Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-04-25
AN AFRICAN GENIUS-OLE BULL
AND DE MEYER OUTCOME.

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$. The author Of the terestng series o
.. Occidental "Reminiscences, or Rough note,
/. OF The Dragon Campaign 10 the Rocky
n Mountains in 1885, now publishing in
y the New York Spirit of the Times" gives
the following ludicrous account of mn.
SIcaI exhibition gwen on one Of the Yves
TERN Pralrles by an African performer on
mat matchIess musical instrument. the
Jaw bone.
II was about ten minutes before dark
When he began his Soiree- Musicale. The
nFst piece was an original overture 10
samson. lie held the jaw bone by the
ch'n IN his left hand and performed on il
with a highly polished piece OF rib with hisI
'lsht' As the music proceeded he began
Srauuaily to fire up, and soon his whole /
body head, arms, legs, and feet were mo
wing IN the most perfect time. He chant
eu the air and beat, pounded, and scraped
tne accompaniment. Sometimes he wonId 1
simply play inside the two walls Of his
instrument as upon a triangIe-but in an
instant ne would change his style and ex.
ecuto a chromantic passage upon the
loose teeth-uslng the moIars Tor flats
ana the lnclsors for sharps, and getting
the toll tones any where he could find
them. All this is considered by the very
best performers to be one Of the imposi.
biilies.
Inc movements required are so rapid
that even IN an ordinary andate subject il |,
IS almost miracle if player can be
lound VINO IN the end does not let the
t'Ihe drag. But to him it appeared not to
DC dltlcutt at all. He would no. onIv ha-
gin IN allegro, bat sometimes he would ac i
celerando all the way through, and At the
same t'me introduce a crash here and
mere by striking the palm of his hand
torcloly against one side of the law.
Whlch would set every tooth into a most
thrilling and exquisite tremulo. This S
part was Just at the point where Samson G
Is supposed to betabor the terrified PhiIis. |
tneS by shifting them hip and thizb
I rom the hrst storzando to the grand fl. t
naIe' every one was in breathIess alien
ton But the applause was then tremen- b
dons, and several half dollars were thrown a
INTO MS cap, which, after suitable acknowl. S
he put in his trousers pockets c.
On the lett hand side. He then gratifed c,
US still farther by performing the opera of m
Lucy Nea and at the same time singing e,
n. Iloretto OF 1t in English with only a S,
''lght foreign accent. Words can never 81
express the mournful pathos with which G
ne ia" seemed to speak during the entir re IS
OF this popular piece. And VI
ear the close of it Mr.. Smas even sur de
'aSsed himself. That beautiful solo. ca
One winters mornn' early. or
Juss as de sun hab riz,
Fuss II blew an then i. snew.
An then begun to friz, gil
When ! received a letter. bu
An Jet black were de seal ha
1t brung de information of
Ob de def Of Lucy Neal" ha
as given in a style it is jmnossihIo ouo, low
attempt TO describe. We at first conld -
ear colored gentleman dressed in vel an
" Jean ana an Old white hat before the the
door oil a cabin cutting wood. Asthe yot
uslc went on we then heard the sun rico GOO
1m oehlnd distant hill. But at the WI
ny next bar low rushing sound or con
nd was heard, and then the rustIing ing
Use OF falling snow. The next strain gus
Ide US hear SO cold we went for on. hap
'at coats. Before it was completed wa ship
tInclly heard another coIored gentle. .
n riding up tothe first one on a GtI. vo,;
Ie--(we were confident it was mnle FAM
we heard him bray)--he was dressed T T
Mourning; we then heard him hand clns,