The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-05

which she found herself liberty OF going
out alone, without asking her aunts per-
mission, alarmed her; she was stlll so EN-
tircly tlinid young girl in appearance,
that in the street passers-by looked NJ her
rs though she had no right to he thus walk
ing alone. Altogether life wore "a strange
aspect; she seemed to bc out OF place
soinehOw-out Of place cspcclnlly ut those
famous concerts or musical sources 10
which her husband uutiiulIy took npr. ana
whore she fcit 80 lonely that she had great
difficulty To Keep from crying. Mlrthc
had not been brought up with romantic
IDEAS OF life; she had not been accustomed
to expect much poetry in her marriage.
She knew that il WAS the destiny Of young
girls 30 be married, just ns wcll-iattcnCd
chicken IL destined ono day to be r. astcd
and eaten. with her the tune had come;
she was married, aud every one said that
she, with her moderate dowry aud modcr-
ate good looks. was fortunate to have been
so well married. She also was quite OF
that opinion; still, in spite of 4 sensible
'.iSIg OF bringing up young Girls, they gen
erally s.'""ecd IN nourshing, In n secret
corner of their In, Va hCurts, n longing for
something more than the CRY bread and
clear water of life. Marthc, at all events,
asked for something more, aud at times the
craving became almost intOlcrablc. Ia
mile was very good to his dcmurC, quiet
little wife; he approved of her; she was
not ut all In his way indeed II was rather
pleasant than otherwise to feel .nnt she
was sewing In the corner ot 10 room while
he was working ut his ,iano; she did not
want to chatter aiG make a luss like most
young woncaj she was gentle, always
ready to DO whatever he suggested; ncnt
aud pleasant to look at-ycs, decidedly
| pleasant to look ut: ON the whole, mar
rage was not the bug-bear he had
so often pictured Ca himself. III he only
| had little more time; well. when the con
cert season was we'll over, he certainly
would find more time-nOt that his theories
| were in any way modified, oh, not at all {;
! female influence. female fascination, must
| be Kept out of art, or, nj lenst merely used
as motive power, to give the hrst impul-
sion to inspiration.
One day he was working ont nm idea nj
| his piano, when by u sudden impulse he
rose aud going to where Marine sat work.
ing, kissed her, saying. drcaInily, Ally dear
| little witcl ~ then quickly H. returned TO
his place. He had scarcely seemed con-
scious of his act, the tar-awuy artist look
was in his eyes, his voice was voilcd-ln II
! word. the Inspiration was on him; only in
! his INSPIRATION the Thought OF his wlfe hau
somehow become mix,d. Murthu ceased
working n deep tlush spread slowly over
face aud neck; eagerly She list ned TO the
sounds from the piano. Camille sat work
Ing for an hour or moro, now dottiug
down the notes aud words for tnef" were
words, though Marthn could not well eaten
| their sCnse-uow trying the Development
of new idea on the piano. Fuliiy, after
n pause, during which hc seemed lost in
Thought, he rose; his aspect was changed,
taking the music paper. he crumnlcd ~ ia
! his hand and threw II away with the gcs-
ture of IA man who Is indignant with hum
self He turned round. his eyes fun of
reprouch; "Oh Marthc!' he exclaimed.
then he quichly let the room. and the
young vie heard the front door slam
| brhnd him. MGrthC picked up tho
crumpled paper, spent all the u.tel noon IA
| copying oil the smrarcd characters az best
| She could; thea putting her copy uuucr
| lock aud KEY, she threw back the original
where she had found 1t. The words ran az
! follows: