Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-05-13

aD0it re grand masters. BUT VIII De-
Part now. / come tomorrow for anud-
der lesson. / pay you for zis one"
He TAX much monte from his porte
monnaie and hand me ten dollar bill.
MY fee is two dollar. monsieur. I
have no change
You give me lesson, monsieur, and
you play for me exquisite musique.
pay for re lesson two dollar. Re rest
is for re pleasure l derive from ze
musique.'
"Ze musique! When 1 play from
Beethoven you t'ink l play re waltz"
Re gentleman turn red in re face, and
he smile with embarrassment, and he
70 away. When go to close re door
for him he look over my shoulder at
Elise
What pupilv' I exclaim after he
had gone. HE is a YER bad musician,
but YER fine pay"
Re gentleman-M, Jones was his
name-came regular for to take re les
son, and every day Elise sit by re win
dow to sew, for M. Jones say. IF /
drive you to anudder room when /
come l no TAX re lesson" So Elise sit
quiet, while my pupil he max fright
full discords on re violin.
At last / have TO tell him Eat he
waste his money on re lessons; he
nevaire learn to play re violin; he YER
much disappoint
"Ah, monsieur" he said, II hoped
you teach me to play like my friend,
NJ. Trevor"
M. Trevor! l have heard Eat NJ.
Trevor is re finest amateur player on
re violin in Amerique. What pity
he is rich. If he had been poor he
would have made a great name for
himself as musician"
''You are YER frank with me-" said
NJ. Jones. 81 will repay you for your
honesty. / know NJ. Trevor YER well.
He is a good frien' to me. l ask him
to give benefit concert for you"
l max much protestation, but it avail
noting. He go. away and the next
week I see in re newspapers adver-
tisement of concert to be given by
NJ. Trevor for re benefit Of NJ. Sou
venue, assisted by several professional
persons. | was YER much surprise. l
ask Elise what she t'ink re raison all
zis kindness and she say she don know.
Maybe" / said, 1T is because NJ.
Jones was YER much pleased with
my performance on re violin. But If
this is so why he not ask me to play
at my own benefit, like to know"
81 don't think, papa" she said. Eat
it would be en- reggie for you to do so.
I mean l t'ink NJ. Jones would suppose
you to be too modest
An / t'ink Eat it would not become
re Count de Souvenne to appear in
publique at such an occasion. 1t YER
much shock re pride.
On re evening Of re concert NJ. Jones
send re carriage for me and Elise to
TAX us to re hall. We feel YER obliged,
and we ride to re hall and go in and
TAX seats by ourselves at re back, for
all re seats in front were filed up. But
an usher came to us and led US to
seats in re front Eat had been reserved
for us.
Re concert was opened by a lady
who sang. After which a YER fine
solo on re flute was given. l look at
re program and see Eat NJ. Trevor play
but one tune. | wonder Eat re people
came to hear him play but once. He
must be YER fine performer. AT last
his turn came and
Mon Dieu! My pupil, NJ. Jones, in
evening dress, came on to re platform
with his violin under his arm.
ma foin' exclaimed, "he will spoil
it all. What impudencew
Elise could not hear me for re APP
plause Eat greeted him. He stood while
a prelude was played by those who
were to accompany him. l waiting in
agony to hear him begin his discords
abominable. But when he touched the
string with his bow, YER low in tone
but crescendo, it seemed as IL re angel
were beginning to speak to re audience.
One could have heard something YER
small drop on re floor. Re listeners sat
In re spell. Ze selection was re "Stabat
Mater" Zere were crescendo and denim
uendo, re one following re other, and
when it was finish l wish to shed tears.
"Eliser | exclaimed "a miracle,
A saint have touched NJ. Jones and
made a wonderful musician Of him"
HE isn't NJ Jones at all, papa. He is
NJ. Trevor" my daughter say.
what is Zat?" l ask.
81 will tell you all about it, papa,
when we get home"
Before Elise and / were allowed te
re money in a beg. When | count him
l find $753.
But l must tell what Elise told me.
1t was NJ. Trevor and not NJ. Jones who
come to our appartements to look for
some one When i open re door he
see Elise and Eat was re reason why
he TAX re musique lesson as NJ. Jones.
I t'ink he not listen to me play be-
cause he liked to lcok better at Elise.
And he pretend to not know how to
play himself. l t'ink, too. as re Amer.
icaines say, it was all put up job"
And | t'ink, too, Eat before M. Jones
tax many lessons Elise conspire with
him to fool her old fadder.
Some time after re benefit NJ. Trevor
came TO me and said:
Count de Souvenne, desire Eat you
do me re great honor 10 give me your
daughter in marriage
Mon Dieu, how you know i am
Count de Souvenne?"
when / saw your beautiful daugh-
ter arrayed in the costume of a coun.
tess Of years ago l suspected you were
emigres from abroad in reduced cir.
cumstanees, but l did not know until
! had asked your daughter to be my
wife that you were French noble"
Elise Is now Nine Trevor Her hus-
band has bought the Chateau de Sou