The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-01
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A little Chopin-Grieg-Chaminade
You wouldn't listen"
Bibbs drew a deep breath. "I'm
frightened again." he said, in an un-
steady voice. I'm afraid you'll think
I'm pushing, but" He paused, and
the words sank to q murmur.
"Oh, il you want me to play for
you" she said. Yes. gladly. 1t will
be merely absurd after what you heard
this afternoon. l play like a hundred
thousand other girls, and like it. I'm
glad when anyone's willing to listen,
and II you" She stopped, checked
by a sudden recollection, and laughed
ruefully. but my piano won't be here
after tonight. I'm sending 1t away
tomorrow. I'm afraid that II you'd
like m - play to you you'd have to
come this evening""
"Ycu'll let me?" he cried.
certainly, II you care to-"
III l could play" he said, visit
fully, "k l could play like that old man
in the church l could thank you"
"Ah. but you haven't heard me
play. know you liked this afternoon.
but"
"Yes," said Bibbs. 1T was the
greatest happiness I've ever known"
1t was too dark to see his face, but
his voice held such plain honesty, and
he spoke with such complete uncon-
seriousness OF saying anything especial
" significant, that she knew II was the
truth. Tor a moment she was nom
pluscd. .then she opened the gate and
went in. You'll come after dinner.
thea"
"Yes," he said, not moving. would
you mind II l stoed here until time to
come in?"
She had reached the steps. and at
that she turned. Offering him the re-
Spouse Of laughter and a gay gesture
OF her nun toward the lighted win
dows Of the new house, as though bid
ding him to vi home to his dinner.
That night, Bibbs sat writing in his
notebook:
Music can come into q blank life and
MI It Everything that Is beautiful Is
music. II ~ can listen.
There II no gracefulness like that o9 .
graceful woman at a grand plano. There
II q swimming loveliness Of line that
seems to merge with the running OF the
sound. and you seem. as you watch her.
to See that you are hearing n to hear
what ye1 ere seeing.
Thsee are women who make you think
Of pine weeds coming down to q sparkling
sea. The air about UGH a woman IS brac-
A~- A~A -A>> 49, a. nAn~ N0yr ~enNN tai
strong and Anhtious: you forget that
the w~sA deAsa't X you. You think
THAI Dsrhaps Q are . great fellow. after
al Thea yoa cDae away n feel like
. ~ who Aas fallen in owe with his
Sunday scisssl teacher. You'll be whipped
Tor it-Anl ought to be.
There are women who make you think
OF Diana. crowned with the moon. But
they do not have h Greek profile" I
do net believe Helen OF Troy had q
"0feek profile they would not a
fought aAo0t her II her nese had been
quite ths4 long. The Greek nose Is not
tho adorable nose. The adorable nose Is
about IN eighth OF In inch shorter.
Much Of the music OF Wagner, 1t APP
pears. = not suitable to the piano. Wag-
ner was . composer who could interpret
into music such things AZ the primitive
impulses Of humanity-he could have
made . machine shop into music. But
not n Ne had to work in It.. Wagner
was always dealing In immensities-a ma
chine shes weuld have put a majestic
lumn il - grand 4 gizzard as that.
There u . mystery about pianos. 1t
seems. 6omstimss they have to be 'sent
away" That IL hw somc people speak
Of the penitentiary. Sent away is q
euphuism for ''sent to prison" Bat pianos
are not scnt to prison. and they are not
sent to the ~tuAer-the tuner is sent to them.
Why are pianos sent away"-and where?
Sometimes q glorious day shines into
tho most ordinary and useless life. Hap
pinees and beauty come caroling out OF
the air into h gloomy house OF that life
a. II some stray angel just happened to
perch on the roof-tree. resting and sing
ing. And the night after such a day Is
lustrous and splendid with the memory
OF II. Music anl beauty and Kindness
those are the three greatest things God
can give 10. To bring them all In one day
to one who expected NOTTINGHAM! the
heart that received them should be as
humble - It - thankful. But It IL hard
to be humble When one II 30 rich with
new memories. Il IL impossible 20 be
humble after = day Of glory.
Yes-the adorable nose - more than IN
eighth q m inch shorter than the Greek
nose. It - Q full quarter Of an inch short
There are women who will b kinder
to . sick tramp than to q oonQuering hero.
But the oack tramp had better remem-
Der that's what he 10. Take care. take
carNi Humblo'n the word!