Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-22
mogsE.CLEANING TERRORs;
The Pate Of a BelIe whose pa Had q
sleep on ih" Eioor.
MUSIC OK THE ROOF.

MUSIC on THE ROOF.
ooh. mother How am | to play
nv piano-forte exercises in a room
like thisl 1t is dsgraceful And to
think that | am engaged TO play a
selection from Hoopskirti's symphony
in G. minor at the Sleinway Hall con
cert next week. and must now forego
my practice ,.
Irene Carfler burst into tears. The
saline evidences Of her griefstricken
soul fell upos the parler floor and her
mother was delighted TO think that
the carpet had been taken up. Two
healthy domestics fresh from Erin
were busly employed tearing the
paper from the walls, and the home OF
the CarGllers was IN chaos.
The young and bewitchingly beauti-
full Irene was the only child Of a
noble house. house Us noble as 1t
was possible for a Fifth avenue brown
stone front 10 be. She was tall,
square shouldered long wasted and
willowly. She was fond OF birds,
flowers and music. A little dog with
n lame leg would cause the tears to
gush from her eyes. There seemed to
be no esd TO the supply OF her tears.
The tcar-ducts under her eyes were
more like big wells than tear-ducts.
Anything said in a minor tone would
be certain 10 arouse the lachrymose
tendencies Of this beautiful, bigh-
spirited and accomplished girl Her
hair hung far below her waist, and
might have trailed the floor were it
not that she cut it every few weeks.
DIR. IIillerbuck, who had once paid
her attention, had told her that per
sons who permitted their hair TO grow
too long were apt TO invite brain fever.
IreAe didn't want brain fever, not that
she dreaded suffering, but because she
had purpose to accomplish, and she
was smart enough to know that PEG
Pile were not long remembered II their
lives had not been industrious. Money
was Of little concern TO her, as she
had never known what 1t was TO be
without IT. Her ambition was TO
excel on the pianoforte, ana early in
life she had registered vow that she
would reach the pinnacle OF that
sort of fame if she had to break all
the pianos in New York in the effort.
my darling child, expostulated
Mrs. CerGller you are aware that
Spring is upon us and It is necessary
for as to clean house. | am sorry
that the work will interrupt your prac
ticing. but you know very well that
It must be done
As Mrs Cartiler said this she dash
ed bucket of water against the par
Tor window Irene screamed in her
mlvcry way and jumped back.
Mercy on met exclaimed the fas.
cinaung girl, you needn't ram my
new princess If YOU must clean house.
I've just had 1t done up by Mrs Flitr,
and I'm sure you We spoilt it,
1T seems to me that If were you,
SAID Mrs. Carliller, I'D go up To- the
roof and do my practicing We have
only begun to tear up things, and
after while there won't be any place
in the house where ysu can sit
down.
Ireue's eyes frightened. Hasten
ing TO the messenger alarm she sum
moned a boy, sent him for piano
mover and had her great piano taken
TO the roof
" AT last said Irene as she seated
herself upon the instruments and
leaned her shapoly back against the
chimney, ~ can practice without be
ing disturbed
The widows in the ueighborhood
went up, and the milliouaires and
their domestics were equally aStouud-
cd TO hear sweet strains of music Dies
cending from the sky. A branch of
the Salyatiau Army teok advantage
of the phenomenon 10 inaugutate "A
revival on the next corner, and organ
grinders who had bean dong flour.
ishing business left the neighborhood
in disgust They were genuine
Italians, il was true, but they had NO
chance TO shine when angels entered
the field against them.
Meanwhile Irene, serene as the
beautiful May morning. played away
with vigof. She would strike the most
wierd and unearthly cords and then
burst into the most delicious melody.
The chimney helped conceal her from
view. and as the roof of the Carfller
mansion was higher than most of the
others in the neighhorhood she was
comparatively free from detection,
She got TO like her new quarters very
well, and was surprised that she had
never thought of availing herself Of