The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-07
Upton SSimC1@AT
Copyright 1905 BY Upton Sinclair.l

Beyond opens q door INTO tn0 kltchen
where there Id d glimpse to be- had 0l
range with much steam ascending
from It, and many womo1. old an<
young, rushing hithef and thither II
the corner to the left are the thret
musicians, upon d little platform, toll
ing herOically to make some impress
sion upon the hubbub; also the b.
bies. similarly occupied. and an oper
window whence the populace imbibel
the sights and sounds and doors.
Suddenly some Of the steam be
gins to advance, and. peering through
1t, you discern Aunt NlIzabeth, Ona'i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Elxbieta, as they
call her bearing aloft q great platter
of stewed duck. Behind her 10 Kotri
ma. making her way cautiously, stag
gering beneath a similar burden; and
half d minute later there appears OLD
Grandmother Majausziiene. with .
big yellow bowl Of smoking potatoes
nearly as big as herself, SO, bit by
bit, the feast takes form--there 10 .
ham and q. dish OF sauerkrnut, boiled
rice, macarOni, bologna sausages
great piles OF penny buns, bowls o.
milk. and foaming pitchers OF beer
There Is also, not six feet from your
back, the bar, where you may order
all you please and do not have Il
pay for IL. "Eilxsx! Graicziau!'
screams Maria Berczynskas, and falls
I to work herself--for there III more
upon the stove inside that will be
spoiled II 1t be not eaten,
SO, with laughter and shouts and
endless badinage and merriment, thu
guests take their places. The young
men. who for the most part have
been huddled near the door, summon
their resolution and advance: and Tho
shrinking Jurgls 10 poked and scoldet
by the old folks until he consents X
seat himself at the right hand d
the bride. The two bridesmaids
whose insignia Of ONCE are paper
wreaths, come next, and after then
the rest Of the guests old and young
boys and girls. The spirit OF the oc
casion takes hold OF the stately oar
tender, who condescends to q plate D,
stewed duck: even the fat policeman
whose duty II will be, later In thu
evening, to break up the nights
draws q chair to the foot OF the table
And the children shout and the babies
yell, and every one laughs and sings
and chatters---while above all thu
deafening clamor Cousin Marijl
shouts orders TO the musicians.
The musicians how shall one be
gin TO describe themf All this tim,
they have been there, playing IN
mad ffenzy--alI OF this scene must b,
read, or said, or sung, TO music. Ht Il
the music that makes II what II III
II Is the music which changes chi,
place from the rearroom OF sAloOl
In back Of the yards TO fairy place
a wonderland, q little corner OF til,
high mansions Of the sky.
The little person who leads thfI
trio 10 an inspired man. His fiddle Il
out Of time, and there IL no rosin o.
his bow, but still he Is an inspire,
man--the hands of the muses. hay,
been laid upon him. He plays lik'
one possessed by demon, BY d who'll
horde Of demons. You can feel stl,eu
In the air round about him: caperinI
franticaIly: with their invisible fee
they Get the pace, and the hair Or en-,
leader Of the orchestra rises on end
and his eyebalIs start from their eocl,
cts. 80 he tells to keep up with them
TanOgziuE KuszleilxA a his name
and he has taught himself 70 play III,
violin by practising All night. ate
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