LEVY, THE CORNET PLAYER, VICTIMISED.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 268, 19 November 1878, Page 4

LEVY, THE CORNET PLAYER, VICTIMISED.

Among tbe many attractions, of : Brighton Beach, says an American paper, as set forth in the duily-publishcd list of iniucernpnts for visitors lo .patronise that particular locality In preference to ctheis oa CQ;, e y Xal-tad, j s Levy, (ho cornet aoloig^ -whom the prof riotore of ihe famous resort have generously Subsidised for the seafon, UDder a claimed lo hove been *ffertp4 *tn. ro u_h. the instrumentality of ■Mr George W. Ryer, a theatrical and DiUß'cal agent. Mr Levy, in conjunction with his i Bilv.*r cornet, -jb justly regarded as b Wag net ol large power. Hia -salary is proton' ioned to his arti-ailo capacity. His terms are stated to be 350 dollars 8 week. On vSaturday last, just after 4he marine matinee musical io front of of tie Hottl Biiyhton, Mr Levy waß approached by a ruessanger, who banded him a note, delicately penned on fragrant and tinted ioital paper. Dexterously glazing his left eye, he broke the envelope, and read aa follows: — New York, August 16, 1878. Dear Mr L_vy, — I met you at Bri,* Lton Beach recently and your glance gave me courage to address you. I. am a asarried woman, aud therefore cannot iriviiß you to my homo. Will etu you Monduyraorning, «{, half-.p_Bt 10 a.m. •at tbe corner of Fifth Avenue and Eighteenth-street. I- will -cope closely veiled, nnd, if possible, have a coupe in readings, as 1 would nbt,bo recognised for any thing. — Very truly, yours, -* - . ■ ■ A. s. : P.S.-r-lf it should prove stormy on Monday, meet mo Tuesday, eame time' and place, or addreed me throap*, the Personals of the Herald Weduee-* fry* A. 8. ! 7 The love of adventure is strong in,, some men, and is said to be particularly eo in artists. The proposition lopkod plausible. Levy'B fair correspondent 1 bad, of oourse, heard him distil thf' H([uid melody of the ' " S*r_et Bye : and Bye," and sighed for an opportunity pfy complimenting him upon tbat ■Wonderful labial effort. « Only this, and nothing more," thought the musicibn, 1 as he inwardly resolved to see what thpre was in it. So far the prologue. j On Monday morning Levy, was upi with lhe latk, and en route for . the •metropolis, arrayed in faultless style; Ten o'clock, found him at: Chickeriog: Hall, on the corner of Fifth Avenue^ ,ahd Eightecnih-street- /'Hi- preßenoe! there was not calculated to excite, remark, for dozens of musicians pneß in and out of Chickeriog establishment, hourly. It was natural that business Bhouli have brought him there ae well as others at that hour. At half-past 10 a o!.oMobßerver: might have detected! Mr Levy in the act of scanning the: horizon up ont down thb avenue, with' the.auxious look of a Iqnely- mariner •searching;: for a tur. ofi sail, None^ pfl the coupes that whirled along the! 'thoroughfare drew' up at either of the /9.ur corners over which C&rbßt_]_evyi kept close *w»__„-{; nor was there the! elijihtest -Bympion of a drab or blue-! vf. il.ed ./emajp^ within five/! blocks of •■ttie! $er*a .of* -ibe exciiiog romaijoe, Bat; his! ipluck and endurance held ■' him to! his! pos'. She.might have missed. a. bjaa^ori train, he re».Boned. She would surely' come. So he waited, and ogled the! passers-by, twirKug his cane jauntilyj with his gloved fingers and toying with the ends of bis pencil-pointed moustache. At twenty-Gve minutes to! elevn the scarcity of blue- veiled 'ladies was almost painful, as well as unaccountable. Still the watcher" wore a cheerful smile, and beamed benignantly upon the oacasionnl policeman, and the frequent bootblack eager to add to the lustre of his external polish. Oblivious of the ordinary surroundings of the ecepe, and inent upon ; . the possible charms of bis correspondent aB pictured by his vivid imagination, the gentleman/ from ' Coney . J_l__d did not heed the rapid approach of a representative of justice, despatched from the sacred preoinct'a of the ' c ixth Judicial Court in; the presence ''' The marshal stopped short, and sa-luted the preoccupied cornetist, say-! ing, " Good morning, Mri : Levy ;laini extremely delighted to seeyoii. I __vei been waiting an opportunity io, meet! you;jo New York for several days,:'* j «<> lndeed ! ,? Said' Mr Levy with! dignity, "Tou surprise me. Really, I think you have the advantage' ot me." "l ebal haveioa minute,-! presume,"; returned the officer, ." as I* think youj will 'readily acknowledge when/ yoa! glance, at this little' ■suinmbtis." "J-ummons ? Summons fop what?"! cried Levy, excitedly. I "Asummops to answer the com■pUid't of a Mr Oeorge W. Ryer, \vho isi anxious to collect a little bill of 105dp].,< being the amount of commission due to; him to date for services in procuring: you your engagement with the proprie-' tors of the Hotel, Brighton." < , The scales and eyeglass fell from; Levy's vision together. The veiled lady | stood forth unmasked. He had beea! the dupe of justice. At that instant, ! George Ryer, with Mephistophelean! 'grape, saluted him frora the street.] Levy turned and fled into Chickeriog'-,! vowing that he would not receive the! f-iWiit. I The raarshall followed in close pur- 1 suit, and his victim showed a horizontal pisdr pt\ coat tails going . through the glass ddors of the piano warerooins. AJ moment later the summons was on the! shoulders ot the • retreating defend intj for a^ecoqdjand ttyeh fell to fhe floor.' J " You are served!"; shouted Fowler. j ,4 Np I ani not," rejoined. Levy, •• I! nW^^^WleiJge the 'service, •" I'll ;

swear I have not received the paper. It is a contemptible fraud — a put-up job— and I'll have satisfaction." The marshal Jretired flmshed with victory, to enjoy a laugh with th. complainant, Ryer, over the sUceess o_ their strategic snap of the veiled lady.