New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-03

In the year 1858 there lived in the city OF
Halle. in Saxony. Germany, a certain prosperous
surgeon known as Meister Georg Handel. He
was widower Of sixty and the father Of sew
eral grown-up children. That he was clever
man there can be 40 doubt for he had been
left 10 care for himself when only fourteen, and
had succeeded by his own unaided efforts in
raising himself TO a position Of considerable
prominence But. although he was in his own
time and place man Of some consequence. we
should probably never have heard Of him had
he not al the time when this story opens taken
10 himself second wife. who was thenceforth
known as Frau Dorothea Handel
On February 23. 1855. a son was born 10
Neister Georg and Frau Dorothea who was
christened Georg Friedrich. and then. in the
course Of time, a strange thing happened. The
baby began 10 show a great fondness for music
Such thing had never been known before in
The house Of Handel and just why Georg Fried
rich should have been different from the rest of
The family none OF the learned people who have
discussed the matter in the 222 years since he
vas born have been able TO tell. At first Meister
Georg was quite undisturbed by this peculiar
taste Of his young son. but when il grew to such
an extent that his chief delight was in mimic
orchestra Of toy drums and trumpets. horns.
flutes and jewsharps he became alarmed. lie
had decided that this darling child Of his old
age was 10 be a lawyer. and. determined TO nip
n the bud any inclination toward a less dig
nihed calling. he declared thar he would have
no more such jingling." Meister Georg was ac-
customed to being obeyed. and he heard no
More 'jingling." but that was not. as he sup
posed, because The "jngling" had stepped.
Apparently Georg Friedrich had some friend
who possessed heart tender enough 70 be
moved by his distress at the loss Of his greatest
cff had al.
tender heart. sufficient strength OF mind to act
contrary to the wishes OF NeIster Georg. with
The help % This friend ne obtained and hid in
garret ono Of those instruments CT the time.
which, though resembling in many ways our
piano. were smaller and had much less power
~ tone Now the "5ingling" wen on when the
other members OF the family were asleep. until
AZ last The work Of The piotters against the
ihofity OF Meister Georg came 10 light in way
that quite spelled his plan Of making a lawyer
Q; his son.
One day. when Georg Friedrich was seven or
eigat years old. be learned that his father IVES
going 20 visit the Court Of S3chse- Weissenfelz
about twenty-five miles away. The Duke =
sachse-W eissenfeis kept in his employ band
Ct musicians. and = may he shat the little Roy
had been told of tie fire music that was 10 be
neard there. Anyway, he was extremely anxious
70 80 with his fa1her. and tried in every way he
could 10 get permission. but without success
But neither then nor III any other time in his
life did Georg Friedrich think that the fact %
fhe7e being very great difficulties in the way OF
Ais doing the thing he wanted 20 90 was rea-
-9n enough for giving x Up.
4ais was how II happened that when Meister
seofss carriage left Halle there was 4 small
~ iolowins, 80 declined 10 return. So after
i'Ag and weary run he vas given the coveted
anl seal, and thus be trlamphantly entered
''-,lsaniels. ATEived a: the court he quickly