The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-08-02


mht Pass master rs the honse u hls
alasitr. riuho newer would
- the good Quuaeroue 81 the siriot
ast "a hls seai music aas useless, lnlnl
haaiheaish nd q l3iler ia his eyes,
s t4l s tbief Therefore who
an e,ufa Heuheus Consideration
when ms aarrst door opened and bis
mseief stood beiCre him
8eabgu bore All Ephuims wrath 10
aleuce onlY he took care 10 keep has
darling uolu sale from tbe storm by
pressing t closely 70 bis arms
Thee has been neglceiing thy work
aud stealing 6adlos said the angry
man
j have not neglected my work, timid
Is answered thp boy, and ! have not
stolen lho violin indeed have not
How didst thee get it:
made il myself
Old EDlram looked surprised All
he music in the world was nothing to
him: tat Be bad taste lor mechanical
employmepts, aud tie idea Of making
4 violin struck him as ingenious He
examined il and became less angry
Wlult play
Reuben, delighted, began one Of his
most touching airs, hnt his master stop
ped hun
That viii 10, said be, only want to
see II 1t sounds al times are the same
And | suppose you viii turn musician {?
Reuben hang hls head aud sale moth
ing
Well, that thou can 81 never be, 30 !
would advise thee not Try Forget the
fiddle and be a good barber. However
sin SAY uo more only thou must
plhy out Of doors next time
But an Of the discouragements Of the
old Quaker could not repress Reuben s
love lof music. He cut and curIed and
shaved, as 10 duiy bound, and then fed
away to bis violin From the roof OF
I the hoGse his Music went forth; and
Ia this most original concert room, with
/ Tie open SKY above him and the pert
city sparrows, now used to bis melody
\ hopping 10y his side, did the boy grad.
uallv acquire the first secrets of his
science. 1t is needless 10 enumeratt
the contrlyances be resorted to for in
structiou- how ha wandered through
The streets at night with his violin, tc
gain few cents wherewith to purchase
Old music; and how he gradually nc
quirod skill, SO far as to be admitted ii
a sort Of supornumerary into wander
ing band.
One night when this primitive or
chestra was engaged for a ball at n pri
yate house in the city, the first yiolir
mysteriously disappeared. In this di
lomma young Reuben found courage t
offer himself as a substitute. 1t was /
daring thing to do.
The other musicians first laughed a
him, then heard him play the par
which no one else could take, and final
ly suffered him to try.
For this time in his life, the barber
boy witnessed ball 1t seemed to hin
Il fairy scene-he was dazzled, bewil
dered, excited, and in his enthusiasm
be played excelently. The night wore
away; the dancers seemed never wear,
mot so the aching fingers Of the mu
siciaus Reuben ESPECIALLY, to whom
the excitement was new, grew NOR,
and more exhausted, and at last, JUS
as be had finished playing waltz, fel
ianting from his chair Most of th'
gay couples passed on it was only
poor musician; but one young girl, il
! whom the compassionate and simp
nature Of child had not been swep
J away by the formaitics of young lady
hood held a glass of water to his lips
Cora Daeres bringing to life faint
ing fiddler, SAID twittering voice Oh
, what story WHOM we get back t
+ school
The girl turned around Indignantly
! saying, Cora Dacres is never ashame
Of dong what's right, Are you bette
now ? she ndded gently to poor Reu
hen, who had opened his eyes
The youth recovered, and she disnr
] pearcd again among the dancers; bu
many a time did the auburn curls, an
g soft, brown, synpathi2ing eyes Of th
/ little school giH float before the yisio
Of Rauben Yandrest, and the youn
musician often caught himself repeat
Ing over his sole cuniidant-- bis violin
Z the pretty name lie had heard on hi
waking,and dimly recognized as hers
I Cora Dacres
Long before lie was twenty-one Rer
ben had entirely devoted himself to th
] musical profession. The turning -poil
Y IN his career was given by curious il
eident One moonlight night, as Ii
was playing on the roof, as usual b
J. saw a head peep ont from the uppel
most window Of the opposite house.
. The head was withdrawn when i
z ceased playing, aud again put forwar
z as soon as Lc recommended.
s A natural feeling Of gratiiied sanit
5 prevented The young man from yiel,
$ iug to Bis FIRST shy impulse Of retirin.
= and besides, sympathy 10 anything r,
q lating 10 his art was SO new 10 Reube
- that il gave HIM pleasure to be attn
g ugcly listened 70, even by an ungnow
& ucighhor over the way. lie threw Ii
1 soul into his violin, aud played unt
midnight
+ Nest duy white a, his duties in b
master shop, the apprentice was ser
ior At the house opposite. Rcaben wer
bearing The insignia Of his lowly trad'
bus instoad q patient customer,
saw ! Qcntleman, wiio only sIniled /
bis array of brushes
x dil not send tor son to aei as bai
= Der, said the stranger ia English whie
was strongly tlnetnrcd with foreig
Y accent, but % speak about The yioii
playing which heard last night Al
! rightly iniormod that the performs
WAS snurselfY