Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-03
WILHELMJ.
LIE cprs n1xRp UP IN TWO HoTELS-SHARP
pRor9ERs GO FOR HIS CASH BcX-HE EX-
PLAINS A REGULARITY OF HIS PLAY
ING-HIs OPINION OF CARSON.

vance agent of Herr August "lhehnI' e"he
to this city and made contract with the
Sharp brothers regarding the board ana ioose-
ment of the great virtuoso. Mr. Sharp agreed
| to give the fiddler the best room IN the mouse
With a snacious parlor attached, and the next
best rooms were to be at the disposal Oh 'he
German pianist and the Italian warbler
After settling the prelminaries Charley sharp
began to put the rooms in order after the most
approved style. Everything was swept "no
garnished, the place was secured and dusted'
The center table arrayed with new tidy, and
fancy shams, formerly the property OF PANT
put On the beds. AS finishing touch, the
landlord placed a large chunk OF resin on the
toilet stand and drove an extra nail alongside
the bedstead on which the artist might hang
his 81" during the night.
THE TREASURER MAKES CONTRACT
After all this had been arranged, who should
come along but M. Gregory, treasurer OF
Wilhelmj, and make similar contract with
Mr. Small, the proprietor OF the Arlington
House. After signing it Mr.. Small made
preparations for his distinguished guest on
scale of magniiceace even more extensive
than Mr.. Sharp had done. Hearing that the
fiddler liked mutton, he laid in tender and
| iuicy sheep, not young enough for a lamb ana
| hardly old enough for sheep, and possessing
those qualities of tenderness and flavor which
epicureans most do prize. He ase FURNISHED
the chandeliers and painted Wilhelm s mono
gram on the spittoon.
| AsToNIsHMRNT OF SHARP.
When the train arrived Sharp went down
to look after his guest, having first built
roaring fire in his room and polished up the
wash bowl with channels skin. He was
triAs late, and what was his astonlshment to
see the tall form of the German fiddler being
whirled up the street in rival conveyance
to the Arlington House, and getting out
skipped ninbly up the stairs. Overcome by
his emotions, Sharp tainted in the arms of
Mr. Laughton, who took him inside the V. Y
T. Office and administered the usual restor-
atives As last resort Mr.. Bender made
out an annual pass in his name over the road,
Which had the effect of causing hlm to regain
strength enough to enable him to sit up. BY
8 o'clock in the evening he was sufficiently
Wihelmj's arrangement Of Bachs symphony
on the fourth string an insult to the reputa
ton of the original author.
MUzzLING HIS DUES.
Sharp had been ence before fooled by thsat-
rical people who ignored their CONTRACTS, and
accordingly he determined to make an exam
pie of Wilhelmi. When the concert was over
he marched to the box Office and presenting
his contract, called for the coin. The man
in the box expostulated, but the landlord was
firm, and said if the money was not forth.
coming in three minutes the Deputy Sher-
if at his elbow would slap an attachment on
the receipts. The party then went over to
the Arlington where they met Wilhelmj.
When the nature of the diseord was made
known to him he ran up and down the chro-
matte scale of German blasphemy few times,
and hearing his remarks, Mr. Sharp was afraid
to go into his room for fear of getting
thwack over the head with his j. After
while the two men had an interview IN which
| WllhelmJ remarked thaI pay ioi 'hl'S'
he didn't get and hadn't investigated the color
of, was not his style. Sharp said that he
didn't prpose to reserve rooms tor people
and 90 to extra trouble and expense tor
nothing he didn't care rap for the money
but proposed to stick up for the principle of
the thing Some one here proposed that
Wilhelm render the Paganini concerto move
ment in D, for the benefit of the claimant, and
call it square Here Wilhelm pulled out the
coin ($1O) and laid it on the table, remarklng,
that no d hotel keeper would ever hear his
$500 Stradivarius on those terms The
fiddler then ordered up the refreshments for
the crowd and all took nip at his expense,
after which the best of feeling prevailed.
An EXPLANATION FROM wILHBLMJ
Yesterday morning an APPEAL reporter
called upon the artist at the Arlington House
and found the gentleman engaged IN making
his toilette; in his shirt sleeves and stocking
feet. He told the journalist to sit down on a
trunk while he washed his face. The report
or mentioned the fact that those who were at
the theatre the night before had noticed a Pc
culiar wirey, swishng sound in tho bass string
which had puzzled and astonished them was
it new kink in the music or defect In the