Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1893 — The Soprano Yielded. [ARTICLE]

The Soprano Yielded.

Mme. Rose was the leading soprano of Basta’s opera troupe, a beautiful singer and worth her weight in gold. One night Rose was indisposed and, ol course, she thought she couldn't sing. With a queenly air she strolled into the theater just as the chorus girls were filing in and sought the manager him* self. Basta heard the story and then looked surprised. “Vy, my dear Mad-dam Rose, eet ees impossible. You are ze leading soprano of ze troupe, n’est-ce pas, and ve can not get along without ze leading lady." Bose shook her head. “Well, it’s no use. I am sick, and I cannot sing, positively. " Basta looked broken-hearted. Then a bright smile grew on his ruddy face. “Ah, no, mad-dam, zat ees true. You can not sing positively.” Then, with a charming nod, he added, “but ,yqu can sang superlatively.” She sang.