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Sons Es0s;ss $50. -s- :; Sea. tn- e.,,s-,i.
OF see'hOvea. . saes th-r~ an cid musician. ~As
had knosn this niu.lfsoas composer iniimasIy
ass ff"m him received The follevias saecdo,e;
Yen know said he, that Beethoven va.
born In house in the Rheia G..see. tRhipe
street y but ~ the time became sr,,usiut
ed With him he lodged over . humble little
shop in the Reemarpls,I lie vas then
very poor 80 poor that be snly vent on, 60
walk at night, because of the dii.pids,.d
state Of his clothing. Nevertheless, he
had piano, pens. paper. ink. and books
aud notu,thstsndirg hi Privasiens, he pas,
ed some happy moments there He va.
not yet deaf aud could at least eDiey the
sErmsEy * bi- cvp eow position In LAT.
ter years even this consolation was denied
him
'One winter evesing called upon him.
hoping to persuade bin TO take . walk, and
return With mo To supper I found him
sitting at she window, by the mosplight.
without 6rs or cssdle, his face eonecil.d by
his hands, and his whole frame shivcriue
with cold for it was freezing hard. BY slow
degrees ! drew him from bi lethsrgy. pur.
suadcd him to accompany me, and erhort
ci h,m To shake eff his sadness Tie came
out With me, but was dark aud despsirinx r
on that evening, aud refused all cousola.
tion
L bate the world said he, With passion.
4 hate myself No one understands me or
cares about me have uo genius aud I am
treated like . pariah; / have heart. and no
one 10 love. am completely miserable
Il made M reply IL was useless 90 die.
Pute With Beethoven. aud / let him con
tinue ia the same strain lie did no, cease
till We re entered the city. and then he re
lsPsed iuio a sad silence We crossed a
narrow street near the cato Of CObleutE -
All a. once he stopped
Hush = said he what is that noisep
u lis:ennA sad.tc2rl the flint rots offs,
old pi,no issuing from somc notes a, Ia.
"" d'H'arce L. was plaiu,ive melody IL
nipl' time aud ro'wi,bsiandiug the power
Is Of tle Instrument, the performer gave to
TN, ri~c" great tenderness sf expression
Beethoven looked At me with sparkling
eyes 'lt is taken from my symphony in =.
s'ii he here ~ tAS house. Listen bow
vel it is played"
TIE hnass vas -msii and hnmhlc and
light gl'mmered through the ehink, Of tie
shutters He stopped to listen In the
middle os the fnalc there vas 4 sudden iu-
t"rrlp,ioa. silence for a moment, then q
stiHrd voice was heard
i eaDrot go op.' said female voice Il
can GO no farther tLis evening Frederick
Why sisierp
Il scarcely know. unless IL is because tho
c,mro,iiion is 50 besu.iful that I feel iucspa
ble of doiug justice TO IL | am so fond Of
music Ga what would 10, give TO hear
tbs, piece played by some QUE who could
DO IL justice =
All dear sister sail Frederick. .ighiur,
one must h. rich b. procnre that enjoyment
What l. the use r"grctting when there !.
no help f'r in W. caa scarcely pay our
ron, WHY think ofthings beyond our reaohi
i"u are right Frederick and yet for =
momrnt. whru am playing long once ia
MY lifc 10 bear good music we'll executed
Bat IL is useless il IS useless
There was something siugulsrly touching
in the tone aud rrpiiitiou OF the last words
Beethoven looked at me Let Us enter,
rad he abruptly
Eater said I Why should We sutsrT
II will play to her, replied he, With Vi.
vscity She Las feeling genius, intel;i.
geuce | will play 10 her and she will ap-
preciats me And before I could prevent
him his hand was on the door IL va not
locked, aud opened Immediately follow.
ed hin across q dark corridor. towards =
bali open door to ,he right lie PUSHED Il
aud We found ourselves 10 a poor destitute
room. with li,tls stove aI one end, end
some coarse furniture A pale young man
was SEATED at tIIA!c, working at q shoe -
Near him, beBdioE in a melancholy manus
over an old piano "a. young girl Both
we're elsanly. but very poorly dressed They
rose aud turned towards as as We entered
'PardoR mo, sad Bsethovsn. somswbst
s-'ha'-s.sei, rsTdeR ne bus heard mu.
sic and was tempted TO enter sm . mu.
sician
Tae girl blushe1 and the young man Is
sunea a grave. almost severe msbBer
j heard also soae q your words. contin
uei my friend You wish to hsar-thpt i..
you would ite--in short, would you like
ne 60 play 20 your
There vas something - strsngr. 90 sb-
To2t % comiesl in the Whole affair. and
so'Iribisg 80 sgretalls aud eccentric in the
masRers of bim uho Lad spoken, that she
ice vas broken in aa instrnt, aud ell iuVol
ubiHily smiled
TAsnS YOU 'ail the young shosma
ksr Sat our pisns j. bad. aud then Ws have
no mu-ie
No uu'ie repeated my friend bov then
did " Asdenoisslls-' IIr stopped snd
oDiofed for the youog girl had ju.t turued
iuvsrd iim. and Ly hsr sad, vsiled eyes
he sav thst she Ws. blind
IL sn'rca' y0u a. pardon me STAN
mrfsd be nut did not fcmsrk a. 6rst o.
You risy tssu from memoTJP
''EpuFely
Nod vbsfs have you heard ibis music
bsr,fsT =
hsard isiy vio vas ouF neiabbar
- BrHhl tVp yrars rgy baring The sum-
nsf Svsuinas ~ u,rlav "a sluays oyen
sud Eslksi b.TeSs be- hsass o. beaf ksr
'.Aud y0u have never heard coy oiher
muaie 2
Nsvtr-tzcspiing tn music ~ ths streets
She seemed frigitspsd - Beethoven diI
nst alj smother wsrd, bat quietly sesisd
himself a. ihs insiFtmrnt sod sommstesl
20 play lie hti na toashsd muny hotsi
uhsn I Eassssd What vould follov. sid hos
suilims be Eould hs nat svsuing sd "a.
not deceived Nevu. never, durina -,
go gasrs I frar Ef. AZ 49, A. =.