Gunnison news-champion., 1905-11-03

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had feared they might.
SAY said Billy. slowly. putting his
foreinQer on sse breast of Irsse's . ees;.
that's great ssuN. just do that .
couple Of times on besrd the h,st whils
| knock out q little accompaniment "a
the old concc rtlnA. and well psck NR
b money
Irane vas elated- Mere was his
chance 10 escape from al his difficulties.
Ne wondered that lac had not tho.xhf
earlier o. using his voice to make hls
living
lie had often been asectea by just
such hentertsInmenss A. he ncw proposed
10 take part in. and b. had won0ered
what would be the success ~ 9 really
competent performer. he had no end
Of faith In good music. and he resolved
to give the ferry boat passengers some
thing worth hearing. The time dragged
heavily till twelve O'Clock, when biily
said the cartain could rlse. Billy WAS a
queer specimen. And Drsne would
have felt very much ashamed of his
society under ordinary circumstance
bat nov he only thanked his stars tha;
the fellow was no worse. He was a
great deal more ashamed VI the concer-
tina. and afraid OF it, too.
They left the hotel and boarded the
ewelve-o'clock boat. Drane WAS nervous.
He hadn t decided what To sing and he
feared the miscellaneous audience to
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public, and occasionally in costumed
light opera parts. but he had never been
so thoroughly and outrageously made
up" before
They took their positions in the wei
come obscurity of the passage between
the forward and after cabins ON the
ladies side.
We'll have to wait till she starts
said Billy. That's the rule, and per-
haps it's just as we'll. None Of 'em can
escape after you begin to sing"
Drane shivered. lin q little nervous
about these new songs" Billy acknowl-
edged. DO you think ia better try TO
foller along Or strike one chord all the
time and take nv chsnces?'
Billy" replied Drane, pointing V
the concertina while the cold lerspi-
ration gathersA on his brow, .'if you
let that thing BREAK loose while I'm
singing I'll throw you overheard"
'Oh, III handle her careful." sid
Billy. Don't you worry about me. Go
ahead now. she's started
Billy pushed Drane out into the cabin
and then xJrac ted a few walls from the
concertina by way of prelude. When he
had finished, Drane began the we'll
known air, ''Spirito Gentil," which is
suited to . high tenor voice, but not to
an audience of New Jersey people re-
turning to their homes In the dead Of
night. After the first few me lodious notes
had agitated the air, an intoxicated citi-
zen walked up with q start and shouted:
Say boss, quit that and sing something
We ell know. Sing Annie Laurie"
The inebriate st&rt.a his favorite
song in . voice much the worse for
liquor, aud both he and Drane were
having . very bad time Of it, when
Billy, thinking it his duty to help his
partner in distress, came to the rescue
with concertina accompaniment.
fortissimo, which passed from one kew
to another like gentleman struggling
with series Of epileptic fits. Several
persons near the door escaped, and
others were on the point Of following
their example. Drane kept his tune
and his temper for about minute; and
then, turning suddenly, he kicked
Bllly's concertina clear to the roof OF
the cabin and fed in disgust before it
came down.
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