Show f BY THE CHUFtCH GENERAL ’TONIO’S TO Cut By GEORGE SIEBEL anaas (Copyright by J The police magistrate of an inland City — at one side a high desk at the rear a grated door opening into a cor ridor of cells policemen and several reporters in various indolent attitudes too lazy even to fan themselves Behind the desk & tall man with a military bearing and an empty sleeve Such is the scene Officer Riley marched his prisoner up to the desk — an Italian swarthy and sullen In a country where taxes are levied for every window in a house is it wonder that little sunshine falls on the people’s faces? The tall military man fingered a letter as he looked sternly down at the prisoner “I got ’im yer honor!” said Officer Riley “You fellows are a blame nuisance1 said his honor' "and I’m going to You were make an example of you grinding your organ along Sylvania avenue” The Italian laid his arm lovingly over the instrument suspended from B Llpplncott Co) play again — ‘Star Spangle Banner and Verdi ‘Miserere’ Then go away Nex’ day I come again” "You remembered the half dollar eh?” "I play ‘Star Spangle Banner’ and Verdi march from ‘Belisarlo’ Girl come down an’ say ‘Come play every day — general verra sick’ "Did she give you another half?” "I come every day to big fine house I play ‘Star Spangle Banner’ ’ Next week maybe ’Trovatore’ two week girl come down an’ tell me ‘General say you come up once' “Me go up Fine house nice lounge statuas curtains many pictures see sword Me go up front room general He sit In big chair his foot on other big chair pillows hold him up blankets round his leg “ ‘I like you play’ he say ‘I like hear “Star Spangle Banner” Make me think about Appomatto’ ” “What’s that?” demanded the man with the empty sleeve Then general say “Appomatto! ’What de other tune? — sad slow strong tune?’ “ ‘Belisarlo’ I say " ‘Play him' he say “I play him — you know” The Italian reached for the crank of his organ and the strains of that magnificent march into which Donizetti has put so much of frustrated ambition of desolate glory of solemn sorrow and Bublime anguish filled the police court — that march in which Donizetti rises almost to the sublimity of the funeral music in the “Gotterdaemmerung” ”1 tell him about the opera 1 see in Milano — how win all old general world — many great fight then king put his eyes out and he have to beg in street — blind starve “ ‘Yes’ say general ‘poor Bellsarl poor Belisarl! They do same thing yet — put eyes out make beg in street’ "I no understand bill "‘You play every duy’ he say — I die soon ‘every day till I dead You play every day '‘Beiiisari” atl That make “Star Spangle Banner” me think of Appomatto’” “What’s that?” again demanded the man who was tall now listening Intently while later Little “Appomatto! — — maybe two week I play every day woman come down again take away general ‘“They ‘You- no need come she say He send He go to country again no have this money’ She give you me medaglia golden medaglla with face of general on "Next morning they take him away Jn carriage He look thin hollow in face liis eye deep in I see him — l°ts They call him ‘II people see him When carriage go gran general’ away I play ‘Belisario’ He look out I cry an’ look an’ look back at me at picture on medaglia’ “Afterwards I hear he die I never I go away from New York forget come here to play organ' II gran general not think organ blame nuisance II genera! Belisarlo!” The Italian fumbled a medal susIt pended from his neck by a string was a thin piece of gold about the size of a half dollar His other hand he plunged Into a pocketful of coin to pay his fine "Lot’s see the iredal” the man said The Italian handed it to him The old soldier saw on the token the lineaments of a face he bad He had watched that known well face at Donelson' at Shiloh in the Wilderness at Appomattox in weary He handed days before Richmond back the medal with tears in his eyes “Never mind’’ he cried as the Ital fan beoan counting out dimes upon “Never mind— fine is rethe desk IT1 settle the costs You go mitted bark and play in Sylvania avenue” the “Riley” said man “if Von Ilighton kicks any more you tell him this tntm has special to play wherever he pleases” Officer Riley saluted in a sort of puzzled way I tell him?” “By whose order shall The man with the empty sleeve stood very erect There was a tremor In his voice and a tear in his eye as he carried Ids hand to his cap “Tell him— tell him it is by order of Gen Grant!” - Play Again— Star 8pangle Banner" his shoulder by straps and sustained by a sort of wooden stilt "I no blame nuisance” he said "My name Antonio Pagliacci” "Here’s the complaint against you” said the military man holding up the "You shall hear it: letter Sir: Police— Dear forbidding I should like to know why the police do not enforce the law? For three mornings in succession an Italian has passed through Sylvania avenue with an organ and the nuisance is becoming Intolerable If these why people are permitted to continue not confine ttiem to the poorer quarters where the racket will not grate on refined ears?” “Superintendent I believe there is of an ordinance the street and "That’s signed by one of the richest and best men in the town” said the magistrate A gloomy Soft of defiance darkened the Italian’s face “I no care” he aid "When I make de little children-I no care when de big man get “But wVare” said the magistrate "Fined $10 and costs and don’t you do it again" The Italian put hiV hand to his head “I no understand” In a dazed vvpy "In Italy American raan he said give me $10 here make me pay ten” “Gave ’im ten?— that’s good dago” 'ailed out a policeman sitting in the "Now shell out the same window tenner” “Dat true — one time in Napoli I play Di unken sailor men on street ’Heme Sweet Home’ They cry cry One come up an’ like little baby give me $10 golt-'- “That was to st'-playing” one of the reporters — “The man was drunk sure” suggested a policeman ’a’ got the ten “I thought you’d from some crowned head maybe Ever play for kings and queens?” “I play for de great general In world” and the Italian’s face lit up proudly "Le’s hear about it dago” cried someone man was figThe uring up costs and making an entry in a large book The Italian began: York "I first live in New you know One day I play on corner of big street— play twice then go on Then young woman came out run after me— give me half a dollar “Star she say ‘Play ‘Play again’ Sick man want to Spangle Banner” hear’ I "She point at window upstairs Hardly Deserves to Recover young servant of Cremeaux St Etienne France made a foolish bet that be would drink a glass of wine and then- - swallow the glass as well He broke the glass into small pieces and swallowed the greater part of the fragments lie is now lying in the hospital and is not expeete l to recover A TELEPHONE SERVICE WAS FOR BEST CLOTHING BROUGHT “To Ki CONGREGATION Found Off by Pastor Storm Means of Providing Edification For His Flock by Means of the Wire An entire church service by telephone listened to by the parishioners within a radius of ten miles of the idea in parsonage is the brand-neSunday worship worked out success Not fully by a New England pastor only was the sermon delivered over the wire but the violin music and choir selections were also duly given Rev Newell C Maynard of Vt is the clergyman whose novel plan promises to find many followers In the town of Pomfret among the hills of Vermont Sunday morning broke with a midwinter blizzard Three feet of snow had already fallen and the darkened sky gave no signs of withholding the rest of its hoary burden "To' me as minister of the village church it was evident that this was a good day for people to enjoy the comforts of their own fireside But how to reach these people in such a storm and give them the practical benefits of a Sunday service in their own homes — this was the question which I set myself about to answer “I had it! Almost every home within a radius of teu miles had a telephone Why not preach over the wire? Accordingly I called up my deacons and made my propositions to them e so "pleased with the novel idea they at once said: ‘Ga ahead!’ “I then called up central and asked permission to have the switch thrown Next I called up open on both lines my violinist Marvin Whipple and requested him to be ready with a violin solo and finally asked Lester Clifford to be prepared for two selections of I sacred music for the phonograph gave the order of service to my violinist and phonograph and operator Deacon A P Clifford called up the parties on the line and requested all who cared to listen to the service to take down their receivers at 11 THE SAUNA FIRST STATE BANK OF SAUNA Safina Utah o’clock “When the hour arrived I took my receiver and calling the roll the parties on the line said simply: " will commence our morning service with a selection by the male placed quartet’ Then rejnbonoraph before the transmitter rendered ‘Rock I then of Ages’ in clear male voices Next Psalm read the Twenty-thirfollowed Handel’s ‘Largo’ played before the transmitter vas a violin solo “Having completed my brief ser‘We will close our serv mon 1 said: ice with another selection by the male Whereupon the service was quartet' concluded by the singing of ’Nearer ” My God to Thee’ down of all Another of Lillian’s Victims He was telling of his lifeling love “It was when I for Lillian Russell was two years old” he said “that I In her I saw a with fell love first beautiful picture of her on a cigar I box and I have never recovered never really saw her but I have been love with her from that day to this” They looked at him earnestly for while he wore no beard he appeared to b9 somewhat past his first youth at least “How old are you?” they asked him presently “I am 26" he said in Everything to Match Douglass— Did Mr Parkinson have nice house prepared for his bride? 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