The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
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some nneidents nat Preceded tire Sailing Of
vine. senbrich for Europe.
Tho steamer was to sail at 2 o'clock. It was q
little after IL. and everything was in readiness
for the departure. On q table at one side OF the
room breakfast had been spread. Madame was
trying to eat, but, like all foreigners, she was
convinced that tho steamer would sail boforo
the appointed time or that some accident would
make her miss It. So she was nervous. There
wore punches Of flowers about the room, and
boxes and travelling bags.
There oamo a knock on tho door and a hall
boy handed In q card. On It was the name Of q
young woman we'll known In New York.
Tell her. for one minute, yes" said madame.
In a few moments the young woman appeared.
80 glad you gave me q moment" she said.
IT did 80 want to SEQ you.'
Madame smiled.
"You are such q great sinEeri I did enjoy
you So And mamma did, too"
Madame bowed again.
"And do you think that tho De Reszkes are
great singers, toof'
Madame told how high her opinion Of them
was.
"'Among the grcatcstf' Really nowi Some.
times. you know, ! think Jean forces dreadfully.
Madame Expressed her admiration Of that
singers beautiful voice and art. ~ H.
AO'thSetyt w w
There was nothing to be said to this, and
the time passing. Behind her on a table was
her breakfast gradually growing cold. She
"'And now since you arc 30 good, I want to
ask just one moro favor" gnrgled the young
woman. You know my music teacher is going
to give a concert. i just thought that IL you
could come to hear him, you might be able to
say whether or not he, was, a good instructor.
S what ' gen t / % " a nai 1 Would Soa be e eSE' to iSis vii Il
he really was just the man that need. Mamma
Two a cousin who doesn't care a bit for him"
Madame understands English; but she blushed
at this torrent. and as the import of IL gradually
became clear to her. she was more stunned than
ever. But she only said:
"Isail, you know, for Europe in two hours"
DO come back next year. You've made such a
success. and maybe you can hear my teacher
then"
Tho young woman retired, and madame
started to eat her breakfast once more. In a
wanted to see about sending Dress notices q to
her. He had to be talked to. and in the mean
time there arrived three letters containing re.
surdly unlike the original. and It could not be
allowed to pass. Another that had escaped the
trunks was put into the envelope. That took
ten minutes.
Then madame sat down again to breakfast,
heater, and they were still possible: Then an
other bell boy arrived; H. sent IL This note;
- " 80 Wv nv " Wv
Uprising the honor to attend their gathering al
Rombonico's ON Tuesday night, and would she
singing one or two of her matchloss songs for
them o
There was. of course. the necessity of answer.
ing this-or at all events madame felt the need
of doing it in order to avoid appearing discour'
teous.
1t had gotten on to IL O'Clock. There was moi
much time left for the breakfast. Word had
come that the carriage was waiting.
Another card was brought up. On 1t wal
written q woman name. IL was q namck known
in the city; but on the back was a reference to
the fact that the writer had studied music In
Italy with madame. That danger signal wat
enough. She was not allowed to come up. Tit
line for the carriage lad already formed. There
were madame one maid with tho jewel boz
and another with n fur coat, and her husband
brought up the roar. There was to be no inter
ruption now from anybody.
At the steamer Nine. Sembrich told some oil
her friends of these various final experiences.
And this episode of the girl and the music
teacher-is that customary. are such. things
usual heref Is that echt 1merikantsch 2" she
asked.
Somebody was .unpatriotio to say that 1t wal
highly characteristic.