The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-09-06
ONE W An ArDiENCE.

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teacher aud | her pupil. Although =
middle. aged willow lady. she was m
lively and vivariunr ~ a girl u l6. II
waa one ~ nv greatest pleasures to ~.
cort her home after my lessons were
over and listen 10 her conversation; MI.
ways replr,c with fun. jokes, romance
and incidents ri her everyday or past
life, and always told In n delightful
manner: many an idea, many materials
for stories have | gathered from her
conversation, and tho following IL oniy
ono u tifty:
"Oh, Nv thc why, how did you like
the concert 2" sl,e asked, breaking oif
from something ,hc had hcen talking
about. anl instantly forgetting NIL
about II.
"Oh. of course I liked H." said |.
but still 10 mt think much ri thr
violin though played hy Camilla urso
The high notes nud hAsmoiilcs nro, In
my opinion, all that IL beautiful about
II. nnl noticed that Camilla, like III
other great violini~ts have heard. Inns
vrr.t fontincsr f1r the hnrmnnics.
Yes" sail Mrs. H.. lynn arc some.
thing like The nun read ~ the other
day. Homc onr nske.l him how he liked
Oamilla's playing, and he said: | don't
like IL; her playing II NIL too sii1y for
mr., and The writer III the article aided
that tho mans description was perfectly
eorrcrt--there was no wurl hi the Ian.
CnMce TINT would No well describe hcr
playing M the word silky. u WI. near
the front aud | INV YIN when YIN came
Ia IL LA..1al A6si0ah a.
come In and take a sent Ivy yuur~elf~~-
yon ought 10 have had girl with yon.
!" went IL tle ronccrt intending To
give II my whole attention; II | had
taken girl, she would have required
thrcc.fonrths oi my attention, aud what
good would the concert hayc done me r.
said |.
"Oh, yon cynic | cant get yon to
care cent for the Rirln." said she.
Nhe had, must inform the reader,
very pretty daughter, and shc WAN thu
girls she doubtless referred 10. She
went on:
Oh, but 10 think tho Inst piece
she played wns Just heavenly. That
Last Rose Of summer, VINO can play n
- she dir | did nothing but cry until
euc nAl nniklIHu.
THAT Was enjoying yourself In.
nicnMely." Haid I.
but could not help ". The music
brought mp old memories. Tho silent
house-~it seemed no one breathed---the
soMl.searching music. aud the particular
frame II mind ] was In. all helped 10
bring me under some mysterious intln.
euce, n, TINT | ant like one ensranccd
and cried u myself. "
Having good time Nil 10 yourself. =
suggested.
mo, wasn't. ! was having a Hai
time. ] fell 10 thinking oi thingr ind
scenes that have not occurred ~ my
mimi Tor ycnrs before. II Ind but tho
power 10 express myself, comld have
written, that night, one 81 the most
beautiful of stories, for thu music
haunted mo al night long and kept No.
fore my eycs---as wildly m when nctn.
nlly nav it---a wccne II my life which !
hnd long since forgotten, but which
never thnll forget again. oh, we'll,
suppose TINT many others Ia that large
crowd felt emotions similar 10 mine
had also past scenes II their lives called
mp by tho music. Poor Harding. hn
did long years Ngo. yet how plainly |
nav him TINT night NJ The concert, In I'LL
his hideousness. He waa one I'll the llrrt
bcAnx I ever hMd when wins Int III. /
Was very beautiful thcn--~at lenst every.
body seemed " consider il their duty h
tell me ~. retemhlrd Belle Grey u
KFNAt deal when waA ID"
knew Belle. and Thought " myself
III she spoke Belle Grey that delicate
little lMan,y--rmall. slender, aud grnf~.
fui m 4 lily--~itt wavy. yellow hair.
blue, iognish vyen. ~hiel, mirrnre,i the
fun AMI mischief ever III work In the
bnAy little hrain behind them the low,
kin0ots, forehead. with dslicatrl, archcd
eyebrows; IN. ovalui. prarly features.
With two smail .la.sol pink carna.ion
heluw thn eye IN either cheek thu
grrcs fml, thin.hoAtrilesl hose. and tile
full. pointing, vcimil'ionsl lips, always
alightly parted mil showing regular,
pearl. white teeth = !. we'll, " yon lOnk..l
like Belle when yon wev In your teens.
u oour~s ynn were i~Autiiui. !"
while thought, she had continued
talking:
~ 10 mot know how became No..
nnainted with him, bns know that BIZ
WAN one III my most ardent admirers
III Was very much 10 love with ~,
though / never gave him chance " tsll
mr %. HI waa ! graduate Of Jefferson
College. aud, !. III NJ. thu only son VI
very usaItliy pArenta, no bad nothing ~
ID but devo3e himself % SCHOLARLY pur.
suils 81 - M nne astA. He WA very
lilesasy. "a OIL such letters - liz could
wsito, and oaeh beautiful poetry none
Int - in1ptrsd bsiug ooulL have written
su0h poetry - b. write. All about my
haIs, eyea, and III that stud. you know.
Dut dd nct consider u U1uH then