The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-29

II was our misfortune not loag since.
to be invited 10 Chinese concert. and
with our characteristic toolhardiness in
Drawing extreme danger we accepted the
invitation. Hut nov that we have sur
v,ved the ordeal. ~e don't peopose to be
caught again in the same box. We don't
know hoe reckless are may We, become.
We may some time attend a school en-
hibition or session OF the Legislature.
bu, be II understood plainly that we
won't attend another Chinese musical
lamber~e.
The event which we extremely regret
occurred In the washing establishment Of
sang Foo on one Of our pfincipal streets
IL ~as sort Of Chinese gToand hog day.
and the Celes,sals gathered in sing Foo's
place Ia celebrate the occasion in q
sos,ahle way. dnnk,ng tea sling. smoking.
and exchanging hes abou, the wealth II
the old folks IN the tiowcry Kingdom.
When the time came Tor the music three
instruments were brought out by the per-
iotmcf,. and We stand ready Ia bet ten
dollars hat the hughes, salaned "mus.ea al
moke IN the minstrel business could
not have told what any one OF these In
As,At,o Who ~as appointed to lead the
disturbance held machine that ~as a
compromise between BANJO aud violin.
II resemblcd dude ,nasmuch as Il had
a small head and afea, long nesk. Il
had only one string. bat when the artistic
not vas at It's height tia, lone stray
could emit mote d,seor sounds than
an, seven pigs caught under gate. An
other performer wrcstied with an ,nsttu-
rnent that looked like a banjo with three
strings lie shook the ashes out os Il,
Tor another member OF the hand had
used Il To clean out the stove that dayk
and giving the scte~ a twist proceeded Ia
tune up The tai end Of the orchestra
was serious looking th,naman with .
Hue which strongly sesemhled the evil.
ned article. Consldesablc debate co.
sued a. 4. whether the leader was II
concert pitch. during which the Aate
player insisied that the hanIo.s, vas de
c,dedly too loo To play the niger class
music. The be~,ldctmen, began when
an opening was made Nth q seiection
from Chinese opera. The leader with
= bo~ that looked like an o..yoke drew
excrue iai,ng str aims from his single string,
kHS away 81 tn1tfu#
ment, making II sound like snare drum
paradlng ON vet day The ha,c man
with an expression OF perfect consen,
upon his saddle .calored .ountenanee
bred away. and tired his hes, To reach
the end OF every bar before the leader
had struck the middle The hfa selee-
ton was put through very efedi,ably. and
the second was tackled. This vas evi-
IDENTIFY intended fot Chinese symphony
10 . minat and the band went In fot
some artistic effects The leader Fixed
his night eye upon a tea boa across the
room and reached out with that ca
aggera,ed bow atter the notes, and he
gathered them IN IN the most reckless
manner a he dug into the difficult
part ot the ,elect,on he seemed to think
tina, everything depended on him. and
he ~a.ked Away Tor all he was ~osth.
while his pig tail ,fembled IN An scssaey
OF enjoyment. The tumtum operator
didn't propose To be left, 50 he put on q
hill head of steam and followed on 40
oes, he could. but the leader. Who could
make more notes IN gwen length OF
time, had the bulge on HIM. iiy the
time the hu,e player had ,eemingly Toe,
all ,nteses, IN the show for he piped
away dseam,ly a, hts own swce, viii.
keeping one eye on the end OF h,s aute.
While ~th the other he watched . boy
Who wa, making faces at him through
the window Finally the piece came 10
an end with = grand flourish by tho
leader, the banjo man broke a ssf,ng, and
the flute man qua because he sas on, ot
breath
We then gathered oarself up and de-
parted with = feeling Of unrcss In our
soui, and mixed smell of Chtnese tea,
candy. and bad tobacco. upon our
clothes. We may he lacking in hne
music al taste. blu, ~e fe,terase oar state
mens tina, we won, attend any more
Chinese concerts, no, While we can 10 so
boiler yard At the Pom, and hear one
Jus, as good IN quality and greater In
quantity.