The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-26
OLE BULL.
Some Account OF tho Life ts1idi CiiarSctcris.
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tics OF tho WUrld-Itcnowncd Violinist,
Ole Bull, that warmcst-hcartcd ,
most lovcablc Of violinists, lies dead
IN Bergen, the town in which, lust
seventy years ago, hc was born. As is
apt TO be the fate Of gcniuscs. he had TO
i,yhG hard against absurd prcili(liccs
ald unwisc restraints in order TO give
his hcavcn-born love of music free
play. Ills parents, his friends, the
village pastor, united to" rcprcss his
passion for tiddling; and among them
nc was induced to consent to be o.. re-
spectacle lad and 60 to tho University
or Chrlstiana. But music was bred i'm
Ole BULBS bones, andit insisted in
coming out in his rcbcllious flesh.
Ills violin was his inseparublc COM
panion. and his devotion tots at tho
expense of tho studies that he was sup
posed to be following at the Univcrsi-
ty got him into series ofscrapcs with
the authorities; and things came TO q
crisis when he actually was discovered
pcrnctrating publicly the iniquity of
icadlng an orchestra at one of the
theatres. In vain it was that he plead
the temporary nature Of his disgrace
1ul o1licc; tho honor Of the university
was involved and nothing. COULD save
him. so hes shook tie dust Of Christi
ana from of his feet ahl'iourncvcd
homeward to Bergen, taking with linn
his dear violin. But the crash in his
university career cleared tho way for
ms career rs musician. His parents
concluded tlat it was useless to struu-
glc against Fate, and so, sadly, and
with many misgivings, sent iim4o
Casscl to tai kc lessons from the great
Spohr. This was in tho year 1920.
But Spohr would have nothing to do
with the lanky lad from Norway; ut
least hc received himso coldly that The
boys heart shrank within him. IIc
actually concluded to abandon music
anu take to tho lava resolution that
| was broken, however, almost as soon
rs 1t was mnde. lilo began his musical
studios ut Nlindcn, but lis hot tcmpcr
got him into q duel, and the. duel cnd-
ca In his running. away to Paris. Here
tor time, he was in dire stralts-so
dire that lie actually tried to find re-
lief by jumping. into the" Seine! Hc
was pullcu out half doWncd. Thcli
| Fortune turned"in his favor. A LADY,
who saw in'him resemblance to her
dcad son toolt"himin hand and aided
nm to appear as q yiolinist in public
Ills success was immediate. In scych
years he had scrarcd fortune out of
his fiddle; and, thcrcupon, ho went
home to Bergen, bought an estate and
settled down. But Olc Bull was not
tho person to stay settled down anv-
whore. In 1913 he camo over to this
country and took itby storm. Two
years later he returned to Europe, cur.
iryihg'a fine fortune with him--Whicl,
he at once prooGcdcdto make ducks
and brakes of lie wandered about
enjoying himself; took q campaign in
Algeria, with Gcn.' Yusof;by way OF
variety; built theatre in Bergen, and
cndcavorcd to establish in NORWAY
schools of literature and art. His lii,
crai proclivitics got him into trouble
with tho government, his wifc died
nc had married while in Paris--antI
things generally worried him; so he
concluded to como over. to America
and found little musical empire TINT
shonld be all hisown.. lie had q rood
deal ofoia viking blood in him, YOU
sec. This was the beginning of his
uhiucky venture rs o land owner here
IN pennsylvania. lie put a great part
! ofhis fortune into the purchase of I2O.