Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-10-11
OLE BULLS CAREER
PAINFUL EXPERIENCES OF THE No
lINISV DURING HIS CHILDHOOD.
Sarah K. Bolton in CourIer.Journal.l

Sarah X Bolton in Courier-Journall
In the quaint old town Of Bergen, Nor
way, 80 strange with its narrow streets, d.
culiar costumes and open-heartei people
that no stranger can forget it, was born
Feb. 8, 1910, Ole Bull the oldsst in a family
Of ten children His father was an able
chemist, aud his mother woman of fine
manners and much intelligence. All the
relatives were musical, and at thu little
gatherings for the purpose OF cultivating
this talent the child Ole would creep under
table or sofa nnl listen enraptured for
hours, often receiving whipping when dis
covered He loved music inten ely fancy
ing when he PLAYED alone in the meadows
that he heard nature sing, as the bluebellS
we're moved among the grasses by the wind.
When be was four years old his uncle
gave him yellow violin, which he kissed
with great delight learning the notes at the
same time a. his primer Although forbid
den TO play till study hours were over, he
sometimes di,obeyed, and was punished
both at home and at school
Finally at 5, through the good sense of
his mother, a mus C teacher was provided
and his father bought him a new red violin.
The child could not sleep for thinking OF it,
so the first night after its purchase he stole
into the room where il lay, in his night
clothes, TO take one peep at the precious
thing. He said years after, with tear, in his
eyes at the painful remembrance, '"Tle yiJ-
lin was so red, and the pretty pearls crews
did smile at me so! ! pinched the strings
just a little with my fingers 1t smilel at
me even more and more. took up the
how and looked at it. 1t said to ms il
would he pleased to try itacrosS the string
So did try it, just very, very III H., aul
IL did sing TO me so sweetlyl At first did
play soft But presently l dill begin
capuccii, which like very much, an 1t do
go ever louder and louder; anu forgot that
1t was midnight AMI that everybody was
asleep. Presently | hear something crack,
and the next minute / feel my fathers whip
across my shoulders. My little red violin
dropped on the json, AMI was broken.
weep much for il, but it did no good They
did have doctor to it next day, but it
never recovered its health.
A TOO PRACTICAL FATHER.
Piuful it is that parents som times are so
lacking IN ju lgment as to stife the best
things in a child's nature. Guiding Is vie;
forcing usually ends in disaster In two
geois ZIG Ntulu pitNes WHICH LlhS-
ter found il impossible TO per- orm He be-
gan to compo melodies, initiating nature
in the song OF birds brooks and the roar Of
waterfalls, and would hide in caves or in
clumps of bushes, where he could play his
own weird improvisation. When be could
not make his violin do as he wished, he
would fling il away impetuously, and not
touch il again for long time
Than hs vvnn1d rarhnna s,at as, "a, ba ,,,id
die of the night and play at his open win
dow, forge ting that anybody might be
awakened by it. Sometimes he played in
cessantly for days, scarcely eating or ,leep-
ing. He had no pleasure in fishing or
shooting on account OF the pain inflicsed-a
feeling seemingly common to noble and rs-
fined natures-though he greatly enjoyed
any thing athletic
Ole's father, with a practical turn OF
mind urged his being a clergyman, as he
honored that profe sion, and well knew that
music and art promised a small bank
account A private tutjr, Musaens by
name, was therefore engaged This
man had the unique habit OF
kneeling down TO pray before he
whipped a boy, and asking That the punish.
ment nigh rebound to the good OF the lad
aud theory were Incompatible AMI forbade
his playing it. Ole AMI his brothers bore
his harsh methods as long as possible, when
one morning, about half-past 4, as the
teacher was drag ying the youngest boy cut
Of bed, De sprang up n him and gave him
vigorous beating. The smaller boys put
their helds out from under tue bsd-cJtnes
and criel out; Don't give up Ole; don't
! give up! Give il to him with all your
might" Toe whole household soon ap.
peHred upon the scene and though little was
said, the private feeling seemed TO DO that q
salutary lesson had been impaired
At IS he was sent 10 the university Of
Christlana; but there he was not content 10
say. He visited Louis Spohr. the master;
then went 10 Paris where the tide turned in
his favor Next be made a concert tour
through Switzerland and Italy. AT Venice
he was highly praised. but at Bologna be
won celebrity which continued through life
THE GLORY OF FAME.
Malibran was 10 sing in two concerts, but
fsigned illness when she learned that the
man she loved DeBesiot, was 20 receive a
smaller sum than her,el and would not
appear. Toe manager Of the theatre was in
despair Meantime, in a poor hotel, in an
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concert, in the day time, and playing on
his violin at nigut by his open widow.
Ros dinls first wife heard the music and
saidi at must lie violin, but divine one,
which will be substitute for DeBsslot aud
Malibran. ! must go and tell Lampierl
the Manager
| On the night OF the concert after Ole Bull
hal been two hours in bed from WEAKNESS,
Zimperi appeared and asked him to impro-
wise. He was delighted, and, exclaiming
"Malibran may now have her headaches"
hurried the young artist of 10 the theatsr.
The audience was of course cold and disap-
pointed till Ole Bull began to play. Then
the people seemed 10 hold their breath.
When the curtain fell he almost swooned
with exhaustion, Tut the house shook with
applause. Flowers were showered upon him.
He was Immediately engaged for the next
concert; large tbeater was offered him
free Of expen,e-one man buying 100 tickets
| and tha al miFinu hia