The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-01
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A little OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
You wouldn't listen!"
Bibbs drew a deep breath. "1'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 murlnur.
"Oh, If 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 l 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 me - play to you you'd have to
come this evening"
"Yeu'll let me?" he cried.
certainly, II you care to-"
"if 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. l know you liked this afternoon,
but"
YES" said Bibbs. ut 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
ly significant, that she knew It was the
truth. Tor a moment she vas nom
plused. then she opened the gate and
went in. You'll come after dinner.
thea
"Yes,' he said, not moving. would
you mind II l stosd here until time to
come iny"
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 run home to his dinner.
That night, Bibbs sat writing in his
notebook:
Music can come into q blank life and
I'LL IT, Everything hat is beautiful Is
music. II you can listen.
There il no gracefulness like that o< .
graceful woman at q grand piano. There
Is q swimming loveliness al line that
seems to merge with the running Of the
sound, and you seem. as you watch her,
to Sc thai 0 are hearing and to hear
what yes are seeing.
Thoee ne women who make you think
OF pine weeds coming down to a sparkling
sea. b air about such a woman Is brac-
ing. and whom she Is near YOU. you feel
strong nd Anhtious; you forget that
the w0sA deaan't IKE you. You think
that Dsrhaes yeo are . great fellow. after
al Then you cDae away n feel like
. ~ who Aas fallen In owe with his
Sunday scasool teacher. You'u be whipped
lsF t-and ought to be.
There are women who make you think
OF Diana. crowned with the moon. But
they dc not nave the Greek profile" I
do net believe Helen OF Troy had q
fought aAs3t her II her nose had been
quite that long. The Greek nose Is not
tho adoraDle nose. The adorable nose is
about IN eighth Of IN Incl shorter.
Much Of the music Of Wagner. 1t ap-
pears. = not suitabh TO the piano. Wag-
ner was = composer who could interpret
into music such things AZ the primitive
impulses o. nuulnHlIy-n0 COul0 nave
made . machine shop into music. But
not II he had to work in it. Wagner
was always dealing In immensities-a ma
chine shsp weui have put a majestic
luma in - grand 4 gizzard as that
There - . mystery about pianos, 1t
seems. 1omstinss they have to be 'sent
away" That 10 hsw some people speak
Of the penitentiary. Sent away is a
euphuism for "sent to prison." BIT pianos
are not sent to prison. and they are not
sent to tho tuAer-the tuner is sent to them.
Why are pianos sent a~way"-and where?
Eoaetimes q glorious day shines into
tho most ordinary and useless life. Hap
piness and beauty come caroling out OF
the air into the 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
1ustrous Ard splendid with the memory
OF 1t. Music and beauty and kindness
those are the three greatest things God
can give 10. To bring them all In one day
to one who expected n~othipg-ah! the
heart that received them should be as
- It = thankful. But 1t IL hard
to be huable Whsa one II 90 rich with
new memories. It 10 impossible to be
humble after . day Of glory.
Yes-the adorable nose - more than IN
eighth q IN inch shorter than the Greek
It - q full quarter o. an inch short
There are women who will BE- kinder
to . sick tramp than to q conQuering hero.
But tho sick tramp had better remem-
Der that's what he II. Take care, take
care! Humblo's the word!