Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25

| thrilled her listeners. Sno S1sS ono Ol
those popular melodies Of unknown author
ship. which have been handed down from
generation to generation among the people
Of her native land, until they have become
polished, rounded and refined to beauty
the hand of master OF masters alone
could equal The melody was mated to
words by Norway's poet Of freedom, Hen
rik Werzeland, and every word and every
note came from the singers heart II was
about certain poor RagnA who was talk
ing her leave for the city, and who was
bidding farewell to home and mother
"Does this gentle Helga think of Journey
ing forth into the wide world" asked the
I'travcl'r, who readily followed tho Nor
wegan words
"Aye," said tho guide "She longs and
fears TO 60 She comes often TO the water
! fall to learn OF tho FOrcegrin, that is the
water spirit in whom our people have i'm
plicit faith They often tell of seeing and
| hearing him, as he floats through the foam,
with his hoary beard, golden crown and
white mantle making music on the glitter
ing strings of his harp Helga believes she
can learn to sing from him. even as her
rural brothers have learned to play magic
strains on this fiddl5s. You have heard
them at the rustic dances, you know what
wild inspiration they display. This girl
has the same ring in her voice, but not con-
tent she is pining for the musical training
OF great city"
~ must talk with her, declared the tray
elor, with sudden resolution. "She has
great career before her. To meet it may
be given TO make the first stages of it easy
for her"
Luther Marsdon was an honored citizen
of one of the Northwestern states Of the
New World. He had his numerous posi-.
tions of trust, his fair name was untarn-
ished; he was honored at home and abroad;
he possessed inherited wealth, culture and
refined tastes; no had many resources
within himself TO make life beautiful, yet
at 36 years OF age he was wanderer on the
face of the earth, bcreft of all those tender
, ties that could enable him to enjoy what he
J had at his command. II has leen two
years since death had berelt him of his
idOliled wife and three children and
thenceforth he had secured the earth in
search of courage TO pick up the threads OF
everyday life ut home
He had passed six weeks in Norway, and
mad been stirred by scenery, her history,
her folklore and folk music as he had been
stirred by nothing since his bereavement.
Here was life, here was strength. lie
would 0Iaff the delicious mountain air and
become whole again The new vigor in
fused into his veins made him long to be up
and doing, and the sound OF Heyas voice
suggested TO his mind something TO DO
done. There was material in the girl for a
second Jenny Lind, and he would see TO
having it properly developed.
, The guide presented Mr. Marsdon from
America to "Helga Sylvfest, the bravest
sister maiden in all these mountains" Hell
ga dropped her quaint courtesy ana invited
the gentleman 10 share the monday meal
with her and MART, her dairy companion.
Soon they were all seated about the UMPIRE
tending board, partakng OF the inviting
, curds and other appctizing shes,
Helgl's bushes came and went very rap
idly as the conversation turned upon her
Q voice. and the culture that might be OBJ
tanned for it. The open countenancc soon
I reelected the feeling within, and betrayed
thu great hope Of the maiden's heart.
Luther Marsdon had addressed her on the
= subject of his proposed assistance through
c his guide, Torgeir Rambery, not quite
T. trusting himself to hand so complicated {
a theme in the language of the country, in
3 which he was bat beginning TO orient h m
, esf. What was his surprise when HelgI
n replied in tie purest English.
5 81 thank you, sir. YoI mean we'll, but
n my mother would not permit me TO acccp
: money from stranger even TO pay for tn
h educat on / long to receive" and sh
: strained the little clasped hands against tn,
Y the thrCbbing breast, and that plainly be
al tokened her food desire
70 He asked her where she hal learned hi
&c language. 1t was from an Eng.ish lady VIII
had summered in the vicinity for severa
" years with her son and WAC hal given Hell
ID ga some instr lotions in music, besides
So arousing in her wish for thorough music
to al training. The lady had proposed to far
y, n sh the money, but had not lived lon,
n enough. Pcarly drops stood in Helga',
lr eyes. The lady had diel of consumption
he and she had helped nurse her.
"Would not thu sol give tho hclp the
er mother had plannedw Luther Marsdol
ir asked.
e Helga hung her head, coloring painfully
r "He was not respectful to mother ant
i'd me, she faltered at length. I'VE could &C
a cept nothing from him"
IN No fur5her exp aaatIon was needed.
= "Woud you not let me help youl" Luthc
~ asked.
OF "You seem different" said Helga evas
in lively. but mother must decide"
9 This was the beginning. A few months
D. later we find Helga and her mother a
H. " eimar, the form sr at the Conservatory o
Of Music, and studying with its famous voca
in teacher Frau Won hlilde Dame Sylvfes
l. would not pc init her daughter to go frou
10 home alone, and her scruples about accept
to ing aid were over,o by the assurances
" that Helga carried in her throat a FORUM
ir which in due course of time could re ldil,
re- enable her to return all that was advanced
Z. Moreover, prompt application was made 70
d one OF those stipends Norway awards he
l. gifted sons and daughters as a means OF en-
abling them to study abroad 1t was oh
i. tanned before the enl OF the first year il
ID Germany, and served to defray at least
n portion OF the expenses incurred.
"A A change had come in the fortunes o
q. Luther Mars1on. Lifts had new interos
a. for him. He had been the means OF settin
Of one bright yolng being to WORK; he, too
ir longcd to be at work once more He coul