The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-06-25

| opened her milsic, laid aside her wrappings
| and taking a short, sharp peep into n
| superb pier glass set Ia an ebony frame,
revealed the face OF Hattie Hadwin.
Tall, gay, handsome and careless, with
bewitching drollery about the mouth,
and a rather masterfui eye.
Presently the door was opened, and II
tall and Sillful- looking girl, with a pair
of flashing blue eyes, almost ran in. She
would have embraced Hattie on the spot,
! but the latter drowned the effort III her
own significant manner; she laid her hands
on the young ladies shoulders saying ::
'.Well, Julie, how is the voice, aud how
have you prospcred with the song?''
''Oh, Miss Hattie, papa says am hoarse
and that have !. cold. but let, nae try
.!TstsSe Hadwin had the knack of making
h--az--A- 4srtiealarly charming to her pupils.
| wtr- II Adored her after the manner of
Young girls. Miss Julie Van ZutpI<n was
| no exception 10 the rude, so the two sat
tdown aud proceeded very amiably tor some
time. At last the fantasy seized Hattie
that Miss Van Zutphen should repeat a
certain passage given a number of times
| as penalty for the falling short of the
mode of performing it.
| The young girls spirit did not bear the
burden very meekly !; first her pride arose.
| tbeu modification did battle with pride.
and. lastly. the spirit of sullenness descend
ed and utterly paralyzed Miss Van Zut-
phen's vocal powers.
| A dreadful pause ensued. Hattie smll-
ing to herself as the altered intonation tell
upon her ear, turned round AMI met such /,
blaze of indignation on the pretty faco as
made her smile a great deal more.
She then commenced the song herself
t \ crimson rosebud into beauty breaking,
i A hand outstretehed to pluck 1t ere it fail;
! An boar of triumph and a sad fursaking
! An then, a wi;llcred roseleaf--tlat is all.
I 4 maitlen's heart that knowetll not loves
daring.
"A voice f1ht teaclleth love beyond recall;
! An hour of JOY, an hour of bitter parting
1 And then 3 broken heart-and that is all.
| She sang it deliciouslY. ami in so doing
forgot, or seemed TO forget, her surround
ings. The invisible spirit OF music spoke
to her of other things, and, as her fingers
wandered over the keys, her face grew
very wisitnl, almost sad, and she no longer
| remembered even 20 tease Miss Van Zut-
| plien, who was affected like Saul, in so far
| that the mutinous demon was ia some sort
charmed ont OF her. and she was ponder
! ing how she might best descend from a
! pedestal OF pride, aud make submission to
Hattie without losing her dignity.
| The song was finished, and both came
back to realities. Hattie did not care
about co.:qnering herself, but was wonder
ously fond OF conquering other people.
! So she devoted an Instant to Miss Van
| zutphcn, and, having aseertaincd hy an
almost imperceptible glance that young
iady's state of mind. she proceeded to
/ apply the actual remedy. She took the
song and gave it to her, saying, very
| satily:
! Until to-day always sang that song
with pleasure, Julie. but you liaYe Joined
to 1t a less pleasant memory. hope yon
win like it better from this moment than
I shall.''
| And size bent over the song and wrote
on the margin with her pencil The single
word revolt
Julie Van zutphen gave convulstve
gulp, but said never word.
Hattie give two more lessons on the
avenue. and then walked quickly home.
Her father, poor in the first instance, be-
came poorer still. An amateur musician,
he was compelled to make his pleasure
minister to his necessity. Ills health
failed him more than his fortune. AS
Hattie had said SO she had done, and in
the matter of daughter he was, decided
~ mncl. TO be euvied man.
WEer she returned, he was sitting in his
chair by the fire. thi..kfng long Of her. as
the Scotch say. In her eyes lie looked
eacli time She eamc back more gentle,
feeble aud sl.adowy than before.
In quickly told tales like this there is
no room, as there Is no need, to detail sl,r
course OF each day which went TO make
up Hattie Hadwill's life Hattie was fast
growing rich. Work was d law and
necessity. bat She did her work easily 1t
suited her, and her gains were sufficient
not only to support herself aud her father
in exceeding comfort, but to enable her to
pay periodical visits to the National Park
Bank. where she was received with that
consideration that bespeaks the entrance
OF person coming to deposit, not to draw,
money.
She was the fashion. Society liked her.
her splendid voice, her gracious manner,
her habits and her rich neutral-tinted
toilets. ffss
No riaings from Berthfield had ever
reached herr yet. in spite Of II, she grew
TO appear lmsdsomer aud stouter she was
no. a-weary because lie came not. ana,
indeed. presented ilo resemblance to tile
..bIariatna OF the AIoated Grange. .
Ten years from lIle time last portray
ed her she entered her fortieth year. Il
was a winters. eyenIng. There had been
a driving storm of sleet aud snow, with a
keen, bitter win5
The foot passengers on the sidewalks
we're whipped. blinded and at last ronsed
IS q. the drivers of hoFse-c4rs disappear