Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-12

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ut will doubtless asonsh you at the outset to receive a letter of this
still nor when yu learn the contents oft ht communications. I shall, how
ever, set forth the facts in sue wise Is may enable you to grasp them
am in fac making use OF you as a sort Of top % conscience on finding myself
ace o face with DEATH. E't
IAN that you need to know is this: & ~
II al a musician. ALL the love II my life has been given to music-with
two exceptions. Of which.I shall rite later m in this letter. As o the music.
j have loYed it a 3 a amateur for I as Of independent means with n o need
Mkt in the sordid struggle Tor money. I have never written for production.
/ have been content for the los part mereyt % study, to apprehend as best
I might the work of thu masters. What 1 hav myself composed mas been
Oft wholly desutory sort,fr fragments If fragmentary Ideas. 1 hav Fashioned
now and then the motif of a theme. I have scientifically worked ut by an
application of mathematical laws based n ratios o vibration. certain new
things in the "a of harmony. Ali these I have. left to you Internationally.
I dare hope and believe that o will be able to make some use Of the mater.
ia1: II you do 10, pray spare yourself the pains Of giving me any credit-f
you honesty be overnice-or worrying your conscience il chance to be
environment afer I a m once dead, and the worlds praise al be less than
nothing t. m e after I have gone from earth. But because o. are a musician
heir to- my musical egacies cerainly-tom M money perhaps. I'll explain the
perhaps presently. J" 5. yn..LE ...&&%.E 1L
This a o our mother. On that account my thoughts LAY been directed
TO you with special force. On that account this letter to you and all this letter
Implies. ~ -.
Your mother a a girl possessed a wonderful natural voice and, too. the
soul If a musician. 1t so CHANGED that she and I weren eighbors and we met
cd in music, for I had devoted myself 20 h study Of it from childhood. I
recognized he supreme worth o her voice att h first hearing. I fell in love
with your mother then-as a man with a woman. yes-evenm more a a must
clan, in love with a glorious instrument Of music. 1t soon became evident
that. while she liked me- could lot owe m e as a wife should we her
husband, Ireanzed the truth, and. though I suffered a a emotional temper
sament must suffer rim such case, I did lot despair: The musician in me
triumpheds over then mar for 1 rejoiced in the glorious gift that she would
manifest to the world So I merged my passion or the woman in the en-:
sthuhasm Of the maestro for his pupil. offered myself a her teacher and
training her nnethod became perfect Her soul. too, grew, so that she had
sympathy and understanding. 3" $50. .# +. #@sE&rt4
"Then, JUST when h was a prepared for he triumph nd nv own se
fell in love with your father. She married him. In spite Of III m rayer
my reproaches my supplcatons. she abandoned her careerf for loves sake
Yielded to his wishes without remonstrance. I believe She was happy in M
way because she loved our father sincerely n counted N sacrifice to-
Copyright: 1922: BY Marvin Dana
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