Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-21

be considered as under my tuition, though
at half price. 1t Will take, my dear like
wildfire You are very fair musician.
Well go into partnership, and make
good thing of it. :"
ssWhat n solendid idea! Do you really
think I can teach?'
Not a doubt Of it: but can tell you it's
horrid work. and needs the patience of
Job. Ibcgin to believe there is nothing on
earth so rare as good earl You will set
on, am certain, only don't be tco anxious,
and be sure you give yourself airs. The
public is a nettle that stings if it is too ten
derby touched"
II am not naturally meek, but I shall
certainly feel anxious
Have faith in yourself. dear; it's the
only way to get on. Here's a book on
teaching the piano. in German. You study
it. and follow it. Practice up a few of
your noisiest pieces. People seem 20
think you can teach music with YOUR fin
gers, instead of your head. They are so
taken with q few gymnastics on the key
board"
Eyes, Deb, will practice diligently.
haven't touched the piano since poor gran
ME died.
''Well, it's time you began. You have
pretty touch and a fluent finger. As to
singing; come, let Us try that duet Signor
Boccaricho taught you last winter. What
ages away that winter seems to have goner
''Ah! does it not?" said Mona, with a
deep sigh. where is the book? I will
begin my preparations at once. must do
credit to your recommendation. long to
make a start in real life"
Reality is a serious thing, yet it has its
inspirations. The sense of doing real work
of earning hard money, has dignity in
its righteousness which scarcely anything
else bestows; and Mona would have re-
joiced in this new development of energy,
had she not been so deeply wounded Her
Sudden, complete remuneration by her val
ued friends at narrowly Chase cut her 10
the soul, especially as she felt she had in
measure deserved it. Her bitter disap-
pOintment in Lisle was more regret for the
loss of an illusion than sorrow for a per-
sOnal bereavement. In her short expert
ence of society, she had no friendships or
intimacies save with Sir Robert Eyerard's
family. It was this abandonment that de-
pressed and saddened her.
1t was q curious, trying sensation the
giving of her first lesson If the we'll
dressed, demure little damsel to whom it
was administered only knew how awfuIly
afraid her elegant-lOoking teacher was of
her, all chance of discipline would have
been over. But silence, backed by gravity,
is Il splendid cover for nervousness; and
Mona did not utter q word beyond what
teaching required, nor did she ever feel the
same panic again.
She has beautiful frOcks, mamma. !" was
the sentence Of the little ten-year-old.
''Hcr black cloth must be tailor-made-it
fits like a glove; and she has such beauti-
full jet ear-ringsn'
Nor did the young lady doubt that a
music teacher so attired must be deserving
of all attention.
So the new life was fully inaugurated
soon after Christmas-that Christmas
which poor Leslie Waring had hoped would
be so heavenly bright-Which Nine. Deb
risay and Mona quietly and sadly cele-
brated together. The former accompanied
her young protegee to church, and enjoyed
a particularly crisp French novel over the
fire for the rest of the day; while Mona sat
long at the piano, playing from memory
and dreaming over the past. She gave few
thoughts of the future.
To be continued.