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Show DID NOT WANT TO BUY. The Great Musician Had No Use for His Production. A groat tenor had been singing for somo hours Into a phonograph. "Tho phonograph," ho said, "Is a wonderful thing. It almost realizes tho wish of the Scottish poet, tho wish thnt wo might sec ourselves ns othors see us. We can now, nt least, hear ourselves, a thing Impqsslblo before. Thu phonograph teaches us ninny valuable val-uable lessons. When I wns In tho nrmy, before I realized tho capabilities of my voice, I played tho lluto. A phonograph snlesman brought n phonograph to my quarters nnd tried to sell It to mo on tho Instalment plan. I was tindecldod. Finally tho man took out a blank cylinder. " 'Sec,' ho Bald, rather reluctantly, 'hero Is n blank cylinder. You mny make n record on It, then wo will run It oft nnd you shall hear yourself. It's a costly favor I um doing you, but It will show you whnt n flnu Instrument this Is.' "I was delighted. " 'I'll get my lluto,' I said. 'I'll play a flute solo.' "Well, I played my best Into tho machine. ma-chine. It seemed to mo thnt I had never combined before such feeling with such accuracy. I wns moro than pleased with myself. Then tho man put In tho cylinder, nnd tho music began be-gan to Issue forth. I frowned, "'Is that mo?' I snld. " 'Yes, sir,' said tho man. "'Really me, Just as I played?' "'Precisely, sir, precisely. And now,' said ho, "do you want to buy tho phonograph?' "'No,' said I; 'I want to sell tho flute." " |
