The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-12-29
Vol. 1...NO. 92O.


"There is one that have thought of for a
long time past, and should probably marry, if
II should be the will of Providence 10 take you
from u.s. -
''And pray Mr.. Woodsum, who can it be-"
said the wife, with the expression, a little more
OF earth than heaven retaining 10 her eye. who
is it, Mr.. WoodsUml You haven't named it 10
her, have you!' --.I
"Oh By no means, said Mr.. W.-"but, nv
dear we mad better drop the subject, it agitates
you so much''
"Blt Mr.. Woodsum, you must tell me who
II Is, | could never die in peace till you
at is a subject painful to talk about, said
Mr.. w. ''and it don't appear TO me it viii be
best to call names.'' Of a,
'.But insist upon it" said Mrs W., who
bad by this time raised herself up with great
earnestness, and leaning upon her elbow, while
her searching glance read every muscle in.
her husbands face. 'sMr. Woodsum, insist
upon it,"
"Well theo,' said Mr.. W, with sigh, :'if
you insist Upon it, my dear have thought
that ii it should be the will of Providence to
take You IRON US TO be here no more, have
thought should marry as mysecond wife, Han
nah Lovejoy!"
An earInly fire at once flashed from Mrs WIS
eyes-she leaped from the bed like cat walk
"What' she exclaimed with trembling
| voice, almost choaked with'agitatioa what
| marry that sleepy slut Of Hannah Logeoye
| Mr.iWoodsum, that is too much for 4 81 and
blood TO bear! can't endure that, nor wont!
| No! that's what never shall be- SO you NAV
| go 10 your ploughing, Mr.. Woodsnn and set
| your heart at Reissues she continued, turn
! ing to one ofthe girls, make up the FIRE under
that di ne. pot --.
I . Mr. JVo.,I.,,nn ,t,ar4 A. ~ -
| his work, and when he returned at the hour,
| be found the family dinner well prepared, and
his wife prepared TO do the honors of the liable
| Mrs. Woodsum's health frcm that day continu-
| ed to improve, and she was never afterwards
visited by the terrible aticlon ofhyPochondra
Music AND THE MGscULAR SENsE.-Thea
| divisions of the time in music in some degree
depend on the muscular sense. man will
put down his staff In regulated time. and in his
common walk the sound of his steps will fall into
| measure. boy striking the railing in mere
| wantonness will do it with a regular success
sion of blows. This disposition in the museu-
! lar frame to put itself into motion with an ac-
cordance 10 time, is the source of much that is
| pleasing j.. music and assists the effect of
| melody. The closest connection is thus estab-
| lished between the employmepts of the sense
| of hearing and the exercise eff the muscular
| sense. The effect of disorders of the nervous
| system is sometimes to show how natural GER
tain combinations of actions are in the exercise
! of the muscular frame. THE following is a
| curious illustration of what we have just been
| dwelling upon.
| A young woman-who by the by, could
not be taught to go down country dance
under a morbid mental excitement, in associa-
| ton with the organs Of voluntary motion, began
1 10 exercise involuntary movements not unbe-
coming an opera-dancer. Atone time she would
pace slowly round the room as in a minuet
with measured step. the arms carried with
elegance; at another she would stand on the
toes Of one foot, and beat time with the other.
On some occasions she would strike the table,
or whatever she could reach with her hand
many times softly, and then with force An
length it was found that she did every thing it
rhythms. A friend thought that, in her regular
beating, he could recognize tune, ard he be-
gan singing it, The moment this struck her
ears she turned suddenly to the man. danced
directlyup to him, and continued to dance until
she was quite out of breath.
The cure ofthis young woman was Of yeIy
unusual kind; drum and fife were procured;
and when a tune corresponding to the rhyt
OF her movements was played, in whatever part
of the room she was she would dance close up
| TO the drum, and continue dancing until she
missed the step; when these involuntary mo-
| tons instantly ceased, and the paroxysm end
ed. The physician profiting by this, and OBJ
serving motion in her lips, put his ear close
! to her mouth; he thought be could hear her
| sing; and questioning her, she said that there
| was always tune dwelling upon her mind
which at times had an irresistible influence
upon her, and implied her TO begin her invol-1
untary motions. In the end, she was cured
by altering the time in the beating the drum;
for whenever she missed the time; the motions
stopped.