Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-15

The Musical Wonder any flute. As 'ne
boy grew older his love tor music lhcfeS0e'
and his father, who was very prouu VI ,ne
little musician, did everything 10 e'olNe niS
talent. At years of age fenlmoie oouiu
nlav on anv instrument that was handed
him and now everybody called him the
musical wonder. The little boys anxiety
TO perfect himself, however, became greater
and greater. He was not satisfied with the
praises obtained from the great masters OF
music in his native village, and he deter
mined to 20 abroad and learn what knowledge
was possessed by the greatest musical men
of his time. By this time he could play the
most difficult pieces on the piano, the harp,
the violin, the flute and the horn.
When Fenimore came to his father, and
told hiY of his resolution to 60 out and ae-
quire more musical knowledge, old Fenl-
more was perfectly satisfied.
go ahead, NV lad" he said; make
master of yourself. and bring laurels to an
honorable career"
Young Fenimore then departed, accom-
panied by the best wishes of everybody VINO
knew him, because the boy was very sooo
w.
He travelled through many countries, ana
nlayed wherever an opportunity presented
itself. Most people who listened to the per-
formances of the young artist expressed
their great astonishment whenever they
heard him. Fenimore himself, however,
did not get much satisfaction out of his
usic. His ambition was Unsuitable, and
his eager anxiety to find a man who could
play better than he, left him no rest. On
aud on he went in search of his musical
superior. He had now gone over the whole
land, from East to West and from South to
North Still his efforts were in vain. So
he determined one day to go TO the sea and
take passage on a ship which might take
him away into another land. On this
iourne- he one day entered a large and
beautiful forest, which was traversed by the
road leading to the sea.
Fenimore proceeded on his way for sew
eral hours wnen he was suddenly startled
bv s wonderful melody. He stopped, and
rooted TO the ground as it were, he lis
tened.
Never had he heard anything in the way
of music TO equal the sweetness OF those
strains which now fell on his ears He
realized at once that at last he mad found
the aim OF his ambition-4 musical artist
superior to himself As he stood there lis
tening his heart and soul almost melted
within him with raptGrous delight The
instrument which was played was violin,
and as the notes fell from the strings on the
air the winds becam' the messengers OF the
sweetest funds that ever cmanated from
anv instl Iment, ana the very atmosphere
seemed to culver with joyfulness.
"Oh, how lovely that ISL Fenimore
cried, with rapturous excitement WHO
cap +bst ,pusicll ,renius be who changes
this spot into musical paradise?"
Then he turned to the direction whence
lie music seemed to come Taking the
1nrd as his guide, the young musician
uaJe his way through shrubs and bushes,
Trough hedges and tnorns. The passage
was sometimes very much obstructed, but no
difficulty could be great enough to prevent
his advance. At last he had gotten through
the last inclosure, and he now found him.
self on beautiful green bank. which sur
rounded lake like carpet of the softest
verdure On the lake swan swans and
ducks hither and thither, as ioyously as if
they were trying to make a dancing floor
out of the surface OF the water. From every
branch and twig of the surrounding brush
wood birds were seen to hop and skip, up
and down, to and tro. On the ground were
squirrels and rabbits foxes and deer, all
jumping around in harmonious steps. For
a moment Fenimore was lost in amazing
wonder Still be had not vet seen the source
of the bewitching music. so he turned
around and glanced along the bank of the
silvery lake.
There, beneath some sweetoriar bushes,
he at last discovered the figure OF beauti-
ful maiden. She was clad in garb of
gauzy material, which hung loosely over