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you. I can never tell what times he is playing, but I always think of unclear bay and the bullfrogs whenever I pass his house, for the unclear seem to cry out wine-wine-wine-more grog-more grog-wine, wine-fill-up-fill up sh-e-r-r-y wine, sherry wine, gr-r-r-og-more grog, ending with a long drawn out, shaking, quivering w-w-i-i-n-n-e-e. The next house before me is an Italian boarding house, occupied by a host of signors, signoras, and signorettas all, either members of the opera, or teachers of the divine art; at the head of when is the aforesaid Bagowinid. They never seem to tire of practising their French horns, trombones, pianos, guitars, and their various other instruments of torture; each playing his favorite, regardless of his room mate or neighbor. It always reminds me of a poor French soldier in the American army, who, having committed an offense against the articles of war, was sentenced to be drummed around the fort with a halter around his neck, to the tune of the "Rogue's March," which was played rather indifferently. The old fellow seemed to feel the disgrace very keenly, and continually cried out as he tugged at the cord, "Dis-cord is horrible! dis-cord is horrible! Signor Bagowindi, however, was the genius of this Pandemonium of sounds. Signor Bag