Telegram-herald., 1889-07-13

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trs1tsd her - ssohs ana. - u ~&s knnd
ly treat1asEt. il hsd tl.e sfsecs II keeIsng
lss Young. - thai ~ g she was a. fresh
..nd youthful Al hxf ideas - Eaoss ssris
Il IS. Aunt ket.oaDa newer led that
child know any Of rhs business details
Il her profession TIE good LADY stood
between her nieoe and the rnanagers.
She read the contracts; heion sasned
them, Ii Wa stare~d manager ~ho
could g~s the hester Of her Ia . basEssn.
and tfe managers knew II aud respected
her clr~srBess-
There were, naturally. a great many
visitors 10 the little Gothic cottage In
w est Twentieth street, where the psfIns
donns made her home. but they al lad
10 pass the eye of Aunt kebeccs before
they could see her niece. aid even rhea
the rnatron seated herself ia the room.
let the visitor be man. woman ea ctAild,
and never ieft tsil he cr che had gone.
She did not always take psst In the con-
yersaticn. bat would eftea busy herself
with French moved (Aunt Rebeoea was
very partial TO Georges san6 and lst the
Young people talk Of their own affairs.
Ii must be confessed that she rather
overdid the Guardianship at times; but IL
any very intimate friend suggested this
she would say: Il don't want 10 give
wagging tongues q chance. II any ros-
siping creature says such and such q
thing occurred al such time l can re-
ply: MY friend. you he, for wss
there" Aunt Rebsccs used sharp Ian
ggage at times; but, IS she said. What
is the use of beating around the bushs
You might as well eat the devil as drink
his broth"
Never having known anything differ
ent, Helen was we'll satisfied with her
aunt's guardianship, and never quts-
toned IT, Sometimes she would cay to
her young friends, as they started out
for walk In Fifth avenue, al envy you
your freedom TO come and go as you
please, but suppose while i am pub
lie singer i must accept the situation
and give up the usual amusements OF
young women Of my age" So she
would 60 back to her room and superin-
tend the making of a costume with so
much interest that she would forget al
about the ordinary pleasures Of life. and
be wholly wrapped up in the dry details
of her profession. She studied hard
every day, and exercised and ate as
carefully as an oarsman in training for
race. Properly speaking. she had
never had any childhood. Is she had
begun her studies when very young and
mad been singing since she was III her
teens. She liked the life of singer and
she didn't like it. The act of singing
was of itself pleasure, and there was
nothing in the world so exciting 10 her
| as large and enthusiastic audience.
''If an audience only knew how much
better music it gets from an artist when
| it gives her something in return" she
| used TO saw, II think il would always
show a sympathetic spirit" She had lit
| tie to complain of on the score Of cold
ness in her audiences In New York she
was always treated as though she were
the particular favorite of every auditor.
and the applause when she came upon
the stage only ceased that they might
hear her sing.
1t is not surprising that a woman Of