The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-10
Mouse Killed by Music.

The following strange facts have often
related to friends, who after hearing the
Glory. have asked me to send the facts to
some paper. L.
This being Monday-ministers' play
day, I will divert my mind by giving you
the following account OF the writer's ex-
perience in killing mouse by music.
There are five or six living who were eye
witnesses of the death scene OF that poor
mouse.
It was in the spring of 1872, when | was
pursuing my studies at Center College,
Danville, XIV. At one time during the
fall nreyious an attempt was made by
some miscreants to, burn the new and
splendid college building,which was then
advancing toward completion. The das-
tardlv attempt was failure, through lack
Of kidding wood, to give it good start.
For the security of the building was
given small room In 1t, where soon
took up my abode. Imaginatlons OF the
building burning down over my heao
some night, while asleep, gave me rev
wakeful nights. Furnished with an Ola
carbine by MR. J., loaded
| Il two-thirds full of beans. corn ana nne
shot. -.
with that behind the door felt quite
safe. and began to sleep soundly. Being
lalone. I became interested in couple OF
mice which frequented my room. they
lived in a small closet adjoining, ano
when in the evenings l would play on my
violin the little creatures would come
forth from their hiding-place and sltdowl
, in the shadow of the stove, on tnen
f launches, holding up their paws IKE
t squirrel eating. At first thought tne.
/ were eating, but soon found to my sur
prise that they were not eating, put on.
; listening. To be certain of this, woul'
occasionally stop playing, and make a
4 attempt to move, when they wonld scam
t ner away. but return again as soon as
); commenced playing. Having chase
I them in and played them out as often
j. five or six times in one evening, ana the
Y always taking the same position ever
It time. | became thoroughly convinced th'
d it was the music they were after d.
/ Gan to tell friends of the amusement
e was having with the mice. They woul
! all smile an incredulous answer. playe
h for NV little companions some thru
n weeks, and they enjoyed It SO much al
a so did l. l often noticed two things:
Ia /. That high piercing notes or soun'
lie seemed to give them pain; as evidence
- this. they would turn their heads al
lg shrug their shoulders.
r 2. That having remained few mi
ne utes under the sound or influence OF m
" sic upon approaching them, they seem
of stupid. slowly running away. DUN
he the three weeks playing for them, one
in them attempted more than once to era
be up nv pants leg while was playll
ell One evening invited some gentlemen
ce nv room to play with me and witness
o. Gamers Of the mice. The gentlemen hi
u ing arrived, and we were all seated rou
lin the room, turned the light OF the ia'
low, and said: "Boys, be quiet n
IN through the whole scene, without spe'
ed ing word nor laughing out, and I'll
an nv mice out, and let you see what the
or do.n In moment all was still. l BEG
At to play softly the Nattali Waltz. Prese
me " the mice came and took their usual
ar sition on the floor, holding up their u
i've paws. This performance was so fun
the thew all laughed right out. 1t was n
rye proposed that we all play. We had
as instruments-two violins, a flute and
, to lencello. We played one piece, and
en- seemed to have new charm tor the m
1t was agreed then that we play
led pieces through without stopping !
and would take about ten minutes or m
and The word was given and we were
zap, Presently the mice appeared for the
the time to perform their tragedy "
: of the pieces were all played through
was was silence again. After. a few NOM
am of perfect quiet, made a noise with
by foot on the floor. The mice were mot
ice, less. Irose and advanced toward q
ant when one of them crawled stupidity
He slowly away; the other carefully pr
i'm on my open hand and carried It 20
the light, and while we were yet LOOKING
The it sitting on my hand, it dropped
nigh dead. Its mate / never saw after
nd evening.-Rep s. p. WAite, n inte
Chicago. 60
E~n Now COO uo GRO all true Qel