The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-25

ruther hear a fife an drum'n that trash"
We thought to quiet him with promises that
he would soon hear something more to his
liking. 1t was true, for his chin music
soon drowned the trash" and had he been
encored he would doubtless have been su-
premely happy. At the close of the first
selection he pulled a tobacco pouch from
his pocket, and having taken a chew, he
pulled his hat over his face and appeared to
be resigned to the painful ordeal to which
he was subjected. Our peace was OF short
duration, for he broke the spell of one of
the most transporting cello passages with,
" This is gittin' mighty monotonousl" At
the close of part first we ventured to in
quire, as suggestively as we knew how, If he
was going to leave the hall so soon. He
wasn't. He " stuck " till the closing strains
Of the Rakoczy, and contributed to our en-
joyment by frequent comments upon the
fraud which had been practiced upon him
by the " boss " OF the " consarn - in making
him contribute fifty cents for the support Of
a lot of " cheap fiddlers" His last inquiry
was made after the announcement of the
sacred concert to be given Sunday evening,
when he asked If they wouldn'tgive him a
chance to git up and step it out " on that
occasion.
THERE'S man in the houser' shouted
the youth, shortly after midnight on the
morning Of his twenty-frst birthday. Such
was the cry of two prominent Montpelier
ladies at late hour last Thursday evening.
Mr.. A and Mr.. b and Mr.. G, with their
wives, occupy rooms in well-known
clearinghouse at the hamlet" 1t chanced
that all the men-folks were away on the
eventful night, and the ladies were together
until late in the evening, when they with
drew to their several rooms. Mrs. A was
to return and turn in " with Mrs. b and
when, a few moments later, the latter
heard rap at her door, she unhesitatingly
bade Mrs. A (as she supposedly g Come in. !"
Great was her fright when the door opened
and tall man of slight form entered. Not
the least obeisance made he" as he stalked
across the room and unceremoniously seated
himself in the full blaze of the gas-light.
He had heavy black moustache, black
curly hair and keen eye, and wore a black
suit and slouched hat. By some happy
chance Mrs. b recognized in her visitor the
person of Mrs. G, who had donned one of
her husbands suits and was in for a little
innocent amusement. Mrs. B trembed "
and fastened to call Mrs. A, telling her, in
a frightened manner, that somebody was in
her room, and to come quick. Mrs. A
wouldn't, but hurried upstairs and called
on the floor above. Down they came, fear
less as El Mahdi, but when they reached
the door and saw the villain their courage
failed, their hearts rose to their throats, and
the cold sweat stood in great drops upon
their brows. In vain did the ladies en-
deavor to persuade them to "seze him"
One of them went to search for dis
solver and came back with coal shovel.
Reassuredly he advanced to slay his victim.
Mrs. B, fearing that he might injure the
''man," gave it away" to him as he ad.
vanced, and he at once covered again and
beat retreat. The other young man stood
| peering through the door, meanwhile, trem-
bling like an aspen leaf. He dare not stir.
He shook with fear;
/ q m uaa nj u
The moon o'erhead,
Her luster shedd;
| The rirer sighed as 1t flowed by
THE continuation of this story will be had
on applying at one of the dry goods stores al
the capital
CURIOSITY to see and hear the Hungarian
| Gypsy Band, at the Golden Fleece, was
greater in the minds of several hundred
people, Saturday evening, than dread o
| the inclement March weather, or the
added discomforts to those who came from
out of town, of belated railway trains OF
| sleighing over snow-bound roads in wintry
cold. For the purpose of this entertainment
a platform was erected toward the rear o
the great hall and seats were arranged OF
the skating floor, with generous regard, il
| the spacing, for the convenience of the
spectators. About two-thirds of the assem-
blage occupied the floor and the remainde
the galleries. The hall had been made en-
tirely comfortable in every part. Its spa
ciousness, and the wholesomeness of tn,
air, were in very pleasant contrast with tn,
confined and sitting precincts of Capita
Hall. At eight o'clock the Gypsies filed in
attired in their fantastic uniforms. A marcl
and waltz were successfully given, whicl
developed some of the novelties of the play
ing of these musicians. The overture to Will
liam Tell was rendered with great effect
especially in the closing passages, and tn
performance was received with perssten
encore, which the Gypsies acknowledged b.
nonchalantly beginning the succeeding mum
Der on the programme. They sell no NOR
goods than they advertise. This numbe
was q violin solo, introducing Hungarian
and American melodies. AS solo it wa
not a brilliant affair, compared with Re
menyi's or some other performances, but
was delightful as to the Hungarian melc
dies. The Gypsies' Yankee Doodle was no
above criticism, but the assemblage showe
its patriotism by frequently applauding tn
at home with Swanee River, and rendere
the old melody with all its wild pathos an
rich harmony. The band was naturally a
its best in playing its native music. Th
Hungarian, Czardas," representing
courtship illustrated by a dance, was a
wild and full of the abandon of gyps
sports as fiction or poetry have ever painte
them. The handling of the violoncello an
clarinet always excited the greatest enthu
siasm among the admirers of skillful execu
ton and the lovers of rich, melodous tones
OF fine and exquisite solo effects there was
however, very little, but of spirited and bt
witching music by the full company, rer
dered with marvellous expression, vigor an
unity of execution, with utter freedom an
obliviousness to all subunary things, notl
ing could be so entirely enjoyable. Ever
appreciative listener departed in a sort {
frenzy to hear more, and feeling littl
edgewise toward the vagabonds who woul
not respond to the encore of William Te
and the Czardas. The acoustic propertie
of the Golden Fleece were for the first tim
fairly tested, and they were found to b
most excellent. Every note came from tn
instruments clear as bell, shorn of none O
its strength and unmixed with the shade {
an echo. A sacred concert was given Sur
day evening, which was largely attended b
the devout disciples of sacred music.
Mr.. AND MRs. S. ii. o. BoswoRTH hav
closed their house and gone to North Care
lima for few weeks They left yesterda
noon and will stop over in New York a fe,
days on their way South Mr.. Boswort
has been suffering from hard cold for Sc,
eral months, and his speech is seriously a
fected. He hopes to obtain relief in tn
milder climate of North Carolina -
Miss Ella Bailey is in Boston, where sh
will remain for some weeks. - Georg
w. Wilder has been confined to the hous
for some time past by illness. - W. W
Park is moving into his new quarters in til
Blanchard block the present week -
Mrs. Lizzie Sulham was called away MOI
day morning by a telegram announcing tn
serious illness of her sister. --= Mrs. NJ. A
I4add and Katie have returned from Sprnl
field, Mass. where they have been stoppin
the past three months - Ed Seabur
OF Waterbury was in town over Sunday