Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22


tance, its focus point n SteiD way
grand; 5000 In the box office, for these
material things Will obtrudc them
selves, and genius must be supported.
In the vast auditorium DuZZing like
OF an apiary in hiving time, 1900 fe-
male whispers OF anticipation. The
Joy Of 1t, after long years Of pain TO
have the music of Paderewski around
lis again!
Sudden silence. The anxious eyes
glued to the door Of pianistic paradise
observe a food of light streaming into
the gloom, and Paderewski stands re-
vcaled like the vision OF symphonic
saint surrounded by halo. the seem
ingly miraculous aureOle crowning his
head with gold. Keep still, wlthcred
heart, keep still! Strong women be
come faint and spinsters embrace each
other ccstatically, pressing hands, sob
bing convulsively. No unregenerates
here! All Is reverence.
The door Is closed, the blaze of suppOs.
ititlous sunshine dies out, gloom falls
dSuIu i've IOE lbuHt ~
contrived by top lights, on that golden
head. Ont Of the darkness that head
floats forward, as In splritualiStic
seance, as it were the ghost OF Chopin!
Splnsters shIver hysterically, turn
pale and, claspIng hands again. sit
speechless Naturalization ensues,
The head Is joined TO neck. the neck
to a ByronIc collar, the collar 10 Il
flowing. ncglIgee cravat. Dlmly the
sheen Of black frock coat shows, and
had legs. Al this proof that he is o
reality, not sainted memory, the
spinsters unclasp and beat their gloved
hands family, az those overcome by
emotion. but still dcsirOus to give
thanks for what they are about to re-
ceivc. The god Of Music bows stltily,
like Il f0otrule bent In the middle three
times an Invocation to Apollo. The
SpinSters clasp hands once more and
nestle closer, clingIng to each other for
support. This IS the tendcrest ecstasy
! that can come to an old maids heart,
| for after long waiting her Lohengrin
| has arrived.
Flcshy. Who dared say SO? He has
merely gained more ballast to keep
him from floating into ether. Incom'
parable creature! We once feared he
would be carried OF by consumption
No fear OF that. His great heart has
swellcd out his bosom. No Roman
gladiator had more stalwart bIceps
/ Observe those wrists Of steel! COns!d.
or those hands Of heroic marble!
He sits. Enhancing MOment! lie
runs his fingers over the keyboard. ns
one who grupplcs with his enemy. His
chair is not right What could be right
for such perfection! He arranges itS
legs as carefully as II he were going tC
execute feat on the tight rope. He
| looks At the sea Of Upturned faces alb
stractclly tor Il InUulpnt. then tArnS
and gtlZrS NJ pOesy. Slowly. AS II by
hypn0tism. he makes passes at The
soul Of music in the strings and softly
they sing for him. Thereafter. for two
! hours. he has no interest in the an
diencr. Nothing exists for him bN'
melody now the fancy OF Each.I.iSzt
now the spl"ndor Of Beethoven. no"
the tenderness Of SclumAnn. now thf
fnrylanA Of Chopin wonderful EuS!c
incxplicaNlc music. music like The maj
csty o! thunder in the heavens. inuSi,
so sweet AMI low that nothing live,
'twixt it and silence, music as g0rg"ou!
In rGlor as 4 painters palette, music II!
subtle "A The grnys Of dawn, nnsI'
that SWciis like great 0rrhestrs
throngh the auditorium. music TIA
family fails Oh the ear like the dew o.
IL summers night. Here is surely
ncrrOmanCer. 70" at his touch Tie In
srnSair strings discourse with eio
i;c0Cp 10 Iil manner OF melody.
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