Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-07


with removed Interest,
"Somc one had 10 Ito It, Of course, " she
answered. brightly, "ana l am glad tho
chance fell t. me, What u comfort il Is
IL think that the next time those taugh
tors come to SIX her they will play to her
and mako her very happy-peor old dear
"Nou ruaale me greatly, he said II
cannot for the life Of me think what made
you choose your calling You must have
many giftS---any ono who talks With YOU
must srr that ut once and YOU play quite
nicely too
II ann sorry that my profession sticks in
your THREAT" she answered., do be
thankful that ann nothing WORSE than n
tuner. for might ha something worst>--
n snoh for Instance"
And, 81 speaking, she dashed after u
butterfly and left him to nN,vcr fn,m her
words He WAS conscious Of having de
served u Npvoof aud when at last he over
took her he said rs much and asked for
her Kind indulgonco,
IL forgive YOU, she said, laughing.
"Nou and arr not loektngat things from
the Same point IF view, but We have had u
splendid morning togrthcE and | have
cni0Ned evcry miuutr OF il, And tomor-
row | ~ ON my way,
And tomorrow YOU ~, hH repeated,
Can II not he the day after tomorrow"
IL am n hirN Of passa$SA she said,
shaking her head, you must not seek 10
dctaiu me. | have taken my n>St, and Ntf
l ~ to other chimes
They had arrived ut the hotel, and Ns
wald EvCrarN SAW no nlnrN ot his CoNpans
ion until the evening, when she came
down rather late ortahle 4 'hotc. She hurs
ricd over her dinner and Went into the
salon She closed the door and sat down
to thu piano and lin4cN1 therr without
touching the keys, oNcN or twice she
raised her hands, and theu she lei thcm
rrSt en- the notes, and half uncunSctously
they hcgan to move and make sweet music,
and then they drttcd into Schumann's
"Ahcudltrd, and thrn the ltttle girl play
cd Sunc of his kindNrSccnen. and some
OF his "FautaSie Stuoko," and some OF his
songs
Her touch and feeling Wyn' exquisite,
and her phusing betrayed the truo must.
clan. The strains ut music rUaUhCd the
dining room, and enc Ivy one the guests
came crrptng III, moved Ivy the music
and anxious to sro the musician
Tho little girl dtdnot look up She WAS
In u Srhumann mood that evening, and
only the players OF SChumann know what
onthmllmE possession he takes of their
very spirit, All tho passion and pathoS
and wildnCSs and longing had found an
inspired Interpreter, and those who lis
tened to her wrrN held by the magic which
was her own secret, and which Ind won
for her such honorns comes only Ia the few.
She understood Schumann's music and
was at her best With him,
Az last she arrived az the "Carncyal,"
and those who heard hrrdcclur,a attcrwnrd
that they had never listened te u moro
magnificent rendering, The tenderness
was SO restrained; tho SiRor was 80 reiln
cd, When tho last notes of TINT spirited
"Mnrchc dies Davidshundlrr Cuntm les
philistins" had died away, she glanced at
Oswald EveraNl, who was standing near
her, almost daHrd
And now my favmite piece Of all, " sho
said, and sho at once began the second
Novelette,, =" tho finest of the eight but
seldom played IN public
What can one say Of the wild rush Of tho
leading theme and the pathetic longing of
the intcnuczzuf
| Tho murmuring dying notes
That fall ms soft rs snow on the sea;
And
The passionate strain that, deeply going,
Rcfncs the bosom II tVmhlcs through,
Tho little girl ceased playing. There
was not sound to hc heard, The magic
was still holding her listeners. When ut
last they had freed themselves with Sigh
they pressed forward to greet her
"Thcw Is only ono person who can play
like that, cried the major with sudden
inspirnt iOn--''s She IL Miss Thyra Flower.
dew.
The little girl smiled
THAT is my name, " she said simply
and she slipped out of the room.
| The next morning nt an early hour tho
bird Of passage took her flight onward,
| but She was not destined 10 20 of nnob-
served Oswald Eycrarl saw the little fig
ure swinging along the road, and he over
took her.
lyon little wild bird he said, and
so this was your great idcn, to have your
fun out Of Ms NIL and then play To ms and
make us feel don Z know how---and then
to 20. '
II hope have proved to you that tho
bellows blower and the organist nre some.
| times identical" she answered
But he shook his head
Little wild bird, F." he said, You have
given me n great idea, and ] Will tell you
what IL is--to tame you. So Roodby for
the present"
"Goodby," s..c said but wild birds
are not SO easily tanned. y
Then she waved her hand over her head
and went on her way singing, Black.
woods.