The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-07-12
A SPELL IN THE MUSIC

l, bad been ihrcstenins rsin oil day
sed % the afternoon drew 10 close u iai
Oiled i,s promise and begsa 10 spriakle
II sAs cold. drcary afternoon that made
ons Ioug 70 be within doors The sind
vas iis,ss. add cloads Of dnss rolled NJ
The principsl avenues. II was 10 the city
Of Nes York ard the montb Of March
Winter hsa really never taken hts cold
hsIds of the weather. aud u was siii
bleak sul ras.
A young man was waking rapidly
through aide street that lay 10 The dircc'
tioa of Broad~sy Although Il had be.
eua 10 fsia be had no. pu; mp bis nm-
brells. His eyes we're gazins blausly be
fore bin: aud the muscles Of bis face bad
bard. enwn lock. He was slightly un-
der the medium height. but well formed
and graceful. He wore no hair on bis
face and his eyes were dark brown. He
had on 8 soft felt hat that rested lightly
on y mass OF black curls. He WAS what
be looked TO be--R musician. His name
Paul Bisochy and he was recognized al
ready by the few ~ one Of the rising ar
fists He bad only been year 10 the
metropolis; but more than once his srt
had beeu exhibited in the promirent mu-
sic balls
"Yes," said bis critics. "lhe future is
assured II be goes on as be has begun.
What then was the cause OF that look OF
despair on his iaoe Ah. it was the old
story. The idol whom he bad been wor-
shipping was broken and he was left with
the scattered pieces. His dream had been
ended. He bad loved with all that inten :
sity which only those with keen senslbil-
ities can. and he had found that friend
ship only could be given him in exchange
for the love be proffered.
His history WAS not an uncommon one.
He was. as bis name implied, OF foreign
descent. His father was q teacher OF
French and Italian, and his early life had
been spent in one OF the cities OF central
New York. While in Rochester that was
his birthplace he had met Mabel Nor
mington. A boy and girl friendship had
resulted. With her 1t was nothing more;
with him it was the beginning of passion
that was TO dominate him completely. BY
change 10 fortune, the Normingtons
moved to New York. Bianchy followed
them. Miss Mabel became q great favor
ite with society and soon plunged into its
mad whirl. Indeed 1t would have been
str ange il she had not To graceful
figure, q pretty face and graciousness Of
manner that charmed every ope, she add
ed voice OF singular sweetness. As for
Bianchy be toiled at his art, and slowly
but surely began TO climb the base Of Par
nsssus. His success had been above the
average; but only lately had he felt him
self in position to honorably propose
marriage.
Tie walked on 10 gloomy silence. Cross
ing Broadway he entered Washington
Park. Pausing before an old fashioned
house facing the square be assembled the
steps and entered by private latch key.
The house had been once 10 the fashiona-
BILE part OF the city, but now it had chang
ed its inmates and it's rooms we're let out
to artists. musicians and literary mem
some OF them successful, but the maj ority
very we'll able TO stand more OF fortunes
fayors.
Entering his room on the third floor,
Bianchy aung himself into chair that
faced the fire; but be did not stay long in
that position. Getting up be went to the
window and looked out. He saw the
lamplighter gong his usual round. The
faint glow from the street fell upon his
lac and it seemed to have grown old and
gray.
"And 30 it all ended. Whist fool
Was not to have guessed ii. Why should
she, the pet Of society, look on me,
musician I? Aud yet-and yet
: i cant give her up-l cant bear it y
md be began 10 traverse the room with
nasty strides.
"Why give her up p be seemed TO hear
! voice whisper in his ear. "You have as
much right to marry Mabel Normington
Is the man to whom she is engaged"
He laughed aloud st the last thought
AYE. q thousand times more right, 4 love
. wei sLed in The balance"
Throwing some coal on the fire, be pull
"a forward an easy chair and sank YEARLY
n.o it. Lighting cigar. be gazej into
he glowing Goals.
Night slowly settled on the city. The
hades grew in Bisncbys room; but be
TIRED not Save for the occasional CLEAN
Il his cigar ss he inhaled the fragrant
moke, he might have been asleep. The
OR 10 the streets grew less, and presently
hi7fhbt Nitth toNof tbtiff. ut /
Ioise seemed TO stirile Bianchy ont Of bis
everie. He was still and cold. but bis
rain was on fire with q new thought.
"Within a week she shall bc his Ha,
IL. we shall see, aud his laugh sounded
Fierlly.
Jumping to his feet he searched ner
ously for match. Finding one. be lat
10 candles aud hurryins with them 10
be other end OF the room where stood q
isno. be placed them op it, one on each
nd His face Was spitsted With the spir.
! ,bs, rsgcd within him. At first bis lin
ers ran tremblingly over the keys bu,
rajually they obeyed their msster's will.
here sss 10 particular tune 10 the Wild
iusio Bot almost impercepiibly IL one