The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-06-04

Ethel Harmon, next evening, as
Gcrty makes her appearance in
the drawing.room. Who is she =?
| fancy I have seen her face be-
fore
Yes, she does look lovely to-
night. That black gauze dress
sets off her brilliant complexion,
Ethel rejoins. She is Miss Car
negio, our music mistress: and III
Introduce you TO her presently.
But you must como and sing first.
You can spoon afterward. Come.
III play your Accomplishments it
you like. What will you sing ?
'Tow Bowling
No; I've sung that at every
party these last three years, III
sing new soug, and play my own
accompaniment by heart, thank
you all the same, Etty,'
And Mr.. Wentworth seats him
self at the piano.
What is that?
'Flow down, cold rivulet, to the sea-"
! Gerty listens with strainlug
ears. Is she dreaming? Her
own song' How dare any one
But as she stands and listens,
her heart: beating fast, the: tears
come yelling up to her eyes, and
she hastily steps behind a window
curtain to hide her emotion. ,..
Mr.. Wentworth has good ten
or voice, and sings simply and un-
affectedly, and with intelligent in =
depreciation, and somehow Gerty
is more deeply affected by her
OWE song than she has ever been
before.
The song ceases, and Gerty still
stands listening. She hears the
comments and plaudits on the
song and the singer, and her heart
exhults.
She steps from her .hiding-pSace
presently, and is Immediately &C
costed by Ethel Harmon with a
request to take the now vacant
scat at the piano.
But first let me introduce my
cousin. Mr.. Wentworth, Miss Car
ncgie. Has he not a splendid voice,
and did he not sing that lovely
song splendidly?'
Would you object to telling me
from whom you obtained that
song, Mr.. Wentworth p Gerty
asks.
Not at all. It was in the oldest
way. l found it in front of rail
way carriage at Waterloo station,
probably dropped there by a
young lady who had been singing
it about halfa dozen times in the
carriage, fancying herself alone, |
imagine, and
He comes to full stop, and a
look Of amazed recognition comes
into bis face as ho notices Gerty's
confusion.
BY Jove! you are the young
lady. I've been wanting to find
you ever since. I tried to trace
you at the time, but you had van
ished, and | have been advertising
for you the whole Of last week.
How is it you never read the ad-
vertisements
i never see the papers. l am
so glad it is found, for 1 wanted TO
take it to the publishers.'
Then it is your own compost
tion! had no idea Of it. I
thought it was simply something
you were practicing for your sing
ing lesson
Gerty bushes crimson at the
recollection Of that absurd vocal
journey up to Waterloo.
Then the petition for a song
from her being repeated she com
plies, and she sings and looks her
very best, aud Iom wentworth
gazes and listens in rapt admira-
ton.
Later on in the evening he per-
suades her to walk through a
qradrille with him, and presently
says:
'l'll tell you what, Miss Car
negio. Let me take your song to
the publishers. l am personally
acquainted with Mr.. W, and
although your charming song can
stand on it's own merit, yet these
publishers are 'kittle CATTLE and
perhaps l may be able to manage
it better for you than you could