The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-05-02

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it's a bore2"
~ do get tired sometimes" Lefty ad-
mitted. "But l like it. I've nice
class"
"All ages, supposed" said Mr.. Glib
son.
ooh, yes from six to twenty. From
the first lesson in the instruction book
up to Chopin" Lefty reioined.
'.You take beginners then"
eyes"
The Wilcox carriage was approaching,
and the Wilcoxes were particular friends
of the Gibsons. Lefty was glad the cor
ner of the street was so near
81 have always liked music" said Mr..
Gibson, hesitatingly. 'I-I suppose Pm
rather old to learn, but could you take
another pupil2"
He stammered over the INQUIRY, and
Lefty looked bewildered.
"Another pupil2" she echoed.
~ should like awfully to learn, you
knowl" said Mr. Gibson, eagerly. "And
it shan't be any trouble to you. I'll come
to the house. You do take pupils at the
house, don't youl 1 should like it i'm
menselyl'
Lefty was dumb with astonishment.
A music pupill (Mr. Gibson0 What
an incredible idea! And yet, she was
not displeased at the prospect.
They had reached her modest little
gate, and she looked up with timorous
smile.
"Why, certainly, Mr. Gibson, if you
wish," she murmured
81 certainly do wish, " he responded,
emphatically; and he looked highly de-
lighted.
And when he turned awayfr ON the
door, five minutes after, the date and
hour of his first lesson had been ar
ranged, and he had forced upon his
| teacher his first terms tuition.
Lefty gave her mother slight sketc h
of that first term, at lis Close She had
gradually recovered from her amazement
ut the acQuirement of her latest pupil,
and had given herself to his instruction
with all her usual interest and energy.
If the interest was greater in this case
than in the case of Juliana Gray or little
Tommy Ducker, for example, Lefty was
innocently unaware of it.
"He's very bright, really, mamma, ="
she declared. "Of\course it seemed
funny to have to teach him the very
rudiments. Why, he had to begin with
the staff, and learn the names of the
lines and spaces, just as my youngest
scholars do. 1t was all l could do to
keep from laughing the first lesson. But
he learns so easily. He really has good
technic, and can see he's going TO have
lots of feeling for music. He's got along
real well. ] know he must practi aw-
fully hard. lie can play little piece
with both lands already, and he says
he'll play it at the rehearsal Thursday
afternoon. told him he needn't if he
didn't want to- You know all my class
are going to play, and Pm afraid they'll
laugh, it's so funny to see him playing g
it. But he says he'd just as lief as not.
OF course I'll explain that he hasn't
taken lessons long"
Mr.. Gibson came next day for his les
son; he took two a week. He played
his scales through carefully, and then
executed his piece" with laborious
aims, but with great success.
Lefty was delighted.
''If you do us well as that at the re-
hearsal - she said, with pretty enthusi.
asm which glued her pupils eyes to her
face. "Miss Taylor has offered their
parlor, you know, and Pm so glad, be-
cause if all the parents and friends come
there'll hardly be room enough here"
"Miss Taylor Z" Mr.. Gibson repeated,
somewhat blankly, il struck his teacher.
But he went on talking of something
else, and talked On till the striking of
the clock made INN jumrsup.
! lie had fallen into the habit of staying
after his lesson was over to talk; so that
after twenty lessons it was not strange
| that they felt tolerably well acquainted
And Lefty had coniided TO herself more
than once that MI-Gibson was 'uncom-
monly" entertaining and nice.
/ The rehearsal passed off with all pos
sible smoothness; but Mr.. Gibson was
not there. Lefty had received a note
from him at the last minute, stating his
unavoidable detention.
A bunch of flowers had accompanied
it, and v bite rose shown in Letty's soft
hair at the'reception.
Little Geneveye came and played sue
cessfully. Mrs. Gibson came with her,
and she smiled .blandly on Lefty,
and complimented her on Genevieve's
progress. She did not mention her son,
and Lefty went home vaguely wonder
ing.
She gave Geneveve lesson next day.
Sine didn't understand why it was, but
the impsing hall, with its stately fur
nishings, and the charmingly appointed
music-roonl, somehow depressed her.
She had another rose from Mr. Glib
son sbouquet in button hole of her Jacket
and she looked down at it rather drear.
lily. She had come to know him so well,
aud ali this grandeur seemed to thrust
her so hopelesGly far away from him. Not
that she had that thought distinctly in
mind. She was a sensible girl, and bv
no means foolishly impresslonable and
romantic. But she was dimly unhappy.
1t was due to this mood, doubtless,
tSat she forgot her muff, and went three
blocks on her way home without it.
Size saw young Mr., Gibson run up the
steps as shs1urned back, and she wake ed
slowly id er TO avoid him.
His haUTas ona peg when she was adj
mitled to the hall. Lefty looked at it
wistfully. 1t looked wofuliy different,
hanging on a mahogany hat-Iack with a
long mirror and lying informally on her
piano top at home.
y The notes of the Gibson piano were
sounding, and Lefty listened wonder
ingly. She recognized the moonlight
sonata, brilliantly and charmlngly ex-
executed
Who was it2 Mrs. Sibson, possibly;
h,,t I otf,- l,I h H.