Richland beacon., 1873-05-10
The Miniature Musical Box.

WHEN Mr. Bang. the elder. returned
from Europe hc brought with him from
Geneva a miniature musical hoN. long and
very narrow. and altOg,thc~ OF hardly
rrcatcr dimensions. say. tnan large
pocket knife. The instrument played Uut
/ cheerful little tunes Tor tu Dcneti of ttr
Bangs family, and they enjoyed il very
much Young William Bangs enjoyed il
/ 10 such an extent that one day lJ-t ail'r
! the machine had been wound up rcadF
/ for action. ne got up sticking the emf oi D.,
/ and i'm moment of inadyertcucc II i pp'd.
and he swallowed the whole concern. lie
! ONLY immediate consequence of The a'ai-
/ dent wa, that harmonious Stomtci-ache
was Immediately organized upon tL' a.
/ terror of William Bang. and IT, cEu..'-
cnced a resllessness which he wei! me"
would defy the soothing tendencies of
! peppermint. and make a luo.,-rr az pare
/ gOric.
| And william Bang kept hi, ~cclN IN
/ his own soul. and in hi stomach. ALSO.
determined to hide hi> mi5rry from hi5
! father and to spare the rod Z" ;Hr -iui..t
/ child-spoied at any rate a far as I'' ''.-
| 9eStive apparatus was concerned.
But that evening al the supper tt".
Young Bangs had eagcE but o"" m"Whi1'
of bread. when strains oi Wild. mysterious
music were suddenly waited lt"m tu,.'
the table. The entire family imm". !ii'. p.
proped around upon HE floor. ,rtus 90
/ discover whence the -oui o. t'lA'. ..-
thUloh William BAN. Sat There a'in3 HI'F
agony and rcmorsc. and brcti aij tl."..
Il and desp ratclv asserted III h''!ict ti.t Il.
l.. music came from M.gr Ann. who ui.h.
perhaps be playing upon IL" % .i 1r u.a-
elmer in the cellar.
He well knew that Mary Ann was nm
| Z stl, q
! elmer was a. much inS"lVaHly ir her .. l'
would have been To q ti-hin.-waru ;at
he was aware that Mary Ann would base
, scorncd. under any cirrum~i mr' -. 20
: evoke music while sitting on thc rig2-
, orator or rcp0-ing ia The c"a.-hlu. 49,.
l ne was traut" with anxiety 70 fi .r Nj
guilt. Ina, II j. that one crime !"'dr g..
another.
J., Bat he could not despi>e tEc truth for
: ever, aud that very night, while the .int.,
I was at prayers, William BauF- all "t "a' .
got the hiccupS, and thr mu>l'-h"N >fai i,I
off without warning with "A i.t'o o..
i Ocean Wave. and Homo ON th" Rolling
( Den" with variations. Wherein on tIt'
D. Material Bans arose from ii> lucc- aut
! gra-pcI William kindly rut firmly rs The
" hair. and >houk him up, AND inquired
Il what hc meant b. such conduct. Ant w j.
= liam threw oUt q Kind of 20 general i."a q"
Il the effect that hr was practiciu@ >"mrihin"
Il for a Suudav-,chool celebration which obi
= Bang c-timtrcl Was a ~iuEularlN ;hiu 'N-
" planaton.
: Tnen they tried to @, mp that music
y hoN. and every tim" they would cue
/ Young William 10y the l"1- aud ~ '',.. '''i,.
I over lhr sofa cushion, "r '..'"i'' ..''t'
II some fresh var.r'! - CL't'o Wv. '''
e linn, ~, L.,,inonium within gay" ir'- %
l. ,,,i ,,,,,i,..;,nd ioVnu-ly ground uCf, "li-i'u i1
= liz Nockiu~ Bird, cor "ih'"Il N.N'"
i Cease Low -
- they abandoned the attempt. ami
' were compelled 10 permit IA" lnu-''I BOX
u 10 remain within tn" Scrulchr;d rr"'-,. -
II of The cpira>trium ui William lang. u
u sav th 1 the uniortunal" victim 81 III dl--
> a,icr was made miserable bv his condition.
i would be- tocxprc>, in the f., bi"-t p"uit'r
= fhr state of hi, mind. The more lnr~"
: there was in his stomach. the wilder ct
!, more completely chaotic hcc.iin' thr dis
cord of his SOul.
l. just As likely aS not il would occur that
while he lay asleep III hcd. IN th" M dd!r 81
the night the melody wort Within ""'l'd
begin 10 revolvc. and would play "iI"hi'
Sweet Home for tW"or three hour. ul'
IS less the pee happened to lip. wien 'h'
II cvlindrr would ~lIp hIrk again 10 Lilo ui
.c thr d can Wave and Il Home on tlr Roll
Dt with variations ardtra@mcntS "i thu scale
e until William Bangs br"'lWi "'ul'
il kic, him ont of bed in wild despair. aln
d sit on him in vain ciiort~ 10 Sutiuc the
4" -crcnadr. which. however. invariably rr"
t. ceeded with fresh vi0or wncn -lrl" i''
n 10 unusual pressure.
III And when William Bang won't T.
~ church it frequently o''u urrcd that. ~ th
l very midst OF the most solemn portion "
the sermon. he would feel -'u.i 'N.
e. tuibance under the lowest hutton "t hI
tu Jacket and presently, Wh'n every hi..
We was huShcd. the uu'Iigr>tcd "n"in" Nu"'
he give preliminary buzz. and thcu reel Of
nc Listen To tn" M"cNinG BH' t-
NJ .sThoul't Never Cease 70 Low 10.
ie, scales and exercises until IN" cl"r"ynt
III would sion and clare az William "v,r H,
as sprrtaclr, and whisper 20 one "i ''" 80
IoT cons. Then the session would su.d"Hi
hu walk up the aisle, clutch the unhappy vi
al Ronns hv the collar. and -cud down IN
aisle again to thc accompaniment "i
Iii. ON the Ocean Wave and Il Home "
rb. rhr Polling Deep" and thtn lnc1r"
rate William in lhr upper portion "i ID
the ~tcrplr until after church.
nnl BIT the end cam" AZ last. "u1 ~" M
a, cradle Oh,prnGOt the senior EdnG- i""'
ear peace. One day while b" wa -i''lu2
mo the ScnOOI pnU'dNbi my ~ h'ii " ''''
ble tipiicatiOn table to the tune oi HON
a. sweet Home" hi, gastric luicr u
ch. umphed. Something or other in u
arr, music box gave way all at one, u
eat springs were unrollcd with elarm'l
The forrp. and William Bang, a3 h felC q
srv fragments Of the instrument hurled ~
iri- and lcft among his vitals, tumhlcd over
tiff the floor and expired.
an A. the post mOrtem examination it
i'm found several piece Of Homo. SV'
ely Home" in his liver. while one OF his lun
ono was severely torn BY i fragment Of b.
I Of Lif on the Ocean Wave Small par'iD
With of foI. listen to the Mocking Bird were
| in moved from hi. heart amt hrca-r-ho..,.
his thrccbra, pegs of ''Thoul't Never g..
2 TO to Love- were found firmly driven i'
INIT his fifth rib.
rch, They Iad no music at the funeral. W
mo- siftrl the machinery out Of hiH. .i.u.
,ath IN the cemetery. Whenever the G.'-
ing. buy musical b.Xes now. they ge' ''rH
ld j. large aS q piano. and rit.u t"'m ."
= It. wall.-Fyuey' Pro-.