Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-03-12

"rhere ! Why, there's scarcely any.
thing!"
IL know it, sir If you please to rom
smber, told you yesterday that the case ,
was nearly exhausted.
"You see, my dear brother said Listz
smiling, that for the moment l am no
richer than you; but that does not trou5.
e me l have credit, aud can make
money start from the keys Of my piano,
However, as you are in haste to leave
Prague and return home, you shall not
be delayed by my present want Of funds
80 saying, he opened another drawer,
and taking out splendid medallion, gave
it to the old man. "There," oaid he,
"that will do 1t was present made me
by the emperor Of Austria his own port.
rait set in diamonds. The painting is
nothing remarkable, but the stones are
fine. Take them and dispose of them,
and whatever they bring shall be yours"
The cid musician tried in vain to de.
cline 50 rich gift. Listz would not hear
Of refusal, and the poor man at length
withdrew, invoking the choicost blessing of
Heaven on his benefactor He then re-
paired to the shop of the principal jewelef
/ in the city, in order to sell the diamonds,
5 eng miserably dressed man anxious
to dispose Of magnificent jewels with whose
value he appeared unacquaiuted the mas
ter Of the shop very naturally suspected
his honesty; and appearinl to examine
the diamonds with close attention, he
whispered few words in the ear Of one OF
his assistants The latter went out and
speedily returned, accompanied by several
soldiers Of police, who arrested the un-
happy artist, in spite Of his protestations Of
innocence.
"You must first come TO prison." they
said "afierwards you can give an ex-
planation to the mag>trate.'
The prisoner wrote a few liLes to hi,
bcuctactor impIorirg his assistase. Listz
hastened 20 the ioweier.
"Sir,' said he "you have caused tn,
arrest of an Juno 'ent man. Come witt
me immediately, and let us have him re-
leased. He is the lawful owner of the
jewels in question, for l gave them 10 him
but, sir said the merchant. "wht
are gouY'
"My name is Listz'
81 dontt know any rich man of tha
name
THAT may be ) ye, am tOIerably vel
known"
care you aware, sir, that these dimond
@:e worth six thousand horins-that is tc
say, about i've hundred gunisas, or twolv
thousand francs
$50 much the better for him on whom
l have bestowed them
"Bnt in order to make such prescn
you must be very wealthy"
~ "My actual fortune consists ofthrea du
cats"
+. "Then you are a magician g.
e "By no means aud yet, by just NOV
. ing my fingers, can obtain as muc
money as wish"
I "You must be q magician !"
n "lt you chose, I il d scloSe to you til
d magic | employ"
n Lis'z had seen piano in the parlor be
= hud ths shop. lie opened it, and ran hi
= fingers over the keys, than, seized b
- sudden inspiration, he improvi,ed one {
: those soul-touching sympohOnes peculio
l. q himself.
l. A. he sounded the first chords, beaut
g lul young girl entered the room WM
1 the melody continued, she RENAME
| speechess and immovable; than, as tt
l. last note died away, she cried, with ire
at istaba enthusiasm, "Brave Listz! i
k wonderoUs
y "Dost thou know him, than my daug
! ter asked the jewellery.
sc "This is the first time that | have hi
v the pleasure of seeing or hearing him
. replied she "but know that none livin
save Listz, could draw such sounds fro
u the piano.
is Expressed with grace and modesty'
'r young person of remarkable beaut
i, this admiration could not fail TO be mo
IT than hattcring to the artist. Howeve
ct alter making his best acknowledgment
N l.ists withdrew, in order to deliver t
$ prisoner, aud was accompanied by t
r. jeweler.
so Grieyed at his mistake, the wort
l .perchant sought to repair it by inviti
the two mu'icians TO supper, The honc
Is, of the able we're done by his smial