The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-12
4 BRIEF MrsIcAL CaREER.


In the boarding house last night. after
SIR. Mssuim mad told particularly lonr-wnded
story. Nn4:fudcr Sawnet; "Magufiin. I should
tnlmk sou would he a valuable man to a brass
band"
"Nr MarrGder." said Maeufiin. steruly. you
Little re.ii1c the unnleasant memory revived by
y,ur h.ppaut remark. did belong to "a brass
band once. but my stay in the organi2atil n was
characterized chiefly by hrcvity and violence.
Ihlt wa. before | came o. New York-when l
lived IN EasleVllle. Some Of the boys formed a
baud. the Eas.evlle North American Cornet
Band. ana they wanted me 20 Join. tut had
other business. and they went on without me.
"lu the course Of time a member Of tnc
T. elc,.lc Blues died. and the band resolved TO
attend tie funeral. 1t SO happened that the
base irummer fell sick On the Gay prior to the
obscuuic.. and the leader sent for me 30 take
bis place. OF course | Couldn't refuse, and /
utr' :, the headquarters. had the biz drum
Strapped on me. and wrrched with the ban !
down - the house. There we exec Ited "a little
rr,uuiupr, diree. whpse good points empha-
sized STRONGLY on the drum. The leader took
BIS T. NHt from his lius and stared az mo, iudi.-
uHut. as I supposed, because | didn't got in
heavy enough; and sald 20 myself Patience,
uN friend. plurucc. III be on deck when the
prlcc-si % q 'yes' and W
"t have since learned that the entire suisse
qucu' Notwithstanding arose from NV uisap
lrrNefsi sion # fhe bass drum part at a iurNrli
b.
drum should not re pounded Nigorousiy hlt
subjected to a soft and continuous irritation.
which produces sort ot rumbln=. m4hied
monotone that is supposed e. represent criet =
a siiictiv pume A I brand. Now "a | had seen
fAc science u bass drumming illustrated O.
90 s.,ions "ny wn'h - eeyi9eSe a 20 I'VE
u.,r and the drum head. ! governed myself ac-
cor lIn-lS ami Gun. myself with vehcn4ence
XXX n6tie IN, 6uiiv in.trinen,. I rose rlrnt
l CO., b. and let myself loose. resolved trat what
+ eNrtLN stcrilce 20 PERSONAL comfort mi-ht ne,
F against ny rar' of the music.
" Ne tsUu't gone ten blocks before the per-
/ sriflunu BEGAN 10 Stop over the tops o. my
/ n,uts. but ! never Ter ny, and two or three
/ times when the leader shook his cornct NJ me
answered with serics ni double euoTls u AZ AT
tr1cted very general attention. Tie crowd, ON
/ the sidewalk seemed dumbfounded and the
/ peoule IN the carriages stuck their heads ont Of
/ tue Windows and stared at me- There was one
] oitr,t understand M mo time and that was the
/ behavior NJ the hefrse driver. In front Of the
I huuse mad thought him tho most solemn-thced
/ uIan ever saw, Dut now pc laughed anu shook
well. We got TO the cemetery and the Inst
sad rites were over hen the band began
nnai !n-e ana ! gathered mTiseI together fo'
tus lis widest wall on the cornet and the bass
Do m mat was decorating all tue corners and
angles If the music with enormous patches Vi
sound. Then shifted the strap down from
where IL had crawled NJ around my neck. Gno
slit on my hand. | braced up and OuTished IN,
dumstich Ia the air for one great terrible eciips
in. too'n, and NJ the same time the eeXtoi
raised his shovel ~ attnat moment supposed
/ uVoluutariiy from an infectious enthusiasm
& caught from my drumming.
" prumstick aud shovel descended together
/ and realized In an Instant thit the sexton ha'
mistaken his calling. A. a bass drummer h
7 would have been The unrhHlleneed champion'o
T the world. | was 40 impressed by MS powe
that / stopped drumming AZ once and lay dowi
/ aud | didL't come to until some time after the
had carried me home. | never IN all my If
. have had anything exercise over me such al
T 0yerpoWerngly narcntiliug effect as that shove
old. and firmly believe T. WAS drugged.'
Mn-rudcr stretched himself and said sleepilv
" Nngufln. when / smut my ewes can't realiz
The difference in effect between your story an'
that shovel"