The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-11-04

ID the bass horn 10 oar hsuA, Iher
hsVe been men vilh better kuosie3e,
Of music, perhaps, sod come vlth m1f'
uul,hed style bat note that could tauct
him 10 producing iba1dcr HIS plsylu-
came 10 be Que Of the iettures Of the shoV
He wss star attraction whore be was
tno~u, bnt to most people be came a.
surpu'e, something more iban they
hsd expected. and they enjoyed him aii
the more 90 tbs soeoHut For instance
st every performance. before tho actual
beginning Of the show, we used 10 give .
bsnd oonoert, and Mr Stulklnton would
begin TO get in his hne work there, As
the people listened TO hs first thunder
ons 'oomphshsf they we're amazed. Bat
when they heard the canvas Of the great
tent h.p 10 unison with the blasts Of bis
horn they ell laughed, aud thereafter
throughout the performance they all paid
close attention when Enos raised the 10
strument.
We tried, OF course always TO make a
route for the show that wouldn't conflict
with any body else, Tor there were plenty
Of towns that wouldn't stand but one
show at time. Two wonld lose money
10 them. hoseyer good they mi.ht be.
Bat sometimes we ran sgsinst some stab
born m,a that wouldn't give way, and
then there was nothing to DO bnt to show
aud beat him II We could
Once. when We struck town with 90
other show, We learned somehow that
they had great bass horn player in Their
band, and Of course We challenged them
for a contest. And they took up the chsl
lenge very promptly, There wsso't
much Time TO prepare for it, bat We billed /
the town in an hour and got permission |
to put up a stand on the public square,
because it was to be free exhibition, and
that attracted attention.
The contest was at neon, and Of course
the two bands played an accompanies Of
the horn players. And that made big
band concert, and the crowd WAS some
thing enormous. The terms were that
each man was to play once, and then
vote OF the people was to be taken The
nan defeated in that round had a night
10 call for another. II the man defeated
% the fret round won the seCon1, The
man who won the first had hight TO call
or a third round. But the winner OF two
.ounds by the vote OF the people wae to
be declared the winner Of the contest.
Well the men ~ our show bet every
lollsr they could rske and scrape on
snos, and come OF the more geute heart
"a OF them thought they were just rob
Ding the men in the other show. Oar old
nan not only bet all his money, but he
,et the idol uf bis heart, the famous ola
lirsffe Of our show, against the other
hoT's moth eaten bufl,lo, and he was so
lead sure that be threw in a cinnamon
,ear TO boot, ,
Our side had the fret inning, and our
,snd showed EN- how to play, and then ,
1nos stood up for bis solo And how he
I'D make the tbunderI II was 'Comphah,
omphsh, oomphshl ss ii had never been
card before, and be fairly carried the
eople of their feet
Then the other band played a time, and :
heir man got up. And there's 20 use .
slking, be raised more thunder than Enos
id and set the people shouting.
Then the mayor got up to take tho a
ote, as he'd agreed to do, and be was 10 -
crested now ss much as anybody. And
be people voted for the other man, as we B.
1pected they wonld. But we hsdn't any g.
oubt about the final result, for we
bought that Enos would unshsokle now .
I'D break away s0d make the blow Of biz /
fe And be did We, who had been :,
caring him for years. had never heard ,
im approach what he did now. 1t was ".
onderful. He set the people wild, and
e thought We had EN- sure
Bat the other msu's very first 'oom
hah! made us tremb'e, and as be went
0 We knew we were lost money, gifaile, y,
perylhing. We'd never heard anything
he this before. II wasn't Just simple
esls OF thunder il was thunder factory
full blast and working with q double
,ree OF men. There conld be only one
srdict.
That siternoon the whole town went TO
le other show aud left our Zig tent =,
npty. The other people came over
II the animals they'd won tefore show
me, They WAITED TO take 'em over and
ak em around IN their ring. The old
an had EN- brought ont. When the y
rsfIs realized what bad happened, be
ouud bis neck around the centre pole -
ID wouldn't bulge. But the old man
uslly persuaded him, and over be vent y
be made q show Of in the other circns. u
Zoos stulkinton never blew bass born ~
gain. He'd bad the opportunity OF bic u
ie, bad missed it and hadn't the heart ~
fter that be always blew baritone.
For my part | always ttonght there Va
a trick 10 it, Don't yon know, there VI
e linss that look far and fqnare CO y
ls face Of them that yoa feel certain, all :,
le same, tre Of, 10 some way Well, ! :.
rev there vas something wrong sboul VI
10. msu's base horn playing, eud yeafs
Iterxsrd | hesrd vhBt it Vas. He bad u.
bellows attached 10 the horD, With 3 u"
Dle 10 the side Of the born iar the uozzle ~
the bellows, snd tie bellowg inside bic ~
o,hes out Of sight. and . rod ruuuing -
own 10 the treaiie undtr bis loot He