The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31
Jud Brownin's Account Of Rubin
STEMS Playing

".Iud, they say you heard Rubnstein play
when you were in New York.
Il did, in the cool
We'll, tell MS about t.'
"What. me? might us well tell you about
Inc creation Of the world"
"Comc, now nomuck modeoy Go ahead. y
We'll, sir he had the bamGdcst biggest,
cattvcOrncdcst pianner YOU ever laid eyes on
somethin like distracted billiard table on
three legs. The iii was hcistcd, and mighty
well il was If it hadn't been, he'd a tore the
mtirc inside, clean ont, and scattered EN- to
lhe four winds Of heaven
Played well. did he:'
"You bet he did but don't Interrupt me.
when ne first set down he 'pcarcd to kcer
mighty little bout playin', and wioht he hand't
cone. He twccdle.leedle'd little on the
TRIBE, and twoodlc.oolle-OOdld some on the
Dasc-just fOoln' and bOXin' the things jaws
for bcin in hi, way. And | says to u man set
lin next TO me, 81, what sort Of iOo.playin'
is that And he says 'lIeish But presently
his hands commenced chasin' one mother up
and Gown the keys, like Il passcl Of rats scam
perm through garrett very swift Parts of 1t
was sweet, though, and reminded me Of a SUI
gar squirrel turnn' the wheel Of candy cage.
Now says to my ncighhor, he's shown
oil He thinks he's "A dom of it, but he amt
90, no idcc, no plan Of nolhln' II he'd play
me up Il tune of some kind or other I'd
But my ncighbor says, 'He'sdP very impa-
licnt
~ wa, Just about to git w and 90 home,
benz tired of that tGoiishneSS, when heard Il
little bird waking up away oil in the woods.
and calm sleepy.like 70 his mate, and look
oil up and see that RUBIN was bcginnin' TO
take some interest in his business, and ] set
down agin. 1t was the peep Of day. The
light came faint from the east, the breeze
bowed gentle and fresh, some more birds wax
cd up in the orchard, then some more in the
Tree, near the house and all begun singin' to-
gcthcr People begun to stir, and the gal open
I'd the shutters Just then the first beam of
ihc sun fell upon the blossoms n lccllc more,
and it tcCht the roses on the bushes and the
next thing it was broad day; the sun fairly
blazcG. the birds sang like they'd split their
little throat,; all the leaves wa, mOvin', and
!flshin' diamonds of dew, and ;hc whole wide
world was bright and happy as king. Seem
cd 10 me like there was good breakfast in
every house in the land and moi a sick child
Or woman anywhere. 1t was glorious
mOmlH
And says to my neghbor, That's music,
that is
But he glar'd at me like he'd like to cut
my throat
presently the wind turned; it begun 10
chicken up, and kind Of grey mist come over
things; | got low.spirtcd Directly. Then II
silver rain began 10 fall. | could see the drops
touch the ground some flashed up like long
pearl earrings, and the rest rolled away like
round ruhics. II was pretty, but melancholy.
Then the pearl, gathered themselves into long
strands and necklaces, and then they melted
INTO thin silver streams runaiug between gold
q 81. L.
other al the bottom Of the hill, and made II
brook that flowed silent, except that you could
kinder sec The music, specially when the bush.
cs on the bank, moved rs the music went along
down the valley. | could smell the Hover, in
The meadow But the sun didn't shine nor
the birds sing; j was iOggy day, but not
cOld. The most curious thing was the little
white angel boy, like you sec in pictures, that
run ahead u. the music brook, and led it on
and on. away ont of the world. where mo- man
ever was! never was, certain. | could see
That boy tAun just MS plain as ! see you now.
Then 'ar moonlight came. Withuu. any sun
.rI aU. -A1ue ul 'Lc -raycyards, where some
'aw ghosts .i''rH their hand. and went over the
vail, auI between The black -harptop trees
splendid marble house, rose up. with fine Ia.
.lics iu 'lO ..iuU windows, aud men that loved
en-. LH' could never get aulIh EN-. and play
ID uT guitars under ne trees. and mIag me
H,ai miserable ] ypg.i a cried. because | want
el % love -pmc' ydy, / don't know who. better
ihan the men with guitar, did Then the sun
went down n got dark, the wind mOancd and
wept like d lost child for it, dead mother. and
could 70 got up then and there AMI preached
better sermon than any | ever listened To.
There wasn't a thing in the world left Ia live
tor, not 70 blame thing, and vet ! didn't want
the music o. stop one bit II was happier to
he miserable tlan to be happy without being
miserable | couldn't understand it, hung
my head and pulled out my Handkerchief, and
blOwc1 ans nose loud % keep from cryin' My
,yes i, week anyway: / didn't want anybody
- BE- a gain az me a sniylin', and IT'S NO
bc1y's business what DO with nv nose. Its
mine. Bu, some several rlarcd at me mad as
Tuckcr Then. al 81 a sudden. old Rubin
changed ID, tune. lie ripped and lIe rlr'd he
tipped ani tard, hc pranccd and he charged
ike TIDE grant entry 10 a circus 'Pcari % me
that 81 'he Ei- in the house was turned on at
once thing got - bright and ] hilt up my
head. rea0y TO look aay man In the face, and
not afraid Df HOihin. Il was a circus, and d
bras ban,i. ard big ball all gU.n' on at ia,
same tiMc lie Die into them keys like q
Thousand of brick, D. give em norsi. day MOI
niglt. De- - every lIriu lint in ne agoin'
and not bc.H' able t0 stand q no longer,