The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-10-18
THEGIRL THAT HAD PATIENCE
20 PRACTICE.

was her own little daughter. Madge
was bright, active girl with lovely
chestnut hair. blue eyes and red
cheeks. A pet at home and a favor
lite at school, il is not strange that she
was imperious; she enjoyed music,
but she mated practice
/ Mrs. Gordon looked thoughtful.
She desired Madge 10 become an ac-
curate musician, and she felt that
Professor Dartrum was judicious
teacher. A moment later the parlor
door was pushed open and Madge
stood there. There was a look of de-
fiance in her deep blue ewes.
Let us hear all about it," said
Mrs Gordon, making a place for
Madge and her two young friends on
the sofa. Then followed a brief mar
ration of the very strict rules, and the
torture to which she was every day
subject.
Miss Craven is not as strict-say
| nav take of Miss Craven, mamma, :"
Madge concluded.
For answer Mrs. Gordon said very
gently, before We decide let me mar
rate something that have read Of Il
young girl whose teacher was far more
exacting than Professor Dartrum
That could never be !" exclaimed
Madge
"Will YOU have the story
! "Ies, YES '" cried three voices in
chorus.
AS | shall leave YOU To guess the
name of the young girl. YOU will need
To paw particular attention" continued
Mrs. Gordon. The sleepy old place
in which our heroine lived. possibly
had something to do in fostering the
love Of music in her breast until it
burst into Il flame bright enough to
illurline two continents"
! Here Madge felt that she had
guessed the name
This sleepy old town." continued
Mrs. Gordon. ''had a theatre where
the little Girl was accustomed to go
with her father. He was flute
PLAYER in the little the" We. AMI organ
1T in the famous old cathedral. At
last, from following the musicians SO
closely, she longed 10 play herself.
The tlate did not suit her small mouth;
hut the vioin-ves, size would have Il
violin
"A violin, nothing cOaId he more
absurd her relatives declared and
Aunt Caroline insisted that her father
must not iniul"e the child in this
way -onIv boys PLAYED violinS. How
ever. this little girl kept on asking, !
and at last her father brought home
the smallest violin that he could pos
-iblv buzz. And now for lessons! NJ.
Simnns, the teacher, lived good dis
tance AWAY 1t did not matter; three /.
times week she took the long walk .
through the Rue Noltaire, across the
crowded place where the theatre
stood, past TIE handsome stores; and .
over the bridge. and then along Il .
narrow street ill the gray towers of
the old chateau came in sight.
F'ir.g she must learn To- stand-how
To- rest on her left foot with the right .
partly in front: then how to hold her
violin-how it should rest ON her
shoulder and how To grasp AMI sup
port it. Hold it perfectly still for ten
minutes Then lav it down for Il few
minutes rest Take it up again and
hold IL firm
PATIENTLY now she bent her small
fingers over the strings, Us if TO touch
Il corl-hcad erect, left arm bent and
brought forward ~ that she could see
her elbow under the violin. Then she
must stand perfectly still with her
right arm hanging down naturally.
No how, ct course. She must first
learn In sustain the weight of the vi0-
lin AMI accustom her arm To It's shape
In silence. and mo,iOnlesS, she held
the instrument.
For two or three weeks she did 7
this AMI nothing more. j.
Then the how was placed in her
right hand. Now rest it lightly on
the strings and draw it down slowly
ard steadily. Not a sound. No.
there was no rosin on the bow, and it
slipped over the strings in silence.
Two hours every day, nothing but
positions and dumb motions; not even
finger exercises. Simply to learn to
stand, To put the fingers in the right
place, AMI to make the right motions
with the bow. Very often her poor
arms would ache. and her legs become
still with standing. Then her teacher
had Il temper, and at times fearfulIv
cross. Tears stood in her eyes but {
10 word of'complaint ever was uttered.
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