The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

awry and his tie only half arranged Che
is most punctilious about these trifes-
in fact, has quite Chesterfeldian air in
all things) / know instantly that from
the lack of these amenities and his usual
good spirits that he is in a particularly
sensitive state of mind, and that his
clever brain is working overtime on
some subject of interest that is going
to give him trouble unless he gets it out
of his system.
Consequently a few days ago when he
sauntered leisurely in with his shoulders
dropping a little more than usual, and
his eye a little bit more like steel than
ever l sighed as he deposited himself
In a chair near my desk, and awaited
his utterances with bated breath.
..I'n be ready to talk with you in a
couple of minutes" 1 said. Just let me
put the finishing touches to this story
for tomorrows paper and then We'll have
1t OUT
And then and there he tilted his chair
against the WALL drew forth his kerchief
and another sigh that sounded like an
airbreak and settled himself for a long
harangue.
Now I'm ready said l. as | handed
my last bit of copy in for the follow
ing day. What can I do for your"
you've written enough about suffra-
gettes and debutantes lately he COM
menced
"If you've come here to criticise my
subject matter why the sooner you get
away the better l.said vehemently.
Not at ALL" he replied But don't
be partial. 1 am not surprised that those
subjects attract you-they are very full
| of interest"
Indeed" said, what them
"You ought to write something about
| the 'marrieds,' " said he.
| You don't mean you've gone and done
it, I gasped.
Certainly not and l never intend to-
he replied.
You never can tell l quoted Many
bachelors with more years to their credit
than you have are guilty of at last falling
victim to one of the worst evils thslt
flesh is heir to. There were the Brown
ngs, for instance. and
| please don't talk so much" said he,
complacently. Let me finsh.'
~ beg your pardon I said humbly.
But it occurred to me that If you were
| championing the cause of married people
| SO strenuously you might be entering the
golden gates yourself
That's not it at ALL he said. 81 want
you to write something against them. A
philippe that will reform them-chew
them up
But body couldn't possibly digest
them,r I said flippantly.
No; but you could do lots toward put
| ting them on their good BEHAVIOR he
said emphaticaly.
II am beginning to understand | said
densely. ITS the sight of happy married
people that makes you cross and en-
vious. You need somebody to become in
terested in you and | shall contrive al
once to find some nice Christian lady OF
| uncertain years who is heart whole and
prove. She has exhibited a truly mar
velous power with her young pupils
and their bits OF original composition
as we'll as the mature manner of in
|
astic comment from their auditors.
The children played with unusua
power and understanding and charmed
| the audience completely with their or
tginal little tunes. pretty feature
| of the afternoon was a dictation drill
for the new students. 1t was inter
esting to see such mites as Beulaf
| Dimmick, Elizabeth Cornell, Virginia
Adams. Alice Harding and others writ
ing ANYTHING in the scale of C that was
| Sung to them. They put in not only
| correct pitches but time values, bars
etc. and doing it with the swift zes'
born of enjoyment.
/ Mrs. Rivers story of Humperdincls's
"IIansel ana Gretel charmed her old
er auditors as well as the children.
The programme in full was as fol
lows:
PART I.
| la) 1.-THE Clock" (Alchin); (b) Triad
Waltz" original, (Mary Byron FrazieO
Mary Byron Frazier.
1a1 "reddy Bear" (b1 waltz Song
(Alys Bently); Co "Baa, Ba. Black
Sheep" original, elizabeth Harding
(d) Original setting of words by Alice
Harding.
| Children's chorus
(a) I'm the Glover" (VirgiD; CD Or.
liginal Waltz mildred Badham), Mil.
dr. ed Badham.
Cock "a -doodle-do." (Spaulding)
Josephine Harris.
ta) "Menuet" ivan GaeD; OBJ Fairy
Fingers" (virgil), Gene Johnston.
(a) "Gigue" (Francis Rogers: CD "A
Jig" original, MARY Ada Tarrent)
Mary Ada Tarrent.
| (a) "valse Caprice" tNewland); (b)
Sans Bois'' Victor Staub), Hester
Deasey.
PART II.
"Schmetterling," (MerkeD, Nell
Casby.
THE Robins" (VirgiD, Elizabeth Will
kinson.
Ca Song Without Words" (VirgiD
CD waltz" (Rogers), Harriet Forbes.
'Hansel and GreteI' (Humperdink)
Story Told by Mrs. Rivers.
(a) Chorus from Opera; (b) Christ
mas Chorus" original. Words and mu-
sic by Annie Lanier, Virginia Ford.
Marguerite Lewis, Grace Tn ompson.
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