The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-09-27
MISS PIPER'S PUPIL.

Ml>S PIpER' PUPIL.
Miss Pandora Piper, teacher of music
woo had hard work to keep soul and
body together, but was not unhappy
because, as she said, she was never left
without new bonnet for Easter Sun.
day, and one black silk, somehow, al
ways lasted until she managed to get a
new one, received very singular note one
morning-a note which had been hand.
ed in at the door, the landlady's girl
said, by an "olderl y gentleman.
The eplstle was enveloped in the
costlIest ana most richly decorated en-.
velope to be procured for love or money
anywhere. The paper, nearly as thicB
as cardboard, was to match. A coat OF
arms was in the corner, and the words
below were as follows:
Miss PIPER: person of neguckted eder.
c2ahun Is Hishful to be undertucG. VIII kal
a. ). MISTER SLIGER.
My gracious calculated Miss Pan.
dora; "he must have been neglected
that's certain. | never saw ANYTHING
like that before in all my life! Fatally
forgotten, l should say. Well, wonder
what he can be like. 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
that? He will probably pay well. and
I've lost Anne Eliza Griggs by marriage
just as she was beginning to take varia-
tons.
Mora, [ shall be in if a new pupil
a gentleman-callsa at 3 o'clock"
Nora, who liked Miss Piper, who of
ten gave her little presents, and who
kept on an upper shelf in her closet
some soothing balsam which she was
always ready to apply to the poor girls
awkward fingers, which were always be
ing cut or burnt or pinched in some
thing, gave an amiable grin and offered
to polish up the CRATE when she had q
minute, seeing a stranger was coming.
The morning wore away. Two little
girls had gone through their exercises
and heavy lady who took lessons IL
vocal music had nearly burst blood
vessel III endeavoring to gain a certain
high note, which was the object of hel
ambition.
Miss Piper had been around the cor
ner to give lesson there and over the
way to see to another pupils practicing
She came home in hurry, arranging
her hair, saw that the little parlor wa:
neat aud awaited her guest with fever
ish anxiety
At last he came.
Nora showed some one up stairs anC
anti Of 10 Il
gentleman of benign appearance
dressed III the latest fashion, but no
without regard to his age, who, bowing
low, remarked:
| hope | am not late, mum. | know
your time must be very valuable
Il am sure only wish everybody wa
as punctual," said Miss Piper. 1T i
exactly , o'clock"
You're very kind, num-" said TIN
gentleman, seating himself, as Mis-
Plper motloned him to a chair. TN
an oldish pupil, I suppose you think
but I'll explain. | think I've explaine,
IN my note, but III explain again. "
been neglected, not from any unkind
ness Tor my poor mother did the best sh
could for me-but We We're very poor
/ don't wish to mention the humble DC
sltlon I've always occupied until yea
ago, when somebody came from En-
gland and hunted me up. Mother wa
dead, poor dear but this is how it was
Father was very rich and up in til
world, mother was housemaid. Fl
married her, and his mother was furi
Gus, and mother couldn't stand it. Sh
ran away; she came here, and lived a
honest, hard working life 1t twas onl
when she died she told me my nam
was not Noggings, but SHger, an
that she had written to my father, c
got some lawyer to write, and he wf
dead, too, and | came into the propert
and left the humble position | won
allude to, and-well, I'm rich, but
don't know anything, and before / g
TO England | want to be educated. 70
understand"
Its very laudable ambition, II
sure, said Miss Piper. Il usual
teach music, but, of course, | can under
take tie English branches"
Yes, num- replied the gentleman
hastily. Il want to begin with mus
the pyanner I have never know
any one IN high life who could nc
play upon the pyanner. Begin wit
that and go on to spelling, which I ar
conscious sadly need"
LII was not the usual course, but Their
was a serious and dignifed name
ABOUT TINS neglected. person that mad
IL impossible TO say so. She mer
uohed her terms and set the hours 70
the lessons, and so skillfully empha
sized the name of the instrument tina
Mr.. Singer before his departure had be
gun to call ii "the peearno" instead :
the "pyanner."
At the door, however, he gave her
dreadful shock.
wish, mum" he remarked. ito be
gin with tunes"
MISS ripper was a conscientious it'll
teacher, but she felt that there wer
people IN this world who must hay
,her own way, and Mr.. Sliger's frs
lesson consisted of the White Cock
ade." 0ooh
He had very good ear; he was any
lous 70 learn. From the White Cock
ade he went on to Life Let Us Cher
.sn, and poor guilty Miss Piper. VIII,
ieit that the notes had very little to 4,
win ms performance, beat time an,
counted. go
meanwhile she found that. leayin,
eoucatlon out of the question, the MAJ
was very sensIble-that he was YER,
hnoiy and amiable. Once corrected i
the pronunciation of word he nava
became backslider on that Question