New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
A COMTNG DfOLTNIST.

We extract the following from a recent issue
Of valued advertising medium of this city. omit
ting the address:
To party procuring me position a collector will
guarantee 10 learn the VIOLIN. references. 'all OF
address J. j. {.
There has been q suspicion abroad i'm time past
that there -~crc already enough persons who I'M
dcrstood and practiscd the violin-playful news
paper writer's have told Of clubs formed among
men wherein each member pledged his life and
sacred honor 70 the great work of SURPRISING
the violin players now i'm cXiscncc-but all Of this
must have been n curious popular dcluson if the
advertiser we have quoted understands the popu-
lar taste and the demand for performers on the
violin mus: exceed the supply otherwise his offer
70 learn the art would scarcely be considered suf
ficicnt COMPENSATION for some other man 10 take
n dav on and run around town and hunt up
good paying job at collecting for the advertiser
We take il that at present 81. !. CO. knows
nothing Of the violin. He may play the French
horn in long. dismal strains which lower the rent
Of the flats in the house where lc praciiscs He
nav also he an artist on The banlo-able 70 call
forth its hollow PUNK. PUNK. PUNK while he
throws one leg over the other swings his foot
and sings also 10 The great depreciation of
rents. He may even understand the mouh-organ.
and with 'icacup and tin harmonica be able
- Ike people wonder how he can enjoy H. He
may be an adept on other instrumcnts-fhc accor-
dcon the snare drum. the pano-hu' the violin
is a sealed book He comes 10 the hand Of the
fortunate man who gets him the position wholly
unfrmmcllcd and ready 10 embrace the best
school in violin culture and stick 10 II ii he can
play one of those large. obese violms which
stand on the floor and lean against the PLAYER.
Observe he does NOT say that ne expects rlc
party who gets him The position 20 teach him
the violin-hc makes mo- such demands ON the
other hand hc does not propose 10 pay The party
au1flliuc-ou getting the position he Will simply
engage good violin teacher and begin 10 practice
nights and SUNDAYS. and the party is expected
70 feel amply repaid with Tie proud soiors-
ness that hc la, been tie humble inran~ OF giving
another yioliu-pllycr 10 the world Tie adtcr-
tiscr docs not make the ofcr hut We presume
il The party requested II That hc would move into
his nciehhorhood. that hc might yet tie bcuc-
Nh of The PRACTISING II iir party lived in n fiat
house. for instance. II i~ very probable That 'hc
advertiser might hc induced - take the fiat he
low. iu which o1~c ~ would nc very pleasant for
him 10 sif hy the ar-shaf Of an evening and. after
ihc chil,r"p puirfcd down in tuc second fiat. and
fhe piano ceased iu 'hc third fat ami 'ic man
bad finished sptiine kndling wool on fhc floor
'n the hai above To- hear his Young proicgc ON
the noor below saving away on the second lesson
iill O'Clock in Tire morniur
We DO NOT know II ihc advertiser cot po.
sifion. hHf vr hope that he did, We believe that
hc has in him some 81 the elements of 81 great
hill-coccior. He may never be- heard of rs a
DISTINGUISHED violinsi bat We feel confident that
he viii Vet achieve % reputation as man who
can collect a bill after AN others have failed.