The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-05-30
PIANO-LOYE.


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The Curious Sympathy Between Pr
ano-Strtngs and Heart-StrfngA
From the St. Louis Times.
1t must have often struck many of my
readers Il don't know that ever had ore,
but the phrase sounds welD how active al
agent, ponderous though it be on its legs,
the piano is in forwarding love business.
There is some curious sympathy, believe,
between piano-strings and heart-strin IS,
which will be presently found out, as the
theory of the brain-waves was discovered
some two or three or more years ago. This
sympathy, to begin with, is developed WON
derfully strong in the way of songs. A
man stands by the side of young lady
while she warbbles Eye Merry Birds"
turns over he- music GOTTEN in the wrong
place. and looks at her lips. At first a
strange sort Of sensation comes over him
that this is pleasant sort of thing and one
worth keeping up. Then he begins to feel
little melancholy why has he never Gull
tivated such innocent and delightful enjoy
ment before? But it is too late, too late.
On further reflection, however, he begins
to wonder fit is really too late He's not
so old-say % or so last birthday he is
not utterly used up; little of the fresh
ness of his heart probably fingers yet under
| the rust and, in short, the matter is on
the whole worthy of considerable calm in
vestigation. In nine cases out Of ten, to
pause in this way is to be lost. That rap
turous voice showering out melody, that
curved throat throbbing at every high C,
that face and those eyes settle the business
in the very next minute. He is gone
quenched-steeped head aud ears in love.
A man ard woman who have been in
love over piano Gas two old people fall
asleep over candle) usually cosrt great
deal in the same fashion. He having all at
once taken an immense interest in music,
spends now quarter of an honr a day at
the muslc-storc windows looking out for
new pieces, where before he would have
! considered it a most culpable waste of time
| to have expended Z minute and he buvs
so many sheets of polkas, schottsches, and
redowas that the shop keeper wonders if he
Is about to set up in the business for him
saif But this extravaganza is in reality
only regular phase of the patients insa-
NIFTY physicians can no more account for
it than they can account for mad dogs
unreasonable objection to water. Next,
but IN the early stage Of the disease-"a
favorite' must be selected-that is to say,
the lovers must mutually agree to fancy one
particular composition and to think of each
other intensely Ga sort of mesmeric concen-
tratlon of mind) whenever it is played.
have known most jealous people to select
''Then You'll Remember NJ" 1t is a
good old, WORKOUT ow-spirited air, and if
Played or sung badly, you'll remember me-
If am the performer, to certainty. is
besides, very effectual in putting a stop to
flirting try any such amusement and one
note of Mr.. Bunn's ballad from YOUR
| charmer will, like a shepherds bell, bring
you back sharply enough to the fold. And
l have known gloomy people whose pros
poets are little uncertain-that is, in the
way of payment of butchers bills after the
Weddlng-to pick out for their 'favorite"
that other gem of the Bohemian girl
''Ihe heart bowed down by the weight of
Woe" Next to Young's Night Thoughts,
TINS is probably the last cheerful compost
ton, literary or musical, in the English
language. But gloomy lovers enjoy it i'm
mensely. They mingle their tears over it
at the grooming piano, weep, wall, and
work themselves up into the very highest
state of miserable happiness. Now incon-
slant lovers, l believe, prefer above every
thing else the German song, "Long, Long,
Weary Day" Chanted slowly, it would
have suited poor Marianta in her moated
grange to dot indeed. Fran the picture
on the cover, of a respondent young lady
lounsing in lazy way out Of the window
and looking down the road for some one.
| at first fancied it was the song of Marian
ia but investigation since has convinced
me that the expressions, Zach lieber,"
etc., which appear in the verses, could
have fallen ouly from the lips of German
lady, and | believe Mariana was not Ger
man. Giddy, unthinkins lovers always hit
upon lively French songs, with plenty of
tra-la-la in them. These sparkle pleasant
ly anywhere, and keep their patrons in good
spirits and quite full of fun. Who could
resist the fascination of a quick, brilliant
air to which hang hang such startling and
sensible thoughts all through, as for in
stance:
On the hills, on the hills, away,
On the hills, on the hills, a-wa-a-v,
Ira Ia la, ira la la la +!
Ira la Ia la, la la Ia a-a-ai
And so again, da capo.
Much romantic fondness, l do believe
clings to mans recollection of the early
piano-love throughout his whole life. The
faVorite song or piece are never forgotten,
and will call up some little tenderness
though the memory have surrendered
everything else except pounds and pence
since boyhood. For my part Zone can no
more help speaking Of himself in talking of
love than he can help speaking of Hamlet
IN talking of insanity, although | was
treated very badly by my charmer, and in
fact mercilessly Tilted, think kindly of her
every time | hear the 'Maidens PRAYER"
which was our favoritc. Being much more
a critic now than was in those DAYS, |
also think how badly she played it. To
say the truth, am almost sure that no one
IN the world could have played this or any
thing else worse. But it was wonderfully
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