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The truth was that when the soloist had so filled himself with strong ale that his brain was fuddled, then it was hard to tell just what kind of a noise he was making. It took a wise man to discover the tune, if there was any. THE TRUTH WAS THAT WHEN THE SOLOIST HAD SO FILLED HIMSELF WITH STRONG ALE THAT HIS BRAIN WAS FUDDLED THEN IT WAS HARD TO TELL JUST WHAT KIND OF A NOISE HE WAS MAKING IT TOOK A WISE MAN TO DISCOVER THE TUNE IF THERE WAS ANY
 is not well to offend one of these gentlemen. In French, they call such a person by a very long name--the improvisator. These poets have sharp tongues and often say hard things about people whom they do not like. If they used whetstones, or stropped their tongues on leather, as men do their razors, to give them a keener edge, their words could not cut more terribly. Now, on one occasion, Morgan had offended one of these bards. It was while the poetic gentleman was passing by Taffy's house. He heard the jolly fellow inside singing, first at the top and then at the bottom of the scale. He would drop his voice down on the low notes and then again rise to the highest until it ended in a screech. Someone on the street asked the poet how he liked the music which he had heard inside. "Music?" replied the bard with a sneer. "Is that what Morgan is trying? Why! I thought it was first the lowing of an aged cow, and then the yelping of a blind dog, unable to find its way. Do you call that music? VERY IMPORTANT PERSON AND IT IS NOT WELL TO OFFEND ONE OF THESE GENTLEMEN IN FRENCH THEY CALL SUCH A PERSON BY A VERY LONG NAME THE IMPROVISATOR THESE POETS HAVE SHARP TONGUES AND OFTEN SAY HARD THINGS ABOUT PEOPLE WHOM THEY DO NOT LIKE IF THEY USED WHETSTONES OR STROPPED THEIR TONGUES ON LEATHER AS MEN DO THEIR RAZORS TO GIVE THEM A KEENER EDGE THEIR WORDS COULD NOT CUT MORE TERRIBLY NOW ON ONE OCCASION MORGAN HAD OFFENDED ONE OF THESE BARDS IT WAS WHILE THE POETIC GENTLEMAN WAS PASSING BY TAFFY'S HOUSE HE HEARD THE JOLLY FELLOW INSIDE SINGING FIRST AT THE TOP AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCALE HE WOULD DROP HIS VOICE DOWN ON THE LOW NOTES AND THEN AGAIN RISE TO THE HIGHEST UNTIL IT ENDED IN A SCREECH SOME ONE ON THE STREET ASKED THE POET HOW HE LIKED THE MUSIC WHICH HE HAD HEARD INSIDE MUSIC REPLIED THE BARD WITH A SNEER IS THAT WHAT MORGAN IS TRYING WHY I THOUGHT IT WAS FIRST THE LOWING OF AN AGED COW AND THEN THE YELPING OF A BLIND DOG UNABLE TO FIND ITS WAY DO YOU CALL THAT MUSIC
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