Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-10-01
THE POWER OF MUSIC.
10 "A Lady who Had Little
Use for H.

In one of the local music stores the
other day several 'esmen were relat-
ing experiences connected wish the
craft. wAeH ne nf The ra".i N % 80,
been o fpa.sr in organs iu atr = WY
10 a western stats where q. aG acted
as agent fur big concern in supply
ing the locf trade rrew rer.uiscent,
relate. the Wsshiprtrn sfar.
II Tue,r her an inci't-; corrected
with tie. .fa.e Of those cr''-~4 organs
that has somewhat the f't.r T the
| David UHrum hoss trace" said he.
My rival IN the organ brsiness IN the
western town was one Of tie sliclest
sulcsmen that ever cajoled the elueive
cr-rency from folded fist TIE FED
low-his name was Bishnp-sold or
gers 20 e"iy every family in three
counties. We got our instruments for
about S2s net, and the regular selling
price was $50.
"Eishop had light wagon con-
structed esrecially for carrying a cot
tage organ and he would lopd in one
Of the Instruments and, toge iher with
his assi tart who was a fine musician,
would start for the country.
zone day he drove to farm owned
and managed by a wealthy old Irish
lady who conldn't tell music score
from a bneetall tally sheet As Piebop
and his siytant drove up to the house
with organ in the wagon the old lady
came out before the door. and with
her arms akimbo struck a Delsartean
pose suggestive of the naughty deci-
sion, and said:
"'Take thot thing out OF me yardl
Move on wild yez. I won't have no
music boxes around me. Don't We
dare to take it out av the wagin, or I'll
break it open wild an ak
"'Ob, | didn't intend to take the
organ out. Mrs. Murphy said Bishop.
Il only wanted to water my horses
at was a warm day and. after
watering the animals, the two began
conyersing pleasantly with Mrs Mur-
phv until her agprrssiveness relaxed.
| Bishop declared il was too warm to
! take 10 the road for a while and that
| they would have TO rest. He nre~ emit
| ~ induced the old lady to let them
| put the organ under a shade tree out
of the sun. The two cors0irators
| against the peace of the ioreer Id
str He'd aimlessly about the yard. and
after nw'T'r the Young fello'v o~ened
I'M the organ and heoqn rlayinp lively
airs with the Irish ticking crt mn over
| them. He w7s an excellent performer
| and he coa-ed all The Irish out of that
instrument there was in it. and rres-
emily Mrs Murphy peeked out nt the
door. The assiytnnt PLAYED through
his list Of airs and started on some Of
the old songs dear to every native ~
old Erin using the stops and pedals
with great effect
"'And nhwat do yez ask fer thing
like thotT the old lady presently
asked Bishop
"'Wc usually get s75 for that organ
he repiied indifferently. and went on
sauntering about the yard.
''lhe music continued and after a
few minutes Mrs. Murphy asked:
Would ye sell il any cheaper fer cashY
"'No,' says Bishop, that's the low
est cash price
Mrs Murphy walked back to the
house, Finally the young man closed
the organ with a snap and backed ur
the wagon preparatory to reloading
Mrs Murphy came ont with unmistak-
able interest visible in her counte-
nance. She looked the organ over a
moment and then said;
"'Now, Mr.. Bishop. couldn't We
throw OIL five dollars if I'd give We cash
money?
"'No,' said he, this organ is the.one
! am using for a sample, and it's one
Of the hest. don't care to sell il
anyway, but have some down 1t the
store and he went on reloading.
"Ihe old lady's Irish blood was up.
She couldn't let an instrument that
could express the sentiments of those
old melodies so sweetly escape her
so she said: Il don't want any other
one, just be aisy now and wait o
minute and she lodged into the
house. where the family bank. con.
sisting Of an old stocking. was opened.
and she counted out S75 for the lucky
| salesman.
"Ihe organ was placed in the parlor
the assistant taught the old lady
chord, and as they drove away they
could hear her hammering on the
organ with eXcruciating results
Down the road for half mile they
could hear 'tum, tum-tum. tum. tum.
tum.' as she endeavored to get her
moneys worth. The only time It at
forded her satisfaction, however. was
when some visitor who could play
dropped in, and then the music Of old
Erin could be heard from the roadway
| fnr hmm "