Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-06-15
CHAPTER VIA NEW LIFE.

MOnaS boxes arrived IN due time from
narrowly Chase, and Il formal list of dis
blrSemsnts on account of the late Mrs.
Ncwburgh from Sir Robert EYerard, &c
cOmpanied by IL check for q hundred and
fifty three pounds, thirteen and fOurpence,
the balance due to her.
There, dear Deb, there is my whole for
tune! What shall do with it?''
We must take care of it, ma belle
great care. Let me see Ihad better lodge
il to my account, and | will give you an ac-
acknowledgement that owe you that amount.
| am proud to say have an account at a
bank. Began with the PostofIice Savings
Bank, dear; but as my connection grew.
through yourdear grandmother and others,
gathered enough to move "A step higher
| make fair amount for four months of
the year-more than 1 ever hoped to do
once--then rather less for four more-a
tritle for two-and two don't count at all
If my health is spared, l hope to provide
for my old age"
IL know you are Il wonderful woman
dearest Deb. But | cannot live upon you.
What scheme had you in your head for
me the other day."
81 will tell you. Now | am getting Il
name, people begin to bother me to teach
quite little children, and believe | have
reached that point where a few airs would
do m. good So | shall say | cannot I'M
dertake children under-oh! I'll fix an age
by and by; but that | should like them to
be trained for year, or whatever time it
suits to say, by my pupil and assistant;
that | will see what progress they are
making occasionally, and that they may
be considered as under my tuition, though
at half price. 1t Will take, my dear like
widtire. You are il very fair musician
Well 90 into partnership, and make Il
good thing of it.
"What Il splendid idea! Do you really
think can tCach;"
Not Il doubt of it; but | can tell you it's
hovrid work, aud needs the patience of
job. BEGIN to believe there is nothing on
earth 50 rare as good ear! You will get
rn, am certain, only don't be tcoauXious,
and he sure you give yourself airs. The
public is a ncttle that stingS if it is too ten
derby touched"
81 am not naturally meek, but | shall
certainly feel anxious"
Have faith in yourself. dear: it's the
only way to get on Here's Il book on
teaching the piano. in German You study
it, and follow it. Practice up a few of
think you can teach music with your fin
gers, instead of your head They are so
taken with few gymnastics on the key
board"
Yes, Deb, | will practice diligently. |
haven't touched the piano since poor gran
ME died"
well, it's time you began. You have
pretty touch and fluent finger. As to
singing; come let us try that duet Signor
BoccariCho taught you last winter What
ages away that winter seems to have gone!'
All! does it not?" said Mona, with a
deep sigh. Where is the book? | will
begin my preparations at once. l must do
credit to your recommendation. | long to
make n start III real life
Reality is a serious thing, yet it has its
inspirations. The sense of doing real work
OF earning hard money, has dignity in
its righteousness which scarcely ANYTHING
else bestowS; and Mona would have re
Joiced in this new development of energy,
had she not been so deeply wounded. Her
sudden, complete remuneration by her val
ued friends at narrowly Chase cut her TO
the soul, especially as she felt she had in a
measure deserved it. Her bitter disap.
polntment in LiSle was more regret for the
loss of an illusion than sorrow for per
sonal bereavement. In her short expert
ence of society, she had no friendships or
intimacies save with Sir Robert Everard's
family. 1t was this abandonment that de-
pressed and saddened her.
1t was n curious, trying sensation the
giving of her first lesson IL the we'll
dressed, demure little damsel to whom it
was administered only knew how awfully
afraid her elegant-looking teacher was of |
her, all chance of discipline would have
been over. But silence, backed by gravity.
is splendid cover for nervousness; and |
Mona did not utter a word beyond what |
teaching required, nor did she ever feel the |
same panic again.
She has beautiful frUcks, mamma. " was |
the sentence of the little ten-year-old. |
Her black cloth must be tailor-made-it |
fits like Il glove; and she has such beauti |
ful jet ear rings"'
music teacher so attircd must be deserving |
of all attention.
So the new life was fully inausurated |
soon after ChristmaS-that Christmas |
which poor Leslie Waring had hoped would |
be 81 heavenly bright-which Mime. Deb |
riSay and Mona quietly aud sadly cele |
brated together. The former accompanied |
her young protegee to church, and enioyed /
particularly crisp French novel over the |
fire for the rest of the day: while Mona sat |
long at the piano, playing from memory |
and dreaming over the past. She gave few
thoughts of the future