In conclusion the Professor says: "If there is no aptitude for composition it can never be acquired; if, on the other hand, the aptitude exists, but the energy to cultivate it with hard and serious study be absent, it can never be brought to a successful issue."
The portion of particularly neat MS. is taken from his "Sonata for Violin and Pianoforte."
(To be Continued.)
[THE LAND OF YOUTH]
A Scandinavian Popular Tale
A Story for Children.