Trench and camp., 1919-05-15
Rastus Visits the BandrOOm.

the ctHumSHt1 tHdC HduS SUCH tcdS-
ing music. He had ELECTED a promise
that he would be taken through and
shown the instruments
His eyes bulged with expectancy as
he was led to the barracks and as
cended the stairs. He ventured eau
tiously into the sanctum that to him
held SO much of wonder. dis hyah
sho nuff am some pahloh ROOM" quoth
he. all smiles, as he reached the top
most tread, where he could see the
well appointed studyroom with all
the usual accouterments that make
for the modern band. His eyes were
as II popping out of their sockets as
ne mad explained to him the big double
bass tuba. "Yo'all needs a wagon to
escort that trumpet around" said he.
Hit sho nun takes a pow'ful cycla-
none 10 exaSperate the ticklin tunes
from hit. Laws, how docs yo' carry
dat elefant's possibilities aroun'g And
ne was shown that it was simple
enough. when the. band leader put his
head through the circled tubes. "Ah
declah- hif hit doan similify snairs
house with the Ian lan-lohd alook'n'
out o. his dooh step" and with that
he was led to the row of cornet cases
which were on ledge across the
room. These were opened and as he
saw the several instruments of a kind.
ne pondered awhile. went back to the
tuba and said: This hyah trumpet
must have had a litter. All wondahs
hif de angel Gabberel and his syrups
Will use dis young puphy horn, cause
dey is familiar to de angels picture in
DE Bible when he comes"
The saxophone was next viewed, and
as Rastus wanted to hear how they
sounded, the soprano was voiced
Tor him. Ha, dat am de holm, what
cries to us out OBJ de window" And
he rubbed his hand in great gIee over
being so near the actual making of the
music, and cycling the mass Of keys,
he said, half to himself: "Yo' all has
pow'ful commerbrance to pronounce
hit"
Then the big bass drum was inspect
ed. Does you all blow dis detriment,
too: And finding a hole in it, ex-
claimed: "Yo' sho' nuff does blow hit
marse," and leaned over, trying his
luck at 1t, after which he proudly ex-
claimed: "Ah think ah could learn to
finger one of dose bagpipes hif ah
took some distinctions so ah could
find where the fingerings are But hit
would be the millionyum afore dat,
ah'm compromisin'," quoth he, after
more careful consideration of the mat
ter.
An what genesis of veracity do dis
hyah team o. little taburets destitute"
said Rastus. upon being shown a pair
of snare drums. which he tapped
gently with his finger. Turning one
of them over, he saw the snares
strung over the head. Dat ham no
taburet, hit looks pow'ful to me lax
hit was a new rendition OBJ de OIL
banjo dat was ready foh de plucking,
lax de chicken Bruddah Themofil-
n I'M ep 90L IAn IN a af 0tA
He done sassified befoh de coht dat he
didden't have nothin' t. do wild de OBJ
sequi0usness of de poultry undah
desidderation. Hit was only to glib
de female OBJ de flock Christian dis
posai why he done took hit FUN de
da's howcum he done fed it to Pahson
Ezekiel Washington Jones.
"An' whatsomebah is dose long
specihcatiOns,' asked he, pointing to
a row of slide trombones. Having
them explained to him he said: Hit
hortations Of de las sebberal Sabbath
mohnin's. He done said to beware
oh de black siders, and -doan hab
nuthin' tail to do wild 'em. All won
dahs hif dis am de slippery path dat
leads to consternation. All lows as
some oh dem used when cullud state
aggravation of masonry had provo
cation and grand ball at the Nightly
Tempefaments Hall in Alabam' las
fall when an was visitin' down. dat
way. Desc sliding deSriments Of mu-
sic was used to play de jassy parti-
ciples OBJ de dances. an hit done fioat
upon NAH recommending 1ahk de
good oil cake walk, but was done SO
raw in de bakin' dat hit was no vitaii-
ties fOh religious folks to mess on
Next Rastus espied the triangle.
"Am dis hyah q detriment foh de in
duction oh musical tones, too? Lawsie!
did yo' all said tFahangle am dat
what dey dun do all OBJ de tryin' on
All dun heard pOw'ful lot OBJ diment
mellowdiums come Tom dis hyah ban
pahloh, but al1 is sho'nuff right smaht
of supprized dat hit can induce all dat
veracitv OBJ sounds" At which he
gently tapped the triangle with a
drumstick, the while muttering how
wonderful an instrument 1t must be.
"An' what am de boss lahk dat must
use such big walkin' stick?' said
Rastus, when he saw the drum majors
baton. Hit must be q reglah Coma
Hath dat can strut arOun' wild a tall
cane like dat an so pow'ful hebby,
too. Oh, he doan' walk wild it? Do he
jes' stan aroun' an show or, to de-
track distention to hisse'f WIN de rest
oh de musculars reprimand de music
in public .defOrmances? Hit am heb
bier dan q p'liceman'a billie club. All
sho'nuff wouldn't want de dfubbin'
majority to applicate it behind nah
frame. Drubbin' majority, dat sho'
ham de propriab1e destination foh de
musician dat plays on hit"
He was shown the leaders baton.
de ban leader bats dem, did yo' all
tell me? But hit CANT do much pc
Vfa1iRins. hif wnI1ldusf MAKE n nnnnwsa