Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-10-25

ing himself to young Arabella, just from
London, and who was playing the battle
Of Marengo on the piano. thy grandma
Their, child, said he. used to play on a
much better instrument than thine
.Indeed,' said Arabella. how could i.
have been better! you know j. is the most
fashionable instrument. and is used by ev.
cry body that is any thing
your grandmother was something, yet
she never saw piano FORTE
But what was the name of this instru-
ment! had it strings, or was it played
with keys!'
You must give me time TO recollect
the name it was indeed a stringed instru-
ment. but was played by the hand
by the hand alone How vulgar; but
protest l should like 10 see one, and papa
shall buy me one when / return to Lon
don. Do you think we can obtain one 2
mo, you will not find one in London,
but doubtless they may be found in some
Of the country towns
How many strings had it! Must one
play with both hands? and could one play
double bass =
'Iknow not whether it could play dou-
bic bass as you call it; il was played by
both hands and two strings
1.-Two strings only surely, you are
jesting how could music be produced by
such an instrument, when the piano has
two or three hundred
'Oh, the strings were very long, one a.
bou; fourteen feet, and the other might be
heightened at pleasure. even SO or more.
What a prodigious deal OF room il
must take up but no matter, l will have
mine in the old hall, and papa may have
an addition built TO it, for he says l shall
not want for any thing, and SO does nam.
ma. Were the strings struck with little
mallets, like the piano, or were they snap
ped, like'the harpsichord
Like neither Of those Instruments, as
recollect; but it produced soft kind oil
humming music, and peculiarly agreeable
10 the husband and relatives of the perfor.
mer.'
Oh, as to pleasing ones husband and
relations, that is all Dicky. in the Haul.
ton, you know; but am determined 10
have one at any rate. Was il easily learnt,
and was it taught by French or Italian
masters
1t was easily learnt, but Frenchmen
and Italians scarcely dared show their
heads in our country in those times
Can you not possibly recolIect the
name !-How shall we know what to en-
quire for ?
Yes, | do now remember the name,
you must enquire for spinning Wheel
EARLY TRAiNlNo.-The language oil
the Christian mother, in the words oil
Gods ancient servant is, 90 how shall we
order the child or how shall we do unto
him" lreply. in the language Of Scrip
ture. 4" Thou shalt teach these things dill
gently unto thy children, thou shall. talk Of
them when thou art in thine house, and
when thou walkest by the way, and when
thou Hest down and when thou risest up. 81
Endeavor to make every incident which
has power TO arrest the attention, productive
Of everlasting benefit to the soul. Thus
in the death Of familiar friend or play.
mate. they may be led to reflect on the
shor.ness and uncertainty Of life, and the
certainty Of death. Appropriate remarks
upon flower or shell, or anything beau.
tiful in nature, with which the youthful
mind is most familiar. may lead them to
reflect upon the wonderful creative pow
er Of God: How beautifully may his
providential care be illustrated in the va.
rlesy produced by the seasons, and the
works Of his love in the whole history Of
man: especially in the gift Of the Holy
Scriptures. the Throne Of Grace, the Inn.
maculase Son Of his love. How variou.
are the ways by which we NAV make N,
study of the Word of God pieasino rec.
reation to the young! The air, the earth
and the sea, are repleta with thama. =