The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-03-22

said she. Rudolph, allow me to in
troduce you to Miss Dale, who hal
come from New York to give YOU
music lessons.
The digniied gentleman rose anG
bowed.
Elsie felt as If she could slide, in
visible. through a crack in the floor.
Rudolph has had every musica
advantage at Prague and Vienns.
said Mrs. Sorel. "but Madame
Duchesnc has reputation for clas.ica
sacred music. and my con thought j,
might be we'll to refresh his memory
with . course of lessons in Haydea and
Mozart before commencing to instruct
HE choir-bOys himself"
Elsie colored like q rose.
IL am very sorry" said she,
land SO will Madame Duchesne be.
She thousht-snd thought. too
that the pupil Was . child. l believe
l am pretty we'll grounded in my
musical education. but, Of cosrse, !
couldn't undertake to teach . geutle.
man like Mr.. Sorel. Perhaps I had
better return to New York by the
morning stage"
Here El-ie, quite forgetful Of her
dignity, burst into tears.
"Stop . minute" said Mr.. Sorel,
gently. "Why should you not re-
main at Mount Sorel and instruct my
choir boys in nv stead? And while
THEY are still in rudiments you can
be practising With me-"
IF l could earn my board in that
way" Elsie said feebly.
"You can do q great deal more
than that" said Nj. Sorel, kindly.
"And now, mother, l am sure our
pale little visitor needs . cup Of tea.
Hospitab!s Mrs. Sorel made base
to conduct her to the breakfast room,
where fragrant tea, boiled chicken.
and biscuits Is light a. puts Of snow
we're spread appstitizingly on the
little table, gli,tering with old silver.
THAT Was IN excellent thought
about the choir boys" said Mrs. Sorel.
a. she poured the yellow cream into
Elsie's cup. Snow, wasn't it, my
dear
"I-If you you are quite sure that
it wasn't merely to make me feel
easy about Staying here" faltsred
Elsie.
Mrs. Sorel smiled wisely.
"Nothing would have induced him
to say what no did not think" said
she. Rudolph is truth itself"
So Elsie stayed at Mount So.el,
going down day BY day to the little
chapel with its picturesque gables and
windows of stained glass. to teach the
cLor boys the difference between
Sharpe and flats, "sol fa's," and ere
me-" And then, when the Lesson was
over, she wandered into the ravinss,
gathered rare ferns. and copied slender
stemmed wild flowers in water colors,
and grew - rosy ~ q milk maid.
Until September came. with the
early frost and turned the ferns to
gold. aud hung pennons Of scarlet
and russell among the maple trees 10
the glen and then. one day, Rudolph
Sorel found Miss Dale sitting gravely
on the moss covered rock beside the
mountain spring. With an unwonted
.hsIosr m, he, F,~n
"What are you thinking off" he
asked. smiling.
81 am thinking what shall do this
fall, /" said she. "Whether to adver-
tise in the city papers for music pupils,
or to open q little day school in come
unpretentious quarter Of the town."
"Why do you 60 away from here At
all :" he asked eravely.
"Because l have my living to
earn"
"But Why can't you earn it here :"
said he.
because there is nothing to do,
she replied.
care you quite certain of that :" be
asked gently. "There is . great deal
to do, Elsie Dale. l want you to stay
1t Mount Sorel-to stay for my sake.
want you to be nv wife, EIsie!"
"Oh, cried Elsie, clasping her
hands. "if ] were worthy Of that"
"But you are worthy" be said.
Sweetheart, my life would b vain
without you. now that have learned
10 know and love you"
So when Madame Ducheene wrote |
70 Elsie dale that she had found q
for her, Elsie Dale wrote
lack 70 Madame Duchesue that she |
had found one for herself and that
{ had nothing to do with music |
ess0Ds.