The Eddy current., 1898-05-07

music lovers. In large ships com
pany there are generally q score or |
more Of men forward who can perform
creditably. and In some cases even
brilliantly. on musical instruments OF
one sort or another. II Is to be re-
membered that men OF unusually fine
education and accomplishments very
often drift into the United States navy,
and II IL this class OF men who furnish
the better order OF instrumental music
aboard war vessels that are not blessed
with bands-and only fiagshlps have
banda. In a large ships company
there are always banjo plunkers and
guitar and mandolin thrummers in
Vulnerable up forward. but In the line
OF higher grade music there are few
good sized ships IN the American navy
that can not produce one or more ox-
cellent violin or either players
a young Pole Of noble family shipped
as a landaman on an American war
ship az Gibraltar few years ago. and
before he had been aboard twenty-four
hours he had all the officers att as well
as the men forward IN trance over
his violin playing. lie ala not have n
violin OF hiB own-it was I'm pawn
somewhere In Italy but he played on
violin belonging 20 an Irish marine
whose musical ability consisted only
In his rendition Of THE Rql,cs o. Nal
low and "Tho Devils Dream" This
young Pole was simply a master OF the
violin. when the ship on which he
served returned to the United States
he was permitted TO leave the service.
and now he Is Trevlnck. the we'll
known violin Instructor OF Chicago
but he was not Treyinek In the navy.
The musicians do not ordinarily
bring out their instruments until after
supper. But by the time darkness falls
the forward portion Of any American
man-of- war IN any port In the world
might be- tai m for floating couserya-
tory of prac,lcers The clever players
upon whose ears discord il,lls like Wit
riol take TO the quletor portion OF the
ship below decks for their wooing Of
the harmonios. and they ale generally
followed by cliques Of the non-players
who yet understand aud appreciate
| good music from home. Also. there
ls the usual number Of the vast mouth
organ brigade take their practicing sta
tlons IN close but obllyious juxiaposi-
ton 90 each other on or under the
to'gallant fo'c's'le. and play away, each
man maullng a different tune. to theil
hearts content. regarding not the nab.
ylon ~ unmelodic musical emissions
an around them, which Is simply stun,
ming until you get used "a Il.
The lnstrumentallsts do not furnish
an the music. There are always som,
ine voices among a man-oi war ship'l
company. and some Of the night sing
ing Of the numerous male quartots M
forward Is very beautiful II conducive
20 homoslckncss on the part of th'
young fellows not long away from
home. Also. there is the usual mum
hor of men IN an American man-of-wa
ships company Just ns a similar com
plement is always filled ashore whl
imagine that they can sing. and there
fore inhict unassuaFeahle woe upol
those who are compelled 90 listen q
them The man who can't sing. hu
who only fanoios he can. is inyariahll
suppressed In time. however by M
shipmates by implement on IN
sharp points Of their humor AZ his *
pense. The essentially American char
acteristic OF parodying an thing