Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-10-31
Rubenstein's Piano Playing.
JuD BROWNS DESCRIPTION THEREOF.

tell us about 1t
"What. me- might rs well tell yon
about the creation of the world"
Come. now; no mock modesty. Go
ahead"
''Well, sir, he had the blamedest. big
gest, cattyco-neredest pianner you ever
laid eyes on. Somthin' like a distracted bill
lard table on three legs. The lid was hist
ed. aud mighty well 1t was. If it hadn't
been, he'd a-torn the nsides clean out, and
scattered 'etn to the four winds OF heaven" :"
played well, did hep
lou bet he did but don't interrup' me.
When he first set down he 'poered to keer
mighty little bout play. and wsht he hadn't
come. lie tweedle-leedled a little on the
treble, aud twoodle-oodle le-oodle'd some
on the bass; just foolin' and boxin' the
things laws for beln' in his way And
says 10 a man sittn' next to me. : /, what
sort Of a tool playin Is thatE And he saws
'llee'sh, But presently his hands com
menced chasin' one mother up an down the
keys, like a passed. OF rats scatnpelin in
through .arret very swift. Parts OF 1t
was sweet, though, and reminded one of
sugar squirrel turnin' the wheel of Il candy
cage
"'Now' | says to my ncighbor. he's
shown of He thinks he's doin' OF it.
but lie amt got no ldee, no plan ofnothin'
II he'd play me up a tune of some kind or
other, I'd
But my ncighbor says 'Hee'sh,' very
impcrtnent.'
Il was just about to git up and 20 home,
Oein urea OF that ioolishneSs' when heard
a Iiule bird waking up away oil in the
woods. aud calling sleepy-Iike to his mat,
dud i'oAcu up ana see huoeh was De
I'h"lh 70 'aNe some lhtfre>. m MS bnsI'
"''>' anu Srt cow a@aih. ~ was the
peep u't' lhe llSht come ialht from thc
east. Inc bIttIe bIpwed gentle ana fresh;
some more o'rd> walked up III the orchard;
'hcu Sothe 'up'e III thc trees near Tue mouse
ahu an oeEuh SlhGih together. Iepp!t be-
gun I" sur ana the gal opened the smut
lcir. 'u.t 'h"h u g hrst neam oi ~" sih
-" "p"" thc oios>Oth,' ''tl'e more ahh u
'"ch' 'he roses on me pnsheS' ahl tle next
',Nl2 IL was or"ad Gay 'he ,un larry oihI-
ca we p'tu> Nlt- Ike theE Spht thelr ut
Lc tnInAlN' an 'h' iclNtN was W"'lh ans!
h!Ih'" u'amoh, "i dew, h"d the "uoIr
"'ue ""ilo was orlsi ahd hhppy a hIh.
0ct'hc'' 70 'hc IKE thtfe was oreaNla>t ~
'NttN mouse IN tht laild, aIu h"t >lch
OhH" or """A!i dhS "hcIr- A. "i@ hh'
H'' "'h, auu ! sHl " my nti-h -hp"'' th1V
''"Tr 1"''
i,"' II, -'1' ~ 'i'e INT NC "Nc /" '"'
ny ,"'"'''
'e>eH'H '"c M'hu turned " oeSuh 10
''.''N'u ~ anu N'nu vi gay ih'S. c",hh
~. ms E'e 10" sPIi lcu 't'''s
i"en S,'Hc' ia'" Dt4Ih 70 i''i' cou'u
~ Va, u'UPS touch the @rouHu' sohe
i'''.'" ~ ny iou- peail e"' "i--' a,u
W - 'o.''u '""' me ,ounu lu"'eS' ~
""n 'c'y; uuS 'helH"cHo's' ineii 'Ic
pears EaIherea themselves mo iohe
81 sth'A' huA All'l ki!tH titN iiltIl-
Gu !, " 'lIlr S,''ei u, running o''Weeh
-p'Hc,i Sinfc.'' HIu 'lei. tue Slre1nn' J'I'-
.u e1on otne, a. t"e 'o.'oul' auu uiauc d
o''"H tHas Ho"eu sieht eAOePc ti"t ou
N"uid A'''"ei sce thc ihhsic' SpeCl'l.y "htu
the music went aioh2 ao"h the Naliey'
Tou'u eihe'I 'he no" IN ''e iieduo"'
p"' '.c Su" u'uh shlle' nor tue oliuS
sing II was loSgy cay ont hot coId. ne
most curious thihg was Tue lttie "hte
"n-ei BOY IKE you see III pictures; t,At ran
''heAu l .. tte must o'oo"' anu leu II on.
away our oi thc "oriu' "here no man ever
never Was certain C"u'u see tha.
aS P'"'h a. eee you. heh the h""hI'-hI
can't Mi''ouI ans sunset auu Shoiie ."
the gravy ,Ius; "hefe some lew aAo>iS
iHteu tneIi Hanus anu went over the wal
ana over the black sharp-top trees splendid
marble houses rose up with me iadieS IN
the III up "ihuo"s' ana men thaV I"'eu
en- ana piayed on 2ultars uHder the ftes'
anu maui me .'lat 'niseIaolc Ioui aci'eu,
because wanted 70 rove so'heoouy' ! uon
A"oN ~, ou.'el 'iiah tue 'hen WIN 'I,e
guitars dIu. men the sun went Gown. IL
got dark. Inc wlnd moaned ana wept IKE
lnst cn"u '"r lts thother' ana l coHid
aS"t up theh ana there ahd preached IA bet
Ter sermon than auy / ever listened TO-
Ihefe WASH thins lett 10 I'VE Tor not
b'ame thlhg, ana yet dldn want the
music TO stop one bit. 1t was happier to
oe ihlseraoie tiian oe happy without oeih9
miserable couiun STAND IL. hun9 my
mead ana puiIea out my hahuRerchlei ana
blowed my nose LOUD to keep from cryln''
My eyes Is weak anyway dld want any,
BODY 10 oe gain at me slhVllh ana
its nobody business what do with my
nose. IL mine. lhen' all OF a sudden,
Old Reuben changed his tune. lie ripped
ana he rar d. he tipped and ta'rd, he pranc-
ed ana he charged Ike the grand entry at
a circus. Peered TO me that all the gas III
the house was turned on al once. things
got 50 prishf' ana i.i.s up my mead rea"y
10 Iooh any man IN the lace, ana not aieat-
cd oi hothih'' IL was circus ana brass
oahd' ana org ball. all goin on at the
same time. lie iit INTO them Keys IKE
thousand oi orlck ne CIV EN- no rest DAY
nor nl2ht; he set every ilvln Jolnt I'D me
agoin', ana not beln' able to stand 1t no
longer Jumpt. sprang on TO my seat and
just hollered, Go II, my kuoe."
Every blamed man, woman and child
IN the house stared at me. and shouted,
Put him outl put him out! Put your
2reat-gIand mothers grizLiy' gray green,
ish cat into the mlddie OF next month
says, 'Ietch me II you dare: paio my
money, ana you just come a-high me.
with that some several pllcemen run
up, and l mad TO simmer down. But
would ht any 1901 that iaid hahos on me-
ior was oound 10 near huoy OUT or die.
he had changed ms tune agin. he nopt.
IKE ladies, ana up toeG nhe IRON eehu 10
eehd oi the Key ooara. ne piayeu son anu
| low and solemn. L nearu the church oeiis