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IN THE CITY ON SALT CREEK.
DV FLORA BULLOCK.
Some folks poets mostly
like the way the sparrow sings,
An' the music of the frogs
a-croakin' in the pond,
An' the hummin' oi the insec's
( just a-scrapin' of their wings),
An' the song they say
the stars sing up beyond.
Pm right glad to have 'em voice it,
for it's just another way
Of assertin' that there's music
all around and everywhere;
But I have a mighty preference,
if you'll let me have my say
For the musk that the band plays,
evenin's on the square.
The band concert is a composite of
many things. It is easy to call it a
musical event, but after that is said
classification of its various shadings is
not so easy. Music is the magnet, but
not the only one: and to some faithful
next time it is easier to play stay-at-
home; I do not mean
"Each vict'ry will help you
Some other to win,"
for the band concert is a free education
and should be a rendezvous for all music
lovers. "Going is a habit too strongly
developed in many, but when there is a
worthy goal at the end, lethargy is
wicked.
"Why, hello, Nell; you here?"
"Why, how d'ye do; glad to see you."
"Here'B May, too."
"Hello, hello.'
"Why, Jen, you here?"
"Of course, I'm always here."
"Well, I'll declare if there isn't Mag.
Come on, join the happy circle.'
And so it goes on. Some people are
always so surprised at everything that
happens. A bevy of sweet girl gradu
ates greets each other as if they had not
met for years, "de gang" of boys remind
one of an old settlers' annual reunion,
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attendants it is apparently not the prin- bo gladly do they meet and go around,
cipal part of the program. So the band But every one is friendly and cheerful,
concert partakes of the nature of a
campmeeting, a neighborhood reunion,
a sparking club, a country hoe-down, a
ladies' sewing club, minus the sewing,
and a meeting of the faithful at Elev
enth and O. In short, it is just an or
dinary gathering of gregarious human
beings, with nothing particular to do
except wear out time. It is a place to
meet an old acquaintance whose path
has not crossed yours for years, and a
place to study strange faces and read
characters.
Let us be thankful that with all its
various characters the band concert is
not a political meeting; there is no cran
ing of necks to see the great ones ges
ticulate while trying to send their voices
out to the edge of attention; there is no
kissing and hooting on the part of the
audience; no bumptious panegyrics of
sophomoric orators. But even if the
audience is not so still as it should be,
it cannot drown out the melody, and the
players preach a silent gospel of beauty,
which may have as much to do with
saving the nation as the ousting of an
office-holder now and then.
The band concert is a good place for
flirtations. I witnessed a scene the
other evening that led me to reflect.
Except, perhaps, the young man alone.
Some times he looks despondent, dis
gusted, and there's the impenetrable
look of questioning about him as he lies
on the grass and gazes on the peopl
who pass. He reminds me of a story
I've heard of a young university in
structor, and perhaps the story may ex
plain the mystery of the young man
alone. This young instructor was once
looking up a good position as principal
of a school. He seemed able to con
vince the school board that he possessed
every qualification save one. He was
unmarried. So he came back rather
woe-begone. Shortly after, it was ob
served that he began to haunt the steps
where the co-eds. passed frequently,
and bis eyes took on a searching look.
One day he said to a friend, after a long
siege on the steps, "I've been - watching
the girls go by for an hour, and there
isn't one I would have." What the girl
Baid is not recorded.
There are those who come to the con
cert early, pick out a camping spot and
stay there throughout the evening.
They are there to hear the music and
see as much of the crowd as comes their
way. But others are always threading
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cerned were only between two and three
years of age, bo no great harm was done.
Infant No. I espied No. 2 at a distance
sitting in her buggy; and before papa
knew what was happening, the young
hopeful was there by the baby in the
buggy, patting her cheek, smiling, and
getting acquainted in true baby fashion.
Papa followed and made the acquaint
V' ance of the other papa. Then every
body around there looked pleasant, as if
sitting for a picture, and by'm-bye the
other papa enticed infant No. 1 away.
Curtain on this scene. Any romancer
who wishes may have this as a starter
for a two volume I draw the line at
two novel.
One sees just about the same faces
every evening as be threads his way
through the crowd. Perhaps there is a
capitol grounds attendance and another
set of worshippers when the band plays
on the square. But if you attend at
one place regularly you will soon feel at
home. You see it gets to be a habit
this going to the concert, and some peo-
pie would sooner miss a good supper
than the concert. Stay at home once,
and though you have a feeling that
something is lost or gone, the charm is
X broken, especially if the wind has been
favorable and has aided you to hear at
least "The Star Spangled Banner." The
were. Kestless spirits or, may be, some
times they are normal animals tired of
sitting Turk fashion. And of all tire
some things! Sufficient to account for a
nation of sluggards.
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It is a dreadful thing to eay, but my
observation goes to indicate that the
popular Indian War-dance ip the selec
tion most gratif ving to the crowd. I am
afraid those eastern reporters will dis
cover that and relate it for the amuse
ment of the Bostoneee. The band plays
that when it is tired of subdued applause
and desires an encore. And they are
seldom disappointed.
But though the applause is not so vo
ciferous, the real feeling of the people
responds to liner things. A lady said
to me, "I never knew what Schubert's
'Serenade' was until I heard it at the
band concert the other evening." That
is the conmon feeling, too, though it is
not translated into the applause of the
gallery.
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