The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-06-28


ny friends, Eisenmann, Roeder, Sumer
$. d, and Nc Fadden, who all love a
acud smoke and the ct cetra, and on
whom it would be rather difficult to palm
an imitation meersehum for the genuine
article.
You will observe in the second place.
that the King "Calle5 for his bowl" 1t
has always been morted question.
| What did that bowl contain, or was it
empty? 1t certainly was not butter
milk, and as he called Immediately there
after for the three fiddlers; infer it was
full of whisky punch. Who would call
for bowl of lager l want to know.
Kline used to sell beer by the schooner
it is true, but beer would not have so
quickly induced His Majesty to call for
the band. II is not probable however
that these three fiddlers got nip from
that bowl. 1t was not the custom in
those days; it is not usual now.
| think each Of the three was a special
ist in his line, and that each played for
himself and not altogether. l am lead to
this reflection by surprising that our
three most eminent performers, Eisen.
mann, Pouiade and Farmer Colburn, had
composed his Majesty band. Sing
ly these gentlemen are unique, and sing
ularly original in their musical concep-
tions; together; they would have created
such Undesirable discord, that his ma
iesty might have been unable to bear the
infection.
Now everyone knows, who has heard
Pouiade that his style is what may be
aptly called the grandiloquent or Maj
estic.
Had the King heard him play See the
Conquering Here comes" "Haif to the
chief the Grand March from Norma"
and so on, he might have become so in
flated with the Dignity which doth
hedge king" as to let his pipe 90 out and
the punch grow cold.
Let us suppose it came Eiaenmann's
turn next. Well Mr.. Els fancy runs to
the classic style, German Opera prefer
cd, but then, he is not averse to trying
the Italian school. Oh what a pleasure
it would have afforded the old king tohave
heard Joseph play "The Anvil chorus"
such vim, vigor and ferocity you would
actually think he was hammering out
stovepipe. Verdi the author if he were in
Phoebe would give Joe laurel crown.
| Mr. Eisenmann also is fond of Glove
among she roses" The Angles Whisper"
| and the Light of other days" these he
executes with much feeling, and much
muscular contortion, if must say it
The Royal Household would have been
| delighted to have heard this talented
artist am sure.
Farmer Colburn's style is the jingling
animated joy provoking one. When Mr..
Colburn plays for the boys and girls down
the Wash the fun goes fast and furious,
and the general result is unalloyed happi.
ness. l have heard him interpret the
"Arkansaw Traveller" "Old Zip Con"
and Sugar in the Gourd" so emphatic
ally, that you could not keep your feet
still to save your life, although you were
not Sin the set. Now had the farmer
been one of the fddlers three and my de-
ductions are correctly drawn, I'll tell
you what would have happened, the
Queen and all the women in the palace
woul have "net arms" taken possession,
and old Cole and the other two fddlers
would have been flying around 20 the
music of Miss McLeods Reel.
But | must close the letter, and l do so
by pointing moral thercfrom.
do not suppose any one has ever fail
ed to notice that the fellow in the orches-
ira who plays the Violncello is always
bald as billiard ball, always wears gold
spectacles, and has a calm. dignifed,
and altogether an intellectual cast of
countenance.-looks the very picture Of
profound wisdom. Now let that man
stump the rural districts for ny office,
provided it were not known he was
fiddler, let him simply say he wanted the
office and would do his best to fill it pro-
perly-not a word more, and he would
inevitably win.
Musicians are invited to feast but they
do not partake of them. They are genera.
lily hid away off behind screen and only
can hear dimiy the noise Of the knives
and forks. 1t will always be SO gentle
men; and as the three earnest citizens of
whom have written are ambitious poll
ticians belonging to the same grand party