The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-26
W|LLY'S VOICE

BY JOSEPH BAuGHER

n
] not only the pride of his family \,
was me admiration of the community
at large.
ne trllled like a bird, or what IL
more to the purpose, he sang like a
prlma-donna, and all who heard him
I mafVeled at his wonderful voice He
possessed much girlish beauty. and
NC iiau the gentlest Of dispositions
| Which no amount Of adulation could
spoil
Inc many fattering professional OF.
tefs made him We're peremptorily re.
lected by his family, They coddlea
the boy as carefully as they nursed
| his voice
His uncle, Mr. Robert Triggs, the
wealthy proprietor Of several large
auction stores in the city. had made
Willie his special care. Mr.. Triggs
intended when the time camel mar
his nephew should study under the
best masters abroad, but in The mean.
time' ne should learn all he could fro-l
local talent
no expense was 10 be spared to |
make Willie the greatest OF modern
tehofs; that he would be ANYTHING |
else never for a moment, was enter /
tanned by Mr.. Triggs, who had said
more than once, that Heavens great
EST gift to man was a lyric tenor
voice, that a bass voice was neces.
sary evil, and that deep.toned wonl-
an was visitation of Providence
Willie had learned from the vii
age music teacher all the latter had
% teach, and began preparations for
MS trip abroad. The event was cele.
'rated by a musical entertainment
entered Willie by the members Of
ne FIrst congregational church The
oncert came off ON the eve of The {
oy's departure. ANA Mr.. Trfgas had {
fousht a score of musical friends
rom the city to attest the wonder.
II quality of his nephew's voice.
me church was crowded and
Ferything passed off more than sat y
factorily until the third number of
Ie second part of the programme al
hen something happened: Wille's III
nee mad gotten away from him st
nile ne was in the middle of an
a0orate Wagnerian air his voice sud III
my leaped three bars over the
#. 1t fingered there for an IN. pc
mt and then as suddenly Owed he J
v 1t, After seesawing In this man, af'
for nearly minute, Willie sat WI
Wn, followed by-silence. ne
some thought that the bellows had sii'
Tst, others that the organ pipes .el
re out Of joint, but Mr. Trigss. who mo
S an authority. raised his hand III
Inc boys voice has changed he pul
q and that's all there is about it." car
ne gloom that settled over Sunny
Q that night was not lifted for sd
NY months; and even to this dav roo
wonderful gymnastics that WiHie'e iad
re went through that night are NOT up
'rred to without shudder. was
lille was entirely oblivious, hiei
nge to say, to that which to her
ryone else was painfully evident i've
ne continued in the choir, notwith ehe
ding the many hints that his res A
tfon would be accepted, and that ed
mould be reinstated whenever his slhe
e had established itea,f ,nao leng
uncertain basis. But he did not WIN
the mint. until one night at re muir
sal Squire Bishop, the bass. took w
aside tries
our voice is tha rooat ,,,,,,-.e., the
In the world, Willie" he said ia
can never tell what IT, ooi,,a, -, nece
ext, One minute it's baloonine Woo
high c, and the next it's grub DeIol
under low G WIN don,t ,a'. Delie
IL to a sliding scala >" none
lat's RIGHT wiuion al, urer
er. the tenor, who had overheard 'ooN
Bishop. But if you can only q hai
&c to blend those two voices of noiro
Ill advertise You as the great 'iS 81,
My duetest on earth I'n take 1T
n the road ana ,,,,I,a - an talkin
> the tenor could Ct, she h
ling under banob ,,.i.,, 10y him.
Ith hands clenched and ewes i4"uie
, stood glaring at the bass. Niio"i
ok here, Squire Bishop." he 'ln'as
led, I've stood this thing iuet y"uhs
as lone as 80, INNS just that s.
"A 81 ,o,, 90 49,. ~ W s'ahu At [
! to me 80. 80 ma" say 8 a com
les scared 'kyward) II will nm
rae Bob, will (now his voice wi =
from the de. .hs) I'll punck his l <
Richar
Ia maopwbi,, A.. ri, in the
with NOT a it,t,z , was woman
dav whom wutto ....i, ilpn'ie'iee wives,
Duld sootbe tho go,,le =, ~. 1T di
tSee "Aux uaIia,e - -. 60 piled 4
nj day which, however hno"
'ame, for Willie's voice one Inc
ssolved itself into the deepest 4 bei
a most untunefnl bass she sal,
---- I've bee
on,., cztL., trict.