The Washington critic., 1889-02-19
A STREET SINGER.

enid vnu hear that hiol, notcS'i nalxcd
PAM Ijyton os no leaned against tbe man
,,c.pieco ,,s,cu,,g IN s,pgcr In ,be strcet
bplaw uTbat glrl has n voice ,ilsc a nipbt-
inga,e. Wbv don,t Won engage bor To
s,ng ot ono ~ yo,,r roco,,,oneS,,
,IIow absurdlv Won talk. ~ said his sister
,n-,aw. n stately blonde. as sbe peepod ont
through the satin curtains nj the rirl who
,yos s,uoino
"Wby. she,s nothing but n cannon
ovpsv cirln
aWelI. Won can tlrcss her nm. call her La
Palladine and I win ouorantee vour mud-
Gale will bc the tall, of the town. roiolned
the vounq man.
Mrs. Iixton alwavs deferred 10 po,,,s
,nip'on because no was immepsc,v rich
had heart trouble and might leave a for.
tuno IN her husband anv time. so n, had
his wav and the street singer was called In.
Joana wild gathered her mud stained
s,,irts oround her No she onterei fur.iyeIv
that beautiful boudoir. holding her tam
BOURNE before her.
dWhat do YOU charger said Mrs, Llx.
ton. looking, with something Of the con.
tempt due from gold-trosscd blonde to
dusky brunette, az the girls purplc.black
hair and olive skin.
"sixpcncc, nv lady,r was the answer
Mrs. Lixton flung q coin into the tam.
BOURNE,
"Who taught Won TO singYn said ahe.
"Nobody,n said Joanna. lifting her large
ewes to the lady,s face. 81 taught N.Y.
"And what do YOU earnYn
"Just as II happens.n said Joanna;
usometimcs nothing, II it's RAINY day or
people are cross. Sometimes this tambou-
rinc full--yes, full OF pennies. Nobody
ever called me into house before; / al
ways go around TO the doors with the tam
bourine,u
~ think she will do,- was the sum total
of her reflection.
So, at Mrs. Ludovic Lixton's next recep :
tion the principal feature was a dark-cycd
singer IN Bayarian costume. who warbled
out n wild nnd musical jeckcl, and was nut
down In the pink satin programme A, "La
Balladine.,
II was success. Mrs. Jixton .yas be-
sieqed by her dear particular friend as To
where she had found ,I,a Balludine.u what
her terms were. and whether they. too,
could not engage her TO brighten up the
dull monotony of their mornings. evenings.
ut homes and 5 o'clock kcttlcdrums. But
the blonde shook her perfumcd head. "Ia
Balladine,u she said, was her own cspccial
treasure trove; she wasn't In the market.
The dear 500 went away in despair, and
Mrs. Lixton exultcd.
~ am so much obliged to you, Paul, "
said she, "for suggesting the idea TO me.
Her voice is something quite marvellous in
parlor.n
~ thought l recognized something quite
out Of the way in IL when heard 1t on the
Streets" said Paul, indifferently.
70 Everybody was delighted" said Mrs.
Lixton, with soft sigh of satisfaction.
"People are easily pleased, II you only
know how to set about IT," remarked
Paul.
For three Wednesdays La Balladinc
electrified the diamond-sparkling ears of
Fifth avenue with her wild, thrilling notes,
uttered In the simple street songs which she
had been wont to warble, but after that she
came to Mrs. Lixton, with resolute face.
IL shall not sing any more for you," she
said brusquely
Mrs. Lixton burst into tears.
"You extortionatc thing,n said she, .do
you want more money ~
"No,n said La Balladnc. .Dnt want
to cultivate my voice. shall educate my
self. begin to see now how ignorant and
: Nila- ~ + nm. AM; ;---'
uBut Won little poose.r cried the rich
lady, 'sdon't YOU know that that is your
ohiof ohar,n VI;
.Ts sityn Ia Ra,,adine bcsitated a litt,e
uRut want 10 takc lessons and train nv
yo,cen
uWbo has mt this ponscnse in,o vour
bead,,, said Mrs Iixton
,Joanna looked de0aptlv at bor
"No one.u said she: ~ thoupht OF IL
-, :,
,,pn, vor,u mot, rn,,, srr;nn9,, ant, urs
Iixton ooax,noIv .yon,,, ,S.;t mn,,, ~,
rooon,inns ore ovsr 9,,
.T vii, not wai, .no,,or d,rn so,a Ia
palliative
,Irnrrotor,,, ,vroto,, ~, o.,oa u,, IT,
ton and straiobtway went into bvs.erics
uWon,t Won hid ma rood hy,,, s,id Tn
p.,,od,ro ,y,,h ,,is,,,,i .o,tov,,,, oroo,,
;nr in,n bar h,r soun-,,lo ovoo
en- wortr, said Mrs fivtor
.soTa Ro,Iod,ro won, owor
WI D., ,',., ., H..
s,s,or',n-, -,aw onnaa,od to hin, !, DO. t,,hn
,a,,o ''''N
.,,r, >,,.,
MINK said she, 'tO serve me SO. just
as she was beginning to make sensa-