Original Text:
LA LEÇON DE MUSIQUE.
Le Chinois rentier aime à occuper ses loisirs en cultivant la musique; il prend très volontiers des leçons de clarinette, d'accordéon, ou de trompe de chasse et malgré l'opinion contraire de ses infortunés voisins il persiste à appeler cela un talent d'agrément!

Translation:
THE MUSIC LESSON.
The well off Chinese likes to spend his free time by cultivating his musical talents. He willingly takes clarinet lessons, plays on the accordion, the hunting horn, and in spite of quite contrary opinions of his neighbours he persist in calling his a talent of pleasure.