"You have naturally." slio said, "ono
of the host voices that 1 ever hoard
With a little training you will be able
to earn, by singing in a choir on Sun?
days, about ten times your present
wages."
"Then I will go to New York." said
Jones, "and become a choir singer."
The woman gave him a strong rec?
ommendation to her old teacher and
when the latter had tested Jones' voice
he said: "You have an excellent voice,
and with proper training you may earn
a large salary with lt."
"Very well." said Jones. "You teach
me uutll I can get an engagement, and
1 will pay you."
"That would mean too long a wait."
said the teacher.
"Why do you say that?" asked the
miner.
"I will tell you frankly." said the
teacher. "1 believe that your voice
might be developed with six months'
training?that is. physically developed.
To do the work which you hope to do.
however, you would have to be almost
born anew. You are rough and un?
couth. Go to a fashionable church to?
morrow and see the men who attend lt.
Study their clothes, manners and ap?
pearances, then think to yourself that
you must become outwardly as pre?
sentable as they are and mentally, per?
haps very much more responsive, be?
fore you can pain success. You need
grooming, manners and mental devel?
opment, and I believe that it will take
you at least ten years to acquire thom."
Fortunately for the young miner, the
woman who discovered him had recom?
mended him to a wealthy, music loving
family in this city. When they hoard
the teacher's verdict about his voice.
