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heavens, M the 4AcD relating ~ ner az
covsry arc said To- b. spmswhat IN this wise
Petit hed iMallsn M a loys and %srEied; nov
Wilt Was fStfakosch to dot Well may the
puAlic, ,esh, Se1itha& ana rash step OF the
wArel1e slla0sts drove tho great virtuoso
frantic. he went about meditating suicide,
his 9yes caSt down tosthe earth, d though
seeking 81 place 70 lay his weary bonea and
hide bis anger and modification. Strs-
kosch isnc. only manager and an artist,
eject, hts business Indeed, his creation.
E ETe Xood one cold day On tie banks Of the
Nsva. ~ though contemplating plunge
proashed him and spoke ofa young Russian
court counsellor, who was young and be au-
atrakosch shook his head and mumbled,
"VVhaS businsss 10 that Of minea"
"But she sings like the Malibran."
a"why don't yen say atonce like Pattip'
sneered strakosch. sq-
0As y0DS AA0V = 0SVAst
etrskosch 9runted out An expression Of
contempt, and, turning to the speaker,
ssM more frankly than politely, "You are
Q fool" Ean
"Why9" -a..a9E,
"Dsesuse you talk nonsense. Nobody
cal, sing like Patti" ...
stCome with me, and convince yourss
The old counsellor lives in the corner hIaspp.a51
ara the young girl 10 Just taking her sing
ing lesson, III have spoken falsely, ! will
agree to eat my head" ItLl ~
The sstonished manager cast one glance
1t The ies,a and thought, ''Death can
Some months later, in the Paris Italian
opera. waslannonnced the debut Of great
Of Maurice etrakosch. X q ~ bnE
Wonderful things were told Of her. The
opera was 1.-THE Barber Of Seville" and the
roof. Conspicuous In one Of the boxes sat
Albani, the most celebrated Rosina living
she made s wry face, and famed herself
violently .a.,s AZ, 9s
The osssembled dilletanti were in the
that singer had been found who could
Sl1k yA0 O8IU % nOo6AAL uoU ~tkesNN 4osI ~
Tho toalAbrated sopranos, It is we'll known,
have to altar the piece to suit their voices.
Even sstee tbs Diva Adelina Patti sang
"Uns yoce poeofa, J" before 'Rossini, full Of
wonder md admiration he exclaimed,
Heavenly but from whom Il the ariaa"-
Now Mile Bslocca appeared, looking like
aR Andslusiap, singing with true Italian
''bris" and with Russian narvete, tremb-
ling with fear, notwithstanding one Of the
most distinguished Partisan physicians had
given her = powder to drive away fright.
otfskosch sat in the stage box, and dur
ins the rseitattve, cried out to her in de-
spair, "Lsugh ! for heavens sake, laughW
Mile Belocca stroye to laugh, but 1t was
like the convulstons Of crying person.
She sang, nevertheless, like an angel-yes,
even IKE Patti. LII.
.Afer the first oct the people were crazed.
Albani; leaving her box, went on the stage
to embrace the young girl with tears in her
eyes, saying, "You will displace me-" 1
All the flower stores near the opera house
were dsspoiled of their treasures, which
wsre thrown at the singers feet, aud The
world had q new star. ~, .s..l r-
Strakosch went home that night new
man, his eyes sperkled, his white vest pal.
petated triump mphsntly, aud his patent leather
boots squeaked victoriopsly' 90 he ap-
preached the portrait of Patti, and with q
seornful laugh turned 1t toward the wall,
saying, "Now am able to forget you"