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SOME MASTERS OF MUSIC.

 

the hero of some ridiculous incident. While
I was at Berlin all royalty was laughing at
an amusing incident which had but recently
happened. While at Ems he accepted an
invitation to dine with a city dignitary.
On arriving he found himself ten minutes
ahead of time, and as all guests must be
present on his entering the parlors he con-
cluded to give them time by taking a short
stroll in the grounds. He dismissed his
carriage and set out enveloped in a military
cloak which hid his features. Suddenly a
side door opened and a fat cook bounced
out, planted a kiss upon his lips and placed
a package of ham, sausage and cheese in
his hands with the remark, ‘There, my

dear, we have a royal prince to dinner to-

 

night and I am driven off my feet. I can-

not give youmore. Come again to-morrow
night,’ and disappeared before he could re-
ply. The prince continued his walk carry-
ing the parcel and awaited developments.
Soon he saw a soldier gazing anxiously at
the house and approaching him asked if
his sweetheart lived there. On being ans-
wered ‘ Yes,’ he handed him the parcel and
informed him that she expected him the
next night. The soldier’s face lighted up
as he thanked the prince. ‘She gave me
something else for you,’ said His Highness,

‘but I do not know how to give it to you.’

«Keep it! keep it!’ said the soldier, ‘I have

quite enough for to-day,’ and with that he

retired, which you had better do at once.”

 

SOME MASTERS OF MUSIC.

BEETHOVEN.

RS. GRAY sat at the piano with
JIN 0 tis gathered around one
Sabbath afternoon. The

joyous notes of bird-song floated in through
the open window from the trees outside and
mingled with the sweet strains of childish
voices singing from the well-loved Gospel
Hymns.

When the singing ceased the conversa-
tion turned to music and Tom said, “ Tell

us, mamma, of some of the great musicians

 

whose music you have heard.” “Yes,
said Mr. Gray, “ Beethoven, Mozart, Schu-
bert and hosts of others have done so much
for the world that we can spend an hour
most profitably in talking of them and their
work. Mamma can do the subject better
justice than any one I know, and we will
listen to her.”

“What Shakspeare is in poetry,” said
In the
presence of his name all other composers,

Mrs. Gray, “ Beethoven is in music.