San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-17
A BAR ROOM SCENE.
Everybody Was Musical and Joined
In the Concert.

ENciy pouy was husiCdi anu JolHeu
In the Concert.
The hour of noon found the room
! full of good people in "Ben's" back
parlor taking a glass of beer. There
were doctors, and lawyers and mer-
chants, and others, AMI it so happen
ed that the blind fiddler, Ernest, with
his companion, who plays the guitar
as accompaniment, were there to
take glass of beer. Ernest has been
blind from childhood,-his face is a
study, because he seems to see al
though his eye windows are firmly
closed; it is a good humored face, but
full of action of feeling and of Senti-
ment. As performer Ernest has
few equals, although he has never
never seen note in his life he plays
with great eXactness and feeling the
most difficult operas,-and his good
nature prompts him to play when re-
quested by company of friends, so
he gave his listeners piece after piece;
but finally it was proposed that one of
his audience play. Charlie" was
called for and responded; he played a
lively march and proved that he too
was a master. After Charley" an
other of the audience was requested
and responded, much to the astonish-
ment of the audience; he played a
bright fandango. Then the propri-
etor, "Ben," was called on and took
his guests by surprise by rendering a
sweet old waltz in such way as to
recall other days. Then there entered
bright young man,-they called him
PABLO" He was called on vocifer-
| ously to play. ''He is n master" re-
marked a steady going business man.
Pablo sat down by the blind man and
gently took his violin, resting it on
his knee, as if it were a child, and
gave a splendid rendition of one of
Verdfs operas. Ernest was all atten-
ton, he was the most interested of the
audience. Pablo Persia is the leader
of string band and one of the clev-
! crest of Italian massachusetts bright
eye, pleasant smile and humorous ap-
probation of the surroundings added
to the zest of the occasion: he seemed
profligate of the time devoted to the
friendly bout with his blind rival.
There was just shade of jealousy
| on Ernest's face as the brilliant Ital-
ian closed - flourish amidst the
plaudits of the assembled beer drink
ers. Then it was proposed that the
two masters play a duet and Pablo
sent for his own violin and then in
deed there was strife, each in turn
played the accompaniment. Pablo
handled his violin on his knee, Ernest
Rugged his to his cheek as if it was
his sweetest love. Never did the
poor sightless man do better; his
instrument walled and moaned and
sang until relieved by the more lively
breaks which were rendered by Pablo
in perfect outburst of joy and glee.
Those business men had forgotten
that the town clock registered two
hours after midday; even the fierce
heat of the july day was forgotten; the
music had furnished cooling breezes
ladened with the perfume of princely
gardens, the scent of blooming vine
yards, the shades of deep aisled
charlottesville lonely trists Of lovers
in secluded bowers What did it mat,
ter of the deserted street fiared back
the dancing sun beams; the quiet that
often prevails at midday when all
nature seems to pant for breath, ap-
peared more intense than usual as the
notes of the violins went out upon the
air and mounted like winged messen-
| gers to q purer world
This is a sketch from every day life
in a San Antonio bar unconditional
Liquor Dealer.
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