The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-05
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OiAy dkbefnOOn week or 20 later
willis l was at work washing nv brushes
IN my studio somebody began to sing "a
the room above. The voice was fe,ni-s
nine. deep and sweet contralto, and !
took for granted that the singer must be
Miss Eczardy. I listened with good
deal Of interest, as wen as a good
deal Of pleasure, for beside that the voice
was in itself agreeable the song she sang
seemed to me to be very curious as wen
as very pretty. Though the words, Of
course, were quite indistinguishable ]
guessed that it was Russian song, per-
hars a folk song. It had much Of that
savage impetaosity Of rhythm and that
almost barbaric brillianey Of color which
we feel In some Of the compositions Of
Rubinstein 1t was swift, merry, jubi-
liant even, IN its movement; yet g pro-
longed minor wall seemed to run all
through it, giving secondary effect Of
SORROW Hero and there would occur
repetend, consisting Of a succession OF
tense high notes; every new departure and
variation Of the time alwsys finished By
bringing up at this same repetend: the
influence Of II upon the nearer was very
strange. It sounded like hilarious laugh
ter. yet ct the same time it sounded like
wild, passionate sobbing, and it moved
the nearer at once to pain and to pleas
ure in way that was very strange.
Gradually as I listened the rhytnm
appeared to become more regular, the
eccentricity of the melody to moderate
little. 1T begins thought, ito re-
semble something that I have heard be-
fore. What? All, / remember; it is
good deal like that song of Garments
whereby poor Don Jose is made to lose
his heart to her There is the same
effective use Of the chromatic scale. She
does it beautifully. Ishould immensely
like to see her. I can fancy the way her
eye flashes, the way her cheek Pushes.
She must be pretty No wom-n could
sing with so much fire and spirit unless
she were pretty Hello! what is thiss'
The floor over my head had begun to
yibrate to the measure of dance; the
singer had begun to dance in time to her
music. 1t struck me all at once that
this was little singular. Could Miss
Eczardy not only sing but dance with
her father Ill unto death in the next-or.
for all knew, IN the same-room? I
was bordering this enigma in my mind
when somebody raped upon my door.
Come in. called.
The exterminator entered. lie en-
tered on tiptoe, as if fearful of making
the least noise, and with his finger
raised, his lips parsed and his brows
knitted as il TO enjoin silence upon me
as well. looked up, puzzled, and wait
ed for him to vouchsafe an explanation.
He advanced very close to me, when,
bending forward, and protecting his
mouth with the open palm of his hand,
he demanded in whisper: Eth, you
hear THAR
Yes, / hear it." confessed.
ssEFell, the ole feller-yoa know, the
ole feller, her fazairsr
Eyes. Well2 What about hirng'
well, he feel better. Ca va mieux.
You underestimate
ssAh, that's it, is it2s / exclaimed.
Or. Eczardy feels better, and hisdaugh-
ter celebrates his improvement with
song and dance"
Yes, that's it. She sing and dance
for him, and that show he feel better.
Whenever Q feel pretty good Railways e
mex her to sing and dance. Helil1eit."
well he may. She has sweetFoice
and she sings with spirit.
Eyes, You right; she sing first class.
Bot You bought to see her dance. She
dancel Ell, never seen anybody dance
like her. It is magnificent 1 go OPP
stairs now to congratulate them, be-
cause e feel better, you understand.
Then mebbe they hask me to walk in
side and mex visit. Then mebbe she
go hon to dance, and set there and see
her. It is as good as theatre. 1t is
wors FIVE dollars. Well, goo-by.Y
And waving his bediamonded old claw
at me he accomplished his exit. felt
as though should not at all object to
following him. l was beginning to be
nightly interested in Miss Eczardy;
and ann sure l should have surpassed
the extezIninater himself in apprecia-
ton of her dancing if I, too. had been
permitted to witness it.
TO be concluded merit Sunday.