Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-12-04

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and is?' said he, with speaking eyes,
40 he arose.
mo, John; it is of no use. You know
l am betrothed to my art"
Art fddesticksv said John irrita-
BY. Don't you know. Edith. that your
art means the quest of the ideal. a will
S-the-wisp that vanishes before the
claims of hunger and thirst? Be sensi-
Die and marry me instead of going to
Paris"
why, John, how can you propose
such thing?" exclaimed Edith. Pass
ne the celery. Marry you and settle
down here in Edenia and waste my tai
ent singing in this suburban Yankee
town at church festivals and funerals!
Tow ridiculous! You ought to know
Ne better than that. Professor Perkins
ibid me today that he could teach me
10 more and that it would be great
less to art if l threw myself away in
thfs little isolated town when two
years hard work abroad would put me
IN the prima donna class. Why, John,
even you have praised my TALENT
"Yes," said John sadly, looking at the
beautiful young woman with longing
syss, land that is why l want you all
- myself"
"very selfish of you, John, dear" said
Ddith, with kindling cheeks, land also
very fattering. But think, John, of
ypur joy at hearing of my success at
LA Scala in Milan or at Berlin or the
Sther great musical centers of Europe!
How proud you will be of me then, for
/ want your appreciation! Frankly,
Jshn, l like you very much, but the
voice Of art is imperative; it will not be
Denied"
Here Edith helped herself to large
ttangle Of pumpkin pie, fiaky and deli
aous.
Yes. l know" replied John, at is
hetter to be nightingale than an oys-
~, but you cannot eat the nightingale,
and you can the oyster. How much is
ysur legacy, Edith?"
Three hundred dollars per year."
said Edith defantly, payable semi
snnually in Uncle Sans crisp notes.
ana you can live awfully cheap In
Paris, John"
"Yes, and have very cheap fare"
said John dryly. "You will have to
pay at least half of your income for
tuition fees and that will leave you
$3.50 per year for living expenses
Ehree dollars per week is very small
sum, Edith. | should hate to think you
were suffering, dear. Oh, confound 1t
all. stay with me! | am making So
eoo year selling coal. You are easily
the first vocalist in the county. Be
an empress of song in small king
dom. The artistic temperament is a
1na thing, no doubt, but it cannot put
up with Indifferent fare and poor lodg-
ing survive. You may get pate de
Isis gras in Paris. but I'm willing to
wager that you can't get taste of
Vermont turkey there. And, as for this
Seiteious pumpkin pie, there isn't
piece Of Yankee pumpkin pie from the
English channel to Belgium"
You are incorrigible, john" said
Ndith laughingly as she helped herself
to second piece of pie. Cannot you
see that all great and high art must be
purchased by suffering? Such little
deprivations as turkey and pumpkin
pie are the least of its penalties. Think
OF being in the world of Sembrich, of
Albanf, of Paderewski--of thrilling
5000 t-Aarts with cadenza! John, my
dear fef'!pr, you cannot understand it.
lou ha'nr the fainr,st idea of the
ecstasy Ct artistic achievement. The
farnassns of art means coal and pie
and turkey to you. But never mind.
a0An You are a dear fellow for all