The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-11-04

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/ femafhfd ~ last
Mr. Asnlgonefy Naa somewhat ~
t1alshed Alm made 4 point ~ puf
chasing eli thf nee mHalt Nv ihr lHss
authors. and 0uo M Mrs. IN lDf 80
Especial Himdmilnnt wa 4 am uit and
w6Hleffully weird teleelloa from 10
hanafia,
"Aht has 'ihe masla 81 NE fuiuna'
fouhd admirers IN tolondof' Tho
hostess inquired
~ colorado hns tept paee vlihiheti mes
IN lnu 10 NJ In eve th n { . ~" The gid
Lads feplind. putting on her spceiaelas
~ she spoke, and MI good music Is
necessarily The music II the future
With this she seated herself Al tho
piano
-" have fn'oysi this selection mora
than | can toll sou and now the
winkied old hands came down on tho
ksys with a power which mNlo her
companion thrill with sstonishmsnt
On went the performer with . c~lcarnesf
OF touch. q depth of expression. and =
faeIllty Of execution which wuult
shame many = professional, unttl
bertha. tremh Ing In every nerrs
drew near. 10 SEQ a. well - 20 hear
"Oh, dcarF' she exclaimed a. the
old lady struck The last churl % ~ be-
wi derng fal1 "Oh dear me- how
beautiful" and then ihs a.utiy eel
posse sd and diraihci Bertha Nsns.
gomefy buried her face Ia hsg hands
and vett bttsry
WHY Why sad the oti hph
"whAt i the matter
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the incolcnrui azsssr pln ! mint
me. TO on ptAfiag. pexsst
81 think We had s~stsr uhf a Nhi@
said Mrs la Force. tkng sn Ay isr
companion. III usre asAryr gpnr
age 4 might perhaps eS sa'er &c ec-
continued friendship Il I iEncrvd shs
real csnse g. yuur ~brrsfdgsn hstsa
Lohengrin. my deu, neither Wa i ms
Interpretation OF The selection. II was
a heart.wail over The grave Of your lns.
talent feel ~ n ! could weep with
yon. for 10 me such a grave Is the sad.
dc-t Of all graves"
But, Mrs la Force, you mus, know
something 81 my duties. ms responsible.
tiles. ~ wife, mother aud housckeepcr.
and all the rest Of IT," Mrs Montgom.
cry sobbcd. IL thought ! was doing my
best"
"Music was my one talent" Mrs. La
Force resumed. ''and 10 that I have
chung with all the energy possessed.
Perhaps some Of my IDEAS In this con-
nection may seem strange 10 you; but.
my child, q great share OF my work has
been done with reference 10 another
state OF existence. | don't know that
| can give YOU any reason for this feel.
Ing except the faith that Is In me, but Il
Is clear 10 me that tho same rulcso OF har.
mony and musical composition obtain
In tho sphere 10 which We arc tending
M In this one. The musician here must
DO tho musician there. You see. my
dear. that ! have o very laudable ambt
ton 10 start right"
But do you really believe all thisP"
Mrs, Montgomery Inquired. bor eyes
bright with wonder and tears.
sFrom the bottom Of my heart. I
cannot conceive Of world whore knowl.
sdg. Is not obtained by labor. All that
1 have achieved In music has been by
hard, persistent toll. and II Is Impossible
that such labor can be wasted Some
one might answer that the growth OF
tho spirit In patience and tho other vir.
tues was compensation enough. II does
not appear so TO me. II | am given a
talent. and | cultivate that talent 10 the
best OF my ability. Il Is m mo forever
for NIL II Is worth. am SURF Of H."
"But. my dcar Ms La Force" Ber.
tina took n Of the old laly's
hands In hers and tcnderly kissed II.
iii You arc n musician In Heaven you
can not play with these hands. so what
will u avail that you have brought them
TO this state Of perfection In oxecu.
tionf"
MY dear. I shall have hands. and
they win DO all the better Tor nv pur.
pose because Of what these have accom-
plizhcd. This Is one Of tho details that
fducs not dizturs nc In tho least This
y all thai c mo; ! was given q
talent and ] have done tho best | could
with n under very difficult circum-
stances To my mind the conclusion ID
rs logical Ms u is comforting"
The next day Mrs. Montgomery went
10 work In earnest; and though there
were no conhdcuccs between husband
and wife In the matter therc came TO be
q better understand ng. Mr.. Montgom.
cry somellm mes heard the plano rs he on.
tered the house. but tho sound Of his
steps was suro 10 put an end TO the prac.
tlcing. After q while Mrs Montgom-
cry used occasionally 10 invite her hus.
band 10 listen TO some new piece, or m
old favoritc. and after a few months Of
a iigent practice the longcd.for improv.
i~satiuns wcrc resumed. At this crisl.
Mr. Monigomcry's delight was pathetic
10 witness.
Mrs Montgomery found less timc foI
embroidery. and there were fewer tuck.
In the chIidrn's clothes. but nothing
suffered that needed her carr. Tbs
dinners wcru as well appo' ntcd. and
guests ~ hospitality entertained ~ "
the days when these duties occupled
most IL the housckecrer's timc,
Mira La force did 10 ALL" BcrthH
told her husband one evening. aitel
clccirifsin ing a parlor full Of people. her
husband included. sand | want to n
~ Colorado and play for her. Hrl
philo ophy Il q lite too much for me
though I don't SEQ why u shou'dn't b
true. still"
Mr.. Montgomery finished The sentence
with a kisA-ElcaHer kirk. IN Cars
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AT the recent invention Of N,
American Humane Association. held =
Buffalo. N. r., the following resolution