The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-15
MUSICIAN AND EMPEROR.

uIic,~,AN AMI EMpEpOp
MOoiSiHN HND L"' INSN'
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When Beethoven was about 10 years OF
age he was court organist i'm Bonn, on the
Rhine. Max Francis. the elector of Co
Iogpe. vho had his residence i'm the royal
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young musician anu, W ne'p III "io.s'
sent him Tor a visn 10 VIENNA whicn
was the great musical center OF the world
at that time, the home of three of the
greatest masters who ever lived, Mozart,
ua,dn and CI,,cL Tho elec,or gave him
aI.,,a.n nannrnm,.nda,;on 40 his hro,her
ie' csum..u, III
9oseph, the emperor . "erinans gu"
archduke OF Austria, whhcn nc was 10 ue-
liver to the Emperor himself.
So, not many days after his arrival in
Vienna. he dressed himself in his best
and s,ar,od for tho ROYAL castle with the
.as; a. H. mooIo, iIhongh he had
ie'Vern' ns PoeN ~. -
overcome in some degree his dread oil
conversation with people IN a nigher sta
ton of life than his own, still II was not
without some feeling of trepidation that
he thought of meeting the mighty ruler
of the whole German empire.
As he passed through the door which
led TO the emperor's apartments he
stopped a moment to consider what he
should say TO his majesty. Just then q
simply dressed gentleman came into the
ante-room and. attracted by the young
mans manner advanced toward him.
"Where did you wish to go?" he asked
c~ourteously.
Beethoven looked at the speaker, think
ing perhaps he was making fun of him,
hut the whole expression of the handsome,
lender gentleman was that Of friendly
earnestness. His rather longish face,
merry. friendly eyes, and the sweet ex-
....-w ~ sha ..anth ,..,. HIN, a. nm
culiar power of attraction. The forehead
was high, the nose slightly Roman. Here
and there were traces of smallpox scars,
but they did not disflgure the face. Evil
IDENTIFY the young artist was pleased with
his appearance. He answered, ITO the
emperor
.'Haye you a petition 2"
.No. "A letter of recommendation"
"From whom, il 1 NAV ask 2"
.From the emperor's brother, Max
Francis, elector of Cologne"
.sLet me see it,"
Beethoven showed the letter. The
range found the address and seal cor
rect.
Sand who are you," asked the gentle
man. further.
81 am a musician"
IA musician" repeated the range af-
ter rejecting a minute. Then he con
tinued: 1.-The emperor is not AT home.
But YOU can see him his evening at Z
O'clock at his home in the Angarten.'
YOU know the emperor personally 80
asked beethoven,
.,Oh. YES ~ said the other.
..You have an office near him, per-
hans ~, suuuested tho youny man.
II shave him occasionally" was the
answer.
sis he good, or strict p" asked the must.
clan. coutidentially,
.,Oht he's not so bad.- said the other,
smilingiy: .thouub as a musician he Is
STRICT
II know that he PLAYS the piano very
well. is quite skillfnI ON the yiolincello
and that he even sonatas," an.
swered Beethoven, '.but great gentlemen
do not usually 90 very far with music. He
showed a sonata to Mozart the other day,
and asked him what he Thought al II. Mo.
Fart replied; '.The So nata Is very good,
but he who composed IL is much better
..Tbat Is n pretty story laughed The
stranger. .But now / must no. Be n,
tI,e Anoarten AT : O'CLOCK"
When beethoven related this occurrence
tn his friend. WaIdstein smiled and adj
vised him To follow the stranver's sIooes.
ton. which he did. as soon AS the eyeninp
came AS the clock struck z he nrrives
at the AnUarten. THE servant nj the doc,
led him mn the stems into a small. prettil,
f,,rnished drowinu room. Inc walls ~
which were entirely covered with coiored
conner-nlate enoravin0s of ruins ana
lan0scaDes, ODeninQ out of TINT at the
left was LONG narrow room with can
arv hird CAGES In the corners. and In M,
center a stand. on which stool vases con
tanning fragrant flowers. AT the righ
nj this room was the entrance int.
two other vood-sixed rooms on,
al which was n sittinp-room. the othe,
a bedroom Beethoven was led into Mn,
FORMER. Two gentlemen stood there. On,
81 them he recognized AS the man VIII,
sometimes shaved the emperor. TIL,
other was short in STATURE and had /,
thoroughlv rood and beneyolent face
henminu with friendiiness. Could ina
mo the emperor? beethoven had i'm
aa;naJ him 10 he much taller from, M,
descrintions he had heard Of him. IN wa,
XIV not either ~ them for M conrs
II could not he the barber. Ought he 4,