The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-06-18

arrived in New York, after journey
of sixteen hours. The next morning
after scanty breakfast, she started to
find her old music teacher, in the hope
that he would be able to aid her in ob
tanning pupils but her heart sank
when, arriving at her destination, she
was told that Professor Schwartz had
been dead more than a year.
What was she to do now? She
went from place to place, but without
any success whatever. She was
stranger, alone and friendless, and in
all that great, grand city there was no
place for her.
II will make one more effort she
said. 81 will go to the great Signor
de LAMA and ask him 10 aid me, and
if fail again l can but return to my
poor lodging and make fresh start
tomorrow.
Asking the first policeman to direct
her to the residence of the professor,
she started tt,ither. Signor de LAMA
listened attentively while she had told
him the sad history of her poverty and
utter friendiessness and her anxiety to
earn an honest living.
When she had flushed he requested
her to let him hear her play, and seat
ing herself at the piano she played
brilliant fantasia, which he pronounced
"well DONE
"Well," she said "Let me sing
something for you want to know if
you think can earn my living with
M voice"
Then, after few preliminary chords
she sang, with great expression,
"Iome, Sweet Home" The professor
listened breathlessly She began the
second verse-and as the recollection
of her dear old home and mother she
had lost came back to her, she burst
into tears, and her head sank upon the
keyboard. De LAMA was deeply
moved He went over TO her, and
placing his hand kindly on the bowed
head, said earnestly:
Signorina, you are friendless /; let
me be your friend come and make
your home with us. have young
daughter who will be delighted to
have a companion about her own age,
and-Signorina, listen-iD five years
you can make your fortune with that
magnificent voice. You have one of
the finest voices | have ever heard in
America
"You can make my fortune in five
years !" she repeated. "Are you sure?'
"As sure as that you and l are in
this room that is, of course if you
will put yourself entirely under my
management" he answered
A glad look erept into the weary
black eyes, slight color into the pale
cheeks, as she repeated over and ovel
, again to herself
"a fortune in five years 1t is ;
r long time, but can afford to wait
r "You really must go to the opera to
; night, Guy don't believe you hav,
heard Viola de LAMA yet all New
York is raving over her. She is quit
-; the fashion"
Guy Travers had Just returned fror
> a tulcc-ytulo toui gu lue SOntIHenI
e He had forgotten all about that littl
J episode in Virginia five years ago. |
9 looks he had not altered one iota, bu
!, was the same handsome, careless fe
Y low aud all his dear five hundre
: friends were glad to welcome hiI
3 home'again.
r "Who is she-this Viola dc Lanzal
y he answered in a careless tone. "
o do not remember of hearing of he
y abroad"
o "No, she is new star from Italy,
e believe. Her father or uncle, / forg,
u which, is her manager and a deuce
old bore he is too, can tell you; won
h let fellow look at her off the stag
much less speak to her."
u "All right, I'll go with you and s,
p yonr divinity said Guy.
That night the opera house was Gro,
n ded to excess. When the singer a
}: peared in all her regal beauty she w
| wildly applauded, aud Guy Travers,
h he looked at the graceful, rounded fl
ure, the dimpled white arms,the shap
s. ly hands and the glorious black ha
d piled high on the proud head, lit
is thought that this queenly woman W
t. the girl with whom he had tritled
30 heartlessly y five years before,
E. The opera over, Jack Mordaunt pl
sented himself at the stage door al
le sent in his card, asking permission
bt introduce to the signorina his frie
Guy Trayers The signorina sent @
n her regrets, but she would be unal
r. to see either gentleman that nigl
c, Night after night they received I
I'd same answer. "The signorina "
er very sorry, but she was too mu
lfatigued," etc.