AMERICAN ASSURANCE

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, 21 March 1907, Page 37

AMERICAN ASSURANCE

hr,mt mm u an^ Of young o American , tourists visited .the home of Beethoven in Bonn, and were unrestrained in their expressions of wonder, admiration, and approval of <Wie room where the master had lived and worked They asked many questions about Beethoven, and finally one young lady seated herself at his piano and proceeded with true American confidence to play the 'Moonlight Sonata,' Beethoven's own work, in Ms own room, on his own piano. Such an interesting combination ! ' ' " ™. The ° M caretaker stood there, stern and .. silent ' I suppose many musicians have been here and have played on this instrument ? > '• Paderewski was here last year, madam ' 'Ah! l she sighed. - ~ ' ' But,.' continued the faithful guardian', ' when some one urged Mm to play on Beethoven's pianp he sjaid "No ; I am not worthy ! " ' '