Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1896 — The Organ Grinder Fled. [ARTICLE]

The Organ Grinder Fled.

A well-known professor at one of our universities was often annoyed by two Italians playing a street organ before his house. Giving his servant some money, he told her that whenever she heard an organ, she was to go out and pay the owners to take it away. This was a failure. The men, instead of coining once a week, came twict. One darbUhe sound of the organ disturbed the professor while working at a certain'ftWuf?. This so annoyed him that he ruslied out and ordered the men away, telling them that if they came again he would hand them over to the police. They refused to go unless he gave them more money. Enraged at their impertinence, he raced down the street in search of a policeman. Just as he turned the corner of the street he met a sergeant marching nine constables to their beats. Without speaking, he turned and walked alongside the procession. When they turned the corner, the Italians saw the professor with the policemen. It was enough. They were both seized with the sudden desire to see how quickly they could get the organ out of the street. The Cure was lasting, for the professor declares that no one has since been bold enough to play an or%aa before his house.—Tit-Bits.