The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-08-13
Not a Musical Critic.
From the Galveston News.

From the Galveston news.
A young lady, moving in the most e1-
altsd social circles OF Gal weston, after mueh
toll and practice 1t the piano, learned to
play with considerable dexterity . piece
entitled sPicnic Polka" It sis someshot
after the style Of the celebrated "Battle OF
Prague" Tho listener can readily distin-
guish the roar Of the artillery, the rattls of
the musketry, the shouts Of the soldiers
and the groans Of the dying. In the "P'o-'
mic Poiks" the noise Of the winding among
tho trees, the Joyous carols Of the birds
are reproduced, the finale being thunder
shower, which disturbs tho sylvsn rsvsasrs.
1t happens that country scus'p 10 In town
just nov, and the young lady thought she
would play the piece TO him and hear ss
comment. He 10 . plain, ssmPle-nindsdi
youth. and, although not very bright, II
very appreeiativs.a She told him what 'ses
piece was, and then prooesdsd 10 give him
the "Picnic Polka. ~ The Arst noteslsrs
rather slow and hesitating, tbs idsa sought
to be conveyed being the solemn solitude Of
the forest, through which the Egensss zephyr
tnot heifer sighs. After shs got through
with the prsfacs she afked him il he did
almost imagins himself 10 lodge in some
vast wilderness. He replied that he thongbt
slr that slovness meant the delay In getting
Of. Said he:'s ''faf 5- a.a'tgmt Has la ai
'"There is always some darnsd cusa who
oversleeps himself and keeps everybody
else waitin'."j '3& as3. .ae .yE .1H3 agl
"Shs did not care to discuss the point
with the ignorant bsast, so,l 70 Fconcsal her
emotions, shs once more lot herself out ON
the piano. The wouds wero filed with mu-
sic. The mocking bird whistlsds sssif his
throat would split, the cuckoo nllsd the
woods with HE repsatsd cry, while ever and
anon the mournful cOoing Of tho doss In
tsrrupted the matin song Of. the lark. lo..J
"There, now, guess syonl kuow what
that sounds like, she said ssshe paused in
the playing. y-i : enHA ,5y7-4ggA
"You mean that 'tootle, tootle, tootls,
chug. chug, chug,r You bet ! understand
that. Many Is tb. time NJ q picnic Nv
heard il from the mouth Of . demiiohn or
the bunghole Of . beer keg." los. gs'
Der hrst impulse was TO hurl the piano
stool as him, but 1t passed OF. and onse
more she went at the piano as ifit were the
young mans head and was insured for
double it's value. The thunder growied, the
| lightning flashed (from her syes) and ths
arst heavy drops are heard upon the leaves.
She banged and msngled the keys ats fear
faI rate peal after peal OF desfsnrng thun.
der disturbed the atmosphere and re-echosd
| in still louder rsvsrbs Ations, until It wound
up in one appalling clap, q : grand fnaie!
Then, turning TO tho swe-struck youth, she
said g.,......---.. -
AZ suppose you have heard something
like. that before p 800
..Yes !; that's what the fellow with the
| linen pants said when he at down On the
custard pie. -.
The .uudieDDos found hinseif alone, bot hs
| picked up his hat and sauntered out into
| the street, densely upsonscious that Be bud
said anything out ofthS way. He masise-
y remarked; !; " She went rather suddenly,
but maybs, somebody called her !" and even
| nov. he dos't knox what s.ths matter with
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