The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1872-01-24
A Good Old 4usicAl Joke.

PT B,ruum's bsnd in its pslny days
was c-lrhr~ted tor dung 'hs worst playing
ever beard. Soms as,e asked B,rnum VII,
tie did not get better. liz said tue id-.
was TO have them play 50 badly that every
body would pay a ..ssrter to get insidr
where they c.'u'd nu, hear the mu~ic II
was also pr"fi, abi. as the following a,,ec
uu,. gurs to shos. Oas a,"ruiUg the psp~rs
cont aimed Nm adv-Ttis~usLt -
.WANTLD-A tr.,snlons player for Bar
NUN Balcony B.vd. Apply between 10
aud Z q. the "ffic~ Ot ,ir Mus~o,n.''
SO aoou, IL "'cE'cs Ihs door opened. and
u tru,nl.on~ entered sE . msn behind Il
You want = tros,bca. player = said the
| new conner 1.-THE mas. ut tos instrument.
..Y-s." suia Mr. Hsnum. What is tn
place worth :" asked lhs applicant. ''Oh.
about twenty five dD,ars = w-~k. / sup
pos-.' said B.rnum., VERY veil. / should
aks it," .'An righs. tsid B.rnum. So VII
the week ,hrough NE ir"u,b"ns was s'
il. post. Th~u csas Saturday. aud Slr
Gr--n. the tr"ubops lasy~r. presented bss,.
.~l tur his s.lary. Baruuu hxud~d him
y paper un which wsj urit,-s:
MIR. +. Gre-u,
| "a. P. T. Bsrnum.
ITO playing tronte,- ou his balcony one
w~-k. Is dolls. Reed. psyt.
Aug. II, 1851
Mr Gr~~u read ID bill and smiled. anS
l thrn io"k d at B.rulk .'as Ill right. isn'i
III" why" sal Green. '.sh~ pricrii
right. but yoa b v-mt,r such funny mis-
take. iou make Ines.h- debtor, Instead
# you" Il see !" dstske in that" said
Barnu,n. ..you nr~ h~ sn~ tha; has uns'i~ !
mistake. Y"u s~~ih. ease - this !: Th~r'
ar~ n g.nd many enskn'~0 in ,bi~ city lwh'
are f..wt # 1rxrticpg tssss instrum' nts. but
they c.,.,na d. ost l.m- on scc"unt I'd
the u-igh,nrs' ois .cflss. ~ ! fnr,isi
:. h-n r.Hsn I'm my bscse) nusal'~s "f h"ur,
nrr- -Aax. wL.Er il y ,;,,obI. IL 1-.,.
.m.n SUN per- w-rIMr ~ N;,a ,n... h.s.
,ug the unssnix Hisa ts... and nav. S,ucL -,
though, ,nr green % bH.v.,.r ~, !. ,.u
Internal '"' Vt 1t nR-. 9-.r hn--,ly. mistaken
"pl"sTnpn "plsrn pay me s1s t'ilsrs this wee Z.
= hui hereafter | CAV mae NJ irduc'i"s.
Mr.. Green did n"'f'sy 10" '~c""a week
THE LESSONS dtit-Of gil the lee
.ou. that humanity !" 'rafn. the hardest
. !. =. l~,,u TO wait. ot 20 w"it With Il d~d
. ,,.,a. that cla;u, ff'1rs without pre-
,;.,n. fF.rt. bot hnE 81 uxglrd and crowd
..d the .h'w years s9s'' s''r s'p f-sr's ~
T,,, ~. ms to Iirsst-Esy. prrhsp>
!, disaster iurt-nd. lrssnd nrfn ~ s1c., =
J. -. If .xi.,~n4l" prri~sv~ anss e+lf
), ls.i.- and s.H r.0. S"a to i''se held %,
=, rrs.1 .ff.,st. thit ersssness. whrth-T
h, achieved ny mat whether sh~
~y~ If th, world il. or il IL frc.sj~d
m in the h'~'k. wh4hs light Of eternity
-hsil alone make 70 the visi.n. rh.s~
rfsho stand ''n 'hfh p!.o'-s sf the Earth
u :."~r.'nud not wis~cr.>ity. vhss .,tf-r
" t 'Sae: Th~1,w ns.t Whist il il to |
", "'na IN On ted. like the wnfsss % |
= upon the n ksr nour;sbmens. b.. !
" mas n"e strength TO endure |
' Life m"d around them with 40 |
|, .,.;s. :sn e grace. -pl.f. and beauty the,
"'~ = s"rridRins. aud SSnce in |
.an'ng ";..!g ins"1icaf They 6nd nothing |
""o" Them whiuksu enabiL Il.
Understand the rrakiE,rin Of the p-or |
my love only sh~uk~ and lock at map.
kind ouIy in their .Iuarrow circle. =.
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