The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-06-26

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n lAs nsehAaicAl part Of his art Il ~
\ siAply marvellous; sad although the els
| Cspsil nsister had long discovered iAs
hk pupil vas sosllsss. - lar ~ music VA
cssssrssi stsll be vas presd sf kim ans
hsped great things for him.
| The slscsor AAd assousccd HE iasss,isr
Of hsldias sssiss al chamber concerts
70 consist u string nssi, sxolusively. sss
4 II vas an opsa sscrss that u The close o.
4 ~ performances The most succsssiul VIC
lisht vsuld b sdsrsl a important pos'
u Ne Csart orohsstrA. Ludwig had re
eisvsd through his cid friend the Cspell
nsistsr n isviistion 70 attend, and 81
rssdy hs felt that The nonent We 90 lsnged
and sought Tor had arrived He felt con
fdsat Of suscss--t this 10 easy 10 uader'
stasd.fsr difalsnss belongs to genius
ard he suilinsly pictured 70 bi.sslf his
triumph.
Yet il was With soms excitement Of feel.
ing. sad some small trspidaties d hsast,
thst hs finally ct out for Bona. whittier
ths Cspsll nsistsr had preceded him. il
srAss thaa nsss shssA ~ ~ pspil haA
made his debut uHdsr The spsa pro tsctisn
Of friend.
It'vAs night vhsa Ludwig reached his
dsstisatiss: and hs made his way straight
70 The lodging that had been sst aside fer
hin durisg his stay in the capital.
Oa the morrsw-ssoa after nson-h .
vAs sittiss idly in his chamber. when .
strange thing bsisll him. He fell into .
light dsxe. AID somehow in his slumbers
he seemed to be borne back, on the wings
Of time. 10 the days Of his childhood. He
and Felix we're boys again. They both
ltsod in the midst OF an assembly Of
courtly psrsonages. each had vielin In
his hand. and beth wsre playing. How
fast Felix Played They we're racing. he
Was trying 10 outstrip his brother in the
race The ladies locked on, but their en-
eoursging glsncss oil bent on the younger
brother; they had All Of them golden hair
and blue eyes. How reprosohfully the
eyes seemed to look in him! He struggled
in his sleep TO escape them, and awoks--
awsks. ~ he had asns once long age, to
fad the vision creation Of tho imagiaa.
tion, bat the sound that had formed part
ef his dream reality. He opened the
door OF his room, just as he had done on
that former occasion. aud listened. The
music grew loudsr; agaia the strains
reached him from above. First . long
steady nets, like sigh indefinitely pro-
longsa-hs had learned the same trick
himsslf with in6nits difficulty and then
. burst Of swestnsss. OF pathos, snd Of
psssios, the like Of which had never come
from his hand.
For the first time in his own life he be-
came conscious OF his swn deficiencies
Marvsiling at the superior power OF the
iavisible psrfemer, he stumbled to the
door, aud made bis way ints the opss air.
TO escape il possible the sounds themselves
and the gloomy forsbsdings thsy awsk-
ened within him.
When be returned the house was silent.
Some Irresistible power sisEsd him, and
10 stole up the stairs and towsrns the
rson frsn whence the music had come.
The door was open, the room vacated, but
hs could discern, in the dim light Of win
sr.aftsrnoon, IN open ease on the window,
and violin within. Like thief be drew
and looked within. He bent down; the
label. "Stradivarius, was sufficient
guarantes Of the quality Of the instrument
sven il he had not heard it. There was
anothsr inscription besides. He raised
tho violin in his hand to look at it nearer;
il was his brsthsrs name, Felix. The
ungovernsd passions Of whole lifetime
seemed 10 be lot loose il his soul. He
took the violin. aad with his trembling
hands tore out the strings, and Hinging
ths instrument from him on the floor, he
crunohsd Il, like broken toy, beneath
bis heel. There he left il. and in few
moments more hs was in his own room
again. He dressed, he scarce knew how.
IN the court garments that had been 80
carefully prepared for the occasion the
embroidered waistoost. the silksn hose,
the buckled shoes that be was donnine
lor the first time in bis life and, like
man in hidcous nightmare. he made his
way TO the carriage that was waiting to
convey Kim to tue palace. In few mo
ments more he found himself standing
still a. 10 dream upon the smooth par
qust Of the concert room. The lights
dazzlsd him by their brillisney. The
splendid toilstss, rustling faus, the mur
mur Of voices, the glancing Of bright
eyes, the perfume that filed tho air be-
wildsrsd him.
The Psrformascs began. He played ss
hs had nsvsr played before. Never Was
execution - brilliant 80 faultlsss. Some
unseen power seemed 10 drive his bow.
The effect was weird and startling. He
might have besa the ancient mariner tell
ing his gruesone tale. and his ssdisncs
The Wedding gsssts who could not choose
but hear"
The kesssr critics. accustomed to form
! calm judeemsutis the midst OF startling
sffscts. prefssssd 10 dstest fsw il the
pitch, - shsugA the musicians ear we're
sot a. sensitive % II might BE-, and csr-
lain hsrshsess Of tone. that seemed TO
rob the Instrument Of the human toss in
IL voice; but the whole performsncs was
70 rapid. 70 gorgeous. that the general
Audisncs could not but ut still and listes
Islin . isvsrsd trascs.
A brilliast passage brought the piece 10