The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-09
Tie wasa very imaginative fellow and used

Tie wasa very imaginative fellow md use 4
10 maintain earnestly that only thin veil
Law between us and the Unseen world
And his opinion no persisted in, undis
turbod By my ridicule. thought Of him
now. wondering what he would do in my
place. finally ?oke
Whoever YOU arc, / said, addressing
the piano stool. If you can speak to me
ask you to do so No reply came. The
room was by this time perfectly still.
II spoke again If You cannot speak,
said ], please go on playing
After moment or two the music be
gan again. with the same low chord, and
The same melody was repeated to the end.
There the playing stopped; and as ! once
more boldly thrust out my hand. | felt
nothing bat the air.
i was almost afraid to leave the room.
not knowing whether ! might not leave
the invisible presence behind me; but
did AZ last 20 up stairs where lay awake
a long time. trying to explain what | had
heard. OF ono thing | was sure-the
touch upon the piano had been by wo-
mans hand
Albert did not return on Monday. He
wrote to me that his sister was better,
but he did not dare to leave her yet.
STAYED alone, accordingly. for several
nights, and was not In the least disturbed
by any other uncanny performance. When
Albert did come back at last he had 70
much TO say in regard to II proposed ex-
cursion into the Tyrol that it drove my
adventure out of my head
Indeed. although tried to remember
the music once or twice, 1t was gone com
pletely, and | had nearly dismissed the
whole thing from my mind as freak OF
my Imagination. until last May. when
went 10 hear the famous frauiein -, IL
Marston. where she had made an engage
ment for an afternoon recital.
II was little. late, and when | asked
the usher FOR programme he said he was
very sorry, but they were all gone. So
should Judge it was about the middle OF
the recital when the fraulen, looking
what was the next number OH her pro
gramne, struck low chord, and began
to my amazement, to play the air l haG
heard once before. She played it in the
same dainty way, but with more freedom,
less formnllty in the performance, and
every not. vividly recalled the quaint
German parlor, as it was that night, with
he bright stream Of moonlight ON the
floor
In the slight recess which followed ]
heard a pleasant voice behind me say,
Isn't that sweet little minuet? And
such a romantic story about it, too!
Il turned around and faced the young
lady who had spoken.
Pardon me, said, but will you
Kindly tell me what the story wasF
She colored little.
" Certainly, sir, she answered, it was
written by - Showing me 4 name on
ler programmed long time ago, and
never published, but was found in manu-
script with the date upon 1t, III house IL
3. d year or so ago. believe it was the
house where the girl lived who was to
nave married the composer, but she dice.
suddenly. and the manuscript was put
away somewhere, and 50 lost. The frau
,cin is the first to play it in America
Cd" am greatly obliged, | said, az she
topped; and | was SO indeed, for now |
felt certain whose hand had played the
ninuet that night
BY Jovew exclaimed Jack, as the doc
OF finished and for several moments he
gazed thOughtfully into the fire Cora
wore tt rather awed look upon her pretty,
.aucy face But Matte, who had not
moved during the story. looked up and
thanked the doctor eloquently with II
smile - Hart ford Times