Show The Br Band I lir How it may be in Europe we wei i cannot pretend to say but in this thit country a town without a brass brasH s band of its ite own must nuit be a poor tJ tb thing ng shamefully lacking a k Dg in local ki pride and public spirit a D town with no git up git up to it at all nil We Ve like think that everywhere in our country they Speak peak in an aD aDr r affectionate way of the musicians t- t as ns the band boys and brag about e R how much bet better er they can play than the other band We Hk likes t to toi i think that all nil the me merchants chants an and andi i storekeepers in town helped out V when the band was organized an and d the fellows follows came around soliciting subscriptions for the first payments payments pay pap ments on the instruments and that when the other installments falls fals due everybody buys ti tickets k ts j o to the home talent minstrel show r got got up up to raise the money not only because there thero will wil be be- bemore more fun iun un than a little but also because they wish them good luck Juck And q r how proud we sill all ll are re of them w r J when the boys turn out jut for or the f first time timo in their new uniforms I 6 Talk about Solomon in all his glory we have seen seen bandsmen that would make him look as if he be had overalls on And the drum major If If- we could be a drum major for a liviD living and look the part and dress up uli like him and andr r walk in front of the band tossing up our silver-knobbed silver baton and r i. i catch it again tb the e way ho he does 4 we we wouldn't bother our head about being president of of the th e tu United it d Slates States N Not t for foi minute a We can just see seethe tho bandstand nd on o os s Main bin st street or perhaps in the court courthouse house yard where on Saturday Sat cat at- at nights the band gives ives concert conr con con- J r cert i iOn by and plays On Duty March and Heltor Helton Galop and my be No No 23 k in the black book while th the e f. f f farmers listen well paid for the thelong th e long drive in from the tho country ten or 01 fifteen miles Fa times Fair t political rallies firemen's tournaments t ments ball bail games Decoration n i days dayt Fourth of fr July we can se sethe see seethe the he boys swagger ger along along- in th the o middle of and the street tand and hear henr the j drums Pr 1 roll I before re t the e tune un s strikes strikes ri s up When n t 1 they bruu brought home the the t jk body and i led d b bis iid horse hors orse 0 t axY I behind ehin th the he hearse it r was wast 51 il the ba ban bam d dh j i f ray ray-in W Webster a li Marc eral-Marc lJ f h 1 ti with a between t th tho ho ln k 1 r 2 I i I v s 's r l j V l. l L i Q snares of the tenor drum to its sharp note that made al also also so solemn and who can how lonesome sounded bounded the tho i r of Taps on one single t tjust just before the grave was fi fl I Inseparable from all c functions the an y country town nearer and neighborly associations 3 example when the Squi his wife celebrated their wedding anniversary jody body thought the world a of the old Squire and Aun aret and so for a surprise it got dark the band boys quietly into the front yard gan g nu to play When You Were Young Maggie sweet old tune and and we we all i our chatter to listen Ased As ed in on the warm warm June ail a with honey suckles t son on clutched at our throats an anthem rl to r rtha them ache tha Hut But now we are ars aged bud nud gray I The trials trial ot or life Ire nearly done one hay hayLet Let us sing of ot the days das that i D a t su suso When you ou and I were young so ry The two old people 1 of 0 in ing Their lips trembled trembled i l 1 lie tears stole into their eyes oyes a m hands bands sought and clasped t E s' s others so When hen the note notes I nand and tho the old Squire went t 1 the fr front nt porch to thank thank t tl o T l' l his voice broke and imd he coue cou sou e beckon to them John GoFrank Go- Go Frank Christonsen Christenson T Brienholt J. 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F Clawsen whole posse of them diem all alland l a and wishing many happy W of the day And how th the a Continued do on opposite I ti fi t t tJ J 1 t M f ti c s f The brass band Continued from opposite page page lows low did make the ice cream and cake vanish I You would have thought they were hollow to their heels Re Regular ular ups cut-ups all of r them and Minnie put pat Jacks Jack's helmet helmet hel hel- met suet on and und tried to blow on on the l trombone Such a time timet I r We Ve like to think that in every I town in the laud toni tonight ht somebody some some some- somebody body i is J his practicing on ou out in 10 the barn with a lantern lantern lantern-a a atuba tuba uba makes such a noise in the house house and and going po po- po poem t an and that out on the roads road s 1 the tenor horn is slapping his foot on the floor for th the accented beets ta Hoof hoof tit hoof ta k tatty ta that the alto horn has his book on the kitchen h table propped against the coffee coffe coffeepot e I G pot and is blowing Taa Tad tad taa taa- taa I ta uh-ta-ta and that the soprano f. f cornet is working at his I part with ins and a surprised and nd up swelled-up look on his face Each of them from time to time wipes his mouthpiece and then then his puffed lips and says to to himself himself him him- him I J self Dad blame it Why cant can't cantI I g get t that thing right 2 We Ve like to think of their regular pr practice nights Each fellow car carries carrie ties ries his instrument to the hall lone done up tip in a bag and before practice practice ti tice o begins they all bleat away c each ch playing over his hit part regardless regardless regard regard- Ie less of what the others are doing By Byrand Yf and by comes the s sharp arp rattle of the leaders leader's baton and in insil silence silence sil- sil ence the chairs chain scrape and squeal as us they are hitched into a semicircle semicircle semicircle semi semi- circle on on n the bare floor floor- Now we vre e got a new piece says the ther r leador r but now I guess we better better bet bet- better ter start in on OD No 16 Now boys quit your fooling Attention now One tw two three four one ne two three thre tat tat ta and andi away they they go I I |