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Show GOT MUSIC THAT HE ENJOYED. Farmer Called for Popular Airs, and Leader Obeyed. Ur.clo Joe Rich of Guildhall, Vt , was a character He was a well-to-do farmer, and kept open house to his friends. Itotund and Jovial, nnd dressed dress-ed hi. bin Sunday suit, blue swallow-tail swallow-tail coat with biass buttons buff vest and black silk hat, ho was a noticeable figure He attended nil the dances, could cut a pigeon wing to "beat the band." nnd was a great faorlto with the boys. One fall nf'r tho crops were Btored they invited him to take a week's trip to Boston to see tho sights with them One night afti r supper, which was wished down with 'a liberal tsupplv of champagne, "Uncle Joe" wis tal en to the theatie, the party o;cup)ing a bo. The old mnn was at his tiest As he sal down and looked the nud'dico ovc1 the orchestra stiurk up an operatic oper-atic selcctlo Ho wanted !o know "what kind of a cuss"d tune" thnt was, nnywa) This belictlon was fol lowed by another. He wiped his beaming face and bald bead with a red silk bandanna which he pulled out of his silk tile, nnd walked around tin-eusell) tin-eusell) Dually he could stand It no longer. Leaning 01 er the bo, he shouted, wailng his hat- "Say. Mr. Tiddlers. If )ou'ie got those fiddles tuned glvo 11s TIsIioi'b Hornpipe" or 'Devil's Dre nm ' " This brought down tho house, nnd the band struck up tho music tho old man wanted. |