The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-05-09
THE UGLY
'PRiM1 Do NINA

THE UGLY
3IPRlM NINA
GOvvOvwOOOvvOO
The small town Of Silver Greek was
in a state Of intense excitement over
the news that a rare and wonderful
singer, lin fact, one Of the dirinest.
voices ever heard upon the stage, Z " as
a New York daily had said, was go
ing to visit them for one night on her
way to San Francisco.
You should have seen the stampede
to The music store for reserved seat
tickets for any tickets for permission
to stand inside the hall. In one day
every inch Of room in the shabby build
ing was bought up and that a week
before the time. All Silver Greek was
either stepped in triumphant satisfac-5
ton or plunged in coyetous longings
The day arrived. So did the prima-
donna and her attendants.
The crowd Of sight-seers who were
waiting at the railWoy station saw
nothing for their pains, except three
gentlemanly looking foreigners who led,
an impenetrably vailed lady into q cab.
Mademoiselle Cephise de Fascati was
driven to the best hotel in the town.
No sooner were the doors Of the
Music HALF opened than a dense
multitude took their seats, and there
u a. IL.
cramminps If rnffles and Squeezing
mast knees and nnshine, IF elbows
as had never heen seen in that hall
before. sT5 1Ss
And at ST tha three gentlemen an.
tered. and arranged themselves as tlle
orchestra: the sa1bdned scranings Of
vinlins and rnnladinr ~ si1va,, 6,,tas
held the earcon na,,t IF the a,,dience
snall- -hnnnd i, hrea tl,1ass . nticina finn
ami avarvhodv >n,ranared tn ho aston,
\ ishaf1 - = :, 80 II --
So thav were
The nrirna donna olidad in from >
eide door har lnnp amha1. satin roha
trailing over the carneted platform,
e 7,er White satin4 lnIetticoat adorned wifi
lace and embroiderv her gold hair
flowing IN rinolats and snrinlr1a3 loose.
lv with white csmalIias har snowy
throat enriched IN onld her dainty
~ hita faef decynd MI tb#pilt I,,t ias
her small ,,nrio,I,t & ic,nra= 81 iissaron a.,
gracafnl ,.,s;ng ont nf ! goId.and-ulhita .t., "a
8 tMcnTish sca,.f .u1,;ol ,uas - lnn++ad
# loosely 81 ono. side u = :
4 v,sinn ~ >rnr.faot o,a 90 ana par;s.
z inn tastn pas Che. n,t : fha 70 30 1,b;nb
4. CONFRONTED tha anflianca was n the
s11s,liasf IA, t1,a ronro
5slnrf m sRof ss,Y, IA
# hearts of tlpe thrnng They had ~ I
spected beauty to match the famous
& voice. Why not /? The naners had
called her yo11ng. attractive . tha idnl
Of every cify 11%, y.
Here was = yeritable Gorgon
There was a nalnahIa silence as She
swent to the front Of tha MIA form
where q, bank off flowers did d11tv in,
stead nf iphts Irrha anniauso
which had risan '7,1, lilo . 1vh;rl,.,; M
. sat tha first glimnse of +ha pnld.and1 ,il'
u hifa fi io,1rn 1raa now h,,s6ad and
..d,1mb-smitten.. q - i -
" Mademoiselle Canhise t1,,rnad with
unmoved face to her orchestra and
. .straightway q low sobbing broke from
violin and silver f1nte. Ike The snftest
.whispers of the Aeolian harm and the
voice rose m NOT erlad and iovnns as
the tones Of those who have fonnd
life a holiday. hut salilv. nro,Ii1iv 'n1re.
". IN its lonely beanty ike fhe voice
Of an angel who WANDERING thro,1oh
so,,lid scenes IN search If +ha All.
ss Good sings .. song not of aarth h1+
one tanphf hv Haayan,s ministors
Oh Voice Of majesty @ Of 4 niarc;no MI =
thrilling nnlsing neariess swaetnassi
How Il tranced Zach yulpar som1 Ntha
old hall that niplt ana dro ggad tba,n
from their sordid selves to nean @ with with
awe-struck ewes t1lrongh tho % golden don
bars to heayeni How II tanphf nold
( hearts their first lesson of love 1 of
charity. of alteration to Hin Who :, r,,,es los
f above all! How # wafted the an.r,,l @
faces Of the dead to weening friends
and sent the innncant ha I,p .cbaoL ] Ia al
ffto nestle on tha mothar,s % raarninn oo
bosom, q s : ~ I. = s
Beloved voice, gnerdon surely Of !,
noble souli 3, 8 ID q
The song or one should say The
divine pasalm-was ended when J,
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