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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-04-14
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and traced upon the distant heights
a great white line which formed the
horizon and of that deep blue sky now
unruffled by wind or married by cloud
20 night murmured the musician
as he leaned with his elbows OF
the window sill-"O mysterious moon
you are my friendi | understand
everything you say to me. The les
son of resignation you teach me this
evening ! shall never forget! Give
me inspiration Descend upon me
with all the train of your majestic and
silent splendors in order that / may
be able to speak of you and disclose
your immortal beauty to that pool
child who has never known you"
The two spectators of that strange
scene remained mute, awed and fasci
mated by the exaltation Of the young
musician He returned to the plano
near which Alice was sitting. lost il
deep reverie. He took her hant
and said:
My child. you do not know the ap
pearance of the clear. soft night
which dra WIS over the heavens its i'm
perial mantle. dotted with glitterine
stars; you do not know what the beau
tiful round moon says to the prouC
souls and taciturn hearts that love
solitude and sorrow. All, well, / shall
try to tell you all thatl''
She was almost on her knees be
fore him. He resumed his place at the
piano and played.
What be played no facility Of style
no artiflce of language. can ever ex
press There are certain musica
works which seize upon the soul
soothe it, soften it or agitate it. EacI
chord. each note. causes the Vibration
within US Of some hitherto unknown
sense. Our sentimental personality Ii
deliciously or terribly awakened. Final
ly the last note dies away We re
turn to ourselves. we try to analyzt
what we have so wildly experienced
and we quickly perceive that 1t is al
impossible task. So the devotees Of
the occult sciences pretend that music
is the language OF the spirit world.
When the musician had finished hi
looked around him. The blind girl
motionless and TRANSPORTED, seemed
to be In heaven. In one corner thu
boy. to whom this humble home be
longed. was weeping freely. his heat
between his hands. Master Joachim
was standing behind his companion
with his enormous mouth open IL
amazement and his eyes fixed on thu
musician In absolute surprise TIL,
young man smiled. softly closed thu
piano, approached the blind girl ant
kissed her ON the forehead. then wills
pered to the old organist:
Come, and do not make a noise
Silently they gained the door and
disappeared
A moment later the young artisan
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III

VA EFORE the young master of
the humble cottage had recoy
cred from his establishment
the elder of the two strangers
approached him and said:
Excuse our informal entrance. my
master. My friend and are two very
poor but enthusiastic musicians. We
were passing through the street when
we were attracted by the sound of
your piano and could not resist our
desire TO become acquainted with the
artist the unknown brother or sister.
who is concealed In this remote sub
urb."
"Alas. sir" replied the young man.
I'VE are not artists. but only humble
working people. Our life is very
hard one. but my sister sometimes
brightens 1t with a fugitive ray of sun
shine by playing. as she did this even
ing. some melodies that she has learn
ed
The younger of the two visitors now
approached Alice. She trembled visf
bly, when he touched her lightly on
the shoulder and said in a gentle
voice:
You like that music, my childY"
"Oh. yes!'' she murmured- Il love
It'll cherish IT! 1t is sublimel Only
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somber expression that we noticed
there before he began to play The
fire of enthusiasm now blazed in his
eyes; powerful emotion agitated his
lips Framed In the waving torrents
of his long hair. his face was that of
a master of human thought.
He ceased playing upon a final ma
jestic chord: then he bowed his head.
and his eyes gazed vacantly into space.
His thoughts were no longer of this
earth The inspiring power of his own
music had overwhelmed his soul and
marked his pale features with the
traits of genius. Suddenly. in a burst
Of violence. he arose and ran to the
window and opened 1t wide to the
wintry air.
The moon upon its course reigned
as sovereign mistress Of the evening
sky, and the scene which it illumined
was OF extraordinary beauty and re-
pose. From that height the view en-
braced the entire city of Bonn, which
climbs zigzag along the hills, trav-
ersed by Its sparkling river, now hid
den by Its coat of ice. There was some
thing fantastic in the vast immo-
bility of the landscape, In the striking
contrast of the immaculate snow
which covered the city like a shroud
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A Few Executions

There was no love lost between Ru-
fus and his teacher. Rufus thought
the teacher was severe and occa-
slonally unjust person who had never
known what it was to be young and
full of fun, while the teacher consid-
cred the little darby both stupid and
mischievous.
You are not attending to what
say, Rufus" said the teacher one day
In the midst of an address to her class
Yes, teacher. truly is" said Rufus.
with the reversion to the speech he
had learned at home which often ac-
companied great earnestness.
You should never say i isp /" com
manded the teacher. 4 have told you
that hundred times. You know the
correct form. There are no exceptions
to its use. Give me two examples at
once"
"Yas'm," said Rufus meekly. Il am
one OF de letters of de alphabet. am
a pronoun. YOUTHS Companion
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NOT A TRAMP.
The Tag That Rider Hassard Put on
Literary Hobo.

The Tag That Rider Hagsard Put on
Literary Hobo.
Rider Haggard was on one occasio
travelling acEers the United States
the guest Of John Hays Hammo1
Hammond's private car.
what l want to see" said Has
gard, sis the real tramp. haven't
seen one since l reached this country
l can't believe you have as many "a
has been stated to be the case
Harris Hammond, the eldest son ef
John Hays, promised:
"Pll show you one at the next ST. B
He had seen one riding on the trr.
Under the ear. and at the next stat
he went down and called the hobo On
When the tramp entered the car h.
was covered with cinders and tlus,
and looked like something from thu
lower regions
Hammond shook hands with hin,
and introduced him, saying:
This is Mr.. Rider Haggard.,,
Rider Haggardr' exclaimed tbe
hobo. why. I've read ali Of vo,,r
books and loved every one Of themia
Then he sat down and discuasa1 III.
erature with Haggard for half IA
hour At the end of the talk Harris
took him back, let him get some Of ~
dust and cinders Off and handed him 1
good cigar.
THAT fellows not fran,p,, 80,
Haggard. Tiles gentlelnsn
tress Popular Magazine,
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trude's neighbor was young musician
mysterious and eccentric. who was on
the verge of being dispossessed by his
landlord because he was too poor to
pay his rent and for the additional rea
son that he disturbed the sleep Of his
neighbors by loud and untimely up
roars similar to that which RECALLED
your ears
do not say that. dear Fritz. even
N fun. or you will offend me. The
strange musician whom | heard thai
night was one of those angels sent to
earth by God and known to US by the
name of genius
She remained silent for a moment.
struggling against her emotion. Tnen
in an outburst of exaltation she ex-
claimed:
''Oh. to hear him once more-only
once-would be foretaste of celestial
blissv'
Instinctively she softly played the
theme of her beloved andante as an ac-
compartment to the following prayer:
Bright king of this holy night
Christmas. Father Christmas. good Fa-
Their Christmas. who concealeth thy
venerable head under the hood of the
great red cloak so full of enchant-
ments: thou who this winters night
with thy snowy beard floating in the
frosty air. doth traverse the world and
stop by preference before the more
humble and sorrowful dwellings to
crafty the modest wishes Of those
simple souls who have faith in thy
power-Father Christmas, grant In
this solemn vigil the wishes Of thy
humble and devoted servants. oh.
kind and loving friend of women and
children. grant. | pray. that ] may hear
him once morer'
Fritz had arisen. much affected by
the fervor of the girls prayer He was
about TO speak when the door suddenly
opened and Two strangers appeared
upon the threshold
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SHE LISTENED WITH ALL HER SOUL.

SHE LISTENED WITH ALL HER SOUL.
| feel that can never play 81 as II
should be played"
But" said the musician, who was
standing now before the instrument
you have no: the music Do you play
by carr
Upon hearing these words the broth
er ran to his sisters side and took heI
hand, while she replied in sad voice:
Look at me. sir-you who are Sc
fortunate as to have your sight. lam
blind"
There was a moment of painful 81
lence.
"Ah. my child" said the musician
God aflicts IN this life those he wish
es to glorify in the next world. | also
have heavy cross to bear, and some
times / am tempted to curse my fate
but always have at my side divine
music! Let 1t console u:
now. What you were playing a few
moments ago is not unknown to me
May play 1t now?"
Without waiting for reply he seat
ed himself before the old harpsicord
At the sound of the first few notes
the blind girl trembled with joy. Hat
not the good Father Christmas grant
ed her prayer?
Under the touch of master, Ugh
and heavenly as it was. under thu
stress of that divine inspiration. thu
old instrument became sonorous anC
pathetic All. how 1t throbbed. sang
wept, laughed and sighed by turns
Yes, yes. it was the same that sh'
had heard year ago at the bedside
Of her dying aunt AS the volume o
music reverberated through the hum
BILE room an ecstatic glow lighted thu
girls features. With clasped hands
with parted lips and with her poo
sightless eyes raised toward HEAVIER
she listened with all her soul-as |
saint might listen to the singing O
invisible angels.
The player also was TRANSPORTED
His face no longer bore the bitter AMI
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THE MIsTLEToE BoUGH.
Thoughts Of Which It Eas Long Been
EnahIarnafic

S0see~ - e'tst~U - t-NN AsVEt8 6SON
EnbIematic.
The mistletoe boughs and sprigs
bring again to mind the superstitions
regarding this curious parasite. ~
For many generations after t. M
Druid was dust the mistlet0e ~
votaries. The plant had aIig NJ
medicinal property. aecordln AZ
physicians. II was believe ~
remedy for Ills. physical, - NJ
sentimental. In pagan daysDn NJ
dedicated to Olwen. the CelticSf Gei
slnd through the ages the ple, ~.
the tender passion were rashss--sdti
nately intwined. kissing beneath it
began SO far back in history that no
one has ever attempted to trace the
custom TO its youth
The Druids. in common with almost
ell primitive men. had deen rever-
ence for the idea of the trinity-tbe
number three. The white berries Of
the mistletoe are often found In groups
Of three. and this circumstance as well
IS the fact that the berries ripen at
the sacred season. although they flow
er with apple blossoms and wild roses.
must have impressed them AT all
events, the white boughs were gather
ed near the end Of the year and played
an important part In the ceremonies
Of December
The Druids did not regard all mistse
toe with reverence. or at least they did
not gather II In their ceremonies from
any tree except the oak. which was
their sacred tree. Now the mIstIe, D.
almost never grows on oak trees. tnA
England the continent of Europe and
In America the pretty parasitic growfle .
the Viscum album Of the botanists. Is
found growing on apple trees. willows.
larches. sycamores. poplarss elms ana
many other trees. but very rarely OF
oak trees.
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"Hoi" EXCLAIMED THE KAPELL-ME1sTER.
illuminate their windows as an invita-
ton and welcome to the passersby.
And, above all. monseigneur' treas
urer did not forget to pay me my sal
airy Come. comrade! Let US 60"
Suddenly be ceased speaking. and his
gaunt features assumed sympathetic
expression. When he resumed his
speech 1t was in a gentle and tender
tone:
'Ah. you are suffering as always. my
poor grand geniusr'
Then the young man arose brusquely.
savagely wiped away tear that was
coursing down his cheek and exclaim-
ed in a violent manner:
'.Oh. be quiet. hate the world Its
pleasures are to me like so many
thrusts of knife. | hate the human
race: | hate myself. Genius. did you
say? Yes. If that is to be the victim
of every torture and every sorrow; to
see oneself the subject of insult, sus-
piciou and public Indifference; to hear
hunger. thirst and disease knock at
ones door; to feel that all the sublime
voices. all the vast Inspirations of ones
heart and brain, are stified by the cold
ness of death: If it is to be a recluse
and a pariah. then. indeed. am | a
genius But come. These walls. the
silent witnesses of my despair. give me
the horrors.
Then with unaffected tenderness and
paternal solicitude the old organist re-
moved his greatcoat aud placed 1t over
the shoulders of his friend But the
young man scarcely realized the act
Of kindness. so absorbed was he in his
own meditations.
They left the house and walked slow
ly. arm in arm. through the narrow
streets. which now were thickly car
peted with snow. The old organist
selected the route. kept a watchful eye
on his companion and even tried. with
his own eyes full of tears. to bring a
smile to the face of his young friend.
whose features under the pale light of
the stars looked unusually somber and
mysterious. as If In harmony with the
silence and solemnity of that winter:
night.
At last they reached the heights Of
the suburb called Coblentz, which
overlooks the ancient city. and were
passing through one of its most re
tired streets when the young man sud
denly stopped and grasped the arm Of
his companion.
''Hushr he said. ''Listenr'
Master Joachim. bending his head t.
one side, seemed to increase the vas
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n BOUT 100 years ago there was
IA very poor young man who
II "A lodged in the attic of an old
dilapidated house In the Platz
Roemer, in the city Of Bonn, Germany.
He was so sensitive of his poverty
that he would not appear on the street
In the daytime. fearing that strangers
would scoff at his soiled linen and tat
tered clothes. The neighbors declared,
and with reasonable cause. that the
man was demented. for his gray eyes
glittered with strange light beneath
his pale and massive forehead. His
long hair fell In disordered masses
about his emaciated cheeks. The set
expression of his thin lips betokened
the bitterness of his life. and the deal
er In wax tapers who lodged In the
adjoining room asserted that the
young man passed his days and nights
furiously playing upon an old piano
and covering great sheets of white pa
per with lncomprehensible scrawls.
Whenever he ventured upon the street
the housewives ran to their doorsteps
to see him pass by, and the children
scoffed at him. No one knew his
name or profession. whence be came
or whittier he went. He had only one
friend. who called every evening at
sunset. The latter was a person well
known In the city of Bonn. He was
the tall. gaunt drunkard. Joachim
Fuescher. organist of the cathedral
and kapell-meister for monseigneur the
bishop.
One Christmas eve Master Joachim.
warmly ensconced In his Anticipated
greatcoat climbed the rickety stairs
and without knocking entered the at
tic of his friend just at the beginning
of the winter twilight. He found the
young man sitting at the window. gaz-
ing sadly at the Enthusiastically carved
gables. the turrets and spires of the
ancient city. over which the snow had
spread shroud of uniform and gilt
tering wilderness.
"Ho. hor' exclaimed the kapell-
meister as he slapped the young man
on the shoulder What do ! see?
What do you mean? Do you wish to
be forever damned? Comet No black
butterflies on Christmas eve. Look.
The city is clothed In its wedding gar
ments. the church bells are pealing
merrily. and already. in anticipation of
midnight. the streets are odorous with
the flavor of Mayence ham and greasy
fritters. Very soon the taverns will
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- HAT night when the poor mu
stefan returned to his humble
attic in the Platz Roemer his
bitterness of spirit bad van
ished. He kindled his meager fire
lighted his lamp and throughout the
night covered with his accustomed
scrawl many of those long white
sheets of paper lined with black which
had aroused so much suspicion in the
minds of the good women of the
neighborhood When the pale winters
SUD again shone upon his window the
composer. overcome by fatigue. was
sleeping with his head resting upon
his scattered sheets. but before he fell
asleep he had finished his work. which
he called In memory of that eventful
night ''The Moonlight Sonata"
Today that sonata is considered one
Of the most sublime creations of bu-
man genius The young man who on
that Christmas eve played the role OF
consoling angel to the blind girl was
called Ludwig Beethoven
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weeping. and it seemed to me that the
features of our poor old aunt were i'm
pressed with an unusual degree of
serenity. In fact, imagined that Fa-
Their Christmas had paid visit to both
OF you during my absence. But on our
way home You related to me that
strange adventure. Next day | made
inquiries and learned that Aunt Ger
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raised his head and said. "Ah. how
strange. Alice, they are not herer'
ut was an angel. my brother. He
has flown away. but am sure he will
return"
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HUSH" HE SAID. LfSTENI
area of his rubicund ears. and In the
deep silence of the night he heard.
modulated by a broken winded harpsi-
chord. some vague and feeble sounds
that issued from neighboring house.
The two friends remained silent and
motionless.
Presently they recognized the melo-
dy. 1t was an andante, possessing
breadth. sweetness and melancholy.
and despite the mediocrity Of her In
strHment and the crudeness Of her
method the invisible performer i'm
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CAMDEN AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY CO,

Leave MOORESTOWN-from Cos q. M. to
l2OS q. m. every half hour. after 1208 q. M,
every hour all night
Leave CAMDEN FERRY-from sos a. M,
70 LBS p. m every half hour. After ll.08 p m.
every hour all night.
Leave MERCHANTVILLE every minute
from 5.S2 q. M. until 9.Z a. M; then every 10
minutes until AZ p. M; then every minutes
until 81 p. M; then every 10 minutes until
H.47 p. m; then as per night car schedule.
Leave FERRY at sos and 5.3s a. M; then
every ~ minutes until sos a. M; then every
minutes until 85e q. m; then every 10 min
utes until S.bS p. M; then every minutes un-
vi 15e p M; then every 10 minutes until l208
midnight; then every hour as per night car
CLUB CARS
Leave MOORESTOWN-6.0s 7.O0 7SS, sos,
SIS p. m.
Leave CAMDEN FERRY-6.zO, 700, 7.sO, 500,
$50, 900 a. M, 800, $780, 400, 4.S0. 500 $50, 500,
p. m.
On SATU RDAYS additional Club Cars leave
Ferry at 100. l30 ECO. 2.30 p. M, leave Moores-
town at I5S o., 23S. 33S p. m.
Connectwith Mount Holly cars at stanwick
avenue.
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r. DU PONTAVTCE
DE HUESSEY
Tire rslat>d from the French by George
MoreheAd.

Morehead.
pressed upon the music a tenderness
of expression that denoted a poetic
soul.
'Ah. by my faithr' exclaimed Master
Joachim. IF mistake not, that mu-
sic"-
us mine" said the young man,
while two tears glistened in his eyes.
Listen. Joachim; listen. 1t is the
andante from my first symphony. All!
| was wrong few moments ago
when | cursed my fate God is good,
and life is worth living. since here in
my native city some one knows me.
understands me- loves me. Since my
spirit is the CONSIDER of another, and a
woman no doubt. Yes. yes; it is a
woman. for recognize the soul. the
touch. the feeling of a woman, or.
rather. of an angel that heaven in its
mercy to the poor and despised has
sent to earth this festive night as a
balm of celestial joy to my poor
wounded heart"
Hum. Brour' growled Joachim
who had become critical on hearing
his favorite instrument. II admit that
the performer displays some feeling.
but, my good Ludwig. the left hand is
feeble. and the arpeggios of the right
hand lack inesse and breadth. The
method of n pupil. my boy"
"Sience. blasphemerv replied the
younger man. whose face was now re-
splendent with joy. THAT woman
does not merely play my music-do
you understand? She expresses my
thoughts. feel il here~ he said
striking his heart. But. come. |
must see her. and here is the house"
Eagerly he drew Master Joachim to-
ward humble cottage. A light filter
ed through the badly jointed shutter
of lower window and 1t was from
that room the music came But a.
they leaned forward near the window
in an effort TO hear the better the in
strument suddenly became silent as II
emitted one last plaintive note that
resembled sob.