The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20

nrst came 10 the Coast. twenty years ago.
al was considerable Of a musician in those
days. he said. having graduated from
one OF the leading schools In New Eng
land. and had The idea that there were few
pianists in the country that could touch
me Mt all.
when came West this gigantic opinion
OF myself jumped into higher prominence.
for had heard and was certain that with
my Timber fingers and knowledge OF the
technique OF Mozart's favorise instrument
would astonish the natives Well. /
drifted into Portland. ana after swagger-
Ing around town awhile came across a mu-
sic store. There were fully two dozen pi-
amos on exhibition there. which assaaish.
cd me much. for half thought piano
was n thing unknown among those sup
posed aborigtnes. But I soon came 10 N.Y.
eelf and thought. Now II my chance TO
show these !gnoramuses \ thing or two
Do looked about among the instruments
70 md the one / was gcing TO do my
allowing on. and. picking cnf fair-look-
ing concern. sat down. | was Just about
20 hurst forth In one OF my marvellous
Yhapeodes. when. stealing up from the far
Their end Of the room, came a sweet. gentle
melody. SO sinuous and charming that I
was daxed and when this merged into a
grand symphony 81 wonderful technique
ana tue s6i1Ier ff ui4GNtNGFHt music i
simply collapsed None but the hand Of a
master could make such music as ,nat.
and for tho first time in my stfe realized
how small I was, and I vas saved later
learned that the player was enc OF the
foremost graduates OF the German schools
and had few peers wonderful change
was wrought In my ideas OF Western CIV
ilization.''
~ OF don't need tn think for a minu,e
that you can sci. me a ticket IL
I can't Ees lunch cut ~ these grinding
railroads by gosh. I'll walk back East
The words came from returned klaa-
diker. who was making the rounds Of the
ioca railroad offices 70 sec wha, terms no
could get 90 no ~ the Atlantic coast He
dena nassi that che road whsch was Il, re
So fortunate 10 sell him transportation
rhould furnish him his meals while ne was
on his Journey. They did IL when ,~rt
St. Paul on my way fo this t,amed coun-
try. and when got CIR the train I had a
great oaskef % nne grub rus into my
hand by messenger boy" ne sssi and
the reads running cut Of here ouxh, 10 ~
tuss as good "
The agent ~ THIS particular line soo,h-
insiy explained that the railroads were
not In the ssssiasss fer charity and that
n the mar wanted a lunch Ne Mad better
20 to the wsVsit.e mission ard .Aess eS,rs,s
back Rad hsfy hts ticket Rut no amount
Of words wauss DO any gsaef ara .ae <;ogs-
diker lefs in ham. Newirg TIA. ne wouls.
get he rass ard wsIk over sas Rockies
tn re came 90 y decent corporation like
they have in tire East
x
1.-TWO soldiers fran the Maatia-esana
troops entered taSal rawrshap the
e;her evening ard one ~ them. producing
rnrsterees isashes~ircsssi reviewer
handed n 10 she man behind th@ counter
Both were mere Aoys. young IN yssrs sat
with tire grave maturity % nasnhess in
their faces stamped there ~ sse r,gsa sts-
eipisne of military life. that asliea .Aeir
heytsh FERNS and Aear6iess cheeks
Without opening the case tire shepksee-
es sats; II ran'f i~rd yea awning on
that y heicass ~ the tfssEfed States
army II yea sgsou,3 tat Ga redeem Z slssv
could take IL frens wse wssFa wa4asd
came oufr'' lie waved ais aAna aepsee&t-
sneiy.
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