Coalville Times | 1901-11-22 | Page 5 | Amateur Brass Band

Amateur Hrasa llaad. A well-known band was practically men short. It had Its full strength numerically; but two of the regular members hsd not been shle to come, and In their stesd had been pressed a couple of "followers'' who (In tho vernacular) "could nol play for nuts." Kffeclually to prevent their getting out 1 a single sound, the conductor hsd Jammed a cord Into (heir Instruments, or rather, the Instruments they carried. car-ried. Bo that they were players and yot not players; they counted ss two. hut otherwise they were a source of weakness rather than ot strength. I Iltindleuppiid though the baud thus t was, however. It sure led In carrying I off tho first prize. Good Words. I