Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-14

sin state Institution for the Blind, Of
which he speaks in the highest and most
afiectiOnaie terms, be has since devoted
himself TO the study OF music, Ana IL mas
well repaid an his labor, for, besides
making his life q pleasant one, il enables
him TO earn much larger sum tnan Jue
average Of humanity who are blessed with
The use Of all tine senses. Ills annual
earnings average about $4,000 20 $1,000.
ne is constantly overruu with appllca-
tons from persons desiring to obtain
instruction in vocal and instrumental
music and composition, and seldom
passes day in which be 10 not Obliged 70
reject these offers because OF the pressure
upon his time which he now experiences.
lie has proven bimecIf most valuable
addition to the musical world Of wash
ington, for besides giving il SO line an or
ganist and Instructor, he has organ
lied and brought to most successiul
state system Of popular concerts. with
in the reach OF an. in which By cOmbin-
ing The wonderful organ at his church and
very fine quartet OF female voices he ha9
captured the popular heart. 80 successful
has this quartet become that it now
spends a considerable portion Of it's time
upon the concert stages Of The country
with excellent success, being acconpa-
MED by Dir. Bischoff where tho points at
which 1t is to appear are sufficiently near
10 enable him to reach them without neg
lect 10 bis duties here.
Personally he is not only an agreeable
companion, but an interesting study. To
see MIN in his rooms, surrounded by his
music, his books, his typewriter, on
which he indites all his private cor
respOndeuce unaided; his pupils, among
whom be moves about in a cheerful,
chatty way, Cguizing each by voice as
promptly as though lie looked upon their
faces, or at his home in the society Of his
wife and children, you could scarcely
realize that all is accomplished without
single ray Of light. lie has a clerk who
IS familiar with music, and who reads to
HIM the musical productions which he
desires to commit to memory and repro
duce in sound. Eia simply reads them
over TO him as one would read the words
OF book or newspaper, and they are in
dclibly fixed in his memory. With very
many Of the pieces which he thus memo
rises single reading is sufficient, with
Others two or three are required, accord
ing to the difficult and complicated char
acters of the productions. When be de-
sires to attend to his private correspond
ence he turns to his typewriter, an
ordinary "callgraph,o not differing in
any particular from those used by seeing
persons, and without any assistance
writes bis letters more rapidly than the
most accomplished penman could trans
scribe them from dictatiOn, striking the
letters with wonderful accuracy and
rapidity. The Typewriter he has used
for many years, having been one OF
the first to adopt it after its first
appearance. AT his office and his resi-
dence he has large libraries containing all
the important works published for the
blind, most OF which he obtains from the
printing house for the blind at Louisville,
and besides these many important works
printed in the ordinary manner to which
be refers with the aid of his clerk, who
reads TO him from these and from the cur
rent literature of the day, on which he Is
well posted. He walks promptly and
fearlessly about his rooms, visiting his
piano, organ, library and desk at
will, selecting without hesita-
ton from the various documents therein
at will, reaches the whole city and SUR
rounding country at will through the
telephone just above his desk, and walks
unaided back and forth between his resi-
dence and office. In person he is slightly
below the medium height, a figure well
developed, a pleasant face which lights
up with a smile as he cGnverses, a
polished and cOurtly manner and an in
telligence upon the topics Of the day
which would do credit to those who enjoy
the privileges which through a life OF over
40 years have been denied him.