Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-11-03
Beeth0ven's Moonlight Sonata.


ly. - Hash.- be said. ~-hsf sound i.
thH'-is i' frOa my .ympbOny in p be
ssid eagerly. - Hsrk boz -ell il Is play
ed
IL vas little. mean dwelling; and &C
paused outside and listened The player
-s+t on but m the midst Of the saAIe there
vas 4 sudden break. then the voice of sob
bing. A" cannot play any nOre-it Is 30
beautiful. IL Is 30 utterly beyoad nv poser
70 do Il justice. @. that would I not give
to so 10 the convert at Cologne"
T % An. my sister said her companion.
"-hy >reAts regret -hen there "a no rene
dyS We can searcely pay our rent
"YOu are right; and yet I -ish. for once
IN my life to bear some really good music.
Bot IL Is Of no use
I Beethoven looked si me. LET n. 20
IN b. said.
Go in - exclaimed. What can -e
20 in ior'-
Il Will play to ber. = be said. in an ex-
cited tone - Here Is feeling-genio,-
understanding. Will play 70 her and she
viii appreciats it And before could
prevent him. his hand vas upon the door
pale Young man wAs sitting BY the Ia
Die making shoes; aud near him. l-anins
sorro~fully upon an old fashsoned bArpsi-
chord. sat Young girl. With prOfusion Of
light hair faliing over her bent face Both
were eleanly bot poorly dressed. and both
started and turned to~ar,ls ~ A. - enter
ed
Pardon ne said Beethoven. e bot
heard music and vas tempted 10 enter
am a musician
Tie girl blosbed. and the young nan
looked grave-somevhat annoyed.
III also rh-ard soasfbing Of ~hAt
yoa said. oOniiD0sd my friend. You
-ish to beAr-thAt IS. you -Ould Eke-IbAs
is-sbAll play for yos."
There -as something so old IN the whole
sfsir and something 80 eccentric and pleas
ant in ihe manner Of tbe speaker. thar the
ice seemed broken IA a moment. and al
sInilsd involuutATily.
- Thank you.r sad The shoemAker; but
our hArPsicbord i. % wresched. md -o have
no music.-
No masie.- : echoed my lr;vnd. HO-
then. does The Fraalein--
lie paused and eolored Up. sor the girl
looked rOund 1su Al hin. a8d be sA- that
sbe was blind.
IL ehireAt your pardon. be siamner-
ed; ." bot l bad not perceived before.
Then you play from esr?~
Eatirely?-
And where DO yoa hear the music.
since You frequent no ooncertss~
90 ssed 20 hear . l4dy practising near
rs when -e lived At Bruhl. t-o year. sgo.
Daring tb~ summer evenings ber windows
were generally open. and 1 walked to and
fro outside 10 listen to her
And have you never beard any nusieS'
None--eKnept street music %
She seemed ny. 20 Beethoven aid no
more. bet seated himself quietly before the
piano. and begAn 20 plsv. tie hAa 40 soon
er struck the hrst chord than kus- that
you'd foliou-bo- grand h. you'd be thai
night Ard -as not mistaken. Never.
during al the years kne- him did bear
hin play a. be then played 90 that biind
girl and her brother, lie -as inspired
ard from tbs instant that his fngsrs began
20 wander along TIE KEYS. The very tone Of
the Instrument began 20 grow sweeter and
more equal
TIE brother and sister we're silent -iih
~ooder and rapture The forroer laid s.i,le
be -ofk TIE latter. 9TH her head bent
slightly for-srd. a..d her hands pressed
tightly over her breast. crouched dovn near
the end OF ihe harpsichord a. II iearfsi iest
even ihe beating oi bsr heart bouid bresk
the hos of those magical s-eef sounds. 10
-ss a. % - ~ere az bond IN q strsng,
dresn. snd only icared o. sake
sadderly. tb- flame of tbe single candle
save-ed sunk. a,ckered. snd vent cut.
Beethoven pau.ej. and 7 Tires cPea tbe
shstter.. al.niuings aooi ofbrillisat moon
Hrhf Ihs rooru sas almost a. light a. be-
fore. snI ihe Hluniasfion fsu s,roaresi
upon ihe pisno snd pisycr Bot ihe ehsin
ofhis IDEAS seemed 90 have been broken by
fhs scciient liz bad dropped oPoa his
breasi-his hsad. rested up5n his kaees-
be- seeus-d absorbed in meditation Il vas
thu'for souie tims.
A. leugth ihs yosng sboe@aker rose. and
spprosehed BIN eagerly. yet reverently.-
'' Won8erfal MAJ o. b. ssid in q 90 tone.
'' ~ho snd shat sre yous-
Th- composer susiled as b. only oouid
sunile. benesoiently. iadu'gcntiy. kisdiy.
" Listen. BE- said and b. plasud the opsn.