The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14

breakfast in a lazy dressing gown and slippers.
 In the afternoon some callers came, and 1t occurred to me to entertain them with my new-found talents. Then they wished to try their hands or feet, to be more exact; and I am that sure that Paderewski, had he passed the house, would have halted and taken notes. As it was, my neigh Dor Workman dropped in What in Heavens name are you trying to do over here?" he said, thought not al- together spontaneously. But his i'll feeling melted away as I showed him over the new possessions. lie even Ventured to try his luck with the fig ger. He even vaunted and betted that he could obtain better results from it than could myself. His friend, Jobson, had owned one for years. he said, and he knew all about them.
 | Nice man, Workman but he thinks very well of himself
 He stayed that afternoon, after all the other callers had gone. He stayed to tea. And after tea we had friendly contest, to see which of us could play the Magic Fire and Celeste Aida with the more vim and venom. Workman contended that he could obtain the more expression by the
 manipulation of his feet whilst I held faithful to the expression buttons that by now had become aS pets and in the management of witch I now consida ercde myself something of an artist ] By Monday morning thought all the sS rolls had become a shade hackneyed. would drop in at the cir culating library on my way in town, exchange them for 24 new ones and also order some 20 more that struck my fancy as I looked through the cat alogue. Incidentally I also stopped a: the veternarys office, Towser seemed g little off his feed I also called at the intelligence office to leave word for new cook; my old one-1O years in our service, confound her!-had given notice
 That evening Workman happened in again-just an incidental call, he said, although, previous to the day be- 1 fore he had not been in for six weeks. i've tried over ali the new 24 rolls and liked them very much. While I was playing Workman would stand behind my back giving me instruc- tions, andshifting from one foot to the bother, such was his eagerness to have my place on the stool. And as soon as he was there he would show me the iplaces where he was playing with more passion or more delicacy than I. Nice fellow Workman, but not at all kind to his family, hear.
 On Tuesday the new rolls had or dered arrived, and we gave them a thorough tryout, Workman and l. I had intended to write few letters that evening and do few other odd jobs about the house but the morrow I thought, would do.
 On Wednesday I took back that 24 rolls to the library and got 24 others, also ordering several from the fac tory that thought indispensable to the library of any gentleman. I set out to attend to my correspondence, but Workman dropped in and finally Hively dropped in, too, lively is my other neighbor and one of my best customers. He said he had just sauntered over to see what it was we had that was exciting the community and thought he smiled rather oddly as he said It. Workman and I gave him our entire repertoire in our best style and then he left.
 Patronlze the symphony concerts. does Iively and somewhat fancies his taste in music. Workman and I couldn't help smiling to each other liwhen he went
 On Thursday Workman didn't show Iup. I don't know whether it was be- cause had probably hurt his feelings with bit of criticism on his foot-ar- tistry of the night before or whether lit was because had asked him wouldn't he exchange my 24 rolls for me They weigh a mere trife
 On Friday half 8 dozen gentlemen of the community honored me with a call, never having shown me much att
 tention before They said they were curious to know where all the music came from and began to taste some of the sweets of popularity It didn't
 occur to me till day or two after
 ward that their demeanor partool1 Isomewhat of the character usual to a
 eomnittee. That thought struck me
 when received tAeir round-robin communication.
 It amused me at first; but pshaw! I thought; every mans house is his castle" and ordered some new music l--the sextet from Lucas, that I was
 particularly anxious to try and Flor
 istan's song from Fidelio and easily
 a dozen others.
 ] That was last Friday night, I have lhad the player two weeks now, taken
 altogether and am not quite so keen
 about it as I was at first have
 executed great deal of music--havo Indeed executed many things. I have
 no dog, l have no cook. I can work
 myself purple in the face over Celeste
 Aida, and I can snatch Beethoven
 baldheaded. But my business Is go- ling back; have fewer friends; and
 have lost weight What I do have is
 a tremendous music bill and severe Ipain in my back.
 am an enthusiast or nothing, and
 there is just now q piano-player for indeed executed many things. I have
 faint hope that no one will buy it.
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