The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-08-15

" years ago, more or less, a black fellow
: named Pomp Phillis, who lived in the Bay
; State, undertook to fly. His wings were
very cheap and very simple-consistng
merely of couple of leather aprons. They
were better fastened on than those of lea
lus hut they were not near so huovant.
Pomp thus reasoned with himself; /" De
birds, dcy flies-de geese and de ducks.
Why me no fly too? Me out lun'm swift
j, me hcal'm on de !oot-why not on de
wing :"
Thus reasoning, Pomp put on his wings.
pcrched himself in the garret window,
spread his pinions and sailed forth But
whether his leather aprons were dead
weight, or whether he did not use them
properly, one thing is certan-he came to
the ground like log, and broke his thigh.
Gosh a mighty" he exclaimed, rs he
lay kicking and writing Oh the earth, I'M
able to help himself" de ludder apun kill
me dead Ineher gi. up alone agin neber.
Msssa mHssa 70
"What do you want, Pompp answered
The muster, who was in the house ignorant
Of the poor fellows catastrophe.
"Massa !"
"Come here. if yon want any thing"
NJ cunt come dere-Oh, gosh how
me leg achel-me can't come dere, massa
me leg smash to flinters."
His master came out, and seeing, sure
enough, that his thigh was fractured, he
exclaimed, allow is all this, Pompi"
ION, massa, me been fewin from de
gallet winder"
"FYetcin p
"Yesse, massa, me flew wild desc ulder
apun." lifting up his wings" cey no
hold me Upland 81 me break me tph.n
YOU'RE fool, Pomp."
" Me own it, massa, wild grief and pain.
Me fought me could fly-bln pride, massa.
aciI hdb a fall, and so hab poor Pompm
+ THE MUSICAL EAR. There is on this
subject very common misconc option,
which proves IL source of great mortificat-
ton on the one side, end of arrogance on
the other viz: that the possession ola mu-
steal ear, or the power of distinguishing
notes, is the indication of al the finer sensi-
bilities of mind, while the want Ct it proves
an opposite deficiency. Shakespeare's opin-
ion of him who hath no music in hilnself,n
is often triumphantly cited as applicable TO
all who want the distinguishing ear. The
truth, however, is, that many who signallv
excel in music, aIe deficient in almost all else
that humanity reveres, while many, again.
who have no musical discrimination, are 9th.
erwise examples Of excellence and even
as regards sound, may be eXQuisitely sensI-
Bile to other beauties and harmones of ma
ture. Such may not he deaf, for instance,
to the music of spring, when all nature
bursts forth in voices of rejoicing. nor to
the awful music Of the storm. They NAV
feel as music, the silence of lone wood,
after being accustomed 10 the increasing
stir of multitudes; or the stiffness of night
in great city, where the astronomer, con
;emplating the wondrous spheres above,
hears only the tongues of passing time in
the church towers, or the call of watchnlen,
family sounding in the distance.
1t is the prejudice with respect to musical
ear and musical taste Of which we are now
speaking, that, in the present day, con
dennis many young women possessed of
every species of loneliness and talent, ex-
cept that of note distinguishing, to waste
years of precious time in an attempt to ac-
qulre this talent in spite Of nature, and yet
when they have succeeded as far as they
can, they have only the merit of being mere
machines. with performance as little pleas
ing to true judges, as would be the attempt
of foreigner, who knew only the alphabet
OF language, to recite pieces of expressive
poetry in that language Such persons,
when liberty comes to them with age or
marriage, generally abandon The offensive
occupation; but tyrant fashion will force
their daughters to run the same course
The waste of time now spoken of, is one of
many evil consequences which arise from
the prevailinn false notions with respect to
music.-Dr. .4rnoH
AN LNCoRRIGIBLE SoT. Deacon w.