Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-09
WAS WILHELM DRUNK?
pv,npNcE THAT HE WAS WHEN HE APPEARED
IN CAksoN-AND NOBODY KSE" THE Dlr
FERENCE.


There are hundreds of persons IN Carson
who went away from Wllhelmjs concert last
week impressed with a ssrt of vague sense OF
disappointment. They expected to De over
come with establishment the instant WllhelmJ
touched the strings of his rare old Strade-
varia. violin" They had supposed that the
birds would sing, the winds sigh aud the
waves of old ocean break upon the SANDY
beach, through WilhelMjs fiddle. Nothing
If the kind occurred however. The APPEAL
reporter thought that he had heard equally as
good and ventured the assertion Ia ero"o'
but all within hearing looked upon hun Win
such expressions of pity that he did not dare
AROMA tho matter. One man told him plainly
that he was ''consumma tie fool and dion
know what fddling when he heard II. va
all sides he heard praise heaped upon VIII
helmj and concluding that fifty peoples oplh-
ion was better than one mans he rushed back
to the Office and wrote a glowing endorsement
of tho performance. Next day he met man
who asked, "now on the dead square did you
like that 6ddling!"
Cant say it met my expectations.
at fell way below mine, but, heavens.
wouldn't dare say so except Commentary.
THE FIDDLER DRUNK
It has been whispered about for several
days past that WILHELM was under the lnt1u-
ence of TO make a long story short he was
drunk at the concert on Monday night. This
would have been apparent to most people "heh
he came out and spread his legs apart like the
COLOSSUS of Rhodes, in order to hold his POSI-
ton on the foer. This attitude was alluded
to as grand" by numerous female admirers
who thought it gave him an appearance OF
strength and 6rmness. Several experts ex-
planned that certain passages IN Beethoven
Sonata in D could not be played without
stretching the legs apart.
wILHELMJs REMoRsB.
After the performance the great artist was
found in his dressing room with his head rest
ing upon his hand. He was filed with remorse
and genuine remorse too, at the Idea that ne
had not given a satisfactory performance,
"Vat will re PEBBLES think! "a will say, he is
not re arteest Eat he claim. My reputation
| is rooned for two year to come. feel like l
say to every one, here mine friend take re
mooney back, | will not have it. At this
point he was checked up by Manager Preddey
who thought the great artist was showing pre-
monitory symptoms Of insanity II never
was so drunk since dot Liderkrahz bal maseae
in Berlin twenty-five years ago.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
It appears that the day before he had beer
invited to dine with his fellow countryman
Deidsheimer, Supt of the Hale & Norcross
Hs received the assurance frem "Dldes, al
they call him; that on account eft the high al
tltude champagne lost all its Intoxicating
qualities, and gallon could be drank witt
impunity. Acting upon this hint the fiddle
stored away the better part of gallon, will
the most unhappy results. Some kindly dis
posed friend suggested a taperlng OF on Com
stock whiskey which only prolonged the affai
80 as to give Carson the benefit of it. 1t wa
rather unfortunate for Wilhelm and his audi
ence, but he did SO well that all forgive HIN
when the evil and fascinating associations o
the Comstock are taken iato consideration
The only wonder is that a man who dlne'
with Deidesheimer could fiddle for the rest @
the week.
AN EXCUsABLE STATE.
The fact of the matter is that few publ
men can stay on the Comstock week wltheu
- o1r do
business, and man not accustomed to II nno
that single glass of wine is about all he cal
stand. Nobody lays the little episode up agslns
wilhelmj, and if he ever comes back tn
mantle of sage brush charity will completed.
envelope him. The only regret that Carso
has. is that it was not allowed the honor G
supplying the wine which threw the great al
fist down.