Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-11-20

with faith that no Catholic believes in the Pope
Now Cash was dying TO see the Piano. and the
first opportunity he had alone with his "Quixottc,"
he expressed The desire that was consuming his
vitaIs.
"We'll 60 at once and see it," said Mercer.
"S'rangers,' echoed the frightened Cash.
"Hamhue,-do you ttEnk have visited the Cap
i,ol twice, and don't know how to tea, fashionable
society Come along, Cash. at once" said Mer.
Ger.
OF the pair started, Mercer all confidence, and
Cash oil fears as to the propre,y of the visit
These fears Cash frankly expressed, but Mercer
repeated for the thoessnjth time, his visit to the
Capitol, his familiarity with fashionable society
and ftonos. which, Mercer observed, "was svnon.
ymous." And he finally told Cash, however
ablshed or ashamed he might be in the presence
cf the ladies, "hat he need mol fear Of sticking f,s
he would put him through"
few minutes walk brough, the parties on the
bread galleries of the house that contained the OBJ.
ject OF so much curiosi Y, The doors and windows
were closed, and su'picious look was upon every
thing,
DO they always keep a house closed up this
way that has Piano in it asked Cash.
"Certany," pvlied Mercer, '.,he damp would
destroy lis ,ones.'
Repeated knocks at the doors, anl finally at the
windows, satisfied both Cash and Mercer that no
body was at home. In the mids, of disappoinr-
mcnt, Cash discovered singular machine at the
end Of the gallery, crossed by bars, rollers and sur
mounted with an enormous crank. Cash approach.
ed Il on tip toe he had presentiment that this
was the object OF his curiosity, and its intricate
character unfold,d itself, he gazed with distended
eyes, aud asked Mercer with breathless anxiety
''ctat that ,cas = Mercer turned to the thing AZ
cody q topper would TO glass Of brandy and
water, and said "lhat was it, "That IT I" ex.
claimed Cach, opc"ing his eyes still wider, and
then wished to the "tones." Mercer pointed
to the cro,s-bars and rollers. With trembling
hands, and resolution that would enable a man
to he scalped without wiuking, Cash reached out
his hand, and seized the handle Of the crank, (Cash
was a, heart brave and fearless man, he gave it
a turn, the machinery grated harshly, and seemed
to clamor for something TO be pu, in its nav.
What delicious sounds" said Cash,
Beautiful" observed the complacen, Mercer, a,
the same time sizing Cash's arm, and asking him
to dcsist for fear Of heaking the instrument, or
getting il out of tune. The simple clutou was
sufficient, aud Cash in the joy of his discovery, al
what he had seen, and done, for u IN bment looked
conceited As Mo Mercer himself Busy indreI
Cash, from This time forward to espIiin 10 gr-
ping croNd' the exact appearance Of the Piano,
how he h III actually taken hold of ii. nnl a. h 5
friend No Mercer observed, pulled mu,ic out of
it," The cuios ty of the village was thus olayei,
and it died comparatively away; Cash, having rose
,o almost As much importance Mo Mercer. for
his having seen and handled the thing.
Our \. Engllnd family knew little or nothing of
all this excitement, they received the visits aud
cong ,atulatons OF the hosptable will gers, AID
solved to give grand party 10 return .ome of the
kindncsses they had received, and The Piano was
for The first time moved into the parlor. No invi-
atoms on this occasion were neglected; early at
the post was every visitor, frr it rumorel hil
Miss patience d olirtle would in the conr.c ofIhc
evening perf,rm on the Piano. The exc,cmea,
was Im.nrn'e, the suppcr was passed over with
contempt thtl the iivlls cast upon an cNce'len
face, playeI preparatory In dull tragedy in which
the star is t. npp ar. The furniture was al chi
calIy examined but nothing could be d.coycrcl
answering TO the Cash's description. An enor.
mously rh.ch taJie with spread on it, attracted lit
tie altent q far timber is cheap in new country,
, and so every body expected soon to the Pan
"byough in
Mercer, Of course, was the hero Of tie evening I;
he talked llul and long. Cash, az well AZ >c,era
young ladi :, wen into mysteries at hi, wl,. Mer,
Ger grew IN familiar as the evening wore away;
he asserted that the company present. reminded
him of his two visits TO the capitol" anl other
sociatinas equally exclusive and peculiar. Hope
d. fcrIcd maketh the heart SICK aud the Piano,
and the music had been dricrredl, so long, that
veIal old ladies' and some young oues (who shrunk
instructivry hom showing any curiosity OF desire)
insisted upon Meroers asking Miss Patience to ia
vor the company with little music on the rano.
Certainly" said Mercer, and with the grace of a
city dandy, he called upon the lady to g'atily all
present with little music, prefacng ais requcsu
with the remark that if she was fatigued his friend
! Cash would give the instrument q turn. Miss
Patience smiled, and looked at Cash--hs knees
lTembled; all eyes in the room turned upon him,
and he swea. all over. Miss Patience was gratf
ed to lear that Mr. Cash was a music an. she ad.
mired people with mu-:cl taSe. Cash fell n.o