THE MASTER MUSICIAN
It is related that a great gathering of people was once startled by a celebrated violinist, who wis announced to play on an instrument which cost a thousand pounds. Ten thousand persons gladly paid the admission charges and the fa-? mous musician played as only a genius could play. The music grew sweeter and sweeter until the audience was spell-bound. As the. strains; I died away the audience broke' into rapturous storm of applause. in the midst of the ovation, the musician rose up with his seemingly precious instrument and smashed it into a hundred pieces over the back of a chair. Then heading la piece of it in his, hajrud lie said quietly: "Ladies and gentlethat violin cost just one pound!" He then took up the £1000 instrument and played it for their entertainment.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 9, 19 September 1944, Page 2
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138THE MASTER MUSICIAN Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 9, 19 September 1944, Page 2
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