The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-10
The Eagles Studio

listening 10 il. while others show unsnis-
taxable dislike 10 the sound Fer some
years my father lived in an old hal In
the neighborhood OF one OF our large
towns. and there ! saw the influence OF
music upon many animals. There was
beautiful horse. the pride ard delight OF
US ALL and. Ike many others. he d. siikco
being caught One hot summer day. I
was sitting az work I'm the garden. when
old Willy. the gardener. appeared. stream
ing wi;h perspirslticn What Is the mat
ter. WHY Matter enough. miss.
There's that Robert. the uncanry. he
wouldn't be caught. all l could do or say
I've given hsm corn. ard one CT the best
pears OF the tree. but he's too deep for
me. He sna,shed the pear. kicked up
his heels and OF he is. laughing at me.
at the bottom OF the meadow" Well.
Willy. what can do lie won't let me
catch him. you know "Ay. but. Miss,
II you will only just so In and begin n
toon on the pesnner. cook Saws he Will
come up to the fence and hearkes 10 you.
for he Is always doing that: and. MAYBE
I can sip behind him and catch hisr
/ went in at once. not expecting my STRAIT
egern 10 succeed, but In few minutes the
sascy creature was standing listening
quietly. while | played. The halter was
soon around his neck. and he went away
harnessed. quite happy and centented.
There was Z great popularity about his
taste for music. He never would stay 10
listen 20 Il plsin,iye song. ! soon OBJ
served this. II | played ''Sccts VIA
Haze" he would listen well pleased. IL
changed the measure and expression.
playing the same air p!aintieeiy. he would
toss his head and walk away. as II 10
say. THAT Is rot my sort OF music.
Changing 10 something martial he would
return and listen TO me. In this respect
he entirely differed from besutlfui cow
We had. She had an awful temper. Shs
never would so with the other cows at
milking time. She liked the cook. and
when not too busy. cook would manage
Miss Nancy. when the cook MIXED her
IL was always close to the fence near ;hc
drawing room. II 1 were playing she
would stand perfectly stiii. yielding her
milk without any troahlc snd Would re-
main unin ceased. So long as played
plaintive music. Land o the Local.
Home Sweet Home" Robin Affair."
ard sweet tender airs. she seemed en-
tranced I have tried her. and changed
TO marital music. whersHpon she invari-
ably walked away .--ilarper's
HANDEL AND BACH
So wonderously gifted were thsy that 70
this day the world Is puzzled 90 decide
which is the greater. which Is al the
more extraordinary. because the two men
were widely different. both in life and
character Handel was a ch0leTie rowing
over the world. bachelor; Bach. domes
tic tarry-at-home citizen. was twice mar
ried. and hsd twenty children Handers
choral music was made dcSisnctly simple.
experience having shown that the major
ity are dali and ignorant. But Bach
vas never obliged to make his music easy.
Devoted scholars alone surrounded him.
and by them NJ was revered None dared
20 complain. but wroked away 20 accom-
plish whatever the master had wr.ttsn
down. Bach never borrowed msslc FROM,
anyone: fIeadel borrowed largely. \ more
eventful lie than that n Baeh. I wosIt
be scarcely possible 10 and So different
were the surroundings II the two men.
ana ye; IN natur51 gifts they wege curl
ougly alike. standing aione az they d!d az
either size Of the stream OF the eishtssnih
century. Both were enormously "a adj
vance ~ their age. bat the most 50 wa>
Bach. whose anticipation by century -
all that the faodeTna have discovered T..
perhaps. the most wonderful thing IN the
history Of music.-Dgbiiu Express.
THEREsE RYAN.