The citizen., 1919-08-21

first class man could make a ilddl,
rs good as that Chester Thomas
second to Monkey John Gadd
followed with "Waynesburg." Ther
came another neighbor, John vii
Johnson, who flung out an "Forkec
Deer" on Old Bill Gates fiddle. Thi.
lolly old instrument has caused more
| people to dance into merry old age
than any other IN many miles
| around.
Bcv Baker made all the old folks
4 feel young again with that old favor
/ itc of our grandparents, Niger
/ Inch Along There came to my
mind that splendid thought cX-
pressed IN homely way IN one of
the famous old Negro songs:
Oars an ole inch-worm dies a
inchin' along.
Dcs a-inch at a time, but inch at
a timel
Oars am ole iuch-vorm dies a-inch-
i'm along
Chester Nolan. second tO T.. l..
Cooper, from Big Splash Dam, on
Buck Fork, sent all our thoughts to
the barnyard with "Cacklin' Hen,
James Daugherty made all the corns
dream dreams of sweet peace with
Callahan" This Is one of the fa-
nous shindig tunes of the country
side. Whenever band Of highland
lads and lassics come together at =
Eeighbor's house to 20 a-tripping it
Callahan" is most likely TO be on
the boards.
Doe Roberts, second To :. +.
Wright. the man who wins. drove
away the rheumatism with "Wag-
oncr." This is one of the difficult
old breakdowns and only trained
fingers can eXecute IL well. Big Hi
ram Begley, noted for his tiddling
at housc-warmings in the Hell-fer
Sartain country didn't arrive. His
place was taken by C.. II. Agce with
Billy i'm the Low Grounds Nor
did Anderson Bowling who fiddles
for the Teges dance folk appear.
John Hicks sat in his chair and
played Niger Inch Along
Then the last of the ring was
reached, H. f. Green and his splen-
did violin. said To- be a StradlvariuS.
Niger inch Along was his first
and the audience never
heard il done better The instru-
ment. whether a "Strad' or not,
certainly displayed a royal lineage
at the first stroke of the bow. Sweet
and clear and with carrying quail
ties the tones came. The audience
at once recognized in Green a fair
for first prize. The quail
ily of his instrument was ap-
preached by very few of the others,
in fact only one or two.
The second round came with
goodly numbers. sugar in the
Gourd," "Aan-Eater," sally Ann,
Black Jack Grove 'Shortin'
Bread other choice selections fol-
lowed fast "Waynesburg' rarely |
sounds so we'll as il did when Dude |
Freeman played it. If Dude were to !
play i'm some Grove of Daphne he !
would be certain to start all the
satyrs a-dancing with the nymphs
and dryads sally Ann" at the
touch OF Alec Lunsford's fingers |
took us all to an old Negro plania-
Iion where ebony face. ivory teeth
and flying heels drove away care
and brought respite TO the SORROWS
Of on overburdened race. Liquor
All Gone" bespoke the fact that We
are living after July Isl, and tina,
not even a drop of mountain dew
was in the ring. Green and his cu-
)erb instrument with "SOurwoOd
Mountain made all nimble heels
'airly Shrek for action. heard
of leather throughout the
audience in which event the preach
RS sOles joined.
Then the third round with its
of thrills Few Of the
lld-timers ever did or ever will
keel Bother in Callahan Ramsey
n "Waynesburg,' Roberts in "Tur-
,ey in the Straw" or Green in Lost
iirl,' Every one Of these pieces
vas hum-dinger So was Luns-
ord's "Hogskin." The audience
ever before heard Turkey in the
straw as it was done by Doc Rob
rts.
And that number of Does con-
inced the judges that he was en-
tiled 10 the first prize of $50. Tho
ecOnd prize was awarded TO Dude
'reeman and his "Own-make,' and
he third TO the hornpipe man, +. L..
.oX. The decision of the Judges
anne as surprise TO The audience