The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-01-07

from the lips to the eyes for as.
surancc of sincerity, Sometimes,
when she pressed her check down
upon tho violin, TO keep it firm,
while her left hand gldcd through
the positions on tho tingcr.bourd,
there WAS Nn archness given to
.hc expression, that was positive
ly enchanting.
1t WAS II snltry aft :rnoon in
July. | had been watching the
, sun 20 down over the LuxcmLury
garden, and wished rs he approach-
cd the western horison, that |
could make him messenger TO
my friends 1T home. Suddenly |
heard reformed, in q mastery
manner, the air have jast repeat.
cd TO you. stepped to the win.
dow, and SAW this girl on the op.
positc side Of the street. There
was with her an old woman, bent
viii h age, whose business it was TO
turn the handle Of ono Of those
portable organs, SO common in
every large city. The girl played
upon her violin the same pieces
the old woman turned off from
her organ, and must have spent
years Of nightly practice, before
she learned them. The old wo.
man seldom looked up; but the
girls restless eyes were busy
searching along the different sto.
ricS, for some friendly face. Sever.
al times she fixed them upon me
hnt, seeing that ! occupied the
fifth window from the ground, she,
no doubt, concluded there was no.
thing 10 bc obtained from me.
They played through their pro.
Srammc,and were moving off, when
l drew from my pocket all the cop.
per coins | had, and, wrapping
them in piece of paper, threw
them into the street. [ rccoicct
we'll there we've six sous-more.
no doubt, than she had received
from dozen streets put together.
saw her tap the old woman up
on the shoulder with the bow Of
her violin, and point to the win
dow, where | WAS yet standing.
In another moment, they wcro
carried from my view by tho
crowd. The next evening, they
came again. When I made my
appearance ut tho window, the
girl greeted mo with smile,
which remained upon her features
throughout her performance, and
her eyes wore rivoted upon me.
| never saw her afterwards, TINT
she did not intcntIy regard me,
with that same smile playing
about her lips. When she com.
menced my tavoritc air. | made
known my satisfaction, by nod.
ding my head. 1t made no change
in her posture. There was the
same fixed lo"k-the same pcrma-
ncnt smile but she showed that
she understood my preference,
by playing the air twice as long
rs sho played the others, and re-
pcating it before she left.
Every afternoon, they made
their appearance, and | felt IL.
ly interest in them. | had been in
the habit ofdisburLening myscIroi
the sous, accumulated in my restau.
rant tranactions, by tossing them
to the first bcgyar | encountered,
without regard to merit, or impo.
sition. But now would hoard
them like II miscr, and place them
IN the corner Of my window,
ready for the pretty music girl.
Sometimes | would remain in my
char, and refuse TO show mys!cIl.c:
until She had nearly finished playy%&
ing. ! could perceive her anxiety,
by the length Of time she devoted
TO my taVoritc piece, and the per.
severance with which she repeated
1t. Then, | would step slowly for.
ward and mischicvously peep over
tho bars Of tho grating but re-
pcnt me now ofsuch pIayfuIncss,
when | recollcct the melancholy
that dimmcd her emile, as if she
would have said, "bc it so, if it,
please you, but it is cruel"
"Ah. Ernest" exclaimed Her.
man, "yon did not act well. You
should have sought this poor girl,
and relieved hcr."
I'll o w!' answered Ernost.
"Was not the little | did for her,
Injustice to thousands of others
in tho same situation 2 Or shall
man presume to have his elect,
upon whom to exercise mercy :?
But listen 4: Winter came; snow
whitened the pavement Of the Rue
do Ia Harpc, and muffled the tread
Of tho multitude. 1t was the sea.
son, when the blessings of wealth,