The Lambertville record., 1873-01-15
THE CASE or roUxo Raves.
By MAX ADELER.


NV uAr Anr,ru
When M. bangs the elder returned from
Europe, ne brought with him from Geneva
immature musicai-p pox, long ana very narrow,
anu aleogesner % naruiy greater dimensions
say tnan Arge pocket-knlfe Inc instru-
mens played Tour cheerful little tunes Tor the
oenent Oh Sne fae&s family, and sney enjoyed
svefy mucn. 1oung Wiiham Bangs enjoyed
!. 70 sucn an extent that' one Day just after
'ne macnlne nad oeen wound up ready for
aceion' nc got 70 sucking the end OF u, ana IN
moment OF inadvertence II shipped, ana ne
s"anoweu inc "hoie concern me ohiy nm
meaiate consequence OF the accident was that
harmonious stomacn7ache was immediateiy
organized upon the inter1orof william Bangs,
anu nc experienced . reselessness wmch ne
wen KNEW woufo aeiy the soothing tendencies
VI peppermint ana make mockery Oh pare
eoic k
1Aia "il'aih bangs kept MS secret IN ms
own sou', anu IN ms s'omach aiso' aetermined
W h'ue his misery from ms iatner' ana 10 spare
''ie rou 70 inc spoaiea cniid-spohed' at any
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cerned.
Du' Una. evening ~ tne supper-taDie w.
naneS n''u eaten Du' one mouthiul OF oreao
wheh s''aihs ol "iu' mysterious music were
suuoeniy wai'eo from uhoer 'he 'aoie' Inc
eh'ire iamily groped around upon the moor
Trying 70 discover from whence the SOUNDS
came aitnougn Wiiham Bangs sat There hiied
ana desperately asserted his belief that the
music came from Mary Ann, who might per-
maps, oe playing upon the harp or the dulci-
mer In the cellar. lie well knew that Mary
Ann was unfamiliar with the harp, and that
10 her the duicimer was as much an insolvable
problem as 1T would have been to cream
coiored morse ana he was aware that Mary
Ann would have scorned under any circum-
stances 10 evoke music While sitting upon the
refrigerator OF reposing IN the coai-bln. But
nc was irahtic Win anxiety 70 hide his guilt.
mus 1t is that one crime leads to another.
but ne could not disguise the truth for ever,
ana that very night, while the family were at
prayers, William Bangs all. at once got the
hiccups' ana the music-pox started OIL without
any warning Win F" A Lie ont the Ocean Wave
ana Home on the Rolling Deep with va
riatiohs. Whereupon the paternai Bangs
arose from ms knees and grsasped William
kihaly put hrmiy py ms hairand shook him
up, ana inquired what he meant by such con-
ouct. Ana Wiiham Threw out KIND OF
general idea 20 the erect that ne was practic-
ing something ior a sunday School celebra-
.'oh' winch olu bangs ihtlmated was singu-
'arly 'hih expianation. ihen they tried to
ee' up tnae musicai-Dox, ana every time they
wouiu SEIZE young "pnam Dy the legs and
SHAKE nm over ehe SOFA cushion, or would
pour some ,resh variety OF emetic down his
.'iroa'' 'ne i''r'hohium wiemn would give
iicSn sPur' anu Joyousiy GRIND OUT Listen TO
'he "ockii'e-o'ia' OF ihou IL Never cease
!" Losc'
Do uley ao"hooheo the attempt, ana were
compelleo 10 permit that musicai-box to re-
man "i'hih tne scpu'chrai recesses OF the
ep's"S'liuni oi imam Dahgs' 10 say that
'he unfortunate v'c.lm Oh the disaster was
maze miserable oy MS condition would DC to
express IN the ieepiest manner the state OF his
mihd' Inc more music There was IN his
s1on'ac'i' 'he w'ioer ana more completely
chao'ic became the discord IN MS soul. just
as hkely az not u wouid occur that whiie he
iay asleep IN oea IN tne middie OF the night
tne meiody works witnln wouid oeg'n TO re-
volve, ana would pay Home, sweet Home,"
Tor two or three hours' unless the peg hap
pened 10 siip' wnen tne cyiinaer would switch
back again TO J" Liie on the Ocean Wave
and Home on the hoiling Deep and would
rattle out that tune with variations and frag-
ments iis OF the scales until piam Bangs bro
ther wouid KICK nim out Oh Ded IN wild des-
pair' ana SIT on MIN IN vain EFFORT to subdue
the serenade, which however, invariably pro-
ceeded win iresh vgor wheh subjected to un-
usual pressure. - as .sss
Ana when william Bangs went to church,
1t frequently occurred that' IN the very midst
OF the most solemn portion OF the sermon, he
would feel gentle disturbance under the low
est button OF his Jacket and presently, when
everything was hushed, the undigested engine
would give preliminary buzz, and then reel