The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-03-31
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The summer vacation!
What Q world Of changes It bring
| to the innocent school girl! In all
| our future will ever the weeks come
to us, garlanded with roses aud rsdi-
ent with the faucies Of the heart, -
they came to 10 In the days Of our
summer vacation.
That was what Elsie Dale was
thinking, - she sat beside the river,
dipping water lily buds in the cool
tide and watching the birds nests In
the rushes.
She We homeless and motherlen,
and all the other girls were fall Of
happy anticipation, = they clustered
| ON the one green spot In The shadow
Of Q giant elm tree. And yet, there
| W. throb Of exultation IN her heart.
| II am TO have Q season at 6Aratoga, |"
eaid Cynthia Vail, the beauty Of the
school. Mamma says l am young,
s sos then no very young girls arc the
81 an going to the Adirondacs with
papa, to take sketches and strengthen
my lungs" said May Allison, proudly.
II am TO have music Lessons from
| 6iguor Rellantenda." proclaimed lit
tie Bell Burton. "Tell u, dear Elsie,
what you are going to do"
"Exactly the opposite from You,
| Bell" said Elsie, laughing, while the
| dimples came into her chin and the
earmine color into her cheek. 81
| shall spend my vacation giving music
Lessons, % l can test my own capacity
| and earn little money for the future.
Bell Burton looked on with wide
open eyes Of surprise.
"Oh, Elsie" cried she, do you be-
lieve you CAM"
II shall try" said Elsie, bravely.
II can't possibly fancy . music
| teacher without false hair and specta-
cles." said Bell.
madame Duchesne IL very kind"
said Miss Dale. "She has got me this
situation because she knew that I
wanted employment during the holt
days. Some lady wrote from the
Shawanunta mountains-one Of those
castellated mansions on the heights,
you know, that one dreams about
that she wanted her to come out and
give Q quarters lesson In her family.
And Madame Duchesne could not
leave town, and she wrote to propose
me for substitute"
"Are you to have many pupils ?"
inquired Bell, with interest.
"Only one," said Elsie. II think I
would rather have . girl, II I am to
choose. But Madame Duchesne says
that boys are the most intelligent and
appreciative learners"
The next day came, with the flower
hung haws, its band Of music, and
blue-ribboned diplomas, and hustle of
departure-and when the gray shad-
ows of evening fell Elsie Dale was on
her way to Mount Sorsl, In the Shaw
angnnta mountains.
She had never been out Of the city
before, except during the year she had
been at boarding school; at the ex-
pense Of the eccentric old aunt who
had lately bethought herself to die,
leaving all her property to . sectarisn
''hOme for old ladies'" and the SUBJ
lime crests of the everlasting hills
were a. new as they were delightful
to her.
Mount S0rel was fine old mansion,
with . central tower Of blue stone and
two long wings, situated upon . level
plateau on the hillside, with . wall Of
almost perpendicular mountain ut the
rear, and . superb view extending to
the south.
An old colored servant man, with
wool as white as snow, and . suit Of
black, came to the door.
us Mrs. S0rel at homer" Miss Dale
demanded, with what dignity she
might command.
"Yes, miss" briskly answered the
sable servitor.
"Tell her 1t Il the music teacher"
said Elsie.
And the old man showed her into
Q pretty little apartment, hung with
antique chintz, and sprinkled with
trees and butterflies in celors that
would have driven Q naturalist wild.
A fire of some scented wood tlazed
on low marble hearth, and was far
from disagreeable on the cold noun
tain heights, August though II was.
Presently . stout lady, In black silk
and fluttering cap strings came hurry
ing in.
the stout lady in black, there's some
mistake"
Elsie rose up and dropped an alarm
Cd courtesy.
There's no mistake. ma'am, I
think" said she.
"But you are . child :" said Mrs.
Sorel.
II am Is ma'am," said Elsie.
az wrote for Madame Duchesne"
"Madame Duchesne could not
come" said Elsie, feeling her heart
throbs begin to accelerate. 81 am her
fAvorite pupil, and she was convinced
that I could represent her. Didn't
.,<,, cot hor 1attorcv
II have received no letter." said
her eyeglasses, as II she was some sort
of an unaccOuntable rara avis
Then ensued another embarrassing
broken ut all hazards.
III you will introduce me to my pu-
pill" said she. II think"
"Oh certainly" said Mrs. Sorel,
with little hysterical laugh, II will
introduce you to your pupil"
And opening . door which slid gen.
tly back under patieres of pink and
blue chintz, she led the way into a
study lined with books, where by the
soft light Of shaded lamp, sat q dig
nified gentleman Of 30, busy over .
heap of manuscript.
Wy SOu, Tic IOCtOT VI luz poTIbu,
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 dignified gentleman rose and
bowed.
Elsie felt % II she could slide, in
visible through . crack in the floor.
Rudolph has had every musical |
advantage at Prague and Vienna"
said Mrs. Sorsl, "but Madame Du- |
chssne has y reputation tor classical |
sacred music, end my son thought it |
might be well to refresh his memory |
with . course Of lessons in Haydn and |
Mozart before commencing to instruct |!
his choir-boys himself"
Elsie colored like . rose.
IL am very sorry" said she,
and SO will Madame Duchesne be. |
She thought, and thought too-that
the pupil was . child. believe l an
pretty we'll grounded in my musical
but, of course, I couldn't
undertake to teach . gentleman like
Mr. S0po1 paphapa I had hoffAe ~