The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-20

luC Hhu WIN Nllt NuNNG AAVH uhN
the Organ Grindcr.-'I'lny that
Tune Again.
From tho Detroit Free Press
Yesterday a hand Organist sat down be.
fore house on Congress street and began
to turn out sweet melodies, but the first
tune hadn't boon finished when an odd.
looking man about fifty years old, hay.
ing game leg and general forlorn
look, came along and halted in front Of
the Italian.
"Now, that Is swectw he said after a
moment; "carrios mo right back to the
days when me and Hammer sat on the
hind stoop andsQuoze hands and told our
love"
Opera mu1eck," replied the Italian,
smiling at the enthusiasm Of his audi.
enCC.
avail, now, but it touches me right
here" continued the man with game
leg, laying his hand on his heart. ~
haven't felt 10 much like Cryin' for four
teen years before. Seems zif heard an
gels buzzing around in the mir"
lie rested his game leg on horse
block, folded his arms, and his look and
attitude were that Of man whose heart
was filled with sad thoughts and painful
memories. Just as the tears were start
ing to his eyes the organist moved the
stop, increased the speed, and captain
links" was merrily ratified of.
"Some odder kind Of mu.zcCk," no ex.
claimed, and the handle hadn't made four
revolutions when the man with the game
leg began to smile. Then ho pushed his
hat over on the side Of his head Then he
hitched up his trousers, smiled some
more, and exclaimed:
"By gum II that ere tune don't just
make me hop all over"
"Good mu.aeek, replied the Italian,
"Good Why the darned tune is heav-
emily | believe ii ! was dyin' il would
stand me on end I'd give a billion dol
lars II Hammer was alive and could hear
thatw
lie stepped out, spit on his hands, and
then Waited up and down the flags, his
game leg Hopping around like n loose
weather board, and his hoar1e voice
bawling'
liam Cabdng links
Her 'Oss marbles.
While he was doing his level best the
musician touched the stop again, and the
tune changed of on to" Birdie, Am Tired
Now"
"Ah! that soothes me, that does !" said
the old man as he sat down on the horse
block. "That's sunthin' more to touch
the heart and make me think Of my poor
Hammer
"Vary sweet mu.zeek," remarked the
Italian.
"Swcet! Great skies! but It's melting!
I've known that tune for a long time, but
never could sing II without weeping.
II had million Of dollars I'd buy n
hand organ and play that tune straight
along for six months without stopping
the crank
He put his hands over his face and ap.
.reared ngtated, and the italian didn't
! eem 10 care whether he collected cent
or not. lie ground the tune out, touched
the stop, and remarked: i,
"Vary gran.dc mu.zeek dis time--ha"
And "Yankee Doodle rolled from the
little square box like sheet.lightning
sliding down the side Of hayStuck.
"Gfeat ConcordF' yelled the man with
game leg as the tune reached doodle
Dandy" "IIold on minute till I get
this leg under me! Thar let her come
now"
"whoolc, poodle dOOlle-doo'
III, sky, dOGlle dandy"
And he leapcd around, slapped the
Italian on the back, threw his hat on the
walk, and continued:
"Snaix and reptiles but don't that
tune make glory stand right out like mud
on a white house? 'Rah for us
The Italian saw that the crowd was
gathering, he broke the tune short Off
and sailed away on the "Snwanee Riv-
err"
1.-THE first strains Of the dear old melO.
DIV had scarcely left the box when the
man with the game leg leaned up against
n tree box, wiped the sweat from his brow
and said.
"Thcres something more ter remind
me Of my lost Hammer Isn't il perviHiOn
for the hungry soul, though What
Sttainsl What tears What bullying
Of the heart"
"vary soft mu.zeek," remarked the
Italian. ~.
"soit Ny heavens! Man, II you'll
pay my board ri travel the country over
and carry that organ, just to hear you
play that tune y
lie reached out hi1 arm1, made motions
M II drawing the tune to his breast, and
whispered GLORY When | die let me
die li,tning to them strains Of "Snwanee
River"
The organisl shoullered his box and
moved on, and the man with the game
leg leaned up ngsinat the fence and wiped
hil eyes.