Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MUSIC.
>ssI, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

NJ lai M ~
y certain Business Man had occasion to
see Musician about some matter of busi
ness, and In conversation the Business Man
said to the Musician: You Musicians do
not know anything about Business"
The Musician thought it must be so II
Business Man said so, and he waited.
Soon after that the Wife OF the Business
Man came unto the said Musician and to
him spoke after this manner you will
make a great Profit in Advertising II you
come and Sing for us for Nothing in the
way OF Cash. You will meet many Friends
who will Advertise you, and you will Reap
Benefit"
| The Musician thought at first that IL the
/ Wife Of the Business Man was right, he
would certainly Reap much Profit. And he
waited
! But just then Collector came in and he
, wanted some Money, and the Musician said
to the Collector (who, by the way, was in
! deed the Collector for the Husband of the
Woman who had just called, and she thu
Wife OF the Business Man aforesaid). Dear
Sir, tell your Employer, who is indeed reck-
oned to be good Business Man, that can
not pay for this Furniture just now, but,
think CT the Advertising that he is get
ting by having his Goods on display at my
any Rent for Floor Space, whereon to dis
play his Goods"
But the Collector, he said unto the Mu-
sician: NAY, verify, not So for my En-
ployer is a Business Man, and he cannot
give away his Stock in Trade, in Advertis-
ing. This is what he has to Sell, and why
should he give 1t away for No Recompense
nay, moreover, why should he even Dispose
of his Stuff for Cost Price; he must indeed
make to Himself profit, else why is he in
the Business, he being a Business Man ?
It then you will not Pay him for these
Goods and Chattels, verify at the Grow of
the Cock, there will come unto your abode
one Sheriff who will take from you the
Money or the Goods, and he will put you in
vile Durance, II you do not Pay him, and
you will not Escape therefrom until you
have paid unto him the very Uttermost
Pfennig."
So the Musician thought. And he said
unto himself: This is a strange world
, indeed. One Man OF Business says to me
: that Musicians do not act on Business prin-
ciples. and to my unfortunate Brains, there
, appears no Difference whatever between my
, Business Policy and that OF the Business
, Man. I will not sing for the Wife OF the
Business Man.
a Moral: What is Sauce for the Goose is
, Sauce for the Gander."
Just to show the way in which music is
: rated and appreciated in the churches In
this neck of the woods the following ex.
cerpt is selected out of the church report
n OF a certain local organization which has
A attracted considerable attention by it's music
q Without quoting the various amounts o.
: money for each department, the list readt
feIa M,
p Aid and Southern Educational "a
p B. society,"" "Women's F. NJ. society.
. 'Women's Home Missionary society,"" "Con
q ference claimants" Episcopal fund" PAS
:, tors salary" Presiding elder Bishops.
IS. S. Lesson Leaves and the astonishin'
= and conglomerate phrase: "Organist, sex
y. ton light, fuel" etc.
- The same conference report has in 1t
description OF the Standing committee
, and then that OF the Conference bar com
- mittee!" And yet the church is said to b
"A in favor of prohibition.
- In looking over some notes taken fror
% sermon of the late DR.. McQuoid a beau
tiful sentiment was observed. 1t was use
D. in describing Genius and the Artistic TEN
10 permanent. Speaking thereof he said: 81
knows no pain-but anguish. 1t has no 10
~ but despair" This Is probably the bes
ie delineation Of the musicians nature that ha
~ ever been expressed.
D. In response to a number OF requests fror
persons who were interested in "The News
boy in Church." recently published in th
u column, the sequel is reprinted herewith
ie 1t was first printed in The Omaha Be
- some years ago:
10 Only a little choir boy,
o. Clad in his surpliCe fair
ly Chanting jubilate
Up in the chancel there
H. Only little solo,
hv Sung in a childish voice.
Bringing happy message,
ne Making sad hearts rejoice.
,is Only a chorboy missing
From the rehearsal room.
ed Choristers ell incuiring
ny What can have kept him home?
y Only a throat so burning.
ry Only a fevered head,
Only an anxious mother
Kneeling beside bed.
Only pure white surplce,
Only a curly head,
II Only n choir seat empty
And little choir bov-hed!
RS THOMAS j. KELLY.