Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-03-25
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and glade with the dulcet voice o
his violin.
At last he came upon a hamle
nesting, like his own picturesqu,
town, in stream threaded valley a
the foot of range of hills Thu
dampness of the day yelled the hill
tops heavily in mist, a circumstance
which seemed to disturb the simple
villagers very much. They were
gathered in a knot in front of the
mountains regarding wistfully the
submits of the nearest range. The
wandering musician, following the
path that skirted the base of the
hills, doomed suddenly in sight, and
with one impulse the peasants hail
ed him as being sent from other
realms, to aid them perhaps. They
conjured him to dispense the clouds
that for several days had hung about
the mountains and prevented their
getting to their hocks grazing on the
heights.
The traveller replied serenely in
an unintelligiblc dialect that the
clouds certainly were fine evidences
Of a dull day, but that the herdsmen
were not to be further alarmed, as
he was provided with the sovereign
remedy for such exigencies. Seat
ing himself on Il stump near by, Herr
Veit began confidently to WOO the
sun god with sweet music. The
anxious rustics concluded that this
procedure was the magical way to
dissipate the mists and went by twos
and threes contentedly about their
various callngs.
AS the hours wore away, howev-
er, with 10 marked tightening Of
the atmosphere, the people began
to doubt the strangers power and
to exhibit signs of Impotence, some
manifestations being so stormy as to
affect the musician and his meas
ures TREMENDOUSLY. PhGbus, too, ap-
parently was angry, for, though
Herr Veit, with his liveliest notes,
besought an audience, the day closed
unblessed with a glimpse Of the sun
gods radiance. As the night be-
came darker and darker the music
grew more and more faint, but it
was only when the weariest villagers
had sunk to rest that the melody
ceased. In order to give their
would be deliverer sufficient time,
the inhabitants had resolved to leave
him to his methods until the follow
ing day. Bright and early next
morning the sun appeared, but long
before its rays gilded the mountain
tops Herr Veit, fearful of another
trial, had stolen from the scene of
his exertions, sighting after many
hardShips the familiar roofs of Salz-
burg.
One evening soon after Herr
Vets return the student was asked
to sup with him, and over the cof-
fee the adventure was recounted.
The legend which had turned the
shoemaker's head must have been of
under whose magic music
the ramparts of Thebes are reputed
to have arisen, for when the episode
had been rehearsed mine host, pref
acing by way of momentum, "a lit
tie learning is dangerous thing"
reflected that in the olden time it |
must have been no small matter to
build up a wall by the power of |
music, seeing that nowadays it was
most difficult to move even a cloud |
by the same.
"True," Gabriel acquiesced, "such |
feats seem practicable enough on
paper; but, success granted, | war
rant that the achievements one
comes across in chronicles were not
he crust breaking performances
hat the old bards report. Times,
moreover, have changed. We live
n another age. Different condi-
ions environ us. Waving enigmas
lbroad or in remote periods, there
ire problems at our very doors
lamoring for solution. Reviewing
all and recalling trenchant OBJ
ervation touching the happiness OF
lome keeping wits, | am more than
yer impressed with the force of our
dage"-
"Schuster, bleib' bel deinen leiS-
emf" Shoemaker, stick to your
ast) anticipated Herr Veit gleeful-
y and for once at least aptly.