, 1874-09-05
Ole E3t1l1 rs q yio)i&iyt.

!, Among living violinists, Ole bull representa-
tue bizarre typo Of Which Paganini was att ex-
prone powor that dignicd oven tho eccoutric-
ticB OF that artist Yot he is man Of unQuog-
| tionnnlo genius, and hns troddon closoly il tlo
Footsteps OF tho wizard whom 1o sold Ills last
| shirt to hear in his youthful days. Ills caraer
nus been long romance, such as no novelist
would dare to depict for fear Of being charged
with lmprobabilitloa. born in Norwegian win
Ier sixty-tour yoars ago {lSl0) he haa tic ardent
temperament OF tho sunny south. His early mr.
tistic aspirations we're thwartcd by family aud
tricnls, and oyon tho great yionist Spollr, with
whom ho wished to study. gayo him such O
chilling reception that in tiluncnt of dospont-
enoy hn gave up mnsic for the lAw. Koturnny to
n1s irat love. ~ unfortunate duel, in which he
lenye the country. In para. wlero ho nsxt
wont, poor mud unknown, ho was reduced to
groas e1trenltties. aud at last, being robbed OF
everything lo possessed, including hB fioli,l,
Noscned from = "atory grave, llis condition OK.
cited tho sympathy OF All old lady, widow OF
Comto Faye, wlIo recognized iu hiH features
striking resemblance to Acr dead 8on. Taking
hlm into hor houHo, Bho assisted him so literally
tIat he Wns enabled to nsnko l,s flrut APPEARANCE
IN public as yiollnist, and the romance was
completed b. his marriage to lsor daughter. Tie
most bsiillant sccess Hoon awaited hin in Italy,
wlero llo recalled paganiui, aud was embraced
lie pftorwsrd mado froqnoslt and successful
professional tonrs through Europo, and hnd an
enthusiastic reception in tAis counsry. Tloee
musical expeditions wcro varied by campaign
In Algcria aRainBt tia knbylos and tho cstabish-
1nent OF tlloatro in lns natiyc Dorgcn. lio
cherished plans for tho advanced culture Of his
c0untrymen. aud among thom eudeayu1otl to es-
tablisl 4 school Of literature and art. but hia
prospects, woro blighte.l by tho introduction Of
hia thoatre thai brought him into collision with
tho police. Tleso troubles resulted III serious
Losses. which. togothor with the deutl Of l,ls
wife, led to Lis loyiating this country in 1862,
and forming in Pennsylvania tho Norwog,nt
colony whoso failare again sont the unfortunate
artist into the world to repair Lis s!attered tor
tnnea. lilo met with great sl,cccss in bis coll
corts. hut Ill NIL owl hour leased III 1854 tho Now
York Academy OF Music and undertook tlo mail-
aEonleut IF Italian opera. Tho disastrous roruls
Of this enterprise caused him to return to Eu-
rope, whcro ho acquired enough to enable hlln
to Hettlo down III this country, whero ho Aaa
passed some or tho nost oyontful yoara OF his
life. Among tho testimonials Which llo has re-
'ntorestlng III violin which l,e exhibited at q
Of the Alusira! Suooty Of London
IN January, 1863. This colebiatod instrument
was maslo by Casper di salo the most distln-
Easied Of y esr!y n'akors., With c"syatlle4 by
lsonvenuto Cclllni, carved bY ortor Of Cardinal
A!dobranatIl, who prosecuted it to tho nllsolm
of lnnspruck. Whom thnt city Was assaulted by
Ehe Fronch in 1b00, Tho museum was piundoreI
and tho Ynlln carried to Vienna. whore the Coun-
,llor lshohezoh placed th!a unique gem in his
collection Of anciont musical Instruments, refus-
ng to soil IT at any price. lie left 1t. by will In
1913, to Ole Dutl, who WIS Tho ilrat 10 test It'll
powers. Tho distinguished Norwegian has an-
9hsf xtssn ven By s s shs vs y, o i v sySs
French critic, lis that Ut paganlni. whom hc
has taken for hls model, and whose fantaatoal-
ncss llo has often initiated: ho AstoniBhes mora
han ha touoheu.. ~ ;nomsdio artist par OK
]N1l Ia khu t1tnnI NN Ian