The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-09

guardian abOminated IL. He made many
sacrifices to come and listen to me- He
knew I liked to see his kind old faoe and
that the presence Of a real friend inspired
me with confidence
II should not have thought 1t was ncrv-
Gus work." he said
"Try it and see, !" she answered. "But
surely you spoke of singing. Are you not
nervous when you sings"
Sometimes" he replied rather stiff1y.
"But that is slightly different" He was
very proud of his singing and made great
fuss about 1t. Your profession, as re-
marked before, is an unavoidable nuisance
When l think what have suffered from
the gentlemen of your profession, only
wonder that have any brains left. But
am uncourtcous
mo, no." she said. 'Let me hear
about your sufferings."
Whenever l have specially wanted to
be quiet" he said, and then he glanced at
her childish little face, and he hesitated
"It seems so rude of me-" he added. He
was the soul of courtesy, although he was
an amateur tenor singer.
please tell me-, the little girl said in
her winning way.
We'll" he said, gathering himself to-
gether, lit is the one subject on which
can be eloquent. Ever since l can remem-
Der, have been worried and tortured by
those rascals. have tried in every way to
escape from them, but there is CRUEL fate
working against me. Yes, believe that
all the tuners in the universe are in league
against me and have marked me out for
their special prey"
'All the what?'' asked the little girl
with jerk in her voice.
''All the tuners, of course" he replied
rather snappishly II know that we can
not do without them But, good heavens
they have no tact, no consideration, no
mercy! Whenever I've wanted to write or
read quietly that fatal knock has come to
the door, and I've known by instinct that
all chance of peace was over. Whenever
I've been giving luncheon party, the
tuner has arrived, with his abominable
black bag and his abominable card, which
has to be signed at once. On one occasion
l was just proposing to a girl in her ia
ther's library, when the tuner struck up
in the drawing room left off suddenly
and fled from the house. But there is no
escape from these fiends. I believe they
are swarminF about in the air like so many
bacteria. And how in the name of good
ness you should deliberately choose to be
one of them and should be so enthusiastic
over your work puzzles me beyond all
words. Don't say that you carry black
bag, and present cards which have been
filled up at the most inconvenient time.
Don't"-
He stopped suddenly, for the little girl
was convulsCd with laughter. She laugh
ed until the tears rolled down her checks,
and then she dried her eyes and laughed
again.
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neaieh anu sPirl0s anu hao so iiuci, 10 say
ohaC was piigno anu Interesting uiiaU Us
"alu E'eraru lounu hlliseil peconling rec-
onclled TO the wnole race OF tuners. He was
amazed 10 learn that she had walked all the
way Irom ~ ana qulte alone TOO
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sne saia: l hau u splenolo IlIne' ana l
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nave ohly ulscovereu .he advantages. Inc
wiz olscoNer themselves :,
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an auVahceu young woman ne sala.
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suffrage or sollleenihe oi 1hat sort;
nave very olteh inouhtea 6he piat-
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~ nappy as when auaresslng an immense
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