Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-15

ful olHc0fu9 on Lo IIuIlllI
At last have to ten him at be
waste his money on - lessons; he
nevaire learn to play Es violins be Tcr'
much disappolnt 81 9
aAh. snaonsieur,s he said u hoped
you teach me TO play IKE my friend.
N. Trevorp'
en-. TravorI / have heard rat n.
Trevor Is ze finest amateur player on
re violin In Amerique What 4 pity
he is rich II he had been poor he
would have made great name for
himself as musician"
.sYou are YER frank with me-" said
NJ. Jones. II win repay ron for your
honesty. I know NJ. Trevor YER we'll
He is good .frien' to me. I ask him
to give benefit concert for you"
l max much protestation, but 1t avail
noting. He go away and the next
week / So In Se newspapsirs adver
| tisement Of concert to be given By
NJ. Trevor for ke benefit Of NJ. Sou
venue, assisted by several professional
persons. was YER much surprise
ask Elise whit she t'ink ze raison all
Eis kindness and she say she don know.
"Maybe," / said, '.it is because NJ
Jones was YER much pleased with
my performance on re violin. But II
this is so why he not ask me to play
at my own benefit, Ike to know"
IT don't think; papa" she said, szat
! 1t would be en- regle for you to do so.
mean / t'ink M. Jones would suppose
| you to be too modest =
| An l think zat-it would not become
xe Count de Souvenne to appear in
| publique at such an occasion. 1t YER
much shock re pride.
On re evening of re concert M. Jones
| send re carriage for me and Elise to
/ TAX us to re hall. we feel YER Obliged,
and we ride to re hail aud go In and
tax seats by ourselves at re back. for
all re seats iii front were; filed up. But
/ an usher came TO us and led Us TO
seats in re front Eat had been reserved
4 for us.
Re concert was opened by q lady
who sang After which 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, M. Jones, in
evening dress, came on to re platform
with his violin under his arm
'Ma foip' exclaimed, "he will spoil
| Mkt
Elise could not hear me for re ap
plause Eat greeted him. He stood while
prelude was played by those who
were to accompany him, ! waiting II
agony to hear him begin his diseord,
abominable. But when he touched tlit
string with bis bow. YER low In tom
but crescendo, it seemed as If re angc
were beginning to speak to re audience
One could have heard sonnet ing Yer
small drop on re floor. Re listeners sa
In re spell. Re selection was re 'Staba
Mater" Zere were crescendo and denim
uendo, re one following re other. ant
i whenit was finish / wish to shed tears
AEliseH' exclaimed. "A miracle
a. saint have touched NJ. Jones an
made wonderful musician of BIN.
HE isn't NJ. Jones at all. papa. Hell
M. Trevor" my daughter say.
'What is zat?'' ask
Il will tell yau all about 1t, papa
when we get home
Before Elise aud were allowed t,
| 60 re managaire came and handed NJ,
re money in bag. When count hin
| / find $753.
| But must tell what Elise told me
1t was NJ. Trevor and not NJ. Jones VIII
come to cur appartements to look TO
some one When open re door b
see Elise and zat was re reason VIII.
he tax re musiQue lesson as NJ. Jones.
Il t'ink he not listen to me play be
cause he liked to lcok better at Elise
And he pretend to not know how +
play himself t'ink, too, as re Amer
icaines say, it was all put up job.
And / t'ink, too, zat before NJ. Jone
TAX many lessons Elise conspire wit
I~him to fool her old fadder.
/ Some time after re benefit Nj. Trevo
came to me and said:
Count de Souvenne, desire Eat 30
do me re great honor TO give me you
daughter in marriage"
Mon Dieu, how You know ] NJ
Count de Souvenne?'
When saw your beautiful daugl
Ter afrayed in the costume OF q coui
/ tess Of years ago suspected you wer
emfgres from abroad in reduced ci'
i cumstances. but did not know unit
4 i had asked your daughter to be N
wife that you were French noble.
| Elise is now Mime. Trevor. Her hu:
band has bought the Chateau de Sou
venue, and the young couple permi
the old man to i've there with them.
has never been possible for the old ma
to entirely forgive his son-in-law 70
not inviting him to play at his owl
benefit.