Eureka Reporter | 1908-09-04 | Page 4 | Tunes Fail to Kill; May Buy

TUNES FAIL TO KILL MAY BUY aged flute player makes sure by try ing score of pieces A little old man entered a large music shop and asked the assistant to show him a book of flute music here sir Is a very fine selection said the assistant and cheap at half a dollar seeing that it contains no fewer than 60 50 airs the old man took the book opened it and laid it on a shelf then he took his flute out ot of his coat pocket screwed it together and began to play softly the first tune in the book when he had finished the first tune he turned the page and played the second then he played the third an hour later he was still playing the assistant thought it was time to hurry him up a bit well sir he said do you think the book will suit you 1 I like these so tar far very much thank you said the old man putting hia his instrument to his lips again but I 1 have only played half the tunes so fir fart