The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-15
Miscellany.
Too Muci, Blusie.

TheophiIe Ga,Itier has defined music as the
most unpleasant of all noises. A Well-knoWn
artist, Paul c., nevertheless fervent anna
teur Of good music, shared the poets antipa-
thy as far as the piano was concerned, espe.
cially when the said piano groaned from
morning to. night under the touch Of mex
perlenced fingers. From eight in the morn
ing to six at night, lust the space of time de-
voted by him to painting, the artists studio
was rendered uninhabitable by a Young lady
next door, who strummed II Bacio right and
and wrong, generally the latter, at least a
hundred and fifty times over in the course
of the day. A little of ii Bacio is Good. but
not too much. IL drove the artist mad.
He could neither rest nor work. New
eftheless, he had never seemed so full OF
inspiration, but scarcely did he spring from
his couch and seat himself before his easel.
ready to imprison his fances, when the pitt
less pianist commenced the clatter, and the
unhappy painter seized his palette and took
fight. .tzra -5fssy H.,.f,gg
His patience exhausted, he had recourse to
the police. F
docs your prosecutor disturb you at night %
asked the official
"Never."
'tnen, my dear sir, can do nothing for
you; disturbances at night alone come within
my jurisdiction" T9T0e sos
. . ANcohAAAS5 SdA No 0ouC, tucH dSkcQ dul.
Nothing by force. Persuasion alone can
aid you. Open negotiation with the young
lady, and induce her, if you can, to give you
SEINE rest" E3
Paul entered into negotiations, through his
janitress to whom he gave full powers to
treat amicably, but the only concession that
he could obtain from the musician was, that
as Mr.. c. was good, quiet neighbor, she
would play the Amazon's Polka in turn with
What was to be done? The artist PLAYED
10 musical instrument himself, and could NOT
retaliate in kind; nevertheless, the idea inspi-
ed him with happy thought. He fastened
to the market and bought fine sucking pig,
whose shrill treble voice seemed its best quail
ity, and brought it home, with huge trough
Z filed with vegetables and swill. AT six
o'clock the next morning he fastened the pig
to straps hooked to the wall for the occasion.
and which passing under the belly, held the
interesting animal suspended four or five feet
from the ground. He then placed the trough
before him, slightly inclined, SO that tie
young virtuosO could eat and drink at his
ease; and this done, locked the door. nut the
key in his pocket, and set out on visit to the
country. ~ g ;lif. ~ ui s7as 81
Inc sequel may be guessed. The pig, fore
ed to remain in position for which he did
not feel himself born, kept up series OF
frightful shreks for three days and nights
which even the piano was powerless to drown.
The music an became indignant in turn, and
complained to the police An officer was dis
patched to the place, where he learned from
the Jantress that the artist was in the coun-
try, and that a pig was the only inmate of the
studio. 14r Hlsg gFE9 7
On the next day but one the artist appear
ed, in answer to an official summons, before
the Police Commissioner.
What is all the noise about at Won,
house?" asked the latter, laughing. 4You,
pianist is tilriousl' =
Il have as good i2ht to squeeze nav pie
as the young lady has 10 pound her piano, \
was the answer; land beg You to notice the
MAGNIFICENT voice of my animal"
The result was that treaty of peace was
signed between the the two parties. The
young lady agreed not to torture her piano
from noon to four O'clock and Paul Con
his side, sent his musician to the conserya-
tory of the-neighboring pork butcher
Hdrper's Bdzdr. -