The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-08
TIE THIRD NAN IL THE LIST,

THE THIRD NAN IN THE LIST.
The third man of whom have heard anC
thought today is Levy, the blower. | hesrc
to-day that ii Is in contemplation to engsg,
him for the season at great seaside resort
and to pay him $500 a week. He is an ex
pert manipulation If ever there was enc &c
is great idol. An idle idol much of his
time, but for all that . success in his wav
Levy is an English Jer-short stout fat and
fussy, with corkscrew moustschs and
the largest wind power on record. No mu-
scum ever owned greater curiosity than
Levy's lungs According to this new ar
ran cement that portion of his anatomy is
worth $500 week-$40, 900 year twice as
much as the Right Reverend Rector OF Trim.
Iity Parish is paid, forty times as much as
many of the best clerks Ia our chief mer.
camille houses get for all their time and
services. Evidently it pays to be a blower
Levy Is about forty eight years of age.
When / first knew him be was cornet chief
In the famous Grenadier Band of the British
armv. He was just the same then as now,
eyee ass. waved hair, white coat and lungs
His air of God Save the Qaeen" has many
times announced the coming OF her G rscious
Nibs Victoria, and Hail TO the Chief, from
Levy's little silver busle. has been the sig.
nal thousand times for three cheers for
the Duke of Well Dgton." / don't know
how he drifted into the band of q theater
but he did. and his encores played the very
mischief with the regular performance
Every one was charmed, and the bows in the
gallery bet peanuts on his staying power
which was, and is, simply immense
THE GREAT BLOWER.
The United States first knew Levy twenty
years ago, when Papa Bsteman escorted the
superb Psreps to our shores. In her sweep
ing train were two little men-Carl II ,sa and
Levy. She liked them both. Levy accom-
n la nd oIo
Ion tones. sweet and full and round, to the
heart OF every nearer, the echoes of her glor-
ious voice. But Rosa accompanied her TO
and from the concert b all. and fastened his
tender erapuels about her loving heart, care
less OF what auditors heard OF gossips said
Tri umph succee ded triumph. Artists struck
the bow of praise on the fiddle back of com
pliment until Levy began to believe he was
really an artist. Then Jim Fisk went and
saw and conquered him jim was princely
fellow. There was nothing small about Jim,
and. when Levy hesitated. he simply called
for contract offered him $40 600 year to
play for him. whenever and whatever he
(Jim) pleased, and it was signed then and
there.
1t might not be fair to tell just whe re Fisk
took him to play, but il would be very fun.
ny. But let that pass Suffice 1t that he
thoroughly earned his large salary, and when
Fisk died he put little black rim around
one OF his cornet keys, and refused to be
comfortsd for several hours, After a series
of APPS and downs. Mr.. Levy was engaged py
Me ssrs. Shook Palmer-not as a member of
Gilmore's band-as star feature at the Gar
den. He has played there fot $3.50 a week
steadily Hundreds of people went simply
to hear him. He has the most wonderful
power OF sostenuto ever known. He can 90
up higher and stay there longer than any
oornet player living or dead. Ditto lower.
That's his strength. OF late years matri-
mony, off and 90, has been his chief occupa-
ton. He has had three wives in as many
years-one in England Minnie Conway and
the present charmer. What next and who
next ne one just yet can say.
You ought to see Levy on BrOadw way.
His vanity outstr1ps that of any man or
woman on the orthodox footstool. 1t does,
indeed. Does q woman stop to look in
window. He Is certain she desires to catch
Q look at him. But, after all, Levy has
made his mark In the world. and that's more
than many of us can say. He's every where
known "a the best of his tribe, and that's
saying great deal. He was walking with
me on Broadway one Gay, and, In return for
q little favor, said: "See here; / tell you
what I'll do. promise to play an Ave
Maria at your funeral that will make every
body in the church cry. l will. honest and
true" And he meant it.
THE LOST EDITOR.
have taken q thousand walks on Broad
way with Still Conant too. In 1864 we
walked from the Times office every after.
noon as far up as the old clock in front of
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and merry
time we had. We used to meet Prince John
Van Buren, every day at the corner of Broad |
way and Prince, and many pleasant chat
we sd with him, too. / remember vividly |
the first time saw John Van 6uren and
William N. Evsrts. 1t was when l was a
little shaver in school. Charles Sumner |
had been beaten in the Senate Chamber
by Preston Brooks, and the Nation was
wild with rage. The Silver Gray Conser-
vatives OF the city called meeting in the
Broadway tabernacle to protest against it |
Mr.. Beecher was then q newcomer in Brook |
lyn. That day he dined with my father, |
and with him came to New York to hear the
speakers. 1 tagged on, of course. The great
building was packed. Daniel Lord, Jr. (he
used the junior to distinguish him from the
other Lord, presided, and spec hes were
made by him, Evarts Van Buren,, OConnor
aud other eminent professionals. But their
eloquence was turgid and not sufficiently
sooed to suit my youthful ears. went to
Tn.odorde rsO0r's1 Tlton table in w Ions
hair and short jacket, was reporting for the
Tribune, helping Ned Underhill. the most
rapid stenographer then known l told them
Beecher was there, and il they would call
for him, would. 1t was agreed. / went to |
the rear end of the hall aud yelled "Bsecher,
Bsecher" Tilton and Underhill did the
same. and the audience, to whom the name
was becoming familiar, echoed the cry. Mr..
Evarts advanced to the front and explained
that as Mr. Beecher was lecturing in Phila-
delphia, 1t would be impossible for them to
hear him. With this called out, mo, he
isn't in Philadelphia; there be is behind
the pillar" The idea that Henry Ward
Beecher could be hid In any audience now.
adays strikes you rs absurd OF course, but
this was somewhere in the ffties-1S5I, or
later, perhaps. Instantly Mr.. Eysrts pro-
nounced the meeting adjourned, and, with
the other platformities, turned to leave.
THEY WOULDN'T ADJOURN.
The audience screamed for Beecher, and
hid was literally forcee upon the stage Ev-
arts pulled his hat on the back OF his head
and walked of. Lord and o Conner did the
same. but the sense of noblesse obIige was
strong 10 Prince John Van Buren,, and, in
his most CURLY manner-well imagine Dick
Vaux at his best. and you have it-gree ted
the young Brooklyn preacher and presented
him to the people. Beecher made one OF the
most fiery, most successful, hapiest. anti.
slavery. free speech, free men spec hes, and
won bis spurs at once. The next day the
papers gave o verbatim report OF Beecher and
crammed all the others in . paragraph
always liked Van Barren for that for B eech Ell
was az distasteful to him 40 to the others
but he was gentleman from the top of hii