Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-04-01
MARVELLOUS PIANO PLAYING,

"Jud, they say you have heard Ru-
binstein play when you were in New
York o.
Il did, in the cool"
well tell us all about it,"
What me? might as well tell
you about the creation of the world. 4"
Come, now; no meek modesty.
Go ahead"
well, sir, he had the biggest, cat
tycornerdest palmer you ever laid
your eyes on; somethin' like a dis
tracted billiard table on three legs.
The lid was hoisted, and mighty well
it was. If it hadn't he'd tore the
intire sides clean out, and scattered
them to the four winds of heaven"
played well, did he ?"
You bet he did: but don't inter
rupt me. When he first sat down he
'pesred to keer mighty little bout
Playin' and wish't he hadn't come. He
tweedle- eedled on the treble little,
and twoodle- oodled some on the bass
Just foolin' and boxin' the things
jaws for being in his way. And 1
says to the man settin' next to me,
says |, What sort Of fool plsyin' is
that p" And he says Hush = But
presently his hands began chasin one
mother up and down the keys, like
parcel of rats scamperin' through a
garnet very swift. Parts Of it was
sweet, though, and reminded me OF
sugar squirrel turning the wheel Of
candy cage
Now, | says to my neighbor, he's
a showing off. He thinks he's dom
Of it, but he amt got no idee, no plan
of notbin'. If he'd play tune of
some kind or other, I'd
But my neighbor says 'Heigh,
very impatient.
Il was just about to git up and go
home, being tired Of that foolishness,
when | heard a little bird waking
away off in the woods, and calling
sleepy like to his mate, and. l looked
nP, and | see that Rubin was begin
ming to take some interest in his bust
ness, and | set down agin. It was
the peep Of day. The light came
faint from the east, the breeze blowed
gentle and fresh, Some birds walked
up in the orchard, then some more in
the trees near the house, and all be.
gan singing together. People began
to stir and the gal opened the shut.
tiers. Just then the first beam of the sun
fell upon the blossoms lestle more,
and it techt the roses on the bushes,
and the next thing it was broad day;
the sun fairly blazed, the birds sang
ike they d split their threats; all the
leaves were movin' and hashin' dia
monds Of dew, and the whole wide
world was bright and happy as a
king. Seemed to me like there was a
good breakfast in every house in the
land, and not sick child or woman
anywhere. 1t was a fine morning.
And I says to my neighbor, That s
music, that is
But he glanced at me like he'd cut
my throat.
Presently the wind turned; it be-
gan to thicken up and kind Of thick
gray mist came over things; got
low spirited directly. Then a silver
rain began to fall. could see the
drops touch the ground, some flashed
up like long pearl earrings, and the
rest rolled away like rubies. It va.
pretty, but melancholy. Then the
pearls gathered themselves togethe,
into long strands and necklaces, and
then they melted into thin silvs,
streams running between golden grs.
vsls, and then the streams Joined each
other ct the bottom Of the hill, and
made . brook that Howed silent, OK.
esPt that yeu could kinder zee music
especially when the business on II,
bank moved a. the music wen. alons
down the valley.
e! essld slasll the Sows.s in II,
meadow. But tie sun aids't shias
sss sAs Gsas dag 10 we . sssw say