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Alfred Getting Old

Alfred getting old Alfred, the violinist had some setbacks he fell in love with a woman of high culture and rich, Alfred moved in with her as she also had a piano which Alfred loved. He played Chopin and another semi popular tunes, so engrossed he was that he didn't notice she was tired of him and told him to leave. It was shocking for poor Alfred who without arguments left with his violin. He used to have a small room at a rundown hotel, but It was occupied by some other loser, so he slept on Aa park bench, had a wash at a river nearby where he also washed his clothes. One night when he slept he was assaulted and his dear The instrument was stolen now he had nothing. Alfred was depressed, but not for long, a woman who, had A café nearby gave him food and shelter in a shed she had At the bottom of her garden, she also ironed his clothes. The police who liked Alfred he was always polite, caught The thieves and he was back in business. He became a fixture of the town playing his music at street corners and was much missed when he drowned washing his feet in the town’s ornamental pool.

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