Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-10-12

THE PiAEo-FoRTE.-lnG Germany, they have Piano
ortes in inns and cottages why should they not nave
them in England The only true answers because we
farng and commercial Saxons by very reason OF
our wealth. and of the unequal advance oil knowledge
in comparison with il have missed the wiser sonelu
sons, in this respect. of continental brothren and
been accustomed 10 the vulgar mistake ofidentifyng all
refinement with riches and consequently, all the right
of being refined with the attainment OF them We Ian
cy that nobody or will be industrious, ana conde
scend honely duty, who has taste Tor an elegance
and fancying bring the nason at their peril
| 10 have the opinion and thus the is main.
ained AND all classes suffer for rich, because it
renders them but half sensible of the real enjoyment of
their accomplishments, and makes them objects of eal
ousy the poor and the poor because forces them
10 work with double pain that progression towards
better state OF thinss the steps OF which would be
healed and elevated by such balmy accomplishments.
One of the obstacles in the way of general love of
music ia this couAry is the dearness of it, both print
and instrument; and this is another effect of the mis-
takes Of wealth The rich, having monopelised music
have made costly and the mistake spirit of trade
encourages the dclusion instead of throwing open the
source of comfort TO greater numbers costly piano.
erte makes very fine, and, 1t must be owned very
pleasing show IN a room II made In good taste bu'
scarcely bit Of the neness is necessary it. piano
forte is harp in box; and the box might be made OF
decent materials and the harp strung, for compare
tive nothing what it is If took lesson from
our cousins in Saxony and Bavaria, the demand for
cheap piano fortes would soon bring down the price;
and instead Of quarreliHg their troubles mud
ding them with beer and OPIUM and rendering them.
up some music in their Villages, and pursue their
duties, their claims, with calmness beneficial TO
every body.-Letsh Hunt
WAR ANNALs-The following is an account of the
between England and France with the Of
their duration since the one that commenced in lilo,
which Continued two years-1l4l one year-ll6l,
twenty five years-l20l fifteen years-l224, nineteen
s-l294 five years-l337, twenty years--l36s,
fifty years-l422 forty nine years-l492 month
-l5l2, two years--l52l six years-l549, one year
1866 one year-l6s9, ten years-l70e eleven years
l744 four years-l793, nine years-and lastly 1903,
which continued until the year 1916 thirteen years,
making within period Of 72s years two hundred and
sxty-nne years cf war The sacrifice OF and
blood in prosecuting these is incaculableMeyc.
Jour.
SINGULAR EPITArH.--In a church at Amsterdam
there a very ancient funer al monument Of white
ble which engraved pair of slippers Of very
singular kind, with this inscription, Efn EN-; which
eraety and the story Of this singularty this
nan who was very rich, but who bon siccRt,
took into his head that he live certain number
of wears and lenger. Under the impression OF Tins
idea he calculated that, if he spent much year
his and his life would expire together it acct
IDENTIFY happened that he was MOI "''.-o- r. either q
hi, aeuiatfons he died precisely at that time which
he had preseaed TO himself in fancy and had then
brought his fortune such predcamea that after the
paying of his deots he had nothing left but pair Of
slippers his relations buried him in a creditable
and had the slippers carved on his tomb, with the
above aconic device.
At distance from the source of authority abuses in.
and redress becomes difficult, which Of
itself sufficient argument against the extension of do
minon. Many Of these new corners TO America
ambiguous characters and not happy specimens of the
old country they had left These satellites of delegated
power had all the Hsolence Of office. and all that avdity
of gain which sudden rise of creates in
low and unprinciped minds. This did not by any
means contribute raise the British character in the
tmaen OF nay countrymen-hemsirs Of an american
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