The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-09-26
MISS PIPER'S PUPIL.

er left without new bonnet for Easter
Sunday, and one black silk, somehow,
always lasted until she managed to get
new one, received a very singular
note one mornings note which had
been handed in at the door, the land
lady's girl said. "by an elderly gen.
tleman."
The epistlc was enveloped In the
costliest and most richly decorated en-
velope TO be procured for love or mon
ey anywhere. The paper, nearly as
thick as cardboard. was TO match. A
coat Of arms was in the corner, and
the words below were as follows:
Miss PIPER.-A Person Of negluct-
cd edercashun is wishful TO be under
tuck. viii kali at 3.
MISTER SLIGER"
my graciousY' calculated Miss
Pandora; she must have been neglect
ed. that's certain. / never saw any
thing like that before In my life! Fa-
tally forgotten. / should say. Well, I
wonder what he can be likea He must
be rich, / suppose. Poor people can't
afford such stationery as this. And
coat Of arms. too! Shoddy. suppose;
but so that he's respectful, why should
/ care for thatp He will probably pay
well, and I've lost Anne Eliza Griggs
by marriage, just as she was beginning
10 take variations.
Mora, shall be in il new pupil
a gentleman calls at three o'clock"
Nora, who liked Miss Piper, who Of
ten gave her little presents, and who
kept on an upper shelf of her closet
some soothing balsam. which she was
always ready to apply to the poor girls
awkward fingers. which were always
being cut or burnt or pinched in some
thing, gave an amiable grin, and offer
cd TO polish up the CRATE when she had
a minute, seeing stranger was COM
ing"
The morning wore away. Two little
girls had gone through their exercises.
and heavy lady who took lessons in
vocal music had nearly burst blood
vessel cndeavoring TO gain n certain
high note. which was the object Of her
ambition.
Miss Piper had been around the cor
ncr to give n lesson there. and over the
way to see another pupils practicing.
Snr came home in hurry. arranging
her har. SAW that the little parlor WAS
neat. and awaited her guest with fever
ish anxiety.
At last nc came.
Nora showed some one up stairs. and
there entered ut the door al elderly
gentleman Of benign appearance,
dressed in the latest fashion. but not
without regard TO his age. WHO. bow
ing low. rcmarkcd:
Il hope ! am not late. mum.
know your time must be very valu-
able"
II am sure only wish everybody
was as punctual, said Miss Piper. 1T
is exactly three O'Clock"
You're very kind. num-" said the
gentleman. seating himself, AS Miss
Piper moiioncd him TO chair. "I'm
an oldish pupil. suppose you think;
but I'll explain. | think I've explain
cd 10 nv note. but I'll explain again.
I've been neglected not from IN I'M
kindncSs-for my poor mother did the
best she could for me-but we were
very poor. don't wish to mention
the humble position I've always occu-
pied until year ago, when somebody
came from England and hunted me up.
Mother was dead, poor dear! but this Is
how ii was: Father was very rich and
up In the world; mother was house.
maid. He married her. and his moth
or was furious, and mother couldn't
stand IT, She ran away; she came
here, and lived an honest hard working
life. 1t was only when she died she
told M m Nnnninna
but Sligcr. and that she had written 10
my father, or got some lawyer to write,
and he was dead. too. and l came into
the property and left the humble posi-
ton | won't allude TO, and-well, I'm
rich. but don't know anything. and
before go to England, | want 10 be
educated. You understand"
"It's very laudable ambition, I'm
sure" said Miss Piper. Il usually
teach music. but, of course, / can un-
dertake the English branches"
"Ycs, num-" replied the gentleman
hastily, II want 10 begin with music
the pyanner. Ihave never known
nyone In high life who could not play
upon the pyanner. Begin with that
and 60 on to spelling, which l am con-
sclous tnat sadly neeu.
IL was not the usual course, but there
was serious and dignified manner
about this neglected" person that
made 1t impossible for Miss Piper to
say so. She mentioned her terms and
set the hours for the lessons, and so
skillfully emphasized the name Of
the instrument that Mr.. Sliger before
his departure had begun TO call it ..the
peearno" instead of the .pyanner.
At the door, however. he gave her
dreadful shock.
II wish, num-" he remarked. ito
begin with tunes"
Miss Piper was conscientious little
teacher. but she felt that there were
people in tho world who must have
their own way. and Mr.. Sligcr's first
lesson consisted Of the White Cock
ade."
lie had n very good ear; he was anx-
ious 10 learn. From the white Cock
AIDE" ho went on 10 Life Let Us Cher
ish." and poor guilty Miss Piper. who
felt that the notes had very little 10 do
with his performance, beat Time and
counted.
Meanwhile, she found that, leaving
education out of the question, the man
was very scnsiblc-that he was very
kind AMI amiablc. Once corrected in
the pronunciation of word, he never
became backslidor on that question.
However. IL was he who arranged every
thing. not his teacher.
As other lessons were added, the
neglected person set the hour for them;
finally he had six hours day. All the
pupils were dismissed but one. The
spelling lesson. the lesson on geogra-
ply, the lesson in history. followed
each other All the weekdays were
his.
Poor Miss Piper had no power to say
him nay. lIc paid well, be treated her
with actual reverence; but the last pu-
pill went when he elected TO copy some
very fat flower pieces" which Miss
Piper had executed in early youth, and
call this lesson in painting. He had
all her weekdays at last. He had GER
tainly improved in pronunciation. but
Miss Piper found herself to be hum
bug. What they really did was to
spend The day together exactly as he
chose. Playing with educational books,
humping the piano, daubing the bris-
toll board with impossible flowers.
scrambling through the lessons In
French, Of which Miss Piper had had
quarter from a Swiss gentleman. Fo;
n long time she was alone on Sunday.
and usually went to the Methodist
church TO which she belonged; but Mr..
Sliger soon altered that He began by