Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-01-10

miles per hour, and is further desig'
mated Allegro. Turning it over to
our musical editor, we listened to its
beauties. 1t starts off easily, without
iar-this is where the conductor ex-
amines tickets; and as soon as the
task is accomplished, the train, OF
more properly speaking, the music,
quickens its time, and the melody is
sweet and soothing. After few bars,
discords appear in the music; this
means the conductor finds man
without cash or ticket. The music
stops, and the conductor is supposed
to bounce the aspiring deadhead. As
lost time has to be made up, the mu-
sic gets lively, and continues spirited
and smooth until the time comes to
turn the leaf; then the bass thunders
out dismal sufferings. This, we sup
pose, indicates that the locomotive
has run down a COW, or that the pea
nut and prize candy package vender
puts in an appearance. The sharp
notes on the upper keys are remind
er of the crying infant. When the
music indicates twenty minutes for re-
freshments, the clash is terrible, and
the operator has to get two or three
small boys to assist in running over
the keys. The feeling at this part of
the symphony is interesting, and is
fearfully realistic. The music imi-
tates the rattle of dishes a shower of
red hot notes indicates that the coffee
is rather of too high temperature for
comfort the sound of the money rat
Ting is done in andante, and some
heart-rending arpeggios prove that
many have scalded their lips and
Threats. The music at this point is
not sacred, and if anything, it is in
clined to be somewhat profane. The
music gives the listener buta slightidea
of the emphatic remarks of the passen-
gers, but it is easy to imagine what
the music has not fully interpreted.
Then comes grand set-to by the head
musician and his corps of boys, which
gives tue information that the twenty
minutes are up, and the travellers
must make double-9uick time to the
cars. A number of rests are now in
serted in the music, for the double
purpose of giving the exhausted mu-
stefan needed rest, and also to allow
the passengers to calm their perturbed
spirits besides, no music could do
justice to the feelings of the passen-
gers after twenty minutes wrestle
with refreshments. The remarks of
the male portion would hardly be toll.
Grated in music-they are too express
sive-too emphatic f; but they have
soothing tendency, and as the extra
steam evaporates, there comes few
faint echoes from the great musical
masters, and melody once more con-
quers the savage, and beguiles him
with its soothing strains.
AS the musicians fingers lovingly
linger about the ivory keys, hopping
from one to another in a graceful,
dreamy and aesthetic manner, the lis
tener can imagine, if he wants to,
that the music repeats the rattle of
the wheels, the rush of the air, and if
his Imagination is only strong enough,
he can smell the smoke from the en-
CINE and feel as if a hot cinder had
got in his eye; and finally, as the
train is supposed to rush into Chicago,
the music changes, and few bars are
given from the operate "The Big
Footed Chicago Bellies" The music
ends with a complimentary from the
company, who also supply the chorus.
1t is grand piece of music; a rail
way set to notes a masterpiece Of
conception, and a realistic interpreta-
ton of the impossible. While COM
bining the practical with the mstheti-
cal, it shows to good advantage the
melody of motion and finally this
melodious symphony on wheels throws
the "Anvil Chorus" and all the must
cal battle pieces farther into the shade
than a locomotive can travel in
snow bank in weeks time.