The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12

his railroad fare to the city in order to
study it.
Hanschild was engaged by Bandmaster
Charles Rehm to play B fiat cornet which
has small mouthpiece, and does not re-
quire great lung capacity. On the decease
OF Bandmaster Rehm, Arthur A. Clappe
followed as bandmaster at West Point
Hanschild, it is alleged, made the remark
one day that Clappe was a poor musician
Ihe remark came to the ears of the band
master, and 1t is said that he determined
70 take mean revenge When any Of
the musicians were sick or their term of
enlistment was up the bandmaster, il is
CANNED, made HanSchild play their instru-
ments Hanschild enlisted in 1885 for five
years and when his time was up enlisted
Tor another hVe. Being an enlisted man.
master.
The first instrument Hanschild was call
ed upon TO play, when the bandmaster
started TO make his life a burden. was
the BIB bass, which has a very large
mouthpiece which fits over the mouth
ana requires great lung capacity. Must
clans engaged to play fiat are never ok
ed tc attempt such a change. but as the
guard house was this hapless cornet
1layers alternative, he was Obliged to
submit. 1t was with extreme difficulty
that he twisted his lips around TO AT the
mouthpiece and exerted his lungs.
Next the man, who played E fiat was
sick, and Hanschild was ordered To mi
his place. Now E fiat is the smalIast
mouthpiece there is, and 1t was a great
strain for him to pucker UP his lips anew.
- III ~ e. a. ne began 10 accustom himself
70 nat, the bandmaster ordered him 10
pay the euphonium, which is but little
smaller than the tuba. Hanschild was
eB Bgass at an me task task Not being deep
the instrument. Play he must or he
marched off to the guard house for insub-
ordlnatlon. The other members of the
band sympathized with him, and said n
was an unheard of thing Hanschild tack
LED the euphonium
Mex, Next day the bandmaster told him to
nc he -.
gagged 10 play 1t had served his time
Mneh q nugelhorn player arrived, Hans
eIiIa begged to be given his B-fiat cornet.
put the bandmaster was memorable. When
me baritone player was i'll, Hanschild had
70 Struggle with an instrument that he
mad never tried before. He emitted discor-
dant notes and spoiled the programme that
the band was rendering while the cadets
were on dress parade. The bandmaster
accused him Of doing so Intentionally. The
cornet player sighed fer his B-fiat more
than ever and exchanged fierce scowls
with his tormentor, who shook his baton
IN the direction of the guard house.
Next he was called on to play the traIn-
pet Now Hanschild mustered his crushed
pride, and said that the guard house had
no terrors for him in comparison to play
ing a trumpet. But the hapless nIIsfcian
was married. He looked at his wife and
three children and decided to obey orders
lie was fast becoming a wreck The
chords of his throat had been outraged
and when he tried his beloved B-fiat In
the privacy of his room he discovered that
he could not play as of yore. He pucIxered
up his lips and arranged the point of his
tongue, but the music that came forth did
not pacify his soul
But more indignities were in store for
the man who had criticised the band
master. He had to play the antoinphone
and then solo alto and T. fiat bass He
grew thin His dreams were troubled He
had Nightmares in which he was called
upon to play every instrument at once
while the bandmaster stood over him
with his baton conjuring up fresh hor-
rors. Finally the cord snapped
One day Hanschild was ordered to play
"Rondo a Capricio" by Beethoven. on a
/ baritone. He expostulated that 1t was
an impossiblity. The bandmaster, who
had almost wearied of finishing Hans
child, gave imperative orders that Hans
child must play. Hanschild attempted to
obey 1t was too much. He ruptured his
windpipe and did not finish. From that
day to This he has never placed an in
strument to his lips
The rupture caused deafness and Hans
child applied for pension, which was
granted. He was allowed only SIS a
month. This sum does not begin to nav
his expenses. In his original application
he did not state the cause of his deaf
ness. He had been advised by friends
that, under the circumstances, he was
entitled to d more liberal allowance by
the government. He gathered proof from
his former comrades in the band and
forwarded the papers to Washington
Bandmaster Clappe was dismissed from
the army last spring for inconvenience