Show MIGHT HAVE COME EARLIER admirer of Muel clan must have felt ertith euth of the answer he ha received signor Puce int alt although bough celebrated all over the world for his bla operas to Is still a young roan man ou on tho the subject of his early success the italian composer suld recently in new york I 1 have been very lucky tion for artistic work cornea comes so eo often after one la Is too old to enjoy it 1 I remember one of my countrymen a centenarian who had he died before seventy venty ee would never have seen any of his bis operas produced luckily he lived to so BO great an ago age that he received toi many years the admiration he deserved naturally enoah enough though this splendid artist regretted his years of obscurity and neglect and he frequently bitterly of his bad fortune bonc once at the very end of his long life an entered his box at tho the opera in rome and said respectfully fully 1 I have traveled all the way from london to see the author of my la fa evorite opera 1 the vio veteria teran win composer poser with a ma licious smile replied well my friend I 1 have given you plenty ot of time to get here |