The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-11

'Oh, L m aWfully ODlSed, returned
Mrs. Bright, really feeling so on more
accounts than one, though she had never
before been able to endure that horrid
free and easy impresario. She over
came her repugnance, and recouped her
self for Bellingham's scant courtesy by
extracting whole hogsheads of it from
the ample reservoirs of her other neigh
Dor. After all it amounted to the same
thing. So woman receives attention,
it is small odds whence it comes.
Bellingham and the diva meantime
had taken short cut to mutual under
standing, and would have been aston
ished, had they stopped to think about
it, at the vistas of sympathetic feeling
that were opening up before them. Sun
shine arose on their way, and they
rambled onward at their will. To talk
with the prima donna on subject thaa
attracted her was like drawing har-
monies from some exquisite instrument.
She responded to the ightest touch, and
you could see the promise and invitation
of music in her face before you spoke.
Bellingham forgot that this was the
woman whose adventures and audacities
everybody had been discussing for weeks
past; she was to him a delicious outlet
for a part of his nature which he had
heretofore repressed even when by him
self; so the seed first discovers itself in
the earth, and the flower in the sunlight.
When, half an hour ago, he had been
presented to Mile. Mariana in the draw
ing room he had felt that she was beau
tiful, but remembered that she must be
repellent, and had passed on without
second look. She, on the other hand,
had been sensitive to his hostility, told
herself that he looked cross and frigid,
and thought it fortunate that he was an
appear with her on the stage. But now,
under the mingled persuasion of happy
accident and the genial stimulus of
lights, company and the table, their
averted regards had unawares turned to
accord-an accord which might prove
temporary, but was certainly delightful
1t was strange to both Of them, but with
the sort of strangeness that seems like
sweet familiarity till now forgotten.
Now they would let air and warmth into
the secret chambers of their minds; now
they could read the answer to their
spiritual riddles in each others face.
At the other end of the table Mrs.
Cadwalader was prospecting blithesomely
with Mr.. GrasmeTe on one hand an.
Mr.. Barclyffe on the other The CONVEX
sation was of an aesthetic cast-would
the Wagnerian method of musical COM
position prevail, and if so, would not
music ultimately be chargeable with in
fringing on the preserves of the other
arts? Mr.. Barclyffe, propping up his
mustache occasionally with his napkin,
was of opinion that music was the soul
and reconciliation of all the arts, and
that a knowledge of music would hence
forth be Indispensable to enable the
painter, the sculptor and the poet to do
their work intelligently. Gas to archi-
lecture added he, 1--WE all know that
in its higher manifestations it has been
termed frozen music" ''Some of Wag-
ner's music that 1 have heard" retorted
Mr.. Grasmere, twas dry enough to be
called harmonized hay lofts"
This epigram was overheard by Mr..
Damon at the center of the table. and
he Immediately called out, There's a
portrait of GrasIpere down at the club
that is said to have been painted to the
tune the old COW died Of" Hereupon
Mr.. Bidgood burst into hearty laugh,
and observed that the old cow probably
died from feeding ON the harmonious
hay loft. Mr.. GrasInere, who was prob.
ably of Scotch extraction, drew himself
up to his full height and said to Mrs
Cadwalader, with CLEAN from beneath
; his eyelids, that such men as the last
two speakers did more than vice or igno
rance to delay civilization. Mrs. Cad
walader smiled with scarlet lips, and
said in her small, caressing voice, THE
proprietor of the Professional Amateur
cannot believe that civilization is de
layed."
It there was any further danger of {
l breach of the peace it was averted by the
action of Walie, who now arose in hi:
place and proposed the health of the
guest of the evening. Though oul
l guest tonight" he said, "she is host il
herself; and if she was born in foreign
land, we all know that some of the tru
> est Americans have never set foot in the
United States" The toast having beer
drunk with much cordiality, Wallit
y added, 81 didn't learn that speech b,
heart, ladies and gentleman, but that i
;, where it came from"
= = When the applause had subsidized Their
= was pause, and the prima donna per
ceived with beating heart that every
bodys eyes Were fixed upon her, as if ex
. pecting reply. She cast disnaye,
look at Bellingham, but his eyes wer
cast down, and an expression of coldnes
had suddenly overspread his face. Sh
: drew long breath, and rose, with a sof
- rustic of her white dress, and glance
Il down the table. She heard the clappin
8 of hands, and saw Jocelyn smiling an
: nodding encouragingly, and lingo ham
mering the table and bearning unctu
. ously. The thought passed through he
. mind, 81 am not myself; they are ar
. plauding some one else" Instead of dis
i concerning her, this thought gave he
9 self possession.
- Ladies and gentlemen" she began
% II did not learn a speech; where l cam
from we did not make them. Some tim
l shall sing you my thanks. But fee
% now how kind you are. A little Will
:, ago knew nothing of you, and now w
. are friends! Your belief in me will hel
= me to deserve it. All this seems hardl
~ ,.ao1 10 &c 4
W is not l who speak to you, but the music