The sun., 1902-07-27
OF The BACK YARD
saIYS ~, ann M tPtHFofN-
AVER ON THE VIOLIN.
IN. tt.ii-r va. q assriins-iisase 'ees
Hrlpcr and Wan ai teaiu. o'her
ts-i Talents atfted Pianist ard
n PaIntrt wreck of tami,


H., 4. uulll-.lt.hl4.. ,ai.vd uA a ifirnd
ON bu.in.-. aud Ne discussed - ovrI ouf
alrnr, and bottled us.T un fL" A''ls BAL
o,ny at tA, uark & hi- iuu--
The July ntgh' Na- irJNsN N'h Vie
heat l..r over irym -ufsca'lus day l"c
bushe. anu plant. IN .,- ward ami IN '"e
others u,af ty AM 'h- vines un 20" iri'"-
--s-, .ca-,v'v -fturt ~ the sussish
brecAc
Their. were usU', Dc lsGN Of The win.
do~s tot It Ma -'ill early. and che could
hear the sounds 80 many Voices sud
denly m the iarka,-- 4 'u- Nard- b'N
sorapd the strings 90 a ,I,hn The sJund
OF voi,v.- ,ra-.-i Nv ho-l whispered
Now. 49, will hav" our evening cun-
crit And the cuu'rrt began
1t IA r.-.u Ovil -alJ 'l.a' 'i- violin
4. Ih. Iu.'iuu.vut that comes '.u-"s' O."
tho hinan ,,lo" l. has Lo'r- ia II. u.-
e,.d which few human voices can "oinpSss
.Crri' performers riaN he piano Tor
you. uu' 'hr violin sings q" va. Ana
this violin It'd -ug uui Il that blscA
back yard. IN which the performer Was
unseen. ,pi,- -Dtrrd lk" those ~ all
the u.ght insaiv- Tia, ever 'arO!vd u 'he
moon ,uli"u--d uiu ,uc
1t sang "id tvu-- and ballads, some
merry. hkr Gary owen ana The Rskes
a. MalloN.- some pathetic and -ad, like
ALLAN Wafer and Ia" halle Il Irii. .omr
fun uf flesh aii iir-. AAc fuu'rnuv' ana
the grca' VA -pus 90 Cornwall, The Mar'h
az IN, Men ~ Harl.ch.' and then q seemed
a. Il I N-r- listening &" woman, long
sinc, dead iu ul-.ry. who IA her daV stirred
many a heart IA many au Amer cal, theatre.
singins hII.ru"y. ~ % might lee sung
I..s ~
rloort..aru- and every ripping Wav" along
the y,hulv -hor- makes a chorus Ike the
sof chiIulug ui 'ouv'nt h".-
The music yra-..d wv luS'. ~ hard
headed aut ra,rntiu"uta, man "a ever
made fuf'vur out Il "a hard aud u''senti-
mental nu-rn,-- -a' mute. with hi- head
ben' ~. riSnr had gone uu'- HIS h--r
wa- nai iu .I- sit-s
-Th.r, Wa a pans. and then he violin
began 20 ling again. Now it. vuic" TOOK
. higher rign' f. seemed ~ II on" were
IN m op-ra hu,!-" ami gr-a' singer wer-
pouring from their 'hroBt, The gold 80
Immortal melody
-Jov. SORROW. iuva hatred. triumph
and despair were tidd.ci ol' - 'h- dark
ne-s until. AZ uns ui ia" windows, some
one called IRA .o' and 'hr cry wa taken
UP from hnu-.. 80 HOUSE. IN a rolling chorus
NV host started from his rev"ri.. and
passed hi~ hand over his owes Ike man
awakeniny from sleep.
He won't play any more 'o-uight
he said. ~ h. reached for IA llsh' for HI
cigar
Who T. h-'' asked
Il cant 'ell YOU much about him he
replied The hou-.' Wonder Is "A boarding
hou-. N1-i 10 tho hoari"r~ ara musical
peopln
He lives IN 'h" kitchen. and 'hink
that M wii. y the c,.uE aud that he h"lps
her. ANYHOW | 49,, him often IN dayt time
l-a,ing rugs and carp-''-. choppins wood.
and doing other rough work about The yarI
NEARLY every might IA" plays The violin
Ji. 1. guits al pld man, very 'hln. with "A
grav hard n" drinks a great deal. and
xaarrcI- mp-' = the I'm" With hi- wife.
no j. a stout rnidde-ag"d Italian woman,
Wit h coarse black EalT.
More than that could not learn. Pres
entity | came avav In n r''h'N'ins mood.
for the ndd.ins genius ~ the hackyards
had brought back memories uf other loot
talents. musical and otherwise.
Their. used 20 b.e lu 'h" vicinity of the
Cooper Union "A b,ser -aluun IA th" rear %
which wa an apartment Il cun-iderahl'
size containing at excellent piano Every
evening On" amateur performer or another
would volunteer - entertain ~" patrons
OF n" plAC"
-Onc night shabby fellow, win long
hair and b.'ard. growing Wild around his
face cam" iu'" IN" plac'. and having Guali-
fed bv IA" purvhas" - glass ~ t.~'r,
made desperate onslaught upon III" tr""
lunch While he was thus engaged, som"
one hegan 10 play IN" plano. The tramp
siopps-i eating. and rsuarSet 20 "a" pro
prietor a gpyt-uatur'sl Old trermau
'If you AN afford 70 hav" good iano,
YOU should not allow I~ople who don't
knos how 10 play to spoil II
We'll s,id ia" proprietor. II You play
A. trc,tsr, e. aheid. and Won shall have all
the i~ar YOU want aud your supper. '"o
-Nthou' "A word the vhgrsnt marched
into the hack room and s"atesi himself az
the piano. from which IN" previous per
former had iu-' r'y'n He plhN'sd WIN 'he
touch - a In1-ter German pi'-c''s by hurn
and parh. American pieces bv SeNtn and
Witt hingng In b-.'w'-'n lighter dan""
melodies With equal facility and spirit.
Each number he CAV" ~as applauded
Ha was t,,a'.-i 80 t-rr until a fresh k"s
had "a b" 'apI-d. When closing im"
came. he was tuo drunk 10 - turned out.
and IA" propri.; or p,r him =" hssi uI-'sir-
-Th. old man had taken an lnt"r"-' IN the
vagrant aud IA ~" morning h" gave him
o hath Furnished him With d"cent clothes,
ans appointed him - -rrN" a. a waiter by
dav and pianist Nv might for 81 pr diem
and his hs,1ri
Ne urov,si great attraction and the
plAc. vo- nightly "ruvd"d. Everybody
s.tk,ink ~ lori During the day he kept
solrs~ enough 20 do hi- work as waiter,
but from the time n" h"san to hng"r the
plano hls into,lcatlon began
This especial lu't genius ~ns com
paratiypy Young man, NOT over -. lie
wa- n German. spoke French and English
fu.ntlv. and had The -Js-~'h ~ an "ducst.d
man n b" had remained reasonably