St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-07-07
the GERMAN BAND.
posirn,otic Mu~iclans Who Oan he PoYs
All Over the 0lUbe.

Pssirs,stis Mu~,ci.ns Who 0an he Yeu"
All Over tho Globe.
A more lugubrious spectacle than
present d by German band dronino
forth '.Hcrz. mein II .rz" in front d
your window in n snow-stor m i: woul1
be difficult to imagine. We sufre{
much from German bands but wi
have only ourselves to thank. Ilov1
music. and am possessed by the de
lusion that it is my duty TO encoura.s
the practice of instrumental execl(
tion. Eve or six years ago there wa
band Of eight or nine performed
who pcrambulatcd Norfolk. and thet
came to me at least once . montle
When they appeared l went out
them and gave them shilling. airt
ing my small modicum Of Germa,
periodically. anil receiving natterin4
compliments upon my pronunciation
which .ratificd me exceedingly. Thesf
people disappeared at last. but thee
were succeeded by another band. an
q very inferior one. and ! took br4
little notice Of them. There wcr!
seven ofthcsc performers. cornct ansl
two clarioneis being promincnt-veryJ
However they got their shilling an'
vanished. Threo days after thci1
departure came another band; tins
time there were only four ] Thought
that rather shabby. but was busy:s
did not take mitch notice Of them. an'
again gave them shilling. The corj
net-player was really quito rcspccial
bic. Next day came four moro. and
there was no cornct. only the abomin!!
able clarionct. twas insuffcrablc.
said / really must restrict myself IA.
sixpcncc. aud that was fourpcncr|
more than they were worth. Tw'l
days after their departure came SIM
gle solitary performer; he had pane
pipe fastened under his chin. peal d
bells on his head. which he causcd Il
peal by his mods. pair of cymbals at;
iachcd to one of his elbows. a big drums
which he beat by the hold Of \ cram
that he worked with one Of his fceij
aud a powerful conccrtina which, In
played with his hands. II, led Of
with n dolorous choralc in q minol
key. 1t was really more than fcs!l
and blood could bear. ''Scnd hin.
away. Jemima. Send him away.
Instantly! Tell him nul
schr krank Send him away!.
Tho fellow smiled with unctuous com!
placency. Bnt when he got only twe|
pence. his face fell. Zach. ncin! Yoj
plaisc. 3, professor. he geevc on
shilling 10 70 band-I am 70 band
He gecvc re band only twopencc. III
do not understand ann 30 bAndis Y0y
plaise tell him am 20 band!' ':Ne|
You're to go away. Masters vcrs
krankyg 4. band loitcred for half |
minute. then it took itself 10 piccel
and went its way. Bat tho fcllow'l
hint about the shilling was Significant
and led to an investigation. Then y
turned out that the band of seven o1
eight which was going its rounds thai
year. split itself up when it came int I!
my neighborhood. and. in view Of my
shilling presented itself In two de-
tachmcnts. each Of which rcckoncd on
my shilling. and several times carries,
it of Now ] give one penny for cacl!!
performer. and only when there is I!
cornet do I send out coffee to the in:
strumsntalistS
It waA however. not In flesh an<
blood 20 withhold tho shilling fror)
the players of that quartet on thai
bitter morning. 1t was heartrendins
to think Of their having At tho peril o(
their lives staggered through thre1
miles of snow-driftS 1t was inhnmaA
to send them away without coffecl
And they had it accordingly. Pool
things! poor things! Where were they
going! They were going back to thI
Red Lion" stones throw of. where
they had slept the night before. and
where they meant &c spend this night
in delighting the hearts Of the rustic! |!
by waltzes and polkas. and gathering Z
not such bad harvest for the noncc]
..Lor' sirr' said Mr. Style. ito hear
that there trombone solcing Rule
Britannia! That made you feel he
was real musician--that he dbl" -
DR.. Jessopp. in Nineeecnth Century.