The Musical Ranch (1910)
That power which "hath charms to soothe the savage breast," had charm enough to win Nora, the good- looking cook of the Flying G ranch. Bob, the foreman, thought that Nora's affections were being won by Dan, a hobo musician who was quite some fiddler. You never in your life saw such a ranch as the Flying G. The cowboys all played mouth organs and some performed on the trombone. There was a Mexican who twanged a mandolin, an Indian who beat the big bass drum, a Chinaman who clashed the cymbals and a colored gentleman who rattled the bones. They played their instruments at all hours and in all manner of places. They particularly delighted in serenading Nora. And she, being a kind-hearted girl, smiled and pretended to like it while they were looking, but tried to shut out the noise when their eyes were turned. When they all played together, cowboys, Indian, colored gentleman and Mexican, it sounded like a rolling mill, a cat concert on the back fence and the battle scene of "The Roundup" all going on at once. Then, one day, along came Dan, a tramp. Nora gave him a feed and he rendered a selection on his fiddle. The cowboys were entranced. When Dan said it was time for him to be moving on they didn't agree with him. They appointed a guard to see that this boss musician didn't get away. After that, all Dan had to do was to play his fiddle, eat, drink and sleep. Bob soon thought he detected Nora's affections transferring themselves to Dan. In fact, she did look with considerable favor on the musician, and as for Dan, it came to such a pass that he'd refuse play until the cowboys bad fetched Nora. Bob told his troubles to Alice, daughter of the boss. Her wit solved the problem. She advised Bob to buy a phonograph. He didn't lose any time doing so, and when he wound it up and turned it loose in the bunkhouse, Dan's violin sounded like a Hottentot tom-tom in comparison. Dan was angry. He smashed one of the records. So Bob threw him out of the house and finished the good work by placing the ring op Nora's finger.
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