Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-18
SHUMANN'S ADA6lO.

It was the year 1911. Prince Trcier-
lei, was then IN his thirteenth year. The
music lesson had lust ended. aud the
princes master, lcicharlt, the composer
Of our beautiful patriotic song. "Was bt
Dcs ncutschgn Naterland' was about
10 DEPART when the young prince detained
MIR. Reichnrdt." sald ne. with HIS
Hympathetic, mclolious voice, "papa's
birthday viii soon be here ON March
~ lr. Curlius thought Il would by
very nice for me 10 practice something
especially for the occasion. Would you
be kind enough to select something APP
prupriliei But II must be something
quite difficult, 50 that papa will see that
] nave taken great pains, aud he viii he
well pleased. Papa prefers the tender,
pathetic melodies ~"
"fhen. your hghnoss, one would have
10 take some pretty adndo. HIM, HIM
replied l,eichnrdt, and he searched among
The music portfolios To find something un-
propriatc. l'inalk hc held one sheet OF
music Ia his .hand longer than the rest
and examined 1t.
Would that do. Mr.. Reichardty
Your highncss, We have not yet como
TO that. The thing il too difficult II Is
the adagio from Schumann's Il sharp mi
nor senate. II Will not do. Besides,
the time between now and his maJcsiy's
birthday Is too short
oh Mr.. Rcichnrdt.' replied the prince
coaxingly, 81 will be very dhigrntl
please, pleased II viii do--it must dol
And,n added the little prince morrily,
III Il will not go 'adngio' II shall so
iortcV Papa always says that OF me.
Accordingly the difficult ndngio was
praciiced. after all. and cost great
deal of diligence, application and pa
al q. q. O. Ia.
surprised his ROYAL father with an OK
ccution of the lovely composition, mud in
deed he played Il with wonderful firm
ness and great expression, For ilis
manifestation VI his extraordinary zeFl
lis fnv0rlte wish was realized, ihph
made him the present OF q real COM
plete furnished carpenter shop, for a. u
well known. ihe prinec learned ihe ear
pemcr's trade. besides book binding ana
typcsetting,
Forty years later.
II was IN the year Of mourning, lSss.
Tie imposing Castle Frcdcrichskron, CALI
cd so Immediately after Emperor l'rnder'
iclts recession 70 the throne lay there IN
the bright sunshine aud majestic branty
and man and nature yes, nl here
broalhed happiness, rapture and life.
Alas. no! For in one Of the apartments
of Inc lower floor lay, with pale face on
a slightly raised couch. q man OF whom
d short time before could still have been
said what Chirou said OF Achilles,
However hard srupt0rs work on him,
he never appeared as grand as be was 10
reality"
stricken by a most cruel fate, the sufferer
40 resigned to his lot. The eyes, for
mcrly ~ clear. blue aud sunny, created
Ia see fhc SUI Of beauty and 10 absorb
Tho radiance thereof ns well az 20 give
forth an that Is beautiful. grand. good
and noble in mains spirit ana hehrl,
Looked YEARLY In front Of him' puy
oo,.asonnlly, when they lifted them
seIyes tn iook through the open window
far into the main drive which leads
throulh the royal gardens aud terminates
here nd tho castle. more radiance ana
ehcerfnluess filled his eyes, and tue gaze
INTO the ocean Of ycrdnrc. ~ which mar,
hle statues shone here aud there. seemed
10 hathp Itself Ia the enchanting beauty
Of nature, GA, 80.
near very hopeful and cheerful ana seat
"A herself beside the couch OF her dearly
beloved husband, lust as the helds out
si5e so the royal pntieufa couninnance
was euddeuly overcast with SUNSHINE
III. SMILED at HE faithful VIE ana ~
| gently WAfthg MS hhhA i'M"tN ~.
| do,y he seemed 20 say how. Gihd ne ieli
to ace The beautiful weather Toward
ihn last the sufferer, who could no longer
| snenk tneferred 10 make himself UNDER
ria1d l,y means Of yigns, and tue imp'rliil
| family as well as the rest VINO We're W
| attendance had acquired sueh pfAe,ie'
m M INTERPRETATION OF these signs ihni
I thn emperor could dispense almost en-
| tirely with the troublesome writing on
NaaNN
me empress asked her noble husband
| n H. mad any particular wish, and after
nau4e he nnde bis fingers move as u
| no were playing the piano.
sWfbo shall playF asked the empress
| and added anxiOnsly, ANA Wouia u MOI
! erci.s you too mrfhf
"No Indicated the emperor, and then
he wrote on his tablei;
/ u desire very inncg 70 Nt"F muse
Could mot liueier, Nictofins ~aeh'i
WI VI shail send Tor him. replied the en-
nress ale d over a. The kornstediel
church Jusi al present and is giving hei
irbe efnDrpis then give ;he order. and
Inward half past II o'clock the nriist ana
,l,,,ss..er on the "Morin" appeared Il
..s,,,sr Inc honored call ~ he aDart
r,s.,,fs adjoining that % fbc e.npfrn
.food a grand plano. az which $40 ariie
| m doen rs soon as The doors OF th'
/ adjoining room were Opmed. me EN-
Il oeror had asked him 10 play several q
| tis favorite melodies and listened VIII
,isible pleasure 10 the language 81 SOUND
which both came from nnt wfnl 20 ~
iff Thf pianist frtNit la'ifH'. W
r,ssltr iiagrd sefcrai 'v~1I s'i'- ~