilled into them, which songs they were
to sing to the Examiner and the general public.
recollect this striking me at the time as In
nearer and nearer. We were all admirably pre-.
pared. The mistress OF the school, an old maid,
got ready her best cap which never failed to in
the grand day came We had all been ordered to
wear certain toilet, command which placed my
AS we had been told, too, we put on the most SOL
emn, anxious iaces and awaited, with beating
was filled with parents, guardians brothers and
sisters, who, OF course, brought with them swarm
or friends and acquaintances "Hc' only, the
great, the deeply feared man, the Examiner, was
still wanting As matter OF course was placed
on the last bench, in order, as was aughingy,
and thereby cOns0ngiy, informed, that | might
look like ''big girl" though was bit OF thing
hardly as tall as the bench on which sat. The ex-
animation went of very we'll was called
and has just made sA'n myself as S"sa eoortape n s
Indeed, had scarcely heard the question. Iquicky
sat down again amid the dersive laughter OF the
1n other girls while the mistress frowned severely
look, as II he considered my answer extremely
clever SO things proceeded very satisfactorily.
When the examination was nearly over those girls
rose who were to be examined In singing. was
involuntariy brought back by the rustng to tho
present, and on looking up, behcd, Two PAGES OIL,
my mother, who. quite pale and with tears in her
eyes, was gazing at me reproachfully This affected
%s asson Or the severity Of my
you make amends for your fault ~ flashed through
my brain Ike lightning. ! had been told
mination. was to sit stll while the others were
singing. Suddenly. thought, 'rYou shall sing"
age so as to be allowed to sing ones However the
idea of pleasing my mother did not permit me take
account OF any obstacles. When the, signal for
ward with the others. The mistress cast furious
and, at the same time, astounded look at me. 1
turbance, nothing was said. When all the others
had sung in turn, each her particular piece, the
Was@ to ga up s ne
ceedings turned suddenly to me. "Wel,and what
can YOU sing for s us," lie ssked . "Anything,"
the last little song" turned up my nose some
what, for the song was very insignificant
one, and 1 wanted to sing the cave, Maria" I"
which one Of the girls, who was Ill, had
learned. 1 took the music and sung 1t right to
the end without fault and with so clear and bell
like voice that most OF those present literally
opened their eyes and mouths as wide as they
could. Appetite comes with eating we are told:
When had finished, was exceedingly vexed that
there were not at least ten verses more. looked
round. My mother was smiling through her tears.
My little girlsh, heart swelled high. rec0llected
the humiiatOns to which had been subjected,
and resolved to take brilliant revenge. stepping
TO gain courage, begged the Examiner to let me
sing something else; Tie consented. and chose
ing compositlq.l, which can never sing even now
without the res.rs coming into my eyes. sung 1t
,uh nua n9w' / do not know All recolect is that,
o, lips, and warm drops on my forehead. 1t was
the Examiner "My dear, you have sung like little
angel"