Show AN AMERICAN AIR A german hand ladr a of tho proper thine A good story was told by a boston man who was in antwerp while the preparations were in progress for the exposition representatives of all nations were there preparing exhibits from their respective countries in the evening says the washington star all the visitors were in the habit of gathering in a large hall on the grounds to listen to the band play out of compliment to the visitors the national airs of the different countries were played and received an ovation from the group of that nationality in the hall the night that our boston friend attended the band performance thit playing of national airs was on the pro gramme all were played but not a thing that could be twisted into an air for the bird of freedom A delegation of the americans wont up to the leader and told him that felt slighted that their country had not been recognized with profuse apologies the leader said it was clearly an oversight and promised to give them the american air at once lie distributed the music and waving his baton the band broke loose not with any familiar patriotic air but the man that broke the bank at monte carlo amazement among the americans finally gave away to visions of old iooss hoey and his song and when the band finished the tumultuous applause from the american delegation elicited an |