The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-05-13
Pleasing Miscellany.
The Organ Grius,er


The Louisville Journal philosophers upon
public nuisance as follows:
With the bluebirds and robins of opening
spring ye organ grinder has made his appear
ance. He Is an Italian. He is little stoop
shouldared. His complexion is dark. his eyes
are black. The same remark viii Apply 10 us
hair. His clothes seedy and ms SHOES iooh
as though they have never had the holoI VI an
Introduction to Day & Martin HIS companion
is n monkey Ills n coinica little animal,
dressed in red like British grehadief. !tS
little eyes twinkle with intelligence, ana us
little tail wags with true ENJOY inen., esPeohy
when its artist owner grinds out that cheerful
aud exceedingly lively air Old Dog Tray. The
organ grinder and his monkey form an instr
tuf,on AS a comb Iation of nature and music
they form an interesting study. Wepropose
TO study them awhile. $3.50 -.I4'4.el 4
How a man takes to ofgan-9rinding passes
our comprehension. They are not born with
the handle of the organ III their hands. They
certainly do not achieve the art, else competl-
ton in the business would be open to people Of
all nationalities. 1t is not thrust upon them,
for honest labor lies alongside the organ, and
can be had for merely the picking up. 1t is
wholly an Italian calling, much so as mac.
caroni is an Italian dish Who ever heard of
an American, English, French, German Span
ish, Swedish, Norwegian, Russian, Lapland,
Chinese, African, Hindoo, Hottentot, Sand
wien Island, Puke, Sucker, Buckeye, Hoosier,
Corncracker, or amy other style of organ
his heart to persistcntly murder Bellini
Mozart, Wagner, and the other great children
of music? Evidently nobody but an Italian.
The Battle of Prague must nave been noisy
engagement, if we are to take the organ-grlnd-
erS version OF it as a correct reprint OF the
original edition. ....-+
Bonaparte crosses the Alps on the organ to
a very lively meas ure. lie afterwards departs
this lite ION lone barren isle" to slow and eX-
ecrable music The manner in which the
great warrior and conqueror is killed by the or
gan-grinder is second only i'll atrociJy to the
style in which the English starved him out;
God save the King in highly grating manner
upon the same instrument. Yankee Doodle is
so mixed up with Spanish Boleros, Italian can
tatas, French madrlgals, German waltzes and
Chinese chowchow-ustees, that it is hard to
detect the old tune. If it were not for stray
bar that now and then drops into the air, or
more correctly speaking, drops out of the Or
. gan, we would scarcely recognize IT, grs
How pleasant 1T is, these fine spring morn
ings to be aroused from delicious slumber by
the music of o hurdy-gurdy. And then how
sweety and perslstentiy We are haunted by a
concord. of execrable sounds during the day
And again, at night, when Luna smiles sweet
ly and approyingly down into loving eyes, and
throws a sIlvery veil over the locks Of below
ed head, how nice it is to have ones tender.
VOWS and loving words and fond embraces ac-
companied by the Roll on Silver Moon Of an
organ grinder! If to be SO situated is no,
dwelling in Paradise, then we would like To
know where paradise is outside OF Italy. We
are the friend OF the organ-grinder He is our
Candidate for may or. We are running him for
Alderman. We shall vote for him for council
man. Grind OH, ohi exile from ltalIas flowery
LAM and Veneti i's SOFT skies. We viii lslt and
attune our thoughts to the music Of thy ma
chlne-until we can send for policeman