Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-28

pendicular mountain at the rear, and a
superb view extending to the south.
| An oldcolored servant man, with wool
as white as snow and suit of genteel
black, came to the door.
SIS Mrs. S0rei at homcw Miss Dale de-
manded, with what dignity she might
! command.
ayes, miss, dc Inissis she's home,"
brisIily answered the sable servitor
"Tell her it is the music teacher" said
Elsie
And the old man showed her into 4
pretty little apartment, hung withanti-
que chintz and sprinkle,l with trees and
butterflies in coors that would have
driven naturalist wild.
A fire of some scented wood blazed on
a low marble hearth, and was far from
disagreeable and the chill mountain
heights, August even though it was.
Presently a stout lady, in black silk
and luttering cap-strings, came hurry
ing in.
"Goodness gracious me~ calculated
the stout lady in black; there's some
mistaken
Elsie rose up and dropped an alarmed
courtesy.
"There's no mistake, ma'am, Think
said she.
''But You are IL child~ said Mrs. Sorel.
81 am Is, ma'anI," said Elsie.
81 wrote Nine. Dnchesnc."
"Mme. Duchesne could not COME"
said Elsie, feeling her heart throbs begin
to accelerate 81 am her favOritc pupil,
and she was convinced that could rep
resent her. Didn't you get her letter"
81 have received no letter. said Mrs
Sorel, still viewing Elsie through her
eye-g glasses, as if she were some sort of
an unaccouutable rdra aris.
Then ensued another embarrassing 81
lence, which Elsie Dale felt must be
broken ut all hazards.
eff you would be SO good as to intro
duce me to my pupil" said she, II
think"
ooh, certainly" said Mrs. Sorel, with
a little hysterical laugh, ~ will intro
duce you to your pupil"
And opening door which slid gently
back under poriieres of pink-and-blue
chintz, she led the way into a study
lined with books, where, by the soft light
of shaded lamp, sat a digniticd gentle
man of 30, busy over heap Of manu-
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"My son, the rector of the parish"
said she. Rudolph, allow me to intro
duce you to Miss Dale, who has come
from New York to give yOu music les
SONS" ..
The diSnitied gentleman rose and
bowed.
Elsie felt as if she could slide, iuvisi-
Bile, through crack in the floor.
"Rudolph has had every musical adj /
vantage at Prague and Vienna" said
Mrs. SoroI; 'but Madame Duchesnc has
q reputation for classical sacred music,
aud my son thought it might be well to
refresh his memory with Il course of les
Sons in Aydn and Mozart before com
mcncing to instruct his choirboys him
self" .... ... |
Elsie cOIored like II rose.
"I-I am very sorry" said she; ''and
so will Madame Duchcsne be. She
thought, too--tltat the
pupil was child. ! believe | am pretty
well grounded in my musical education,
bHt, VI ttHfSt, C"HftH HHtSi t@ht " |
teach a gentleman like Mr.. Sorel. Per-
haps had better return to New York by
the mornings store"
Here Elsie, quite foryettul of her dig
nifty, burst into tears.
Stop a minuten said Mr.. Sorel, gent |
Iy. why should you not remain at
Mont SOrcl and instruct my little choir
boys in my stead /! And while they are
still in the rndmcnts you can be practlc- !
ING with me-
III could earn my board in that way, |
Elsie said feebly.
You can 10 q great deal more than
that said Mr.. Sorel, kindly. and !
now, mother, alu sure our pale little
visitor needs a cup Of tea
Hospitablc Mrs. Sorcl made haste to
conduct her to the breakfast-room,
where fragrant tea, broiled chicken,
md biscuits as light as puff of snow,
were spread appetizinsly on a little |
round table, glIttering with old silver,
md lighted with wax candles in antique
bronze ScOnceS .a...... $500