La Junta tribune., 1914-08-29
STONES Of LIST !
How ~ Famous llastef playsd
q : Hidden AlidBonoo.
A SURPRISE At the FINISH,

Ia SURPRISE At the FINISH,
Per nosMsat 4 FilIed ~ tlesAaee
a~d csmsaay With oisasy, ~
pssvsA : csss q Airs Wsu Thsa
Gass Wsia-A sssb ~ . rsssssss
0srs~sss.
Liszt resenscd people counting % NJ
playing When Basopso z inveisisd
him into promisins to taks - With
hef. because hs knew hes father. shs.
on bis sccepuns. invited Z 1T u
friendA holding out hopes that Llnst
would play. She pushed III plans
Into the middle of the room-no ooe
conid have possibly failed 70 - 4
Every one was oo The qul vivs when
i.iszt arrived and beeathless With an
ticipation. Liszt. who bad had many
surprises Of this sost. imagine. saw
the situation at = sisuce Aftss ssverai
people had been presented 70 him.
Lisxt. with his most captivating smile.
said 10 the hostess:
Madam. where IL your ptanor' and
iooked all about for the instrument
though Il Was within an inch Of his
nose.
-Oh. monx-igncur! Would you. really
e. advancing toward the ptnno
triumphantly You are too kind. !
nevef should have dared TO ask you
And. waving her hnnd toward H.
Here Is the pinnor'
.Ah. yes." said LIsxt. who dearly
loves joke. Il wished to put my hat
On It."
Very crestfallen. but stili undaunt~d.
the tactIe.s barutic~s cried. but
a,ons~ignenr. you will not refuse. II
only to play = scale merely to touch
the piano.
Rnt Lisxt. an unkind NJ she was taci
le~a. answered. cuidly: "Msdaus. !
neves play my scaler In the sfieruoou.' =
and turned his bsck On hes and talked
With Madam Helbtg
On another occasion Lisst wrote O..
me that b. would bring some Of hl-
sonsu to try over 1t 8 O'Clock. In
close his letter. What chance. though,
Z. Tor me to give pleasure to some 0i
my friends who knew were tougins
to ~ him Although he had md euir-
nous In his hitter. and ! knew thss h.
resliy wanted TO l0ok thrsueh the sssns-
sion~ With me. ! esid u"a rsHtst tlss
ismrsstion though h was such rank
dIsolsdI~ocv-and sati 10 thrm:
-I.iaxs h ceoine 10 nv st 3 e'rserk
u yea would like - h<ss hin. ansi
enansns . ~ hl1o1ro bsh1n1 . aosr. :
wiIl lnvlse yess-
Th~y sIi ss~~psrd wtth sapeasp sod
wssp sa.~snl,,sd In ths llslls sslea ~
fosp ih~ time arVrslnis1 rhe 1eee wa.
lsft opRn ssd . larss scsVeo placsa
bssees 4
Johsn f~trh~d l.iasa II cor earvsaer
- ~ ai~ayr dasa. I recelve1 Nh asd
ths bsok VI -l.lsSjes.~ whicA - oevughs
With hin sDnly johas ss1 Xlaa wss~
pes.pas., Gle op-s~d the bost q '-Com
speat dlsaleWi ilsy' one ee hi ocsi
beaueiful sssugs. whIrh he % exquisite
bas vssy dif,~uli a~umpauiueue H..
played with fairy aneprs. ard we Weni
oves Il .~v~sni tinses. couid ~ th~
scsv~n swervlnx and wnsing shss~i.
bat l.izt's hack wss tuene1. - ~
could nss ~ Il.
After we had nniahsd seo vas opFved
and then b. .nld "lavs yes hoard ~
'llinUlettoy-
-y-." .ssd. and sdded -sas s"s
b. you.-
-we,,.- h~ ssh. = wtIi play h sne
ron Year i'isno h mssrh hrssee than
si'e "ns ! haze u b Q pleasure o.
play on t."
The srresa- now aiive With emosioa.
aima-t tigfsSi ovee. After "1lieolsstc'
Ne played ~I<~ Shslrses d vleuo~.'
and THE sin~ the .Ts~u scsuslly Aid
totpIs "vrs md ~xm.sA 10 vi~W the
grussr ~ l~dIs frsshssp~d ladses hwd
dIssi srhind N I shstd~es<l b thlak
how the master weuId saks shls NV
Fii'I~ ts~arhsry
IL s~ot v s'sssss than esprrtsA-
In fact. nv laughed outright IT, n
dIs-s rsw'~ fwwnri and wsse peesraseA
so him and wsT~ d~llshssd On surp
thss Iisss was. tn. nt any ssss. ~
,anstssd ~ mu~h M ny esse ard ~Ss
sritk'u thst she ss~rs epilsd dpwn Nj.
ehss'xs IL wiis-h tsem away wish
NJ iss.kss haMik~erhtes. whlrb knd m
ssr,i"ksssssl y l.. II tAr cssurs rhi.
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