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

your majesty the little man nau satu.
Beethoven started with dismay. Then
that was not the emperor's barber, but
the emperor himself! He thought of his
mornings conversation with him, and
remembered hat he bad told him the
little anecdote about Mozart. He hardly
noticed how the the ruler of Austria
shook the little mans hand and thanked
him affectionately for his decision.
Joseph then turned to the young man
n said with the same aifability, "Ha!
there you are!
Beethoven attempted to make some ex.
cuses, but HI words would not come to
his lips. Your majesty beg your for
giveness-your majesty told me that you
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
eyes, l shave myself" laughed Joseph.
and related the story Of his meeting with
the newcomer to b little man. Then he
continued:
Snow give me the letter."
"He read II, then turning To the other
t'My brother, Max Franz. recommended
this young man to me as a talented mu-
stefan, who improvises especially well.
Suppose we give him q trial Immediately"
The little man nodded.
"Do you agree, Herr van Beethoven? 2"
with pleasure" answered the young
musician. So they moved over to the
grand piano, which stood open i'm the
room.
SHAVE you ever played music by Mo-
gentleman.
"why should l not ?" replied the young
fellow.
"And what do you think of himg"
THAT he is the most musical, charm
ing, i~nexhaustible master the world has
ever seen," aid Beethoven, enthusiastic
ally. "Johann Sebastian Bach may
stand higher in church music, Handel in
oratorio, but on the stage the Salzburg
composer cxcels even Gluck i'm versa
tiliiy and in characterization OF individu-
ais and situations"
ado you know his works by heart -
asked h emperor. nodding with pleasure.
"Hour majesty may deman what you
will" replied the musician.
Joseph thought a minute. then said:
"Play and make variations OH the Aria of
Sarastro,
".In diesen hal'gen Hallen.
kenut man die Rache nicht.
The Bonn organist seated himself at
the piano and played the melody with
such richness and fullness of expression
that the emperor. as well as his COM
panion, were visibly astonishcd, and their
establishment grew as Beethoven,
after finishing the melody, burst out into
a free and independent treatment of the
variations, which displayed an incredible
richness of form and IN almost super
natural power OF nartnOnN.
Good, spicndidn exclaimed the little
man, with sudden fire, as Beethoven fin
ished. Excellent! But now | should
like to hear an original composition"
The young man from the Rhrine at
once acceded to his request and played n
composition which the little mar pro-
nounced not only excellent, but also en-
tirely new and original i'm the character
of the melody, and he harmony unusual
and almost unheard of.
"Well, what do you think Of the young
musician from Bon now" asked the
emperor, turning to him.
HE will be one of the first masters Of
the art" said he, earnestly, and gave
Beethoven his hand.
"And do you know who speaks This de-
cision about you? 2" asked the emperor of
the young man. Ludwig looked at the
little man. He did not know.
"No," he answered.
at is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"
said the emperor, with emphasis.
Beethoven gave n mental shout OF joy.
And now followed a conversation, dur
ing which the emperor, Mozart and
Beethoven all seated themselves. Joseph
asked the young man IL he would not like
to come To Vienna to live. No; the wish
was not lacking, but duty called him
back. He spoke with emotion of his good
mother and his little brothers, and with
gratefulness of his patron and master,
dismissed his two guests he gave Beetho-
ven a ring for remembrance.
Ii was one of The most delightful days
of the great composers life. He had seen
at one interview the greatest ruler i'm the
German fatherland and the greatest ruler
in the kingdom of sound.-FJom The Ger
man Of Woifgdng Miller.