The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28

a caress, but p1easanter than either.
Bless you my child it seemed to
say to The Spy man, and then its own
er sank into a chair with a look of
mixed courage, patience and resigna-
ton on his face, and waited for the
operation to begin. He began it him
self by saying, L fear l cannot speak
English enough for you. 1 have for
gotten it since was here six years ago
But / will practice on you, and you
shall see if cannot speak it we'll" and
he folded his hands together on his
breast as If in prayer, and looked to the
| scribe to begin the catechfsm.
i am not very WE'LL he continued
dolefully, in response to the first ques-
ton. Il am not strong. Ever since, L
crossed the water this last time my
digestion has been weak On ship
board bread and grapes Were all the
nourishment 1 could take, and for ten
| days after landing felt the motion of
the steamer But better not say any
thing about that. Imagination? No. no.
Ii was my brain which could not re-
cover from the effects of the voyage.
sea trip is to me miserable, rnnnstrous.
1t is for that reason always cross in
June or July. I speak English well.
don't ~ and he smiled seraphically.
The reporter assured him most truth
and how he had passed the summer.
in the CatskiIls. at a little place in
the backwoods. Did l play? Not very
much: it was too hot. All your Amer
lea is very hot in summer, think But
had Steinway grand, and how could
help play with such an instrument in
the room. (He paused to run his fin
gers up and down an imaginary key
| board. his head on one side, his ewes
| half PlnG6d 10 af,,{a
those summer hours of practice in the
backwoods.) All, the Steinway! What
l a plano! Write this down--it is divine:
| 1t is the finest in the world could not
leave it. I can remember the pianos Of
rs years ago; but what a development
! since. There was nothing so beautiful
| In touch. so beautiful in tone. Achl
| that touch and tone. Mozart and Bee
thoven. could they hear their compost
tons performed on a modern piano
would not know them for theirs. The
/ tears would flow from their eyes and
run down their cheeks. to hear them"
Il hear YOU have fallen in love with
Won Weber this summer" prodded the
| reporter.
De Pachman smiled then instantane-
| ously frowned. 'Ah hal" he chuck
led. you have heard that? Won Web
er is my first love. / love Chopin and
/ Schumann. too: these three are my ia
vorite composers, but Weber is a
| healthy comooser-he is more healthy
than either of the others. ia! You
wonder at my love for Weber because
you don't know how 1 have worked
him out this summer
| i must tell YOU something that I for
got to mention in New York My faith
err who was a doctor Of philosophy, was
/ the intimate friend of Weber and for
| two years they lived in the same house
| in Vienna. NY father was an able am
ateur musician and played the violin
seven years under Haydn in Vienna
! He was seven years younger than Web
err When he was Is years old, Haydn
died. and father was one of his pail
| bearers.
| Father, of course was an admirer of
Haydn's music, but to me Haydn and
! Mozart are both children" Mr.. De
| Pachmann waved his hands nom
! chalantly in air, while an extremely
! tired look crept over his expressive
face This generation seeks something
| grander and more serious. Now Weber
| is the healthiest music in the world,
| healthier than Schumann, much health
| Ter than Chopin. Do you know, 1 was
| driven to Weber because playing Cho-
/ pin so much injured my health; his la
| ter compositions those written when he
| was i'll and melancholy, made me low
| spirited. Next to Weber, Schumann
/ and Chopin, l place Beethoven, Schu-
4 bert and Menedelssohn. Why do / pre-
| fer Weber? All, my friend, l have Sc
crets" (and he expanded his chest and
tapped it histrionically), "and when I
/ have finished my American tour, / will
! develop them--they are very import
ant. but could not bear to hear them
/ now"
Il am perfectly Russian" continued
| the foremost interpreter Of Chopir,
but (mysteriously) do you know what
country prefer? 1t is this country
America is the most honorable, free
country; its feelings are good o, this
wonderful, wonderful country! There
is none to be compared with It. Put
that down. am not a true cosmopoli-
tan, for 1 prefer this country, It Is SO
sympathetic, honest, superior and ad-
| vanced in nearly every respect. / have
no home, for l am everywher o OF
home" Mr.. de Pachmann rose and
| pointed gravely to the ceiling "Wher-
ever the creation is, there i am at
home. | cannot disappear. l am be-
yond all material things. I am vir-
tuoso and Philosopher For goodness
sake don't say am an agnostic. I am