The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-02
Mr.. JObSOn Is Musical


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wv HE office one afternoon about a
month ago Dee carried under his arm a
long, roiiin-likc leather case. which he
deposited with great care on top Of the
piano.
why, it, a fddlc'" exclaimed Mr..
Iphsou.
Wrong ~ usual" said Mr. Jobson.
ami1hI, You've another guess com.
Ing However. a. BE- {, not within the
rangr ~ probability that you'd guess
correctly IL you had a million coming
/ III just tell YOU what this is. Mrs. job.
son. rs violin"
Isn't that what /"
NO Mr. Jnbson. that isn't what you
aid. You said 81 wa, q fiddle"
"liu' what is the dir"
Just the difference between Mas.
ter Of paris half dollar and the real
thing, or o painted ship on a painted
ocean and a real ship on wet water.
Mrs Johsou that's all It'ud be- lust
os vel for YOU tn grasp these little dis
'Hnr'iuu- 4 fiddle. Mrs. Jobgon. Is
$3.50 worth of pine wood and yarnish
and catgut, and it's performed upou
h' grimy persons with low forehead.
mo chins TO speak Of and beaGy eyes set
close together, VIM off,c,a;s a; uar!ar
Focials. farm dances ami the like. A
violin BE- well. this Is violin.
You've read or heard Of Stradiyarius
Nn'lns, haven't your Well I think this
Is one n en- Got Il from q man who
keep, % cigar store. lie had IL on cxhi-
biilnn iu his window. I'm sorry for
that poor cigar store man. for think
Z did him right out Of his eve teeth.
Paid him only S55 for II. and IT, got at
'br "1rmark, and warts aud molcs Of
% genuine Sirad. Wouldn't be surprised I.
II some expert nd come along and offer [.
mr $1,000 or $4,000 for that violin an, .
time This iuhaccouist who sold {, in /
me NAV know lot about stogfcs and .
chewing tobacco. but he's o good thing
when % comes 10 violins."
What are YOU going TO do with ~"
inquired Mr. ,Iobson.
We'll" replied Mr.. Jobson. with
great dclibrration. I'm not going 10
Mil II for It's hide and tallow. and I'm
not going TO MS 1t for kindlug to light
me kitchen fire with beg 10 inquire.
Mrs. Jobson. what people who buy VIC.
lins generally do with emp
Try TO play on them. suppose" re-.
piled Mrs. Jobson. mcckly.
Try 10 play on EN-. ch?' said Mr..
Iohson, with the accent on the try"
Just you hang on TO your sarcasm until
YOU need 1t. I've bought this violin 10
play on"
But said Mrs Jobson. 81 never
Knew that you played the"
I'm quite aware Of that. Mrs. Job.
on said Mr.. Jobson. fondlInp his ,
purchase ms afcctionatrly as II ithad
'een an heirloom. and taking II 10 the E
window the better 10 examine IFS
points II may remark. incidental.
r. that there are a whole bean Of
Kings that you don't know. Mrs. job c
on. I'm not in the habit Of climbing
'ut on the caves and parading my ac. a
omplishments, like some people I've /
.eard tell Of. Mrs. Jobson. | NAV in. y
orm you, however. that when won {
we're wearing dresses down TO your b
hoctops and before you'd begun TO h
uck your back hair up under your
at was able to saw on a violin 10 r
make folks that heard me weep or {
iuRh a. will" c
Did you evcr!" exclaimed Mrs Joh. b
on Then why have you never played
NEE We were mar" N
Because IT'S kept me too busy try. p
lg TO keep home over your head. r
Irs. Jobson that's why" said Mr.
OLSON. I'm going 10 take IL up now u
owe'er' and In about a month from u
ate there'll be some music around II
lese parts thHt'li hurt the suburban
sorts by keeping all of our neighbour o.
~ blocks around on their front stoops u
night. Youth accompany me on the b
ano' I'm going to practice up by
ySeif for few weeks, ard then the q
bison parlor concerts win begin. oil
IN claim to be any Ysaye or Joachim -
Aar'ean or saraAate, or anything
se that, MIRA. JobAon, but II there
as any old thing used 10 be
'le to do better than another before -
y plunge into mstrimony made Il w.
'perntivciy necessary for me TO toll %
ID moil and slave, day and night, In -
DER to get and keep home together, n,
y, II was playing the violin, that's 80
a.. a., TO
After dinner that evening Mr.. job on
D opened up the packages OF bridges ~
q strings and keys and tail-pieces nj
d ehin-rests for the violin that he ~
d bought. for the purpose of flttlne mo
instrument up anew. and went to I'm
RI 1T H. None OF the keys fitted, II,
q he had 20 spend about two hours In
aving them down with a blt OF glass. ~
e bridge he finally selected had 10 ~,
shaved. too, and IL was quite time mi
ore Mr.. Jobson recoilecsed that the NJ
inga OF violin can't be passed a.,
ough the keys when the keys are IT,,
attached TO the violin. Two OF s
strings snapped from too much n,
stehings Along toward II o'clock a.
night Mr.. Jobson had finished re-
M the new bow. and he drew ghe Ii
' across the strings Of his SIS cigar I
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