The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-19

ladies. IKE flowers n a ucIlsIecked
ardcn-bed with their 0uiterinE fans
an In motion. and their fnces IoohInH
very white aud pairlcIau In the fIFQn9
light, and then she s1w ne Burning
pie n conservatory covers On tie
platform. aud one figure standing ~
IN gold and white which elimmeted
Thought the old faEIslenne m net
heart. like the blessed sunliehl aca
the holy moonlight caught and bound
in one sheaf:T and thcn-ihe voice.
Mother Pelleiier was lettering up
the crowded aisle. pushing between
the people. wedeinE herself past every
thing. slowly ,buf Iesoluieiy up 70 The
platform. until. az the last verse ~ the
aong. she was directly In front. beg
withered hands holding onto the edge
OF the stage. her stock IN trade lying
forgotten AZ her feet. while fine iad.fe
and musinched gents looked On IN dis
may.
Mademoiselle Cepilse. peuslng sitter
a brilliant roulade Cor the instrument
% echo n. saw. Tor lhe first time. iLe
wrlnkled face "a Der feet.
Suddenly her white Elovcd hands
came together aad thar form Of gl1ce
besame strangely rigid. The echo
died away. the players hooked IN sur
prise st their prima.donna. Had she
fcrgoteni Had her voice failed heri
They repeated The echo once. twice.
No answer from The biri-llke voice.
They family skeiched the next few
laFs IN the desperate hope az rcfallinE
n,ademoiselle 10 herself. and the lad.
a. held toward her the sheets ~ music.
Whatf Mute sfills
The orchestra rose In alarm. every
soul IA tho house did the same, as /
moved BY one common panic.
And ~ this moment the prima -donna
began 10 AJAX across the platform. and
20 come doWn the steps into The bah
with her long, golden train 1oai|nI
. behind her. and every satin fold ~
Y ,ruying the ircmul0us motion a thl
linhs. while she held her white arms
I an laden with elanking bracelets. oui
stretched toward old Mother pcileliei
Mother mnihcrw g6bbed the prina
donna. falling GA her knees. and clasI
Ing the faded. dripping relic u humal
. ity "a the sllken hras3. -Ahi DO Sc
!. not remember your pefifeT
This j. my daughters voice, but M
4 Pctlfe's lovely face returned the 81
\, woman. trembling.
Then MademolEellc Cephisc tore q
cunning mask. and disclosed a
: sweetest girl-face ever mother glgNit
! over to the bew,ldeFcd gaze Of q
ardicncc
I, Ard their was stupened siirne
"A while the pair chung together In 3
embrace which seemed as u Il won
=. have no end.
~ Al lest the leader 81 the orrheSN
III went down and Flnke 40 ihc pIln
donrs and presently. with that love
,e young face still exposed. she sue
- hack 10 the platform On his arm. "a
n saId. In clsar. though falicrinE tone
I'M Ny friends. ! cannot slng again
I'd you tonight. 4 great JOY has come
me- I LEFT my mother i've yrars al
IN Paris. hccarse she w9uld Save 4
h. wed one who was worthless. thoul
I, wealthy. ard came 10 this ecncro
II. land to earn my brad thus. fard
- me. N. % b. kept pure and stainless
IA wore this .aaek ] shall wear u
N longer. Ms mother will protect n
\, After I left her. she fell into power
and followed the q America. hopi
a, 10 hLd me. Al. thank Heaven. n
"a l. over. Now. dear friends. ! viii -
n, enc day longcr. and sing to-nlorr'
Ia evening Tor you-Nlihoui the mask.
~ And then they al spplauded W
~ The hali rocked 10 Us Foundation.