Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

To find how many beans mate hse.
We arrove but yesterday
the purls.
You'll pardon me. conductor" The
FIRST violin signs and taps the desk be-
fore him with his bow, and the orches-
ira stops awkwardly. You won't mho
my mentionin' somethin'." The eldest
girl leans down confdentially. TINS
is song that we're singin' of.
The first violin says, with some Irony,
that he has guessed that from the way
the ladies opened their mouths.
Thought from the way your band
was playin' that they might ave
looked on it as a kind Of handicap race.
It's not! It's jest a song, and We all
start fair. Now that we've got o prop
er understanding about this. we'll 60
on afresh."
The three ladies from America are
sore and bitter trial to the first violln,
and he gives a sigh Of obvious rehel
when the conductor with another c'-
gar) returns. The conductor adopts
Inherent manner-a decided manner.
Look here, you young NEWCOMERS
says the conductor. briskly. your
songs all right; you'll flnd 1t 60 ike
no, no; let me finish what I'm saying.
please-you'll find your songs 60 as
smoothly as anything. Don't worry Us
any MORE" says the conductor, theres
good girls. because there's others walt
ing; and IL we give up all the morn
Ing to you. why. naturally enough NO
one else will get . chance"
"These English musicmongers." says
the eldest of the three. accepting the
returned band pafts-ior the somper
boy does not seem to think 1t worth
his while to reappear-"make me
tired"
A very fine figure of matronly lady'
who has been looking on impatiently
at the wings and muttering to hersel'
comes now to the front and gives .
glance that indicates annoyance NJ Tue
three American ladies'. who are pre-
pairing reluctantly to leave.
Thought they were going to stay the
week." says the fine figure OF iady
to the orchestra. Seemed to nave
taken quite fancy to the place. they
remind me Of a"
And what are we going to try ovei
for your" interrupts the conductor
Don't mean to say you're going to give
'em something fresh?"
Its all the guy-nor's fault. He'
been Fostering me to put ON q new
song; says the public wants 1t. AZ
told him. years ago I used to sing tn
same old songs for a."
well, come on urges the conduct
or, impa,iently. "Im beginning to fee
peckish." He opens the book befor'
him with amazement. "You don
mean to say--you don't mean to tel
me that you've been to this chap 10
it? Why, I've got song OF mine a
home now that would suit you How
! ever, you know your own business best
Hurry up"
It is an arch, satirical. serio-comi
. song that the lady gives to the bant
whispering it as one who. KNOWN
that her voice Is not what II was. cor
a siders 1t wise to use 1t sparingly an
!, to reserve its strength for imperial OF
casions. 1t ia for this reason littl
difficult to catch the words OF tn
h verses. but the refrain Is more obvtou
q because in this the orchestra. much
. its annoyance. is forced to bear par
o The lady, shaking yellow-giove
= foretinger at the dim. vacant audit'
h rum. whispers with affected severi'
r Of manner:
v You men are so backward and SO awl
{. ward and SO shy.
!? The orchestra shouts sulkily:
)" No we amt no we amt.
= II we maidens but glance at you. "
h are all inclined to cry.
10 The orchestra. as before:
No we amt; no we amt.
O. you are 80 goody -goody and you n
SO nery mild.
blieve you are as innocent al
guileless as child;
d You're all so chicken 'earted that y
nearly drive us wild.
The orchestra, with increased m
roseness:
No we amt: no We amt.
There are so many verses Of this. q
the lady Is so anxious that the orcht
ira shall, in their responses. touch p'
lection that the conductor, at the stro
of the hour from a deep-yoiced clio
out in the street, is forced to interpo
"There's such a thing as choI
says the conductor precisely. TAXI
the violin pad from his shoulder, "a
there's such thing as a small bot
). of stout. And if you ask me.
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