Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-04-03
A GOOD EAR FOR HEsEC.
yud. Erownin's Account Of Ruben.
STEMS Playing.


''Jud, they say You heard Eubenstei
play when you was in New York
IL did. IN the cool"
"Well. tell us about it"
"What! mes | nights well tell 70
about the creation of the world.'
'.Come, now; no mock modesty. G
ahead i-
"Well. sir. he had the hame(lest. bieges
cattycorneredest pianner you ever laid eye
on; something like distracted billiar
table on three le~s. The liz, was hoistet
and mighty well it was. If it hadn't beer
he'd tore the entire insides clean ont. an
scattered em to the four winds of heaven.
played well. did he!'
s'YOu bet he did; bat don't interrur
me. When he first sat down he 'peared t
keer mighty little about playin' and wish
he haIn' cone. He tWepdle-leedle'd Il Ii:
tie on the treble and twoodle-oodle'd som
on the bass-foolin' and boXin' the thing
jaws tor bein' in his way. And says to
man settin' next to me. ST. What sort G
fool piayin' is that? And he says. 'Ileish
Brt presently his hands commenced chas
in one mother up and down the KEYS. liz
passel OF rats s"ampering through gar
ret very swift. Parts of it WAS sweet. tho
ana reminded NE of d sugar squirrel turn
in the wheel of a candy cage.
Now | says to my neirlbor. he
shewin off. He thinks he's .oin' of il
but he amt got no idee. no plan of notIn
If he'd play ne tune of some kind o
other. I'd
But my neighbor says .Heish.' yer,
impatient.
Il was just about to git up and go home
beln' tired of that foolishness. when
heard a little bird waking up away off il
the woods, and calin' sleepylike to his
mate. and looked up and see that Rubin
was beginnin' to take some interest in hi,
business. and set down again. 1t was t,le
peep Of tie day. The light came iaiil
from the east. the breeze blowed gentle
and fresh, some more birds walked up il
the orchard. then some more in the trees
near the house. and all begun sinen' to
gether. People begun to stir. and the erl
opened the shutters. just then the first
beam of the sun tell upon the blossoms Il
Ieetlp more. and ii tccht the roses on the
bl,sles and the next thing it was broad
day. The sun fairly b'azed: the birds sung
like the'd split their throats: all the leaves
was mOyin' and flashin' diamonds OF dew.
and the whole wide world was bright and
Happy as Il King. Seemed to me like there
was Il good Breakfast in every house in the
land. and pot i sick chill nor woman any
where. 1t was Il fine mornin'.
.sAnd | says to my neiyhbor. That 5
nnsic. that is
But he glared at me like he'd like to cut
ny throat.
presently the wind turned: it began to
lick up. and a Kind of gray mist came
over things: got low spirited directly.
Then Il silver rain began to fall; | could
zee the drops touch the ground: some
lashed mp like long pearl earrings, and the
est rolled away like round rubies. 1t was
'retty. bnt melancholy. Then the pearls
'athered themselves into long strands and
necklaces. and then they Eelte,l into thin
liver streams running between golden
.raveis. and then the streams Joined each
ther at the bottom Of the hill. and made
iook that flowed silent, except that yon
Ou!l kinder see the music. especially
'hen the bushes on the bank moved as the
Nlsic went along down valley. could
neil flowers in the meadow. But the sun
idn't chime. nor the birds sing: it was
,egy day. but not cold. The most curl
us thing was the little white angel boy.
Ike yon see in pictures. that run ahead of
ie music brook. and led it on and on
way ont of the world. where no man ever
as-I never was. certain. could see
lat boy just as plain rs see you. Then
le moonlight came. without any sunset.
nj shown on the gr;iveyards. where some
W ghosts lifted their hands and went
yer the wall. and between the black sharp
'p trees splendid marble houses rose up.
it'll fine ladies in the litt-up windows and
en- that loved 'en. but never could Get
gh 'em, and played on guitars under the
ees. and made ME that miserable could |
cried. because wanted to love some
ply don't know who-better than the
en- with the guitars did. Then the sun
ent down; it got dark; the wind moaned |
I'll wept like lost child for its dead
other, and could a-got up then and
ere and preached a better sermon than
~ | ever listened to. There wasn't a
ing in the world lett to living for. not
AIMED thing. and yet didn't want the
usic to stop one bit. It's happier to lie
iseis,'lle than the happy without being
iserable. | coul1n't understand it. |
ing my head and pulled oat my handker-
lief, and blowed my nose well to keep
ON cryin'. My eyes is very Weak any
ay; didn't want anybody gain at me
ivlin'. and its nobody's business VIII, t
with my nose. It's mine. But some
vcr;il glared at me as mad az Tucker.
len. all cf sudden. old Rubin changed
5 tune. He ripped and rared, he tipped
d he tat'd he pranced and he charged
e the grand entry at n circus. 'PeaIed
me that all the gas in the house was
rnesl on at once, things got SO bright.
i hilt up-my- head. ready to look any
IN in the f.ce. and not ataard Of nothin'.
was circus and a brs.ss band. and a big
II. all agoin' on at the same time. He
into them KEYS Ikea thousand of bricks.
gave no rest. day or night; he set every
in joint in me a-goin'. and, not bein'
le to stard it no longer. Ijumpt, sprung
to my seat. and just hollered: /,
ECO It. my Rnber Ii
sEvery blamed man, woman and child
the house riz on me. and shouted: Put |
n out! put him out = =
Put yolu great granamother's grizzly |
" gqeei,ish cat In the middle Of next
NTH r Isays. sIech me If You dare!
"a ms money, aid yoa just come nigh
with that. several policemen ran up, !
III had to simmer down. But would j
t any fool that laid hands me, for was Q
md to hear Ruby or die. ]