Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 3, No. 25, Ed. 1, Wednesday, August 3, 1904 Page: 3 of 4
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most Infernal piece of music I have
l 5 other whistle offend the night And It ever heard and furthermore you arc
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was offense It was little more than
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A French Horn
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The Philistines
from camp especially when a stranger
is left on guard This Metcalf here
anything that was dim and uncertain
in my consclonsnetti gave way to a
clearly defined Image thisMetcalf bad
been picked up at the Needles and In
the prospectors way wo asked no
questions None of us knew him Sup-
pose I thought hcjshould put his heel
on that dancing bit of flame Sup-
pose he should pack everything of val-
ue on the ponies and muke a beo line
for civilization
I hesitated between two impulses
The camp needed roe but since early
morning I had waited impatiently for
this hour I wanted to be alono I
wanted to sing
Something other than the sense pcr
Buaded me the music breaking for ut-
terance was of high order Having
only an indifferent memory for sweet
Bound and I must confess a taste
that might be termed popular I was
carried off my feet as much by the
recognition of its merit as by its con-
tinual recurrence But strange as it
might seem despite the continual re-
currence when I was surrounded by
distractions at the very moment I bad
an opportunity to do more than listen
indumb ecstasy try as I might I could
not recall a single note Laying the
blanie on myanxiety over the possible
loss of our traps I allowed the other
impulse ito get the upper linnd and ro
nrri5a to camp
A
By JEFFERSON NOEL
day long the wind bad been
blowing hard enough to raise
freckles on an Indian The
alkali laden sand scurried
brer the desert blinding us and our
ponies and enveloping old landmarks
in a cloud Toward sundown it eased
up a little and when we had finished
our dry tea only an occasional puff
came to remind us of the days dis-
comfort
When a lull came In the conversation
I arose and sauntered beyond earshot
of the camp Juan the Mexican
seemed to have been waiting for a
break In the circle and started in the
opposite direction Glancing over my
shoulder I saw Metcolf standing alone
throwing an armful of brush on the
fretful Are Macpherson and Williams
being old cronies and a bit exclusive In
their tipple when towns were far
apart had gone off I thought to fin
lsh the Itandsburg bottle
I was dimly conscious of something
strange about the whole proceeding
On the desert men never wander away
Meicair bla back smok
was lying on
taglVTiiere was no greeting Ho did
not even turn his head About bis in-
difference which was extraordinary I
< r cared nothing for Just as I got within
kf six feet of him the tantalizing air
came again full born into my brain
I wondered at my grasp of such a
iasterpiece My conception was com
lete to the final note and though I
had never taken a lesson in music I
tnew felt rather wherein it conform
jed to the highest standards of the art
I followed tlio fiutcllko tones that
were ringing In my ear and finally
obeying something stronger than my
will I threw bacK my bead and
shaping my mouth as I had seen the
fellows of the glee club at the universi-
ty shape theirs sang
Mctcalfs groaning brought me to a
realization of the absurd figure I cut
standing in the center of the camp
beating time with a wisp of sage and
singing to the moon as though tny life
depended on It Hastily throwing
some scrub on the fire I set off with
A tho determination of reaching the final
cadence without Interruption if I walk-
ed to the other side of the desert
When beyond Mctcalfs hearing I
stopped and gathered myself together
Thediscovery of a talent is something
to be well considered Perhaps my abil-
ity as a composer would rank me above
mediocrity It would be Impossible to
conceive of one musical theme exhnust
ing my originality rather might It be
expected to aid development In that di-
rection
Throwing back my bead I formed my
lips to sing nnd not a note came forth
All my mental turnings nnd twisting
were of no avail not a suggestion of
the melody that whs to open up a no-
ble career for me came to the fore-
ground of consciousness My castles
were ruins
The reaction caused by my failure
brought a feeling akin to disgust
Waiting dull nnd Inert not caring if
I the elusive air ever returned my ear
caught the faint echo of whistling off
to the right I went In the direction of
It As I drew near enough to distin-
guish between the sounds there bccmcd
a strange familiarity In them By
stretching the imagination a resem-
blance to my own elusive air could be
discovered
Forgetting the indifference of n mo-
ment ago I grew furious Here was
some scoundrel who had evidently
beard me practicing near the fire try-
ing to steal the product of tny genius
Drawing near I was about to tax him
with his dishonesty when be stopped
and stretching his arms above his
head rose from the sand heap Ills
bueno eenor as be passed on his
way to thecamp told me it was Juan
the Mexican the kindest and gentlest
n Nothing but folly would up
accusing lilm of anything but
fulness I but tbo grace left something to be de
ling In nervous Jerks my feet sired
high treason against music Williams
bad no doubt caught the first few bars
of the strange air as I sang It near the
fire and was determined to make them
do duty for the whole composition
Only Mnepherson remained There
was no possibility of this man lurking
In the shadowB when I made that exhi-
bition of myself before Metcalf Filled
with the traditional Scotch honesty If
be had heard me and was Interested ho
would have come forward and asked
me to teach htm
Keeping the flickering camp fire as a
central point I set out to encircle it
About onethird the distance was trav-
ersed when a low wailing attracted my
attention At first I thought It the
bark of a distant coyote but closer In-
vestigation discovered a larger share of
the human cry In It than could possibly
come from that skulking evidence of
arrested development With my gun
ready for action I went on I was
firmly convinced some one was being
murdered It was Maepberson lie
was singing that Is
Now he was low and hoarse again
he was high and piercing Between
ak Bmb a J ji
81X01X0 TO THE MOOS
these two extremes were roars beside
which the efforts of the bull of Bashan
were as the bleating of n Iamb And
thr e sounds represented his conception
of my beautiful air
Here was a case of disillusionment
without a parallel About Williams I
should say nothing But Maepberson
nnd Juan I would have taken their
Rlmplest word and considered It bind-
ing as an oatb Two more honest men
never trod the earth Yet they were
undoubtedly guilty of trying to appro
prlato n mastcrplcoethniiI Jiadcon
celved
I hastened back to where tho wedge
of flame pierced the pervading1 gloom
a gloom that now reeked up from every
point and obscured even the beauty of
the stnrsi
Juan and Metcalf and Williams were
scattered lazily about the camp It
seemed Impossible to do otherwise than
shun my two old friends so wrapping
myself in my blanket I stretched out
near the man we had picked up at the
Needles and my back had not fully
touched the earth before the beautiful
air came to rao again As Its wonder-
ful charm grlppiil me I grew dizzy
with excitement The veins In my neck
swelled at the memory of being robbed
by the very men I had trusted most
It waB the gray of the morning when
a coarse burlesqup of my uinsterplico
Intruded itself on my consciousness
Maepberson was sitting up beating
time with n corner of his blanket to n
kind of sotto voce reproduction of the
absurd sour Is he had made the night
before Metcalf was watching him and
Williams was turning uneasily in his
sleep
At a very palpable error I objected
and called to Maepberson that be was
wrong but without paying the least
attention kept at his noise In-
censed I took up the theme and sang
it as I knew it should bo sung Then
Williams at this Juncture Joined In
with his stupid attempt to show ac-
quaintance with the air And finally
Juan awoke and set the pace musically
speaking for us all The Mexicans
notes were clear and well sustained
and gave evidence of some training
Indeed If we had been content to fol-
low bis leadership It Is barely possible
we should have reproduced something
like unison or even harmony but the
strong personality that Is engendered
In men when they cease to be bouse
animals was apparent In our efforts to
sing rather roar each other down
Metcalf groaned aloud There was
no humor In that csirly morning sere-
nade It contained all the tragedy of
an artistic Inspiration entering com-
monplace souls
At breakfast we gnn > d tit each other
Williams toyed tnnli > < > wly with his six
fahooter and MnrplierMin the pence lov-
ing Mnrphcrson unllinbored hliiiself
placing both knife and gun within easy
reach The sllcnei whs ominous
I was the first to spenk Addressing
Juan I nskd Mm If the mimic did not
run like this ubistling
Juan siioil bis bead but before be
could suggest n correction Williams
growled out bis Idea of how It should
goTho
Tho half quizzical pmlle on Macpher
sons face gave way to n look of dis-
gust This Is how the tune goes Wil-
liams ho broke In abruptly
There was no question of the energy
displayed In MncplicrsonK performance
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all wrong
To this day I fall to sec what saved
his life It seemed as though a child
of mine had been murdered before my
eyes Williams and Maepberson both
covered him instantly
You mean youre a liar said Wil-
liams hotly
Go on say youre a liar echoed
Maepberson nervously fingering tho
trigger
If you care to listen to me answer-
ed Metcalf with nn Indifferent wave
of his hand nnd a shrug that spoke
volumes for his character Ill prove it
the truth
Lets give him a chance I broke
In Impelled as much by the anxiety to
discover what he meant as the desire
to avoid blood
Without another word Metcalf went
to his saddlebag and drewforth a sort of
flute which he screwed together
This Is where It tripped you by the
heels he said nodding to Maepberson
He then gave an imitation of Macpher
sons ridiculous squeaks This is how
It goes And he played like an angel
Thats the chorus Now the woman
comes on Shes n contralto And again
the superb sounds that wero a match for
the morning filled our cars A hint of
the futility of life came as he reached the
cadence My throat was full I was
tempted to speak to cry aloud when a
tenor note rang out clear and strong
transporter us to a truer better world
He played this part twice over and finish-
ed with n d Ing fall that was as sweet as
sleep after nights of pain
rcrhap3 It was a minute perhaps It was
an hour before any one spoke Time and
space were eliminated from our conscious-
ness Juan the Mexican a glint of rever-
ence In his eye had edged close to the
player Macphcrson sighed end turned
away Even Williams the bullet head of
tho outfit was visibly affected
Gentlemen raid Metca f calmly un
screwing the Inspired Instrument and
stuffing It into his saddlebag that proves
onehalf of my contention the other halt
can be as easily proved
Maepberson plucked nervously at his
tuft of a beard and in his blunt honest
fashion said I thought that was my
own tune
I thought It was mine remarked Wil-
liams and there was in the sliding Inflec-
tion of the last word the suggestion of a
man nlways sure of himself discovering a
hole In his armor
I had dreams of developing Into a great
composer on the strength of It I con-
fessed and to as I might I could not
repress a sigh Juan echoed the sigh and
turned quietly a ay
Metcalf seemed to be oblivious of his
triumph The Indifference that was In his
eyes when he looked down the muzzles of
the revolvers stilt lingered You aro all
wrong ho finally began A man of
whom you know nothing wrote It There
was a time when the music stood well In
the worlds opinion About the beginning
of lis vogue I came In contact with It to
my grievous Injury
Of course there was a woman he
went on after a slight pause There al-
ways Is But she was such a woman as
only poets know In their dreams And
by ever right that springs from years of
unflagging devotion and unselfish love
she was mine
Then he came the composer with all
his old world charm and his old world
knowledge of the human heart In some-
thing less than a month from the day I
Introduced him to her I learned that
my unflagging devotion and unselfish I
could not Up the beam against the
of his smiles This knowledge cam
tog ttic performance of iUs
claim individually and collective f
own As they sang f watched them But
why go on The music was composedlforr
her The mans soul was In It J Sk
That was ten jcars ago Occasionally
the desire takes possession of mo to learn
If she still lives If she Is happy with
him and I move In the track of men
Yesterday she seemed to draw me down
tlint way And he waved his hand to-
ward the crowded cast We were hardly
conscious that he had finished Ills voice
had fallen to a whisper
Over us the sky hung fiery red The
desert wore a strange pathetic look The
IfE TLAVKD AS MAN KCTEII lLATED BE
POIEC
blue veil shutting In the mountains sway-
ed Indolently Not a twig or grain of
sand moved The wind was dead
Metcalf quietly saddled his pony We
watched lilm with the sympathy we felt
showing In our faces
Wont you play for us Just a littler
said Mncpherson hesitatingly
For ansner Metcalf drew forth the flute
and leaning sgalnitt the pony plnjcd as
man never played before He seemed to
lw ttomethlng more than human nnd car-
ried us tilth him Into a world far beyond
thisWhere
Where he led us we were content to go
It was up vi r up and the higher plico
was easy of attainment when lie pointed
tho way None of the cramping misery
of the titles was In the life unfolded for
us The kiss a of the kindly rain the ca
rnwn of the splendid sun the freedom of
GodK own smile wero nf It The generous
breath of the morning lulled us to sleep
tigaln nnd the whisperings of the water
brook came to our ears
lie us a mere speck against the sky-
line when Williams said lleautlful
Deautlful Piny It Just once more
Juan pramed my hand and was gone
Maepberson looked with vacant eye aft-
er the Mexlrnn then nrose and saddle
up He waved goodby to us as he went
nway
Williams moved and I put my hand on
his nrm They will not nnd him I
whispered hoarsely H will get behind
the mist ami lie Inst Perhaps they will
warch for him forever
J rh r > erhaps said the bullet
head but for that music I would search
time to the unaccustomed mode I was on tho verge of explaining this ° h Aml hp 00 rode ° R
a v
him when MetcalT said Ohatrii the
on the desert regretting
lit I turned nwuj Scarcely to ilw Jot t reniwn that bade me stay
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