The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-23

ent and future life of Franz Ostermann
passed suddenly from darkness into light
Well, al aay rate. he thought so; and
what any man or boy thinks about elm.
self must be, SO far as he is concerned,
what is. To be persuaded that you have a
headache is to have headache, notwith-
standing all proofs that may be adduced
to the contrary. Franz. poor fellow. often
had headaches, for his brain had been
exerted beyond its natural strength; but
1t was not until some time after he had
been adopted by Lady Winchcombe that
he began TO have occasional heartaches,
and these. as he would have been the first
to acknowledge. were not due to any fault
on the part of his kind protectress.
At the outset, anyhow, he was as happy
as she could have wished him to be.
For the first time in his recollection,
he had complete and absolute holi-
day; all that was asked OF him was to
amuse himself and grow fat, and he did
the one II he could not accomplish the
other. He was such a queer little old.
fashioned creature that the whole house
hold became imbued with q compassionate
sort of affection for him. Lady Ella. as
often as she could escape from her gov.
erness, took him out sailing on sunny.
breezy afternoons. when the wind was Off
shore and there was not sea enough on To
disturb an uneducated digestion the red
faced coachman put him upon one of the
carriage horses and trotted him ND and
down the road outside Winchcombe
Towers; the butler exhibited the family
plate TO him and favored him with long.
leisureiy anecdotes about the splendid
entertainments which had taken place in
London "atore his lordship died" IL was
all very delightful while it lasted, but OF
course 1t could not last indefinitely.
HIS future career had been mapped out
for him. and he was far from rebelling
against the decision which had been taken
on his behalf. He possessed a talent which
Providence had obviously intended him TO
utilize; he must. sooner or later, make his
living by II, and very good and kind it
was OF Lady Ninchcombe to furnish him
with facilities which, but for her. must
have remained out of his reach. SO, holi-
day time being over. and her ladvship
having hetaken herself to her country resi-
dencs In WarwIckshire tor the winter he
departed, not so very unwillinglv, for the
town house IN CurZon street, where he was
10 be placed under the care of Mrs. Mark
ham. the superannua;ed house keeper.
while he prosecuted his musical studies.
His education IN the art OF which he was
so strangely ignorant, Notwithstanding
his extraordinary technical skill, was con-
Quoted by the best teachers and with q
noble disregard for expense. Week after
week and month after month he worked
as harmony and counterpoint: fresh hori-
cons opened themselves out before him
and the passionate love of music which
had displayed Itself in his early childhood
came back to him III some degree Yet il
did not return IN its former freshness
III he lives. he Will undoubtedly be a bril-
liant performer; but see no promise of
his ever becoming a composer" a great
authority wrote to Lady Wlnchconbe.
and. indeed, the boys whole heart was
not IA his WORK, though he quite believed
/ ha
anxious TO re credit 10 his gem
erOus heneiactress. perhans his
genius had been Wlthered by premature
forcing; perhaIs the bread of Oh ari,y must
/ always and OF necessity turn bitter IN the
mouth; perhaps also the life that he lei
with nobody - TAX 10 in pay hours en-
cept toothie>s old Mrs. Markham. was Too
du AL. too mon0toncus - ne healthy
However. Lady Nirchcom5e really could
not help that Upon the impulse of the
moment, she had done very KIND thing.
her relations and friends assured her ihat
she hal Likewise done a very foolish
th!n-; either way, Il seemed 10 lie out az
her power 10 90 more than provide the
boy Ia food. raimeni. lodging and the
best ot masters. Some day, 40 doubt. the
musical mouse would develop into a ma.
sea! man. meanwhile, there was nothing
FOR Il bat to leave him IN Curzon street AMI
sen! Gtn down 10 the country IC- 8 fsy
weeks every uos ana then.
Is a aen his patroness came m 70
! town that Franz Was dispatched into Mar
I wlcA>a47e 10 take IN . stock OF fresa air:
AMI = " - when she went 10 Warwick
saire or - NInchcombe that he returned
| 10 the metropolis. II thlS Arrangement
hurt has feelings & little. Ii Will be y4-ettv
generally agreed that he had II business
49, al - be 50 sensitive. Moreover. Il was
( really Svrs Die arrangement and one
! when o1y.atcd many din u!tleS. What
/ n TIE SoE.d are yea going - Go with rha
| poor ltt.e heEgAr?' Lazy " inchcoIn ne's
tFoiher - ho Ras an etGsTly anu worldly
/ Wise gentleman. had asSei her Y o.
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