The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-12

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the city Of Granada, but being still two days
Journey away from It. When tho sun had
turned toward the west and all the shadows
pointed east, the sailor began TO sing, Lis
voice was baritone, but 1t was so high that
had an Italian singing master had the train
ing Of It, no would have pulled II up into u
tenor. lie would have done this because the
Italian Of today scorns the medium registers,
and would rather sing high than sing well,
But John prickcd up his ears 10 hear the
song II was old enough and was plainly
enough suggested by tho scenery, and ii was
very wen sung indeed, although it was writ
ten for the Zerlina Of Fra Diavolo, who Is
not usually baritone.
After singing IA fow bars, he paused, looked
up at tho sun, and said; "Es ist drei Uhr
2wanzig MinUten,"
lie was not proud Of his voice but he was
Of his skill in telling the hour by the sun.
But John understood it US n challenge, and
he at once took mp the air and carried II on.
And they understood each others operate
Italian.
Johns voice was a good clear tenor, and
when hc took his high notes. with fine
flourish Of his arm, who ever applauded a
prima donna ~ the sailor did joint And
they nodded and smiled IN great glee, So
then they quit Fra Diavolo," and the sailor
broke into tho duet between Lionel and
Plunkett; and thus tho two road mates sang
much OF the opera OF Martha" 10 the rocks
Of Andalusia. But what entertained them
best was tho discovery that they could sing
10 each other what they could not say
When tho sailor thought TO compliment John
by God Save the King" John stopped him
short by Yankee Doodle" and this wa
palmer than a passport could have been. So the
sailor again embraced him, and said something
about Chicago, which John replied To 10y de-
nouncing the Anarchists and by singing Old
Hundred" He chose this staid and ancient
melody, not because it bore upon anarchy
but it seemed To him at the moment tho most
poaccable and orderly tune he knew. As the
sailor Joined in with him, no supposed he
understood him, and il seemed more like the
"Doxology" than over.
Then the sailor stood still by young tree
and sang some Of the soprano part from
"rannhnuser" in as good lalsetto al he could
command, and fell on his knees before tho
sspling and looked earnestly omit John took
this TO mean that he greatly admired Wag-
nor, as indeed no did; but still more deeply
Ult h.OIt ~ uultll NiloHuiit islNi,
and this was what he meant, and when he
rushed forward to embrace the sapling, and
then fell back suddenly and in great dejec-
tioim, ho meant 10 express the hard hearted
ness Of the prima donna. IL was astonishing
how many condolences they gave one to the
other in song, and that neither understood
made no difference, because II is always sweet
TO tell, even if we arc not comprehended.
1t was, however, TO IA very pretty Spanish
woman that John sang Schuberts WAN
derer," and so explained why they were on
the road. Sho lived in a little house up high
among tho rocks, where the goats seemed
moro at home than human BEINGS but when
John had sung 10 her, and the sailor had by
tho drinking song from "Lucretia BOrGta"
asked her for wine, she went into tho house
and brought out her guitar and sang to them
This pleased them greatly, because her
voice was MS pretty as her face, and she had n
store Of ballads they had never heard, One
OF them she taught John, who had used n
guitar In tho days when he was churistor
and had n soprano voice. 1t would be hard
to tell which of tho three was best pleased,
and they wore as courteous to each other us
grandeos Of Spain could he.
When tho sun set they separated. John
took tho road down the hill 10 n village where
he meant 10 spend The night, and tho sailor
struck out for tho high rood where II coach
passed each evening before dark. When they
parted the two men embraced each other,
and the German kissed John on both checks,
and John kissed him on tho lips as ho would
his little brother. To the woman John gave
his silver match safe, and tho German fol-
lowed 1t 10y silk handkerchief And then,
exchanging walking stlcis they parted.
They made each In his own tongue, many
promises to meet again, and this each well
understood and thoroughly meant And
they never forgot each other. John never went
near port or on u vessel without looking for
hi. German friend in Spanish service but he
never found him.
His chances, however, would have been
better had ho gone In search Of German
baron who had followed an opera singer 10
Spain, and who, having failed to win the
lady by his love and his rank had schoIncd
to try lovo and romance. And 1t would have
greatly pleased John who wished his road
mate good fortune, had no known that the
story Of this adventure, told with enthusiasm
and eagerneSs had made the singer pardon
tho intrusion OF rejected 6uitor, and that
the baron losing no advantages, had at last
bent tho a,piing and won n wife And II
would alDo have amused John had he known
that wherever American millionaircs who
are known b bo as eccentric as they are rich,
woro oongreXated, there did tho baron look
for his friend But, after all, II probably
was tho Spanish woman who hsd the best In
the end, because when she went to Granada
with her husband, who was II matador how
many operas and how much music did she
not heir while she and her friends were look
ing for tho two foreign singers who had
stopped at her house and rested while they
practiced their parts, Louise Stockton IN
Harpers Bazaar.
Disturbing "Dodsrr."
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