The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-02-13
.-oS Bull issI'-s

ood knack of jerking it out. suit
n company with about thirty.nine and
q ,Tionestians, we sailed forth in alw
the, on Friday afternoon, and took ing
overhnd route to Titusville. The wor
and theute being about IA miles, sho
nearly fotoute, by railroad being the
The sleighse didn't lose much. 44t
pretty goCd, b Pleasantville was
vile, was decideu there to Titus 80,
scattered about toin. Our party 80,
we believe the majoood deal, but -
up at the Parshall HoF them put -.
been procured for most ckets had :;
before starting. and conse4 party =.
trouble was experienced inv no A.
good seats. pg
Mr.. Alfred Richter opened the
cert with an extremely difficult pet,
formance on the piano, which we have
no doubt conveyed a Superlative degree
of ecstacy to cultivated ears; and We
must confess that there were remarka-
bly, few discords in the piece to what
we expected from a real live proHes.
sOr.
Mr.. Cnndidus, radiant in white kids
and pidgeon tailed coat, next sang to
us, which performance we appreciated
principally because every note the &C.
complished tenor produced, brought us
nearer to Ole Bulls appearance.
Then came the loin, or rather we
should say the Bull of the evening,
with his violin. He bowed, and we
felt as though reverence we're being
done us by one of the kings of the
earth; we we're subdued. He smiled ;
and such heavenly smile. 1t seem-
ed to us as though a sunbeam had
shone upon the inmost centre of our
heart. He tuned his violin our pulse
only beat when his finger touched u
string. He played and yet we live.
lie played-and Oh! that we had the
pen Cor rather the brain; we suppose
we could write just US we'll with any
other pen) of Byron, Moore, or some
other talented cuss, to desribe his play.
ing. His transitions from the loves,
to the highest keys Of the instrument
were wonderful the ole reminding II,
of the rushing of mighty waters, and
the other of the liquid flow Of oil
through the Pithole Pipe Line. A
violent scrape of his bow on low
string reminded one of the bowling o
raging demon. Then one of hi
sweet smooth touches on high q, re
sembled the whisperings of an ange
who loves mankind. The audienc,
were wild with enthusiasm. and wher
he struck on the "a Arkansaw Traveller,
the house was nearer coming dOwr
than when the Roberts Building fell
Altogether, as friend of ours once re
marked, "the music was heavenly, ant
we never expect to hear the lik
again" Long may Ole Bull live, ant
may his hands never lose their cunning
nor his ears their nice discrimination
t while he does live. And that, smile
Although "a man may smile, AM
smile, and be q william still" we don
believe any william could ever smile a
he smiled. If ever our face were I
. be paralyzed We would like to hav
5 Ole Bulls smile on when the opera
4 ton is performed. May he never los
{. that smile.
Miss Gertrude Orme sang two Enl
- lish ballads which were appreciate
8 by the audience. And just here "
e wish to ask, why is it that fine mus
}. clans will presist in singing Italian
French, or German to audiences whel
Il perhaps not one in every hundred pre-
n ent understand what they are singir
about? The beauty of vocal mus
- does not consist entirely in the M
r. sic, but in order to appreciat, we mu
know what they are trying to get q
The party arrived at home on Ss
urday afternoon, and we believe tn
the individual who said the concert W
Bully" expressed the sentiments
' the entire Tionesta delegation.
Ds Tomorrow is St. Valentines Da
e. and we suppose great many of the
st speaking little m.ssives will go throul
the mails; but for that matter, u
ID mails have been stuffed ever since Il
At 1st inst. differences of opinion in T
gard to ,chich was the light day. v