The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
FdULT or 1HE STREET PIANO.
Its Music Suggests n story. Interrupts It.
and Gets n Man Into Trouble.

Its Music Suggests n story. Interrupts II,
and Gets n Man Into Trouble.
Down below the street piano Ind struck up a
rullick'ng iOung, devil may .cnre sort Of melody.
strangely at variance with the hnckneycd rag
time and Nil out Of keeping with the surroundings
Its theme was bucolic Through every uill and
treble 1t sang of the green hills and pastures ,r
the State The portly business man Strengthened
himself like n startled tiger and listened
u never expected to hear that tune again he
said.
Then he paused and took up n low whistlinp
accompaniment, ~ the air. his head unconsciously
nodding from side To SIDE, and his elbows making
spnsnOdlc efforts To lift themselves outward like
the wings VI homing pigeon
Tell me about it" said his auditor. growing
interested, there's the memory Of mighty
good time here somewhere"
lis there" cried the portly business man Jus,
whit and III tell you nbou, 1t, hut hrs, I want
tn hear some more Of that" lie ran To the win.
dow, "i-n~i IL. and whis,led 10 the departing
musician Here" he shouted thro wing n half
dollar play that last one over until tell you
The delighted Grcrk grinned and doGed his
hat \ mumcn, later the ian,aliLine strains
h-gnn nfTrsh. coming with nddsSl dstinrtncss
through the open window The portly business
man uttered gasp Il delight
"rhsTs it, he cried, prnncng sway from the
window Ike the Wild ee,rlr "'re. Jump. tr,-iie-
decide, tc'ilr drc'ilrdr,Sicdr"'" lie executed
WNN. inTullrttCl on one toe, placed the back uf
his lrii hand IN his waist and elevated tho other
high nbuNr his head 1" grasp the finger tips ui an
imaginary partner, whom he then s'iyrl about
ih, waist and swung into place with great energy
The street piano nj this moment wnS attacked
with indigestion or similar consequences Of the
uuwbntrd repetition, and stupp~i Tn. purtly
business man sank into his chair looking litils
shHmctncrd.
You must excuse me" he aid. You sec
its long Why. vnS going to tell you WASH
l. Well twas sixteen years age last month -"
Nut her" N" street piano suddenly resumed
business with increased time To make good tho
feet again and hurlcl the furniture aside for
,Orsidera bic space in which he gallopei. cap-r.d,
rac,sl rullicked and flew, like pawnec Indian
IN he rites preceding the wurpNih
"'Nucr" h. shouted Why, they don't know
what u means n this rnri Of the world rddy-
uulp. lump. tc,llr
Hut his excited auditor had s-iz~d chair and
was venting his enthusiasm hy vigorous blows
on VI" nour in time ~ tho muNc
That's the kind runrrd the poriy business
man Every body swing Tc'Nlc decide
d"rdl"d"e. Now. Nlimon l"h' you get over
there -
Just then there WAS n hurried sound Of feet
in the CORRIDOR ,nd the intrepid porter II the build
ing, with uptufnrl coat collar aud law sluar~d
for fearful emergency, appeared in the door Br.
hind him were iw" policemen and a dozen white.
faced clerks
Why Sou 500" stammcred the por,ly husi.
ness man. there was n street piano - and
these h" pauscd Hut as the fatal melody came
Heating M ffum below. the face If one Of the
policemen relaxed into n knowing smile
Com" on, city tclrT." he dtawlml. turning
70 his c"mrhde, we amt got no orders To bust up
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