The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
MISS PIPER'S PUPIL.

Miss Pandora Piper, teacher of mi
sic, who had hard work to keep sol
and body together, but not unhapp,
because she said, she was never LEI
without a new bonnet for Easter Sur
day. and one black silk somehow Taste
until she got a new one, received
very singular note one morning "a not
which had been handed in at the door
the l~andlady's ''girl" said, by an "eld
erly gentleman"
The epistle was enveloped in tn
costliest and most richly decorated en-
yelope to be procured for love or money
anywhere. The paper, nearly as thicl
as cardboard, was to match. Acoat o.
arms was in the corner, and the words
were as follows:
Miss PIPER:-A person of n%egluckted eder
cashun is wistful to be undertook. VIII kali
at3. MISTER SLIGER.
MY gracious!" calculated Miss Pan
dora; she must have been neglected,
that's certain. l never saw anything
like that before in all my life! Fatally
forgotten, | should say. Well, | won
der what he can be like. He must be
rich, | suppose, poor people can't af-
ford such stationary as this. And a
coat of arms, too! Shoddy, l suppose,
but so that he's respectful why should
/ care for thatP He will probably pay
by marriage just as she was beginning
to take variations.
Nora, l shall be in if a new pupil
a gentleman-calls at 3 o'clock"
Nora. who, like Miss Piper, who often
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 poor girls fingers,
which were always being cut or bnrnt
or pinched in something, gave an anna
BILE grin and offered to polish up the
CRATE when she had a minute, ''seeing a
stranger was coming 81
The morning wore away. Two little
girls had gone through their exercises
and a heavy lady who took lessons in
vocal music had nearly burst a blood
vessel in endeavoring to gain a certain
high note which was the object of her
ambition.
Miss Piper had been around the cor
ner TO give a lesson there and over the
way to see to another pupils practic-
ing.
She came home in a hurry, arranged
her hair, saw that the little parlor was
neat and awaited her guest with fever
ssh anxiety.
At last he came.
Nora showed some one up stairs and
here entered at the door an elderly
gentleman of benign appearance,
dressed in the latest fashion, but not
regard to his age, who bowed
ow. remarking:
81 hope | am not late, mum. | know
our time must be very valuable''
Il am sure Ionly wish everybody was
IS p%unctual," said Miss Piper. ut is
xactly three o'clock"
You're very kind, num-" said the I
Gentleman, seating himself, as Miss ]
'iper motioned him to a chair. I'm t
n oldish pupil, | suppose you think; t
ut I'll explain, | think I've explained t
1 my note, but I'll explain again. I've
cen neglected, not from any unkind- q
ess-for my poor mother did the best 5
ne could for me-but we were very v
DOR. | don't wish to mention the h
umble position I've always occupied b
ntil a year ago, when somebody came
ON England and hunted me up.
Iother was dead, poor dearl but this is .
wv it was: Father was very rich and
p in the world; mother was a house d
laid. He married her, and his mother
as furious, and mother couldn't stand
. She ran away; she came here, and
we'd an honest, Woodworking life. 1t h
as only when she died she told me my .,
anne was not higgins, but Sliger. and a
lat she had written to my father, or II
OF some lawyer to write, and he was m
cad, too, and | came into the property 9,
nd left the humble position l won't
lude to, and-well, I'm rich, but |
know anything, and before 1 go \,
England | want to be educated. You "
1~derstandP"
Its a very laudible ambition, I'm N
re-" said Miss Piper. 81 usually
ach music, but, of course, / can I'M
,rtake the English branches" @,
Eyes mum" replied the gentleman, 81
81 want to begin with music Ga
this manner l have known no one . ~
high life who could not play upon g
e pyanner. Begin with that and 90 "
to spelling, which l am conscious l " -
dly need" Vi
1t was not the true course, but there
is a serious and dignified manner pa Pa
out this neglected person that s ~,
it impossible not to say so. She tn''
'ntioned her terms and set the hours sPl
the lessons, and so skillfully en- oei
ASKED the lame of the instrument ..
It Mr.. Sliger before his departure had tnr
run to call it 1.-THE pearino" instead &c,
he "%pyanner." u nh
It the door, however, he gave her a fiji
adful shock. She
i wish, num-" he remarked, ''to the
in with tunes" Ion