New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-17

view. and was even applying It gently t.
tho noss Of the teakettle It the moment
that it's rightful owner was coming through
the door.
1t would have done anybody good to have
seen the compound of wonder, surprise and
delight that appeared on Llzzie's face az sht
unfo'ded piece of paper and saw bit Of
yeioW psssehoard. A Philharmonic ticket
40 uatty, really, truly, Philharmonic
sest. She had nothing to do but TO wall
INTO the Academy OF Music and take poe
session OF it. Then, rapture! Music to hel
hearts content.
But whence came the tressure.trove'
who. who could have sent it t. bert Per aps
It wac old Lsuhemnun, Ina music teache,
sne used to know How kind Of himl N,
gone to Chicago. Who conid it have baep,
An, nov che had it Tbo-e young ladies
those kind young ladies, who had been SC
friendly to her when she took the hat home
md bad ans wered all her questions about
the Philharmonic. o. how generous, how
thou shtful. She would never cease to thank
them.
ihe music had begun when Lizzie made
her way through the crowd at the door of
Sne Academy Of Music. She could hear the
ticket
Within those magic doors what an or
chanted life. The lights 40 brilliant; lovely
| faces; q f1u'ter of fans. and subdued rustle
| OF siiken garments; q Skinner and ra6isnce
| thr0ugh all and over all, the mueic, throh-
| btrg, wsiling, crashing ont in trium plant
s'rains, until the violius bre .thed low, and
sighted ike forest Of pines swept BY the
twilight wind.
1t wac q rainbow in the gray lie of this
grl.
L,zzie's seat was an orchestral chair low
down end retired: Gear econgh to see
plainly the faces Of the musicians, did che
choose, and near enough to the boxss. too,
tn watch the little dramas played there
The first hltter over, Lizzie thought Of
nothing bnt mnsic; the ench 4ntirg strains
OF the Pastoral Symphony were charming
to be. very soul!
AS the last note of the first movement
died away. che & I've 8 Sigh Of infinite con
tent; the delight was over. But there was
more to come. hhe glanced ss the orches-
ira. Suddenly her face flushed crimson,
che cav face, smiling into hers with
dreamy. happy sIiIs. It was Ernst; his
yellow looks were thrown b.cx, his dear
violin under bis chin. A light a ,shed upon
L'xzie's mind. How stupid she had been
about the ticket. Now it was all plain as
dasi'ght-as plain as daylight, and o, as
bright.
Before the concert was over, while the
drums beat and cymhals clashed, and the |
violin bows whirled furously through a |
grand allegro faale, L zzle left her place |
and stole out uuObtru.ively enough; vet |
there was a second violin 60 distu, bed and |
vexed, that for the first time in his musical
b 'sto.y he lost his place. and die not fad it
again for full half an hour
week had passed eince the Philhar
monte A slow week to one occupant of
Mss Porson's millinary SHOPS week in
supper able in its nonotony. Sitting there,
~ifh Miss POrson's grim face opposite her,
Lizzie had almost come to believe that the |
concert had been but dream.
This afternoon, "a the two women sewed
a silence, l. zze's thoughts went back to
hat happy evening. All at once she seemed
% hear the opening bars of the Pastoral
sym phony," and then, by magic. che was
htting again in the midst of light and beau
y and fragrance, and there shone beam
ug face; and she watched q hand that
Welded swift. unerripg how. Involun-
arily she glanced across the street. No,
lot there. The face was not there, neither
n that day nor on the day before, nor the !
ay be tba'; in fact, it had not once ap-
cared in that week.
The bakers cart came aud went; but the |
river was the bakers boy, who had recov.
red bis health and resumed his RESPONSE /.
ilities. e INST B-sser had disappeared.
take this b,npet. Lzze." said Miss
orson. "snd carry it to West Ninth strpet ,
Ia tor Miss Fanpie Burton. You know
1e place. YOu have been there before" ,
Lizzie assented. Miss Burton's house was /.
n enough to give her walk.
"Miss Fannie SAYS will you walk in here. |
lss. sh. wants to speak to you. but she is |
legged just now. She says if you will
ait che will be down pretty soon," said
70 servant.
The room into which Lizzie was shown
az pretty one. 5, ma viul .ts and rose. f,
Ids we're in vase on the table; the fire b
we'd 10 q low CRATE; the clock struck the | n
'ur with siiv-ry bell; cabinet piano a
BOD open. tzzie's fingers strayed ire
ably toward If, and she touched it halt a,
srfully with one hand. book of Ger
IN songs lay on the rack. l. suggested q | b.
eet unforgotten melody. Softly, with one "
ger che began TO pick ont the notes of it
luss Den" Once. twice-bad. A third &,
a. it ran smoothly. h
s.. That is well done,' said a voice be-
Id her. q,
A'zzie turned her head quickly, and face in
pretty confusion and delight spoke with. iIf
words. 80
Well, is the sight of mo so disagreeable f,
t you will not speak to me!" said Ernst
's.r. smiling. "Thst is to break tho on
mise that you made no
You startled me-" ss
are always surprised, never pleased"
How did you happen to come here," said sol
lie. Io1
rnst took no notice of the question, do
You have not forgotten 'Muss 1 Dem" eel
said. "though it has been two long
rs since you heard it. 'Muss Den!
ss Den zum stadtle naus'-that is
It l said to myself the morning l went
~" fsl,
y ave you been aways I did not know it," coz
You did not. Then it makes no differ his
b to GU whether go or stay; You did NA'
notice it. That is right, suppose" ner
rnst sser sighed. PUI
zzie shot at him glance from under q j,
dOwncast lasbes.
'h0ugh you will not tell me how Won ASK
,ened to come here" she said, II will reli
you that am glad to meet you, to have to
chance Of saying what can say only ,bs,
INST raised his head. par
VII at is thati" peo
was Llzze's turn to look down. 6o
wish to thank you for the pleasure a.,
n think. ara sure, came from you JAW
K
ou call it II pleasure Iem sure it did no .
. en- such to YOU" u
mt! cried Lizzie, inuocently. "Why, con
er eli ,yed anything so mucb.u Mar
hen why did you leave before it was The
per
that hoe ro+h;r, =, lavish :.y out
I'd cr 80, 49,. ~ Sa ~. bad
light. Ii you had waited until the w w
would have SET n that you were pro- So n,
l." Oct
NV do you know that 1 was notl' W "
Lizzie, demurely "How do you know W. ~
"19 wy "a''oS Ao1 0e ou1' bore
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