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Show PADEREWSKI'S BELLBOY. Musical Youth Made a Hit with thi Great Pianist by Flaying His "Minuet." Rosamond Johnson, of Colo & Johnson, John-son, composers of that once popular uong, "Under tho Bamboo Tree," onco held a position as bellboy In Young's hotel In Boston. This place, says Success Suc-cess Magazine, he onco nearly Jost, through taking tho liberty of playing Paderewskl's "Minuet" for the great pianist. Padcrowskl, who was staying stay-ing at that hotel, had rung for a bellboy, bell-boy, and young Johnson answered the call. Dclng so fond of music, ho mado bold to ask tho great composer and pianist to play tho "Mlnuot" for him. Padcrowskl could not understand English Eng-lish then, nnd tho boy thought from his gesticulations thnt he wished him to play it. So he sat down at tho piano nnd commenced playing. Pad-erowskl'fl Pad-erowskl'fl manager happened to enter tha room Just then, nud, enraged at the bellboy's presumption, throw him out of tho room nnd wont directly to tho management and had him discharged. dis-charged. As soon as ho learned what had been dono, Paderowskl, who had been pleased with tho lad's playing, sent for tho manager of tho hotel and had Johnson reinstated In his position. |