The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-25

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hearth, and d benefeent fairy IL sup
I5bsed 10 CONS down tho chimney Ia.
den with various presents and daintiee,
with which he fills II II IL calculated
that one gear with another the Christ
mas wb9d0n shoe tbrieheA tllg trade
VI Paris with two million francs,
Ga the morning o. the 9th Of De
cember four of Paganini's female
critics were IN consultation together.
IL will be- for this evening, said
''sYsa, sI III. evening. .dat. i.esy
tied replied another
After dinner Pnganiui wafy accord
/ ing to'his custom, Seated On the draw
ing room sofa, slipping his eau saeree,
when on unusual noise was heard IN
1 tho corridor. Presently Nieotte On
tered, and annemeed that a poriT
had arrived With Il tfiee, directed 70
llsignor Pagauini.
Il don't expect any case, said be
bat I suppose lie had better bring
10 IN.
/ Accordingly, a stout porter entered,
bearing d good aiged dead box, on
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were the words, 9ffngHe, with
! .6aFe. Pnganini examined II
with some curiosity, and having paid
the mhEiaDser, pfgnood6d.i6 upon tho
lid His long, thin, but extremely
muscular fingers accomplished this
| TASK without difficulty, and tie COM
| Dany Whole curiosity caused them
| f0mewbat 10 traDegress tho bounds Of
! good manners, crowded around ~
/ order ~ SEQ the contents Bf the box,
The musician first drew out n large
| paekot,, enveloped IN strong brown
| paper, md secured with several senIs,
Having opened this. second, aud
then q third envelope appeared aud
tt leneth the curious eyes OF twenty
persons were RECALLED with a gigantic
wooden shoe, carved out of . piece Of
hsh,and 81 most large enough 20 serve
| foEAiGhjld' 4 cradle. Bursts Of laugh
ter hailed the discovery.
All said Paganini, IN wooden
ghoe. ] can guess tolerably we'll who
has sent IL. Some Of these excellent
ladies' wish 10 compare me 10 child
| who always xpectapfes0ntsn and never
gives any, Well be il 30. We will
aee If we cannot find some method Of
max ing this shoe worth ite weight ia
| gold. 81 81 AH - .
| 30 saying, aud scarcely saluting the
company, Pagipial withdrew to his
own apartment, oaffying with him the
cane and its contents.
iblring tliroe alAys he did.not reap.
ner IN the dfawlng room; Nieett0
Informed the company that he worked
from morning I'll night with earpen-
ter's tools: Il lli fact, tie nAsieian,
whose hands were wondr0ualy flexible
aud deNtr0us IN other things BESIDES
Vl0lin' playing, had fnBhined perfect
mud eon0rous instrument out of the
clumsy wooden shoe, Having Gu
riehed it With ono ailXdf string, his
work was complete. Next day a pub
lie NOTICE appeared, that on New
Nehrs eve l'aganini would give con.
cert IN the large hall Of the Villa Lu-
tdtian. The great master announced
TINT he would plhgten pfocoh, Ave on
violin, five on u wooden shoe. The
price Of the ticket WAS fixed MI twenty
rirphes each. or these only one hun.
dred We're Issued, and il is needless TO
add that they were immediately ppr-
ohased by the. elite of tile ,.1akla,onda,
who, during several months had miss.
cd the pleasure Of hearing Paganini.
The appointed evening arrived; tue
hall, furnished with comfortable
chairs, was prepared and lighted for
Che OCCASION, elegant eqtiifalges were
stationed along the Faubourg Pois-
aohniere, and expectation was ON tip-
toe 10 Know what the announoement
respecting the wooden shoe could pos
hibly mean.
rs AZ 0lengtb papanini appeared
smiling, with every appearance Of re-
newed health, andiOn his iayorite yio-
lin played some Of those marvellous
straiDsrwhioh never failed To tranay
port Ills auditors 10 the seventh
heaven of delight Then he seized the
shoe which, III is new guise ola violin,
still preserved somewhat of pristine
form, and, his whole being lighted up
with enthusiasm, no commenced one
of those wondrous appropriations
which captivated. the souls Of, his
hearers. This ono represented first
tho departure Ola couscrpt, the tears,
tho waiting Of his ,betrothed, then his
stormy life in the camp, and ON the
field Of battle, and finally, his return,
accompanied by triumph and rejoic- 4
ing, A merry peal Of wedding bells
completed the musical drama Long
aud loud were the thunders Of ap.
plapse} even the old ladies' who ais !
liked Paganini could not refrain from
clapping, and bouquets, thrown by !
fair and iqwelled hands, foil ut the
feet OF tho musiciane In corner Of |
the hall, next the door, Nicetto was
weeping bitterly; the symphony Of
the conseript had gone straight 20 her |
heart. AT the end of the concert tho
receipts were eouptedi they amounted |
TO two thousand francs.
"Hero. Nieette,o said Paganini, |