The herald., 1896-11-02


Judge:
May it please your honor. could not
be allowed to play one tune upon my
violin''
With this the Manufacturer shouted
OUT
DO not permit it, your honor, he will
kill US all with his violin!"
But Honest Voters third wish was
now to be fulfilled. The judge could not
refuse so modest request, and the vio-
lin was given into his hands.
Play no sad tunes, however," warned
the judge, and the player gaily answer
ed: .e
Don't be afraid. 1 am the happiest
creature alive"
And indeed, never did lighter gayer
music float upon the air than he evoked
from his magic violin 1t so delighted
the people, indeed, that they. laughed
and shouted and ciapped their hands,
and began to dance. Grave men, boys,
and even the judge danced until his legs
gave out and after he sat upon the floor
he continued to flop about in time to the
music until he was exhausted; hut he
or entreaty.
mot until that old rascal confesses
the truth will / stop" he cried.
Cease then. and he shall speak the
truth exclaimed the PROSTATE Judge.
So Honest Voter stopped playing, and
floor. gsef =
Manufacturer was again called, but he
insisted that the musician had stolen his
money. -,-i-
At that the violin suddenly spoke:
Its lie! It's lie. A bird sang
sweetly for the old man and my master
brought it down with his bow and ar
row. Then. without even a thank you,
the wretch would have made off: but my
master played upon me until the old
man was exhausted and gave him his
gold to leave Off" t2 wCafl{1
Then the people were overcome with
terror. and the judge Immediately re-
leased Honest Voter and sentenced
Manufacturer to give up all his ill-got-
ten gains Nf 20 TNifs'w
Then Honest Voter 'tourneyed
throughout the country with his violin
playing for the people, who were go de-
lighted with his music that they decided
to release all their Gagged mocking birds,
of whose artificial tariff song they had
become exceedingly tired. 4l.
This music they said ''is much bet
ter; and besides the song the birds sing
is not a naturaf@one, and has to- be
taught them so they are always intro
ducing strange Variations and discordS
in its strains. JI
In the meanwhile the young musician
neglected to cary out his promise TO the
dwarf. not because he was 'ungrateful,
or forgetful, but because he was un-
able to ind the instrument. Free Coin
age, which an old enchanter named
Sherman, the servant of magician
called Rothschild, who lived In a coun-
try across the sea and was the wicked
est and most powerful necromancer in
the whole world, had hidden in secret
place. Besides he heard such terrible
stories of the awful dangers to be en-
in, hn a. a6
spread abroad by the wicked old magi-
clan, that he became fearful of ventur-
ing there again, and so did not look for
Free Coinage as diligently as he should.
AS time went on. however, and Honest
Voter continued to leave his promise un-
fulfilled, he became greatly troubled by
the conduct of his violin for, whereas
it had first played only the most ex-
quisite harmonies, he could draw from
it now only horrible discords, SO that
when he essayed to play for the people,
instead OF singing and dancing as they
had been wont to do they became angry
and Knocked him in harsh tones and even
threw stones at him.
Then, too, whenever he was alone with
his magic violin a voice would continu-
| ally be heard from it upbraiding him
| for his ungratefulness toward the dwarf
| who had befriended him. So at last he
| became so distracted with fears and
| forebodings that he took the violin and
| hid it away in lonely spot and went
| back to work for his old master.
| The magic violin was found where
Honest Voter had hidden it by skillfull
musician named Mckinley, who at
| first played upon it most exquisitely and
won much applause from the people.
| But in an evil hour he fell under the
spell OF a cruel old enchanter called
Hanna, also g tool of the arch magician
Rothschild, whom he was so indiscreet
as to inform of the voice which contin-
ued to come from the violin. urging him
to go to the assistance of the shackled
| dwarf in the Enchanted Forest. The
! cunning old magician therefore inform
! ed him that his violin was dlabollcal
| instrument, possessed of the EVIL One.
| and so persuaded him TO sell it, promis-
| ing him with another of a peculiar and
! superior make, known as the Single
Standard. When, however, he tried to
play upon this he made such discordant
suueakings and harsh squealings that
the people We're disgusted' and jeered
| and derided him. -at ,i- is
In the meantime the magic violin had
been purchased by young man named
| BRYAN, who paid for it everything he
possessed and who was able to- draw
from it most entertaining music. To
| him the voice from the instrument also
| bewailed the fate of the helpless dwarf.
1
| and as soon as he heard it his heart was
| filled with compassion and he deIer-
mined to deliver him at once. ~
| Now Bryan came from distant PROV.
| ince, known as Wild and Woolly Land.
where all men are courageous and so
| did not hesitateson account of any vain
fear of the terrors of the Enchanted For
| est; so he Immediately sought out Hon
est Voter and having learned from him
| the full particulars of his adventure In
the forest set about with all his friends
| to search for Free Coinage, which he
soon found where it had been, seereted
by the wicked magician Sherman, and
seeking the gnome of the mountaine
| struck the shi.ckles from his limbs ana
| freed him forever. For this the DWARF
was so grateful that he worked spell
upon the land which he caused to ex.
ceed the whole world in wealth and
prosperity, and people went about con.
stantly dancing and singing to the
| strains of Bryan's magic violin; and hs
was ever afterwards revered as hero
| and a benefactor.
ALICE ROLLINS CRANR