Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-13

guitar like, with the forefnger of the right
hand helped, no doubt, to wear them out
rapidly"
Jess started to his feet and snatching up
the battered violin began to pluck the
strings in true guitar fashion.
SAT that rate you will soon be playing
upon one string" laughed Arthur.
You see he didn't learn it, il was prac-
tice'' returned Jess.
''People who knew him" continued
Uncle Paul." tell US he looked like an in
differently dressed Neleton, with remark
ably long face; deep, dark eyes full of fire,
long thin hair falling down over his
shoulders. His walk was awkward, the
muscles seemingly relaxed, and the joints
so loosely put together, he appeared, as, if
he had been fixed up hastily on wires and
the wires had fallen into disorder. AS he
stood, he settled himself on one hip, at a
gauntangle, and before he began, the
whole arrangement looked so unpromising
that his hearers wondered how he could
hold his violin at all, to say nothing of
playing upon it.
II think if I could see such one could
initiate him." Jess said, as he slid the vio-
lin into its case and came back to his old
Scat ny Il0 arm cna1r.
''You can initiate Paganini's study and
perseverance. Royalty endowed we do
not learn that he would have excelled with
out labor" returned Uncle Paul.
''If, he could have given lessons, per-
sisted Jess looking very wise.
We hear of his having given lessons to a
young girl of fifteen who appears to have
caught something of his style and to have
astonished Italy for few years; but after
a certain time we hear no more of her," re-
sumed Uncle Paul. Likewise there is an
amusing story told of an Englishman who
followed him from place to place, TO hear
him play in private in the hope of discov-
ering his secret. At last he managed to
get lodged in the next room to the Maestro.
Looking through a crevicc in the door, he
beheld him in the act of taking his violin
from It's case. He raises it to his chin,
and with the left hand measures a few me-
chanical intervals, and replaces the instru-
ment; even then not note was heard.
At the rehearsal there was always the
most intense eagerness to see him play,
and when he came to one of his magnid-
cent cadenzas, the musicians would Use in
their seats, and lean forward to watch eve
ry movement and follow every sound.
just then Nicolo would play few common
notes, stop suddenly, and turning the hand
wave his bow, with a meaning smile and
say ''Et coetera messieursr. If any thing
went wrong he fell into 2 paroxysism OF
fury, otherwise he showed his satisfaction,
and often exclaimed, 'Brayissimo!" The
rehearsal over he carried home the parts,
took light meal and went to bed and to
sleep until the hour for the concert; ar
irving at the hail his first question was
SIS there large andience?" If the room
was full he was pleased, if not, he would
give them to understand that much of the
effect would be lost. Some one has said
said of him: His art was an art lost with
with him, the secret of which he has car
ried to the grave.''
''Withal of this he had to study" ex-
claimed Jess, ''and so must T. once more
picking up the violin and going through
with the movement without the sound OF
note. L. B.