Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-16
SHE SANG Els SONG.
And with the Singing Came Rest for
Poor Unfortunate
E-o., m ErSneh

Poor Unfortunate
From the French.
Monsieur Fernando, penniless young
composer, occupied garnet room at the
Bufontes. Be was happy there, how
ever. for he could now and then catch a
glimpse of Mile. La c. tanning her
self on the first floor balcony. de lell,
of course, desperately in love with her,
and as she was single, he composed for
her song which he called "LoVe's
Young Dream"
When IL was completed he ran down
stairs with il, resolved to knock and
hand II to o servant, but finding the
door open he slipped In. There was her
portralt on the boudoir table, and ne
would have kissed 1t II scream ana q
grow had not startled him.
He turned. The scream came from
Mile. La c., the growl from gentie-
man who accompanied her, and on the
instant two hands came down on Fer
handles shoulders and the miniature was
wrested from him.
allow careless of Augusta" cried the
lady, alto leave the door open for thieves
TO come In"
The gentleman Justify called for help:
Fernando said nothing. Conscious OF
his terrible position, he was stricken
dumb, and it was as one who passes
through the changing scenes OF dream
that he knew himself to be arrested anu
cast into prison.
The prlma donna appeared against
him when the proper time came. she
found this man In her room. de hao
valuable ornament In his hand. She
believed that he intended to steal 1t.
She had never seen him before-"oh,
no; never" ;.
At this the young man tnoughG IL
would be we'll to be dead. she hau
never seen him before! Then she hao
not smiled upon him when he threw ner
that bouquet of Province roses. 1t was
all fancy. He had not caught her eye.
She had never noticed him.
The gentleman who had been with
mademoiselle gave his evidence, only he
was fercer, and called the hapless Fer
nande a thief, brigand and rascal
when he alluded to him.
And Fernando could only say that he
was not guilty.
81 am named Fernando, and l have
twenty-three years, and 1 am nothing
and nobody"
This when he was called upon to &C.
count for himself, and nothing more,
and he was written down vagrant, and
condemned to hard labor as THIEF.
Mile. c. went home pouting, and
declaring that she "hated TO 90 to such
dreadful places" She ate delightful
little lunch, and afterward finding a
packet upon her table, opened 1t and
read Fernande's little anonymous note,
at which she laughed and hummed over
the song, pronounclng it Every pretty, "
A few days later she practiced it, and
on being encored one night oethought
her to sing IT..
Poor Fernando! If he could only have
been there to bave seen how the women
wept over the pretty lay of love and
death, and TO have heard the applause.
After that the manager besought
mademOlselle to sing cloves Young
Dream" every night.
Amateur singers went mad over it,
and it was published. Having the name
OF no composer upon II, it was called
Mile. La C-'s song.
One day with party she visited the
prison where Fernando was confined.
She stood among little circle OF cayal-
iers and said to one in authority at the
place: what do they like, those peo-
pie? Shall 1 sing little love song?"
"As mademoiselle pleaseS."
And mademoiselle smiled, and tried
her voice with little trill, and began
Loves Young Dream"
Oh. the eager, glittering eyes that
watched her! Oh, the flushed cheek,
the hurried BREATH Oh, the mad thrOb-
bings of the heart of No. "a, as he
whispered:
sit is my song! 1t is my song"
"What is the matter?" whispered No.
% to "a. IL say, mon ami, speak,"
"What is tho matter?" asked the