Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-30
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mFrrral, said Mr. Smart
Then 1 presume Mr. SUapley Smart IL
dbout to make his debut rs a classical
,umpuser2" Mr. DouhiebHss' lip Curled
perCeptibly as he spoke.
Upon my word. DOubl.hass, yOu are
too hard on me, SAID Smart "Nou force
me to speak more plainly than | intended,
but first | must have your promise that
what | am about Ia mention shall never
GO beyond ourselves
Mr.. Doublehass inclined his head i'll
silence. His daughter lid the same.
"Yuu are aware said Mr. Smart, that
it is my privilege To be On somewhat init
mate terms, professionally speaking, with
certain exalted Parsonage who hUnors
our art with his patronage The concert
| mentioned just now Is IN aid Of the funds
of well known educational institution
In order to give eClat t. the entertainment
my exalted friend not only promised 10
perform "A solo on the trombone. his favor
lite instrument, but has offered To compose
an orchestral symphony specially for the
occasion. OF course, the offer WAS AZ
cepted As you are aware, my exalted
friend dabbles little in composition. He
had, however, never attempted anything
on 80 ambitious scale ~ "A symphony,
and the task proved more arIuuuS than he
had anticipated He himself, with
his usual modcsty, WAS the first to
acknowledge This Hang the sym
phony, he said To me at last,
even exalted personaErS use strong
language occasionally. Miss Doublebass-
Hang the symphony I'm sick Of it.
They'll have to do without it. | ven
tured respectfully to suggest that this
would cause grievous disappointment,
tickets having been already sold Well.
look here, Suapy, he saId-that is pleas
ant way in which the great one il pleased
to address your humble servant occasion
ally-'you must write the confOunded
thing. dcmurred as far 10 could, but
he was firm, and in the end had to un-
dertake the job Now, can he candid
with you, Doublebass. and frankly ad-
nit that the task was not at all in my line
don't profess to 20 il for high art, you
know. WAS at my wits end, when |
luckily thought of you and the symphony
you had mentioned to me, and here |
am. Now. think you will see how the
land lies"
Really" said Mr., Doublehass, who had
listened to the foregoing narrative with a
grim smile, that is a very great honor you
have planned for me. Now, when do you
want the SYMPHONY"
AT once, we ought to be practicing it
now"
Il asked because, as you intimated, u
few alterations will no doubt be necessary,
and they can not be made in a minute"
You relieve me of difficulty, Double
bass. That is the very thing wanted to
say. | can give you till saturday but not
later. II must be made shorter, YOU know.
and lighter, my dear sir, lighter
Il understand said Mr. Duublebass.
Something between Beethoven and Often
bach
"Precisely-the very thing" said Mr..
Smart, and after few more words as TO
terms he hurried off to the cab which was
waiting for him.
You are lot really going to do this
father" inquired Maggie, when the visi-
tor was gone. She had listened To the in
terview in >Ime bewilderment and was
quite taken abaCk at the result
Why not, my dear Better he out of
the world than behind the times" said the
old gentleman, evasively. Accordingly,
he set to work. with very little delay, and
kept hard at it for the next three or four
days, working far into the night BY sat
urday, the revised edition Of the sym
phouy was completed and duly forwarded
to Mr.. Smart.