The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-29

and, last. the daintiest, ziriest. faoSt spir
it-like air-siainty, airy. and spirit-like a
anything Chopin ever wrote, aInost To-
ethereal 10 be human. Ike the first gl4s
/ Pulsations Of the wonderful mystery 0
life.
Beauiifulm ~ MAS al could say as sia.
rose, her lovely face aglox with the deli
eioHls pride which springs fnous the con
s-ioGsness Of power.
Mis- Baiienirzuf, said, earnestly
after pause, . never for an inssan
doubted your ability toieach ne. but issc
done - your Performance would cen
vince the noet sceptis-il.
This was our Introduction 10 eaeh 9th
er- What her feeiiE.s nlsy haze been
cannot tell; neither can | analyze laE
own-eilarmesl. bs.wil,Iered, with all tbs
rouaanee Of my nature weakened. and nss
curi ssity aroused a. 10 the source of that
unear,hiy cry
The next day 81 the aPTcintsd time
wzs there, and Tor : week went Fegu-
larry. anti I CAME 10 regard II a tie
oaly period Of real pleasure during the
day.
Ny beautiful irlstractrsSs and had be
oome excellent friends. and liked e
tel myself that when was With her
that anxioas look became iess marked
and her whole being frightened up
Her Elther evers "a; IN the rocking clair
during the lessons. but seldom Speaking,
EXCEPT 20 his daughter. abom he usually ;
caEei his little girl hui sometimes
Camille.
One day / saw he was annoyed Al
something, and Camille's face did not
brighten up a. was its wont
We vent through oUr lesson mechanic
ally: She was evidenily irpnblei abcsst
something. and felt couscsousiI uas IN
trliing upon some household dis-
tress.
When the lessea was ever and ro-e
10 4ke my leave, he old man addressed
me
Mss Beliendrani,~ he saii-it was
she Inst time l had ever heard hirn either
address or speak 50 To her has been
trying 20 persuade me that Il am sFoaiHg
childish, aad thar aay hand his forgotten
the instrument have played sinre uy
childhood, ! shall leave st 70 you u-bests-
er she speaks the trnth or not
A he spoke he took a violin frcua a
case besi ie hin. and, arranging the
strings, anceitriuluplantiy towards his
,lal.hter, but she had buriei her face in
her hlnds and Vas sobbine Violently.
The momeu, lie drew the bow across
the strings l ihoaght there was some
thing amiss. an,l then Oh po~ers Of dis
cord. the noise had heard when first
s,oed upon the ssep-snels hideous vail
ings and shrieks a. filed the room. No
one with the veries, knowledge Of music
could have touched thase strings Hasl
IN infant tie necessary strength Of arsa
AMI wrist he would have produced a
much harmony
SrrTIris.,l and iesslilserssl, sssew noi
how to act.
Unwilling. for CamiIle's sake. 70 81
and hear and not wishing Tor the same
reasgn to offend tie old man by taking
my leave. I knew not how TO act.
Susideuly Camille started to her fset,
her ilce flushed crimson and her eyes
swollen with tears.
Are you a gentleman Size cried ilys-
to 81 there and see Al old
childish man make . fool of HIMSELF
Perhaps. though, IL amases yoa? If -,
pray enjoy IT,.
-Czmil.e,r I pleaded, you are TN
iuz,7
Go she shricked wili3y. and point
ing 70 the door- $50
You are unilss- = ! said again i.utbe-
Iieve ne. ! pity vou from the bot;osn Of
my heart By and By. when yen can
think, remember I am vour friend iiil
DEATH
I walked miles that afternoon. but tie
house had a fa=aiaaiion for ne. AMI
llmos, unconscioasly relr-eed my
steps
AsI drew near 1 sa# 4 cEoEl gzslere,I
ground the door. and hurryiag on ask-
sd one u The lsgs.anders what was the
natter.
Matter enough. The OH seller-s dead
.ud the girrs half crazy. and keeps On
,rying cat that siis killed him.
/ found i Was too tEze. The yiolin
ay dasisel % fragments On the fiooE, the
III man wa5 dead au8 his slauybier 10y
a asHoon. ~ish a doctor trying to ne
tore her.
she gradually recovered coaseiosisless,
al only To break into fresh denuHcia-
ions % herself as having killed him. At
eagth. however she wore herself eom-
lIeiely oct, and, under the doctors nlaa-
igement saak into : deep silmher-
Tae coroner gave the verdict li.at the
ia ulan had died Of heart disease. eccei-
rated BY unusual excitement, then.
.iye the doctor rsr,s blEa-he. saS that
-yeTythiag that money could DO was
lone before I Eeff
Ioails-i next morning early and found
,amilie sitting W in an easy chair, but
cry weak and exhausted
wished 10 see yoa. she said. 70
hank you fFom the bottqm of my heart
or the kindness you have siloEn, bat .
IN 20 very poor, and can never repay
on
tried . stop her, bet she would rot .
.ear me, and she told me the story. the
litter story Of her life. How her father
iad been gradually losing bis hearing
inti about three years before. xIlen he
Iad been attacked by some peculiar NJ
-ctIon Of the brain which coEa9lelely
Ez'ed the doctors, and when he hal
covered bis strength his musical poN-
r. weTe completely gone EoE she had
ept the know ledge from him, blaming
erself. oh, 80 bitterly. for her loving de
cit how hard they found j; TO live
pom the piitance she eo1.d earn of all
er futile endesvors TO get pnpiEs. Then,
on yesterlay, when eoneelisneat vas
o longer possible. she had let him knox
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