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Show TUNES FAIL TO KILL; MAY BUY. Aged Flute Player Makes Sure by Trying Try-ing Score of Pieces. A little old man entered a large music shop and asked the assistant to show him a book of fluto music. "Hero, sir, Is a very fine selection," said the assistant, "and cheap nt half a , dollar, Bcclng that It contains no fowor than 50 airs." Tho old man took the book, opened It, and laid It on n Bhelf. Then he took his flute out of his cont pocket, scrowed It together and began to play softly tho first tune In tho book. When ho hnd finished tho flrst tune ho turned tho pago and played the seconds Then he played tho third. An hour later ho was still playing. The assistant thought It was time to hurry him up n bit. "Well, sir," he said, "do you think the book will suit you?" "I llko those so far very much, thank you," said tho old man, putting his Instrument to his lips again, "but I have only played half tho tunes so far!" |