The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-05
JUMBLED NOISES.
THE SILVER CORNET BAND AS
SERENADERS.

Monday night, at about 10 o'clock, the
mombor5 Of the Silver Cornet Band might
have boon secn assembling, IA very
mysterious manner, at the corner OF Com
mcrcial avenue and Eleventh street. Each
mad in his hand horn, and upon his fea-
turos an expression Of irmneas that at
ouc5 challenged attention. The casual
observer had no trouble in drawing the
conclusion that they we're bent upon n
hazardous or some other kind of an cnter-
prise
After the tardy members-and the same
members are always tardy-had arrived
At the place of rendezvous, tho band, under
the gallant leadership Of Mr.. Robbins,
took up the line of march towards the ST.
Charles hotel, where they arrived without
broken legs, although the passage over
the uu-gaslit sidewalks was psrilous.
We we're there, and had ascertained, by
pumping Judge Bross, that the purpose
Of the band was to ssrenade Mr.. James s.
Barclay and his bride, and Mr.. Jewett
Wilcox, who had, on that day, arrived At
the venerable age Of forty-four years.
Whom tho boys put to their lips their
horns, and looked with innocent sxpecta-
ton at the bland Robbins, for the signal
to blow, wo anticipated melody, but were
horro:.stricken by the unmelodious noises
that issued from the horns and came from
the drums and cymbals. Robbins and
Boden shrikcd, as If in mortal agony,
through their L Flat Sopranos Phillis
and Snup groaned through their L Flat
| Tubasi Go.smsn, striking in With q
scientific discord, grumbled through his
b Flat Baritone AT the unmeodious Tubas,
Bross, Burnside and Wiley, through their
l. Flat AltcS quarreled with each other,
and denounced the + Flat Sopranos q,
unmusical lars and the Baritone az .
dscordant fraud Smyth and Mckee,
through their Flat Sopranos, began to
bicEer in weak tones with each other,
grow louder in their wrath and finally
! utHouHCtu All tHe hOTns iH toHcs ihc
those Of an old woman scolding an endur.
| ing chambermGid or a fishwomAn Shrek
| ing billingsgatc on Il busy market day ;
! S,illwell, through his Flat Tenor,
enlcayored for time to calm the strug-
| Cling sounds and got them into order, but
broke down in the attempt, and rushed
msdly into sngry protests,ions ana
then tho horns, and Hal tman's big drum,
and Ccrnclrs tenor drum, and Msson's
cymbals, all fell into a jumtle and Tough,
coniusedly for the space Of about three
minutes--a battle OF horrible noises
when, all at once, the confusion ended
and tho tune of Annie Laurie came GU,
OF the Sopranos, the Baritone, tho Altos,
the Tenors and tho Tubas tho big drum
began to keep tune to it the little drum
to roll 1t out Of its calf-skin head and the
cymbsll to clash il with q kind OF Joyful
ness that gave mclodious congratulation
to Mr.. Barclay ana MS bride, and 10 the
sgo-worn Jswett Wilcox.
Af.or the band had played mum Der OF
tunes Mr. Barclay appeared a. the dool
Of the hotel office lie has not beer
married a month, hut with.tandinr
this fact he was instantly recognized b,
his friends, and was greeted with grss
heartiness. lie is not candidate for tn,
legislature, but he made speech, q yer,
nea. one, returning thanks for the hand
some compliment that had beer
paid to him by the band Mr.
Wilcox, with that always.genial smil,
that ndorns his countennnco, alst
appeared upon the stage-hi, frt appear
ance in the character Of the aged gentle
man--and thanked his friends Tor tn,
part Of the blow that had been intended
as u compliment to him.
Whereupon, the horn men shouldsred
their horns and went in search Of theii
peaceful and vlrtuous couches, sometime
vulgsrly called beds. And so did we.