How Moses was Given the Reward for Valiant Service Volunteer: And Moses Stood Forth and Got a Cup Commenting on the.lack of image ination shown by newspaper men in these unromantic days, a veteran volunteer officer in an after-dinner speech this avec quoted from an old Shanghaj newspaper on the presentation of a cup to a member of the SV. C. The reference to the electric light was made in its carly days, when uncertainty was principal charm.
And it came to pass when the brigade was drawn up on the Bund, that the Major cried with a loud voice, "Private Moses of No. 2 Company, where art thou?" answered him not, Major eried with a loud voice, "Sergeant Moses of No. 2 Company, where art thou But Moses was very meek, and made no reply.
Then out spoke a man of war and said unto the Major, "Corporal Moses belongeth to No. 3 Company.
And the Major having again called for Moses, Moses came forth from the ranks and stood beside chariot of war, and being of very all stature, the people looked but saw him not, Then the Major commanded the electric light to stand still for ton minutes. And the men of war and all the people wondered.
Then the Major spoke unto Moses, saying, You are the best-drilled man in the Corps, and have won the silver cup, which will even now be presented to you before all the people.
And tie Major then spoke unto the Captain of the Light Horse, and said:—This is the best-drilled man in Shanghai; Lo! now I beseech theo, ive unto Moses the silver cup which is provided.
Then the Captain of the Light Horse spoke unto Moses, and said hho had done great things and ex-called all other men in Shanghai. And a servant stood there with the cup in his hand, and at the word of command he handed it to Moses, Now Moses stood speechless, and all the people listened in vain, for it he spoke they heard. him nots yea, even the speech which he had Yrepared for the occasion failed him, and "Right you.aro,", sald Mesos, was all the people heard.
So Moses took the cup, which was of cunning workmanship; the cup which Demetrius of Canton. had fashioned with his own hand.
Then, Io and behold the electric light began to be unsteady, so much that the mighty men of valour aid cry, "Where was Moses: whoa the light went out?"
"What other examples can you cite, Mother?"
"Suppose, Domin, the picture is based on a religious theme. The music must then consist of Wagner. inn opera far beyond the scope of the orchestra, interspersed with hymns, and some jazz sct to the tempo of a funeral march. Then, it is a society drama, just when the heroine has fallen into the clutches of the villain, which, ina picture always means that it is raining eats and dogs outside, it fs essential to play, "See, from yon cloudless, azure dome," or part of Mascagni's "Hymn to the Sun, "But are the musicians always at fault, Mother?"
"No, Damiu. When left to themselves, they play very nicely, as a rule. "It is only when they' must watch the picture so as to make us undersea terms of music, that: the leading lady is "much too scantily clad, that trouble arises, The chief diMiculty, of course, is with pictures requiring an aug mented orchestra."
"What is an augmented orchostrs Mother?"
"One reinfoteed to such extent that false notes which might othorwise paso unnoticed are bound to be detected, Damiu."—Rntar.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.