He BlaYed Him.
Some little time bade a German musician, a cornet-player in a very fair London orchestra, got into trouble quite innocently and unexpectedly. "Let's have that over again," re quested the conductor, surprised at hearing a noto which was not in the score. Tho note was sounded again and again. "What are you playing?" he asked, at last. "I am blaying vat is on zo paber, said the cornet-player. "I blay vat is pefore me." "Let me have a look. The part was handed to the conductor. "Why, you idiot," he roared, "can't you see that this ib a dead fly?" "I don'd care," was the answer; ' he vas there, mid I blayed him."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2320, 18 August 1898, Page 53
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116He BlaYed Him. Otago Witness, Issue 2320, 18 August 1898, Page 53
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