Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-14
MARY ANN IN TOWN.
HER ANXIETY TO AsToNIsH THE NATIVES
She Takes Lessons In ElOcution, Piano Playing,
Singing, Dancing, Etc.-"0urfsw Shail
Not Ring Tonight" if Mary
Ann Can Sop It.
CHICAGO Tribune.

| Chicago Tribune.
Mary Ann arrived in town week ago
Saturday. she went direct to the res idence
of her maiden aunt on maple street and
will be with us Just six weeks. Mary Ann
halls from Avoca, Is, and her object in
visiting Chicago is to perfect herself in the
various polite arts and accomplishments
such as playing the piano, singing, dane
ing, elocutiop, graceful carriage of the
BODY q Ia Delsarie, English literature, the
French, German and Italian languages,
p,almistry, etc.-which lend 30 much grace
to ones appearance in the drawipg-room,
and will enable her to astonish the natives
OF her return. She would like TO devote
as many as seven wesks to this good work,
but her sisters school commences Noyem-
Der l, and she must be home by that time
t, help her mother lcok after the boarders.
Mary Apn's arrival was preceded by
concisely worded warnings addressed to
prominent opponents of the arts FAMED.
Tbc.e warnings were about as follows,
blank bsiog left to indicate the particu-
lar art Kept n stock by the psrson ad-
dressed:
RESPECTED SRI shall arrive in your
city on or before the 18th inst, to remain
six weeks, during which time I desire to
take complete course in. shall
Day cash (in advance if desired) and shall
expect the best quality of instruction OBJ
tainable. Respectfully yours.
MARY ANN PERKINS.
The COPY of the above, which was ad-
dressed to Professor Samuel Kay Ter. await
ed. unopened, his return from Europe,
where be had gone to hold competitive
examination in Paris, Vienna, Milan, and
other old world art centres for the purpose
of securing Al instructors in The different
branches taught at the Chicago Conserva-
tory. At the precise roment he tore open
the envelope Mary Aun was coming up the
elevator. He read the letter of the asTir-
iug and energetic Western girl with a pity.
ing smile.
"Oh, these Americans, these Ameri'
csnsw be said.
"Well, what have these Americans done
now?" inquired Miss Morgan, who is
deco .nda.t of E han Allen and is proud OF
it.
"Why, they are always insisting on 8
complete cou Sc Of something in SIX weeks.
Over in Edrops now
''But we ere not in EuTope now" inter
rupted Mrs Morgan; I'VE are in coed
deal better country. What does your ap-
plicant want in six wtek.?'
"a complete course Of Dslssrte. Think
Of it! Mary Aun Perkins Del res to begin
with Ds'sIrte and finish him in six
weeksn
Impossible, - said Miss Morgan.
At that moment May Ann entered the
oaicH.
"Are you Professor Samuel Kayzer"
she asked, addressing that gentleman, who
rose ard bowed "Wtll, l am Mary Ann
Perkins. You received my letter, l pre-
sume?n
Mr.. Ksyzer said that, having only that
day returned from Europe, where he had
bsen toengags, etc, etc, he had jnst that
moment flushed reading Miss Perkins
letter.
"Then you know what 1 require" said
Mary Ann, drawing of her gloves. I'VE
will begin az once, if You please, as my
time ia limited. 1t is now 10 O'clock. At
II have IN engagement with my French
ascher, at am expected by my piano
instructor, from 3 to four l shall be EN-.
ployed with my vocal master, and from
that time until 6 I shall be dancing, re-
citing, and reading Chaucer. My even
ipgs will be devoted to a course of lectures
on the literature of thu Elizabethian pc
rod. So will call at 10, precisely, every
day. Kindly conduc. me to the teach
of Ds)sarte?"
"Miss Morgan" said Mr.. Kayzer, as he
retired to his private office, you will
please taks charge of Miss Perkins"
Then the professor shut the door and
bolted it on the inside. He did not re ap-
pear until nearly an hour after Mary Ann
had departed.
Miss Morgan SAW before her bright
looking girl whose every other aspect
ssvored individually of life in country
town. Her posture was abnormally erect.
Oas of her shoulders was higher than the
other, and both were thrown back till
every effect of natural 1exibility and grace
was destroyed. Mary ann slso toed in a
little, and carried her hands with the palms
forward. Bat she was uncenisbly bright,
and knew no such word as fail.
"Ard So" said Miss Morgan, assuming
her most imposing Queen Elizabeth att
tuda, ''you desire a complete course of
Dslsarte ia six wesks. II You arc parse
veripg you might get it in six years"
| 1--WE H." answered Mary Ann, not the
,e,st abashed 'you can surely tesch a
peIs N something in six weeks?"
"Oh, yes; you can learn to keep your
shoulders on level"
That's what am here for"
"Aud 10 stand erect and yet allow each
portion OF the body to remain flexibls and
IN its natural position"
That is exactly what 1 most wish to
learn" said Mary Ann, earnestly.
"And You nigh. improve some in the
menu'r in which Won use your rands.'
Il an sat SIZED, said Mary Ana. LET
US begiu at olcs."
| Thee i3 no roase1se abut Mary Ann.
Shs ia utilitsrian with q capital U. if
she can learn in Elk wees to carry herself
with grace ard e'esanCe she does not give
a s'sp Of h:r firger whether che has alb
sorbsd DelSirte iron the grauni up or
merely touched the hem of his garment.
Aud shs will su'cssd, a. her consin Sarah
jane did LIST yssr, in the f.cs of the ssr.
C sm Of tbs prof ss'rs with thsir lingo
about life bsing short aud srtlo-g,
Mary Ann ws5 determined to take her
elNu!ioa of Professor Lyman. She found
him in tie act of hurlIng chunks of
Julius Gear" at email 10y, WHO ex-
bib It'd every indication of extreme terror.
Yes" said the professor, 81 received
your lsttsr. You had better 90 home"
81 shall 60 home in six weeks" replied
Mary Ann firmly, land not before. No
doubS l csn fiud some one else who"
"Why, ghl." Interrupted the prof, ,or,
"you can't learn to say 'ho' in elk weeks
LIE. me hear you try it now-'hor"
"Ho" said Mary Ann, experimental'y.
"Of course" the professor commented
triumphantly. why, you can't learn in
six weeks how to distinguish between your
larynx and your epiglottis."
"But surely, persisted Mary Aun, zone
can learn how to reeite something simple
and touching in six weeks"
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