The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-11-04

reverence never heard it; now If so be as
you never heard it, msyhap you don't know
nothing about it, in which case we can, if
you please, with your permission, sing you
little Bit of it, just to give you an idea OF
the thing
The poor prosecuted pastor looked a.
round upon his tormeutors in blank amaze
ment, and saw them with their ruthless
mouths wide open, and ready to infict
npon him the utmost 'pehaIty of their awful
voices. In tremulOus tones the worthy
man exclaimed--'No, no, pray don't
pray don't-don't trouble yourselves-l
beg you will not. know the piece Of
music you refer to very well, and think if
you could perform it on any other day than
Good Friday"
Singers are peculiar irritable class of
persons, and the slightest opposition or
contradiction ;rritates and disturbs them, so
that at the very moment that the minister
uttered sentence at all interfering with
their will, they all surrounded him with
clamorous and sulky importantly, and set
to work with all diligence to demolish his
objections.
please, Sir, said Martin Grubb, sha-
king his big head with look or dogged
wilfulness, Il don't see how it's to be done.
The Hallelujah Chorus requires lot Of ex-
ira voices that isn't to be got every day;
and il we tells them chaps as is coming
over here tomorrow to help us, that we
don't want their help, they may take tiff,
and never come over to Snatcham again."
'But, perhaps the pastor meekly repli-
ed, they may assist you in the grave and
sober singing of some serious and well
known psalms in which all the congrega-
ton may unite"
On hearing this the broad faced butcher
expanded his features into a contemptuous
sort of grin, and said-"Come, now, that's
good one, as if reg'lar scientific singers
would come all the way to Snatcham jus,
| 10 sing olu psalm tunes!
Mr.. Grippe also said-"He! he! he!''
"He he! he! is a very conclusive kind OF
argument and so the minister of Snatcham
felt it TO be, for he could not answer it, nol
refute it, nor evade it. He looked this way
and that way; up to the ceiling and down
to the floor, towards Mr.. Gripe and tow.
ards Mr.. Grub; but neither ceiling moi
floor, Gripe nor Grubb, afforded him any
relief from his painful embarrassment The
exulting singers saw that he was posed, anC
now was the time to push their victory, anC
overwhelm the minister by their united i'm
portunities. So they all crowded rounC
him at ofi1e, and almost all at once began 10
assail him with such torrent of reasons anC
augmentation that he had not time to say
word for himself
"Please, Sir" said Onesiphorus Bang
~ han't got nothing else ready to play"
"Nor l NEITHER" said Issacher Crack.
"Piease, Sir" said Alexander Rodolph
| OidoDOJ We hONCi W
without your leave, and we hope yo
wont compel us to do so now. My viii
says she'll never come to church again,
the Hallelujah Chorus is not performed to
morrow
"And declares said Gregory Plusl
''that for my part never wish to touch tn
serpent again, if we mayn't do that piece /
: music"
Absolom and Peter Gripe also said tn
! same as touching the clarionets; and Jane
Gripe then looked at the minister with
: quantity interrogative aspect, which, will
!, out uttering word seemed to say-"1'her
;, what will you do without Absalom an
n Peters clarionets." Now, for his ow
r part, the worthy pastor would have bee
d glad to get rid Of the whole Glamour of the
h music, for these choristcrs were always
n lOggerheads either with one another. {
d with the rest of the parish.
d The minister thus overwhelmed with a
o gument and eloquence, with pathos and in
portunity, found himself compelled to Well