St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-28

men Wexo IN the mast OF Q Conversation
So he stood quietly in the doorway and
Va TIED.
'sThat Is . nice storyy" the taller gen
tleman was saying 10 the shorter one
"A new war between Prussia and Aus
trial But this time not about coun
Try and people, but about . nan who i.
worth almost . province to US Thes
offer you three thousand thaless income
in Berlin, while here you receive only
eight hundred gulden. King Frederick
William IL Is certainly . lover of SPLEEN
dor. with whom Emperor Joseph in hi
simplicity and poverty can not compare,
for he must save for his people, and
consequently count the kreutzers, be.
cause In former times there was toe
much luxury. Now, l can not feel angry
with you for wanting to accept this
oher. You must provide for your wife
and child. Of course. Your fame will
not diminish because you 20 to the
northern part of Germany, but on the
contrary, 1t will increase. Therefore
60. and God be with you. I know your
heart and know you will always keep q
true affection for your fatherland. No.
you will eve forget the true-hearted
folk of Austria, their joys and sorrows,
their gayety and light-heartedness. ex-
pressed in song and word"
The words were spoken with such
warmth and kindness that the tears
came into the others eyes, As he ex.
claimed: by the grace Of your Majes-
ty, I STAY"
"Your Majesty~ the little man had
said. Beethoven started with dismay.
Then that was not the Erperor's bar
Der. but the Emperor himself! He
thought Of his mornings conversation
with him, and remembered that he had
told him the little anecdote about Mo
Fart He hardly noticed how the ruler
Of Austria shook the little mans hand
and thanked him affectionately for his
decision.
Joseph then turned to the young man
and said, with the Same afYability: ''Ha!
there you ate!"
Beethoven attempted to make some
excuses. but the words would not come
to his lips "Your Majesty-I beg your
forgiveness-your Majesty told me that
yOu OVI11C e
"Yes, / shave myself, laughed Joseph.
and related the story Of his meeting with
the newcomer to the little man. Their
he continued:
"Now give me tho letter."
He read it then turning to the other
again:
my brother, Max Franz, recon-
mended this young man to me - q tai
ented musician, who i~mprovises es-
pecially we'll. Suppose we give him .
trial Immediately"
The little man nodded.
do you agree, Herr Won Beethoven?'
asked the Emperor.
with pleasure, " answered the young
musician. So they moved over . the
grand piano. which stood open in tho
room.
Have you ever played music by Mo
zart?' asked Joseph, nodding to the
other gentleman
why should I not?' replied the
young fellow.
'And what do you think Of him?"
THAT he Is the most musical, charm
ing, inexhaustible master the world has
over seem" said Beethoven, enthusias.
tically. johann Sebastian Bach may
stand higher in church music, Handel
in oratorio. but ON the stage the Salz-
burg composer excels even Gluck in
versatility and In Characterization of in
dividuals and situations"
do you know his works by hearth
asked the Emperor, nodding with pleas.
ure.
''Your Majesty may demand what you
will" replied tho musician.
Joseph thought . minute, then said:
s'Play and make variations on the Aria
Of Sarastro,
I'm diesen heil'gen Hallen.
Kermit man die Rache nicht."
The Bonn organist seated himself at
tho piano and played the melody with
such richness and fulness Of expression
that the Emperor, as we'll IS his com-
panion, yer visibly astonished; and
their establishment grew Is Beethoven,
after finishing the melody, burst out
into . free and independent treatment
Of the variations, which displayed an
incredible richness of form and an al.
most supernatural power Of harmony.
GOOD. splendidr' exclaimed the little
man, with sudden IRE, as Beethoven
finished Excellent! But now l should
like to hear IN original composition"
The young man from the Rhine at
once acceded to this request, and played
. composition which the little man pro-
nounced not only excellent but also en-