The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-18
Francisco to- a ave-yesrs' contrac. d

open a conservatory. siorii he accept.
In t.at event his wife ani family viii
come 20 Americs TO De with him
In his conservatory az Brussels he gives
private iesons 10 tae more advanced pu-
pills. the lower grade sc1oksrs taking
from the "eisves" as they are called (nis
more finished pupiis).
"Strads" which ne keeps IN silk Amer.
lean filg.Hs was a pupil os Vieuxteaaps
/ Wrapped up in the former ami tainted
away at the funeral. 80 great was his
grief at the loss cs his dear maste-.
His life interest seemed 20 be cen.ered
in his orchestra of seventy-fivs~ chosen
| men. Nearly all o. these were or ara
I pupils OF his. reaexrsing often. always
under his leadership. To this orchestra
he is 50 devoted tIa, al else Is seccni
in Importance - Il. Regular concerts
ot the highest elass of music are given
every little while which are crowded to
the doors. These concerts are known az
.'The Concerts Ysaye"
on one occasion % the rehearsal ot tAs
orchestra he happened 20 glance down
and saw that the musiciscs wese mora
or less inatte:.ive. and all were smiling
and did not appear TO be following his
/ directing Rspping for attention with
/ his baton. his eye fer upon tsae occaslon
Of the meTriment. II WIS nIs Oldest eon.
/ Gsbrie. a lad os 10 years He was estab.
! lished near his fsther on the Platform,
was following mis- father Closely, ana
waving his arms I'm perfect initiation
/ perfect. in fact. the orchestra WIS fol-
/ lowing him instead of the geest u1astsrs
Ysaye. smiling. leaned ove., and. pat
/ ting the little fellow on ,be head. wens
on win the renesfsai The boy was
/ overcome win confusion :or a moment.
as ne was apparently almost unaware
ot his action. He vii be q genius IN the
/ art so mis- father thinks. as do all wh1
\ know MIN.
/ Ysaye's father. an aged. almost de-
/ crepit man. follows mis- son. the pride of
I his heart. 10 every rehearsal. where hs
sits in rapt attention watching every
I move o. the great musician. He asks
"a his creates; privilege 20 oe allowed 70
cary the wonderful "srads." which M
one else is ever allowed to handle.
Tie pupils OF Ysaye all fear him. ous
/ love fils every heart after closer sc-
1UE pupil - ybJnS
! American girl. thus relates hef felings
at the anticipation OF her examination
| Dy ". Yssye:
II had heard 50 much about his So
verify Of manner my heart vas as much
in my mouth as ones heart can De and
live. I practiced and worked until my
fingers seized. and I though, the ywogid
drop from my arms. ami Tnysrmswouii
/ part company win my body. That
nigh. dreamed all nigat OF playing fos
aim and of having aim say. No. you
are not and never can be a musician.
/ You 90 back 10 America
II Arose early next morning. looked
| in the glass. sni saw a fo;ai wreck Of an
average American girl. usually more os
les 'reTvy' and sc!t-possezsed. I tooS
my vioiia under my arm and sailed
forth sly knees shook al the way fhere.
I WIS going 70 his mouse. and when Z
rang the bel was faint I would asva
been glad. Ike the little odd woman. IA
have mad my small dog called 20 seq
" / De l. a trim-iooklns maid sn-
swefed tae door. 1 inquired for u.
Yssye'
morrow. Monsieur Il out os f.e city.
May the gods give us t5y- ] nsd -
go 5cne and dream {; al over arsfnt
The next day insiy hsi my Int~-vixe,
and more gently. kind master nsves
nope % meet. uru-t tel yog hox hs
relieved mry fear snd sm5svzssrnenr.
which I dsregsy we're vsicksng out eli
over ne. ". ySsye s~stsd hsns~if ss
the piano AMI accompanied ne. Z
thought ass bsck Vas TUNED. ss IL ws~,
and - ! tok a-srt. sn5 sailed IN. ana
ala ny oes.-
Brave. msdemOlse!ie-tr~s bisa
Nsssmoiselle bows psrfsttem.usy
He had been boxing .; me in sas
glsss all re tlne. sni 1 vas perfectly
unaware of ais >cr1tiny. In his w.ofi,
ne wears cosstsutiy lsDos woos cap.
skull cap. PURCHASED iu -. Pster,-
burg, and 20 this - seems xrss.y 81
:sehed. a. bs wears II On al oeca@sora
excepting the most pIo.Ie. s3cs ss c1a.
certs
Cares s55rino. bis sccomp.nsrt aDf
sls friend. is a sDsnlsrd. emf IT, f1s
are ysry esvo;s3 So5r1o3 10 IA artist
9n the plano. Yszye. TOO. plays mai
1Tayn TIE piano. 5st entirely ~ @s-.
Eis sense o{ asrn8ony II osrsecs
II THsyes hors ls ansxnsGogns IA
every appointment On css oss.ss srs
tEo immense sne5sisioss Q. Bscs .n3
Beethoven. Nine YssTr. as xit@. 10
s@sutitai Eglzisa- Es- hss aaxaiacsnr
ezfk eyes sas xs4it5 Of 1ssx oslr.
S1e II no; earning woman snd
lTJs9 o, BE- fanny. Tb<y hsys sozs
eniiG-sn. IN che q fss roo<ss - sa
Asns'iczn hammock Il is eoams3sr@d .
privilege xsea ere ~ ssvxe1 - as o,
tai- itsz.ns0eE Ills msxlc-roc- 10 1esit
so-s are prssa ., American i4@ss sns
IN n2ay q <os <rsn5 r5oxss sre .g1s1
Sl-css = Americas fErusssr<. srz.s h~as.
ars ie<s sni al. nsosesa .axsrl~s Es11nS
sTs-rg rzs--
Tsays Is = xrest iSvsr si.o o. Azsr-
iesu soss-
< sks so7.s elss eroz Tsslaaso-
s..ahss s1S ToS- xp1 hssn szs sxxr. D.
7zslrxiy ssgE
BE = f5ns g, IKE ass nss sssse
sesn ssslss = Assefs-sn asRsT. ~ -
- saF. 3a<-rx xses. AsAss1eza ssss saJ
~ ssnxssG-
FFe = ~ feai - Casssxys sirt ssys
- essnes AK . s.sek wssaAss 60
Tx TAI % ssys. BE = 9szsssg = KY
Y1sk