Show MADE TO SING ton thi queer predicament of a an old clr vocalist 1 allt of all the unpleasant aud and precarious situations in which musi cilus have had to practice then art none was ever more disagreeable than tha thit that in ill which john abell a welli well I known english singer of the seventeenth century once found himself NJ II 11 hicri ile rambling through gli poland lie was sent for to go eo to court and after evading the request by excuses tor for a short time lie was comman led to attend at the palace lie was seated scaled in ft a chair in tile the middle of a spacious hall anti and was suddenly dr wa up feet to a pi licett cat height the king ith his attendants appeared iu in a gallery allery ir opposite into him os as lie he sat thunders truck in ilia his rus suspended chair at the same insl int several wild ild boasts beasts entered the hall with ill their ice keepers pers As abell razed gazed in horror at these ferocious brocious cr ocious cien dentures tures the calmly inquired inqui reil whether lie ho preferred to sing or be let down unions the bears the musicians choice ch mcc was quickly made find and lie he affet ard declared that in spite site of his terror lie tied had never better belter iu in his life although lie he admitted that he bo might havo bavo introduced a few more sha keso then than renon usual 1 into his hia youths Como Coma anlon |