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the ground. Then it was mind gradually quickened the explained that he had time to presto furioso. The old been a bandsman and played the bandsman blew his teeth so firmly cornet, but that having lost his into his mouthpiece that he had natural front teeth and replaced to pick them out with a pocket them by art, he was liable. from knife; the violinist sawed away time to time to blow his false in with such energy that he snapped cisors into the mouthpiece of his a string; but Bickerson, though Instrument and reduce it tem- missing half of his notes, carried porarily to silence. This was cer- on gallantly with the double-bass tainly a drawback, but I found until the others had recovered myself constrained to overlook it, themselves, when the cornet for this veteran bandsman was closed the dance with a prolonged already Mr. Bickerson's second blare, and all four sank back ex- string. His first a clurinet play-hausted. I revived them by giv- er-had, as he informed me, em- ing their leader his cheque there braced the profession of a preach and then."

Forty years ago a ball was given at a certain Government House. Such balls had been for years of annual occurrence; but on this particular occasion I was in charge of the proceedings and felt my responsibility. I was at ease about my floor; I was at ease about my supper; but, having er, in preparation for the political Going out on the following tested the highest musical talent career. (I knew this individual; afternoon I came upon a small of the town, I was not at ease later as a Cabinet Minister). procession, which proved to be the about my band. However, every The next player was a violinist, frienda of Bickerson and of the one told me that old Jimmy a dour, ragged-bearded, purple violinist escorting them home. Bickerson had played at Gov-faced Scot, who gave me to under- Both were very drunk. Bickerson ernment House balls for years, so stand that he disapproved of all had a black eye and was still

and I went down to seek this great Governors

Government grasping a fock of hair which he man in his office. He was not in, Houses, that he held them and had torn from the violinist's head. but his premises: were open, and their staff in unspeakable con gathered that both had the I found them to consist of a small tempt, that Scotland was the only musician's irritable temperament, brass plate, inscribed with the country in the world, but that and that this was the usual sequel swords "James Bickerson, Com- even Scotland was unworthy of to a birthday ball. I also learn- mission Agent," at the door of her greatest sons. His discourse ed that Bickerson had at one time a commercial a minute room, which contained being strongly perfumed with his or another been nothing but a tiny rickety table, native whisky, his opinions be- clerk, a lawyer's clerk, a book- one infirm kitchen chair, and a came intelligible; but he was said tout, an insurance tout, a land discarded brass plate bearing the to be a decent fiddler, and there surveyor, a sub-editor, a music legend "James Bickerson, Profes- was no other to be found. The teacher, a church organist, and a sor of Music." This was not re- last was a double-bass. He was purser assuring. Mr. Bickerson. had in the joinery line and, so Mr. evidently failed in the musical | Bickerson assured me, as a coffin- line, and had fallen back on com- maker had not his pear in the mission agency, which signified colony. But a glance at his face that he was ready to undertake was enough for me. He was evid- for anybody, from ently a clean, honest, saber, business like fetching a drink at the nearest straightforward, bar to raising a loan of a million. fellow, who could be depended on It is the last refuge of the to mark the first best of the bar hopeless failure, for it needs no with unfailing regularity for any stock-in-trade but a brass plate. number of hours. To him I pin- Nor was I encouraged when Mr.ned my faith and nervously hoped Bickerson called upon me after that all would be wall. dark, as I was careful to notice.) How foolish is the fussiness of He was a little round man with a youth! When the night of the round bald head, round 'red nose, ball came Mr. Bickerson appeared, round weak chin, short round looking rather thin and pale, and arms and legs, a very round stom- diffusing an odour of sal volatile. ach, puffy, shabby, shaky-handed. He had borrowed evening clothes would-be-jaunty, There could be from a larger man than himself, no doubt what his failing was; but who had carried to excess the I lay at his mercy. After trying colonial habit of striking matches the feeble bluff of producing the on the seat of his trousers. Turn- prospectus of a "wild cat" gold-ing up the superfluous length of mine, he condescended to the his sleeves, Mr. Bickerson sat business in hand and undertook down to the piano and hammered to produce a band, presided over away heroically. The guests, as by himself at the piano. Wonder-always in the colonies, were mad ing if they were all to be such as about dancing, and their en-

infected he, I asked him to bring them to thusiasm

the band. me a day or two later, which he Those were the days of melodious faithfully did. The first was a waltzes, polkas, and galops, and short, well set-up, grey moustach- the evening went merrily. When ed man, of such bearing that I the time came to refresh the asked at once: "What regiment?" band, I revoked a previous edict Fifty-seventh, Old Die-Hards," and allowed them a small ration he answered proudly, drawing of whisky with their ginger ale. himself up, and saluting, as was They returned to their task like the rule in his day, with the palm giants, and, when the final riot of his hand-parallel to ous-galop came, they with one

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on A smail consting steamer, not to mention participa-. tion in one or two gold rushes. But I knew him only as one who could be counted on to find music for a ball, and, as be never failed me, I feel grateful to him. He must have died many years ago, but, though I have no information as to his end, I will be bold to affirm that his estate at his de cease consisted of the clothes on his back, a pipe, a pocket-knife, and the fag end of a plug of to bacco, and that against these assets there was at least no such a washing- ignoble liability as Lill.The Times."

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Requisition for the extradition of the two Chinese who are wanted by the Canton authorities for kid- napping and attempted murder in Song Un village, Tungkun district, The arrived in the Colony. has fugitives made another appearance before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, Assistant Crown Sollefter, produced a certi- ficate from H.E. the Governor de- claring that General Lf Chat-sum, whose signature was on the requisi tion, is the chairman of the Pro- vincial Government of Kwangtung. Hearing of the case was fixed for Thursday next.

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