New-York tribune., 1915-12-26

only hint in II is the frontispiece, a
picture of G. n. Christy dancing the
Cachouca so the modern Spanish
dances which hickered up a couple Of
years ago In the Tango and the Maxixe
and went down before the FoX-trot
were only a revival after all Now for
guess at the date of the book. f. p.
Christy used 10 claim that he had
organized his minstrel company in 1872
We do not know much about his com
pRny until he took possession of the
hall of the Mechanics Society, at 472
Broadway until 1546: but once there
he stayed there until 1854. G.. n. Christy
came 70 the fore in 1858. So the book
was no doubt printed after that date,
but probably before the outbreak o!
the War of the Rebellion, because there
is not a single allusion TO anything eX-
cept the sunny side Of slavery land
slavery had its sunny side) in all the
book
A feature that is interesting from Il
musico- historical point of view IS a
song which recalls Ole Bulls first visit
to America, in which there is an ac-
count Of supposititious contest be
tween the great Norwegian ylohnlst
and representative of negro min
strelsy, in the person of "Old Dan
Tucker" No doubt the idea of the
song was suggested by the similarity
Of names, since for the sake OF the
fun Dan Tucker is Ole, just as Bull
is Ole. But the song is well worth pro-
ducing in full as reflex of what was
no doubt the sentiment of large part
OF the American population (though
not a part deserving to be called char
aeteristic) two generations ago:
OLE BULL AND OLE DAN TUCKER.
Ole Bull and Tucker met one day,
Five hundred dollars for TO play,
De women ran and de men, too,
To hear dem fiddle something new.
Loud de banjo talked away,
And beat Ole Bull from de Norway.
Well take de shine from Pagsnini
We're de boys from ole Virginny.
Ole Bull he make his elbow culver;
He played a shake and den shiver;
But when Dan Tucker touched string
He'd make him shake like a locusts
wing.
Loud de banjo, etc.
Now ole Bull he sweat and tug,
An his eye shine like de lightning bug.
Den played till his eyes stuck out
Quite hot like dumplin' In an ole
black pot
Loud de banjo, etc.
Bull put some rosin on his bow
An put q little inside, too,
Dan soaked his wrist wid possum taller
An his music made de sky turn yaller.
Loud de banjo, etc.
Dey stop a while to blow an rest,
De people thought that both was best,
But when Dan Tucker played dis tune
You'd thought each eve dar was full
moon.
Loud de banjo, etc.
Den ole Bull drew up his fiddle,
An squeeze him from de toe 70 de
middle;
he PLAYED niagara" rapids an all
Till he sweat like DAT same waterfall.
Loud de banjo, etc
His music sounded. dat am fact,
Like de quick march OBJ de pus' a cat
a. ract;
Some hoisted umbrellas, by Joby,
/ An some folkes shook wild de water
toby.
! Loud de banjo, etc.
/ But ole Niagara was no uso,
Dan Tucker up de banjo screws,
! An plays q hurrycane so true
Dat up 10 de air de trees all flew.
Loud de banjo, etc.
Ole Bull he vanished from de scene
AS quick as & nigger's fork an bean.
/ Far he ride to Norway home again,
On de air OBJ ole Dams hurrycane.
Loud de banjo, etc.
And how did George Chrlsty look
dancing the Cachouca? Here's a re-
production OF the frontispiece giving
! at least the contemporaneous artists
conception: