The Prairie Chieftain, Volume 1, Number 3, Monticello, White County, 9 October 1850 — Page 1

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, From the American Musical Review. The ILlttie Quaker 'Ula-iiciaa. ' .... . BY E.'M. TAPl'AN. ' - The whole house was in consternation. The mother was in tears, tha father ' hi anger. "'"His broad-brimmed beaver -toss and fell upon his head like a ship tossed on a stormy ocean. Servants gazed upon each other in mute astonishment. Even the old house-dog perceived that something extraordinary had happened: t al r:'.h: him:!' urea L"s fora-na r I c " f.xi d at. ' .i.

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Oli Fellows. Odd Fellows, when together met, Are not, pertsada, o add & set, As many people say; Unlesa, indeed, it odd may be That they should meet for charity, With conscience clear to pay. When the pale sufferer seised by death, Bat fiisulv ciraws hts shorfninj breath, They cool his fevered tongue ; And gently bathe lita throbbing brow, While scenes of earth swift fleeing now, By single hairs eeera hang. Or, when the epirita self is gone. To thnt fair land, to aa unknown. To dwell in tents of clay. The fixed and glasay'eyea they close, The pain distorted iimhs corapoae, And to the tomb convey. Odd Fellows! surely odd they are; The sick, the naked have their care, The hungry, too, are fed, Po odd that they witiiQtit reproof The houseless stranger give a roof. Arid where to lay Lis head. Itassia end its Satpcror.

This year, it is said, the Emperor

Nicholas will either resign the crown or

perish. Sack a prediction, so positively

asserted, might savor of childishness if

uttered in the garb of prophesy; bu'

those who are familiar siih tha secret

history of Russia know well that beyond the period of 25 yer.ra no Emperor is

allowed to reign in that laad. There is

cr at least has been hitherto, a power be

tind the throne end above the throne which none of the sovereigns ha?a been able to resist or evade. Tha dreaded iamily of tha OrloS ara the hereditary ministers of that power. Tha unenviable distinction is theirs to be by prescriptive right the sgsnta specially employed. Alexander occupied the, throes for the restricted period ha failed to rcsija s.r.1 perished. Diebitchz fell into dl.srace. One of the Ot1c:S appeared in the c..vp.

Sooa after the general was reports I dr. I. OrloS remained. Who next, ve.s the cpisslion in men's mouths. Duke ConClsatiaa died suddenly. Orlcff still ra-r:..r-:d, ar,d crdy departed vhcn the Duchc 3 vs3 ar.rwU-.csd e.s ha ;: 3 sud-

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songs of birds over my head, and never wearied. One will pour forth a mournful strain, another a joyous; and yet such a mingling of their different notes, that no discordant sound ever disturbed their concert. Why, I have often thought, does not man sing as naturally as the birds? . Angels sinand play their golden harps; we, like them, are immortal, while the birds are not. Then there must be

music in the soul of every one, which, could it be heard, how soon would it calm

every unholy passion, and awake feel irji cf the purest reference for our J.Iak

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itsnded to say, or why he did not say it,

we are left entirely to conjecture. But

one thing was evident Moses I'luville, in spite of his creed second to none in

H3 own estimation his usual unvarying

equanimity, his principles of seven and

brty years standing, and, if there is any

thing else, in spite of that too, was in a

passion. '

His son John, alad about fourteen years

o! age, had purchased a violin, or fiddle,

as his father called it, and being pas

sionately fond of musiediad'concealed it in

his room, with the intention, at the first

opportunity, of retiring to the woods and

learning to play; but unfortunately for

him, it was discovered by his mother.

liases Pluville and his wife Sarah, be-

in;' members , of the denomination o

Friends, not only in name, but heart,their

son could not have committed an act

which would have more displeased them Moses, though an excellent husband, yet

like many olhsrs, was willing to have it

appear, that his children inherited allthei evil propensities from their mother. " T:s all from thee, Sarah," he com

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commonly pure a flowers' and frsgrart1

with sweet-scented c phv r, as it languidly

tops of the pines.- 11 f pouring forth, in sofu J

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hilarating influence r . father, it awoke feel. uf n

spiritual communing . h . 1 Is Cvd. "Let the son'3 heart was iir vl h r u:c. To him everything v 3 j'. '. 3 j trees, breeze, brock, bird- - d cvt '.' 3

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bri0u3. The "d p'-ifj"-: I, , the b:l - j r 2t' r::"1 x'- -f vera t'.re

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teacher will receive my corn for tuition I will attend his school. I can easily steal away one night in the week. It was all arranged his name duly

Whh astonishment I learned, ior the Erst tirre, that J;1 "i, having the concert m. ,, state cfrrr.a ":.l;n, had tsken a severe

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raenced; "these inclinations must have been inherited from t'nee. ?.Iy father. and grandfather lived and died respectable members cf the friend's Society. There was never a llka'circu&sl&sce in die fam

ily cf the riuvilles before. Now I remember, I discovered thee one night, be

fore waivers rnanied, standing beside a

vestry listening to the choir within." "Nat so fast, .Moses: I saw thee there a long while before I was seen. Having for e sample cna of tha Pluvilles, I plead

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A this moment John entered, which svruca relieved his father, as . the last allu

sion was none too agreeable. "John," ha slowly pronounced, "for seven and forty years have I lived upon the earth, and never has any event in thwi3 t'.vo-score end seven years distressed me so much as this terrible dissipation cf inclinations manifested by thee, my degenerate son. I command thee to destroy,

f. : t 1.'" , t'- ".t instrument of thy depravity.

6.7.1 ta restrain, in future, thy unhallowed .1. V.. r.3. .U a punishment, go. to the riv-

cr c4 ixs; " :s3 tayueaa seven times m l J WCt.r3." "A wood of the ancient growth of oak 5.: jl at no f r--.t ul i Zi 11 m the h;u?e, t'.rc h v,'.."c 1 the riv-r r.ibrrod to f.Dvv-

Fa-sol-la," sung the youth, in his sa-j sic, awoke in his iniomaUoa tUalns - as

cure retreat among the branches of the pure as it ever caused f vibrate f. cm

oak. "Fa-sol-la," as plainly sung the j Memnon's statue. He wished himself a

river, as its waters dashed over the rocks, bird anything if only he might sing as

Thus day after day he continued to sing; unrestrained as the feathered songsters, and fhus day after day the river imitated Just then a linnet perched himself above

his song. Often did the young truan1 them, and poured forth his melting lay in

coin school stop in the midst of the mu- so enrapturing notes, that he could for-

sio of his viol, to listen to the varying bear no longer.

sounds of the water, as foaming jt tumbled "Father," said he, "why do not the

from rock to rock, without once trying to Friends have singing at their meetings of

imitate its grand concert of sounds. And worship, as well as other Chris dans?

no wonder that he did, older heads than "John," he replied, "thy heart, as is his have rejected Nature's unwritten mu- natural in youth, is averse to the inner and

sic as a model, and sought out an inven- spiritual communings with its Maker. tion of their own. . Noisy sounds are mistaken by thee for Truancy is liable to be discovered. His true worship. Know .'this, God is a spirit, father, in due form, if not in time, was andseeketh such only to worship him as made acquainted with his absence from will worship him in spirit and truth. his class, , - Therefore, noise is not worship; it is art What excuse should he render? He invention of the Evil One to draw away

dare not tell the truth; for well he knewJ men's minds from the silent, spiritual

that seventy times seven immersions in worship, the only acceptable worship

the river would not purge away the" guilt "Not the only worship, father; did not

of his disobedience in hi3 father's view. David worship God by singing and play lie therefore determined to be silent, let ing on the harp, and other musical instru

vvhst would happen, and endure without ments? If this was not acceptable, why complaint whatever might be inflicted up- does not the Bible say so? Besides, the

on him. So he did. To every question, j New Testament commands all who are

silence was his only reply. Angry, at tnerry to sing psalm 3

last, with his stubbornness, his father as- "My son, David did some wicked acts,

signed liim ajfasi in the attic, to' be pro. J which of course we should not follow

traited tS" liiS rebeKiota spirit should b' Mareorar, bad men sing in. meetings of so humbled, that he would confess his worship; it is not even required that they faults with shame and confusion of face, should be moral men."

The key of the attic door grated upon 1 "True father. David did evil things, 1

his ear, but it stirred no repentant chord but the Bible informs U3 when they were in his bosom. . so; now it does not say his singing and Two days passed two long days to playing was wrong, does it?" his father and two sleepless nights, for "John, thou wilt yet learn better; our he verily believed that his son was pos- Saviour did not sing, or command it." sessed of an evil spirit, as no peniteiitial "No, father, neither did he forbid it. call had been heard from tha attic. . Did he not forbid everything wrong?" "Bad as he ia,I would not starve him,' "Thy mother calls thee, John; obey said he to his wife . Sarah, oa the begia- her summons."' ning cfthe third day, who, ia common So ended their colloquy. The preju-

with her husband Moses, really believed him either bewitched, or "turning idiot,"

registered with the undersaied" the

j'lrst evening's exercises effeaded, when a new diSlculty presented itself. . "How could the singing-master get the com?" he easily asked himself, Kxt not so easily answered.. A bushel of com for a small boy cf fourteen to carry two miles

upon bis back, was a task Hide less than Herculean. , Besides, 1. 2 d; ? not tike it

all at once, his icther woul I notice it; but

proverb saith "where trwrs is a w;,l & j v, way T- i i-u v ' '"ni-

kerchicf would cas .; hell, v.o qurtj

were every night of the school deposited in the teacher's house. The "little Quaker," as he was famili

arly called, made 'rapid progress; sa much so that when the concert, on the closing evening of the school, was announced, he 4vas assigned, a very prominent part. Ah! full well do-I remember the enthusiasm which, on that evening, lit up his usually bright eye! He wa3 happy

then; there was no look of conscious

superiority, no over-bearing haughtiness;

and tne music, which flowed so sweetly

Irom his lips, seemed to vibrate from eve-'

ry feature. In vain I strove to withdraw

my eyes from him; there was something so ineffably pleasant, so captivating about

his singing, that I often, found myself ga

zing intently upon him, entirely lost to

all besides. , The houso was filled to overdo win a; and, as a consequence, the air heated and

impure. Notwithstanding this, the inter

est cfthe audience did riot flag; but the performers were obliged to exert themselves to their utmost. On more than one

brow the perspiration stood in drops. I was looking at John his fine whit3 fore

head, half-shaded by his curhrg I::ks in particular attracted.. my attention; !'-'! tha voice of .Moses Pluville rung harshly through the room, commanding his son

to 'cave. So deeply absorbed was I

and having the name in mind that I did not realize its meaning till John, turning

pale, started to obey the summons of his lather.

It was the last piece they were singing

when the interruption occurred, which,

being soon concluded, tha audience dis

cold, f.c . t.L;h there were no hopes of h.:s rccos ;ry. Ks had been in bis right

iruua tct a 1X34 j-an ci .taa time mnee that evening. At an early hour the next rsorcbr I

set out for his father's house. When J entered he was lying en his bed, perfectly tranquil and sane. He extended hla fevered Land, and grasping mine held it for a moment with a gentle pressure. loung as I vczb, and thoughtless csycuth gece::.".!y ere vp .3 tl a svj :tcf d -'b.l f 1 i.tx -T'?:''- t-r ? ihzt f-;,1 p if- .1 ItH 1 .t , 1,4 -. . . , t . 4, ' cx.unier.ar.ee cf my f.iz:.l, and thojg. how short a time since I even envied Lin his talents for music, and had esked my-

selfthe question, why I could not have been as highly favored by nature as he. Seeing my tears he smiled sweetly, and' said, "I used to fear death, but now it seems easy to die;" and gently closing his eyes he seemed to sink into a soft slumber. 1 remained by his bedside for. nearly an hour, waiting for him to awake. The angelic expression of his countenance, while ia sleep, ever and anon was lit up with a smile. And even now, when I hear the name angel, the countenance

of my dying young friend always comes belore me. At length he seemed to revive, and o. pening his eyes upon hij father, he said., "O, father! I have heard such sweet strains of music; I now know they eing in heaven? Do you not hear, father!" said ha. egain, with increased auimatierr, and begin ring to sing, in a moment cr two ceased to breathe. His father wept. Stern and inflexible as he was, themaawas melted into tsars. V7e all wept.

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Now John, far from beinrj in a sullen

mood Rt his long confinement, was siUjnjr

ca an old chest, and there making use of'

his left arm for a viol, with an old yard

stick, which happened to be ia the room,

r a bow, ha was sawing away across his

1-iit arm, wagging his, head and humming

lively air ia a half whlstlo.

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ther. All hU gravity, cf s:va cr.d fu-i years standing, necr tclro h- drgl

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dices of education and habit were too

deeply rooted in the father's heart to yield to the wildexhuberance of a young end

ardent temperament, as he styled his

son's love of music.

A garden-plot this year was assigned

John, vith the unqualified right secured

by his father's word, which was as un

varying as. the law of the Medes. and Per

sians to whatever it might produce by ploughing, spading, harrowing, hoeing, and sundry cthor operations known and approved by horticulturists. The right to. consume, sell, or otherwise dispose of, what by persevering industry, he might

obtafa from this piece of ground,beicg undeniably his, with none to molest or make afraid, he commenced with all dllligance lu3. task,- "Ornaia vincit. labor." 'And, in a short time, he had the pleasure of bekc'iirj tha lla ;s efcern sheet' rg up

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soenes cfmy youth ceased to hold the tace ir fay mlai-- limy -foroIy !14 When, on a Sabbath-day, curiosity for I must own no better motive then, iufiuenced me iod me to a Fricid's meet-ing-houie. The chief speaker was a stranger, very aged. Ilia object of visiting his brethren was to advocate a reform in their mode cf worship. "If any be merry among you," he said, "let. bun sing psalms. ile then proceeded in a powerful discourse, orovincr that music ia as

persed.. I looked at my watch; it accepfsbla srorship as prayer, aad should past ten, and a bitter cold .night. How be ei-ffa3ed in wi:h 6d derout faelgs.

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For a long time after I arnveu at home, tad retired to rest, the countenance c i" John, so mild, benevohat, and beautiful, was before me. ' That ' nisht 1 dreamed

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tnyself at the concert Egain; and while gazing with admiration upon the counte

nance of John, it became brighter and .... brighter, till it dazzled my ' eyes, and his song, growing more and more ravishing every moment, entirely enraptured tny senses; when suddenly he disappeared from view! his song becoming fainter and fainter, at length ceased to be heard; and I awoke.

.. A week passed away and I heard and

saw nothing cf John, and gradually the

circumstances of the concert were fadir

fom my mind when, on a bright niooa-

lirht nieht, I went forth, with a 'party of

my young companions, lo a small pond,

to enjoy the evening ia skating.

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his prejudices against music with tha death of his son; and then related the circumstances. Ills weeping chocked his utterance, end I recognized ia the feature.? cf tho eld man Moses Fljriilo.

lie ccmra:accd ala w'.h an a; -rd to his 1 ::r:.-. t j c lr.2 the f ' J:ct." -rotigoiy l.r t... : r.:.. , : r, r::-i . : : - not be balanced by a s jp:iildcus rtgard"frt'.3 c, ir.'.rni tf th.;vho j---cededthem. He thea closed by saying he had written a hymn describing the feelings of hts son, while- dying; and Eri-rht heaven of joy abovs, 24y hewing heart is wshirg. Many a sweet voice was now heard ia that old Quaker meeting-house for the first time, and the moistened eye and hearing breast told plainly, the, musts wa

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