Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1894 — Followed the Band. [ARTICLE]

Followed the Band.

Hans von Bulow, the famous leader and composer, who died a short time ago, was an eccentric member of a profession in which eccentricity is common. While walking the streets of Vienna one day he came across a regimental band on its way to the castle. Von Bulow ran to the middle of the street and joined the small boys about the drummer. Following the band,, he kept bowing to the surprised drummer, applauding him at almost every beat. “That ia rhythm! Excellent! That’s the way I like to hear it!” he continued to elaculate. to the sur-

priae of all and the delight of the small boya People in the street* recognised the famous pianist and Joined the procession, so that the hand hod one of the largest audiences to which it had ever played. Von Below listened attentively to the end of the piece, and then made' a "deep how before the | drummer and bis instrument. “Thank you.” he said; “that eras refreshing! That put my nerves to good condition again.* When the drummer learned who his strange admirer was, he was the proudest man in the regiment.