St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12
ST. JOHN HNSBJ RY. W.. FRIDAY NOV. r. 1875.

recommendation in the eyes of the peO
| pie of this country. where | have beer
established several years, have dare,
to announce myself as your pupil
Thanks to this audacious impoStuic
quickly gained IL brilliant reputation
and now ! am only known here aS IL pu
pill of Herr. Your unexpected arrival il
America has thrown me into the mos
cruel anxiety. and if You expose thi
talsehood, Monsieur. have nothing t,
do hut to fly from this city, where my
title of Herr pupil would become {;
cruel irony
But said the the pianist, looking
closely at the visitor and rubbing hi,
forehead as if endravoring to rccal
some remembrance, are N"n not Ma
dame Madame Mon Dicu
what sad memory have Ma
dame
Il am demoiselle. Monsieur Herr
'Ah! you are demoiselle. All yes
just so Mademoiselle Ma
demoiselle :
'Mademoisellc Fidlcr.'
'PrcciScly, Madcmoiselle Fidler.
remember you perfectly we'll. and the
lessons | had the pleasure of giving You
in Paris
How is that. Monsieur Herr. YOU rc-
member me and the lessons Won
gave me . . in Paris where
! have never been y
Perfectly. You had excellent quail
tiles; and if any one owes Il debt al
gratitude t" another. it is | who ow,
il to You, Madcmoiscllc Fidlcr. fnl
pupil
All Monsieur IIcIz.' said the Young
woman. placing her hand on her heart
as if to suppress its violent heating. .thi,
is more than generous. it is the most
exquisite dclicacN. and know not how
to manifest my sense of gratitude.
At this moment entered the pianist,
secretary. who came To obtain the list
of music. in order to arrange the pro-
grammr for the coming concert.
You will announce upon the hano
bills and programmes. said the virtues,
to his secretary. that give his tr>t
musical Soirir with the concurrence al
my fav"ritc pupil, Madcm"iSrIlc FidIcr
here present
What. Monsieur. ynu consent that
should play before N"u. in this concert
| which :!
Before me. no. replied Monsieur
llelz, but 1T the same time with me.
oh hut that is still more fiattcr
ing and with tw" pianos ?
With tw" pianos. if You wish
Very we'll. know 10y heart the fins
part of Your duct on the Domnd de
Ldyo.'
'Go and fetch my duet of Tia,
Donnd del Ldgo. We will rrhear>c TIN
piece when and where You please.
All, Monsieur Herr. said Madrm"i
Scllc Fiddler with emotion. how happy
am that | have never taken any lesson
of Nou. since this circumstance cam>''
me l." pass for N"ur faN"ritr pupil.
The day of the concert arrived. Ma
dcmniSclle FidIcr excited 10y the plrS
rncc of the illu>triouS pianist. PLAYED
better than ever. and mcritcd Il g""
share of the applause which f"ll"w"'
Two months afterwards she WAS mal
ricd to Il wealthy and respectable hici
tdntc. Who above all WAS proud in hay
= ing for Il wife Il pupil of Henri ilciz.
The great pianist. since the pnhlrl
. ton of the above named work. has hla
self puhlished Il book under the title ,
Mes IoydJcs cn Im'r1q"c. III which II
| relates many amusing incidents that "'
cured in connection with his concerts
He quotes from NJ. Commcttant TIA
foregoing anecdotc. vouching for i
; strict accuracy. with the exception
the item concerning" the marriage. VIII,
must have been the offspring of h
I friends imagination. [. +.
4 TunhIidgc Wells. Eng.