Nova Scotia Illustrated, Vol. 1, No. 8, December 1895 (1895) (14741648466)

Identifier: novascotiaillust00unse_0 (find matches)
Title: Nova Scotia Illustrated, Vol. 1, No. 8, December 1895
Year: 1895 (1890s)
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Publisher: Halifax : G.H. Bradford
Contributing Library: Queen's University Library, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library
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ne Park.Yellow dont agree with my complex-ion. Ah, I see you have your son withyou in business. This must make itvery pleasant for you. Yes it does.There is nothing like it. He can takea few days off at any time, and thebusiness runs along as usual. A young gentleman wishes to knowwhich is proper to say on leavitig ayoung lady friend after a late call—good-night or good-eveningNevertell a lie, young man, .say good-morn-ing. A real estate agent, whose wife hadjust died, commissioned a marble deal-er to carve a stone with suitable in-scription. In due time he receivedthe following : Mary—etc. Up oneflight. My name is Somerset, writes a pun-ster. I am a miserable bachelor. Icannot marry ; for how could 1 pre-vail on any young lady posseaned ofthe slightest notion of delicacy to turna Somerset. Whats in a name ? asks Shakes-peare. A great deal, William ; a greatdeal. There is an arti.st in Broolynwith the significant if not appropriateappellation of A. Dauber. NOVA SCOTIA ILLUSTRATED.
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BETWEEN NEW ENGLANDAND MARITIME PROVINCES. N- J-/frill) THE MATTMewS, NOHTHHUP i. CO., BUFFALO,! i^ll About the Banjo The banjo was in use long before the day of Joe Sweeney. It was princi-pally played by the negroes and was indeed a rude and simple instrument Thefirst one 1 ever saw was made in this way. A large gourd covered with a rawsheepskin served for the drum, and the strings were of horsehair, pulled froma white horses tail. It had only four strings I am confident that Sweeneyadded the bass string. My fatliers carriage driver was a banjo player. Heplayed two or three changeless tunes on one cord. 1 saw Joe Sweeney for thefirst time about 1842, while 1 was at school at Prince Edward Court House.He and his brother Sam were together. Joe led on the violin and Sam playedthe banjo. Both had good voices especially Sam, a rich full baritone of greatsweetness and power. Even at this distant day 1 can recall some of the tunesthey sang—Old Dan Tucker, Do Jolnniie Booker, Julianna John