Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-17

changed creature since l threw the
lialf dozen books at her head. Pos
sibly by chance some of their con-
tents may have entered her brain
or her bad heart Another time he
writes: Yesterday the deviltry be-
gan again. but ! made short work of
it and threw the heavy settee at one
after which We had peace for the re-
mainder of the day. But there seems
for his trouble with his servants. In
1921 the manuscript of part of the
Mass in ID was lost and the most dill
ligent search failed to bring il to
light. Finally the cook produced it;
she had used the seperate sheets for
wrapping kitchen utensils.
A Terror to Neighbors.
Present day musicians who COM
plain because their haggard neigh
bors call them nuisances for sing
ing scales during thirteen hours of
the day may be cOnsoled TO read that
their behavior could never be as OBJ
jectionable or as much complained
about as BeethOnven's, who when he
was developing a theme seemed to
become a madman His fellow ten
ants sngrily described how he would
PACE up and down his rooms for
hours, bowling. roaring and shouting
at the top of his voice, beating the
measures with sweeping gestures OF
his hands. Then would come a splash,
for his hour long exersions having
Overheated him. he would seize a
huge water jug and pour the entire
contents over his head.
But the composer was too much en-
crossed in his own contemPlatioEs u
care what others thought of him. lie
was amazingly absent minded and did
many things that made people doubt
Dis sanity. IL is told of him that one
Of his friends one found him in the
morning. his face covered with dry
suds. The composer had lathercd
his face the night before, intending
TO shave. when he became lost in
thought and later went TO bed with
he isthcT on his face.
At another time. in a restaurant in
Vienna. after ordering his dinner and
while waiting for IL to be brought. he
became cngroSscd in writing out
some rotcs OF a theme. Finally.
when the waiter brought the dinner
aud attempted 10 place II on the
table. Beethoven exclaimed angrilyi
Al the man. 4 have dined. you fool"
and throwing the price Of the din
Ter on the table walked ont
Ecr the purpose Of the play close
study vas made 81 the xay the com
s,oser dressed. and one 81 the best
descriptions was found in book Of
written by Beethovcn's
friend. Gerhard Won Brucniug- He
pictures the master a. wearing a felt
hat. which was never brushed and
had no shape y vas q fsvorite trick
Il his 10 walk ous IN the rain IN this
hat and then on entering rOoFl 70
shake the water on q IN lone sweeps.
wcifius cvcryfhirg in reach. lie wore
this on the back ~ bis hal. show
Ing his gray hair. which was neither
sfiG usr curly. Bot = mixture Of both.
iie wore Two coafs. both unbutioncd.
Gre blue affair. which blew back
as be- went along. - did the long
ends ~ bis white cravat. A doabic
cycEisss hung hose from hts neck.
tor be va uearHEhtcs. snd bis pcck-
Is buircd ont ~ifh The notcbyok and
ia ,srpcnfer's pencil that he carried
The infcrcsfinE book 81 rcminis-
-cnces tn which the above dcscrip
lion occurs. written u course. In Ger
nan. sss cent 70 Alexander Ihayer
~ vor BrueninE win this quaint IN.