The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-08-03

and admire. Now, not a voice is hear,
beside his own-he is giving instruction
, -.he Is none of your, common, itinera
: ting, pedagogue singing-masters, but
< metropolitan, a finished performer, ar
w. c. Master Of Concerts.
And am | not Il j~udge.-of music?-
. Was not invited to attend a concert oil
the charming Misses Shaw, and listen
: to their singing?
l would hat the Russells, Hutchin-
: sons, and others would hear that deep
organ-tone, full and steady. There is
no cracked fiddle sound, no halt-tuned
piano note he has a regular sOeII-he
is used to i~nt9atjOa-he knows how to
emulate the pride Of choristers; but his
is not vanity-he knos0s he has merit.
theref re he feels confident.
There-he has ceased; and now
commences the discord of a thousand
notes and such sounds as were never
heard except al the edge ola frog-pond.
II is the voice of many young bull-frogs.
Their lately acquired talents they know
not we'll how to use--it is a new facul-
ty, but they will soon be able to chime
rich music with their leader. This is
their maiden effort, their deaouement-
wh1 would not make mistakes under
such circumstances? All new begin
ners know we'll how to %sympathise with
them We were all green ones aud
that reminds me that | have not describ-
ed the personal appearance of CHS Illus
trious Highness," King of Bull-Frogs.
Gentle reader, he is the "5ean ideal
of perfection'' of his kind: with eyes
beautifully piercing, brilliant, and full of
eXpression-forehead, not remarkably
high-mouth, rather large cheeks,
round and full, especially when blowing
out his loudest notes. His color is
olive green, marked with some black
spots on the back, and with transverse
bars across his limbs. His dress is sim
pie and modest, and he does not wear
any thing 10 impede locomotion. His
motions are digniied, both in water and
on land. He is healthy, and has grown
to an enormous size, rounded in all his
proportions = in a word, he has the look
of an alderman. He is a good liver
he feasts on d~elicacies which are the
tribute of his subjects he knows how to
estimate a good dinner, and though he
pg6s occasionally, he never smokes.
He is "Washingtonian tee-totaller:"
he drinks cold water, bathes in cold
water, sleeps in cold water-cold water
is his life, his very existence-he luxur-
iates in cool air and humidity.
He has led a very happy life, but is
destined to a violent death-yes, to an
ignominious sacrifice. An epicure has
been watching his growth-has had an
eye upon him for a long time his days
are numbered. His reign has been
triumphant, but it i the fate O monarchs
to meet a bloody death. To die, to suf-
fer decapitation, to fall in battle, is moth
ing ; but TO turn upon the spit, to be
hayed upon hot Goals, TO swim in boil
ing condiments, to be devoured by hun
cry epicures, is "a consummation" not
~''devoutIy to be wished"
ELoQuENcE. The following is an
extract from an Grafton of Il gentle
man in Missouri, delivered in the
meeting house on the glorious Fourth
of July.
Fellow citizens-Shouts of victory
came up from the neighboring mash
es-the cry of freedom defends the
voice Of nature, and all nature sings
aloud for joy. On this glorious oc-
casion | have not words to express
the sentiments of my mind-when l
think of the great doings of our pos
t%eriors, how they licked the British,
and my father was in the army. and
| was not born, and my mother wasn't
coulted yet, and the country was
freed from British slavery blythe glo-
rious arms Of Thomas Jefferson and
General Jackson. On this day, [
call upon you to grid on your swords
and beat your spears into plough
shares, and cry aloud and spare not.
On this day let the cannon roar aloud
the flags be waited hi9h-let
the cleaning Of your swords flash
the rays of the sun-let the sound
of freedom fill the air-and let the
gentleman who borrowed my UNI
brella bring it back as soon as pos
sible !-Dd. Adg.
A poor Irish woman, with the simp!i-
city and the Intelligence that characterize
her country, upon Witnessing some of the
many wonderful Improvements Of the pres
age, exclaimed, sAh! then, what a
beautiful world it will be when it is fin
ishndn Thn idea Led 10 a 1rain.nf lhn't