The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-09
without it. Ha. ha, halN

| cu, anu was OH lllt MOOR NOWH-sldlTS,
She could hardly wait for the must
clans to get out of the way, she was in
such haste to go down, and in mo-
ment or two we were ali in the room
where the huge instrument lay.
Eye powersn' exclaimed Ricardo,
aghast at the sight of the case.
Elvra's eyes were wide with astonish-
ment. What is the hateful thing any
wayPn she asked. touching it delicately
with her little foot, as if she thought it
might bite, "And where did it come
| from"
"A foreign-looking man, very respect
full, but wholly incomprehensible left
it about half an hour before went up
stairs, replied. 1T looks like those
monstrous affairs they use in the or
chestras. Are you sure it is the fashion,
Elvira dearp"
II should hope not" she replied,
looking wrathfully at Ricardo, who was
chuckling over her discontinue Il
wonder why they didn't send me IA
brass horn or a trumpet" she added,
impatently.
"Or bass drum suggested Rear
do,
"Mighn't it possibly be the missing
cello that caused the disturbance up
stairs" he observed, thoughfully, AT
ter his mirth, and 'Viras wrath, and my
surprise had subsidized
And, as if in reply, came distinct
rap at the door, and believe we all
started, as if we thought it had come
from something inside the black case
Ricardo opened the door There stood
a large, fair gentleman, whom he intro
duced at once as Professor Felix. Tn
latter bowed, as he said, There ha
been some mistake about II musical in
strument, and this man here" pointing
to an unintellgible foreigner, who stood
grinning and bowling behind him, says
he left valuable cello here to-day by
mistake for this guitar. viii YOU tell
me if this is trueph
Explanations followed, and the gen
tleman was about totake his leave when
his eyes fell on Elvira, who was hugging
her recovered treasure with unconceal-
ed rapture
That pleases you2' he asked, with
surprise.
Delights me, enchants me, satisfies
me, she returned, valiantly Drawing
his scorn. but when | know how to
play, perhaps | shall use it for kind
ling wood
"My sisters were in my studio said
Ricardo, alphabetically, and heard
your remark. You were talking pretty
loud, you know"
"And besides added Elyira, reck-
lesSly, II had my ear against the wall,
so as not to lose "A note Of that heavenly
music.
"AhW-he looked Modified. Have
you teacher9'
Not yet D."
"a am violinist myself he said,
smiling, "but | understand the guitar
as well. If You require my services at
any time | shall be happy to become
your instructor
But, professor, Numbered Ricardo,
'you refused half-a-do2en pupils the
other day, and you told me you didn't
mean to teach any more"
That was for the violn,o he return
ed quickly, while the color dccpened in
his fair cheeks; sit will be a novelty
and rest for me to teach the guitar,
and--and. in short, make an eXcep-
tom He bowed himself out.
"Well, Elyira,' cried Ricardo, "you
will have every chance of being in the
mode, for fashion kneels at the feet of
Herr Professor Felix
His charges will be too high said
Elvira decidedly, and for awhile the
matter dropped.
One day, however, the professor hand
ed Ricardo card for his sister, on
which he had written his terms. He of
fered to give her lessons for the sum us
ually asked by ordinary teachers, and
his kindness was gratefully accepted. -
Thus it was that he became first her in
structor and then the friend of us all.
"Elyira, | said one day, Il never
should have believed so small an instru-
ment could groan, and twang, and
shrek as that one does Why do you
make it give that weary wail?"
That, replied my sister loftily, sis
the glissando--the slide, if you prefer
English am practcing it, and al
though 1t hurts the fingers little, it is
very pretty when well done like a scale
with the notes all melted together But
whatever is the matter with the rub
bishy thing, she continued; Il have
tuned and tuned till my ear is confused.
wish might have had more modern
guitar, these old-iashioned tuniny
screws must have been invented when
sin first entered the world, ought 10
have guide to help me about tuning
Go out and buy me one, Ricardo; won't
you2'
Ricardo laid down his book good.na-
turedly, took up bis hat, and said.
"What do you want? A tuning-fork?"
"Tuning.fork" returned Elyira, dis.
dainfully, "Tuning-fork indeed! A
pitch-pipe in A.
Oh and he departed
ElYira fused over her instrumentun.
I'll he came back, which he did very
shortly with heightened color and AN
amused expression.
"Only think what did, he cxclaim.
ed. 81 must have been miXcd.up be-
tween ny fork and your pipe, for /
marched into the music store around
the corner aud asked the Young lady
who waits there ior-yOull never be-
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