The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-02-25

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tired However, size ran in less time
have The technology Of lhese seieness.
aud that may. perhaps. answer the wish
g of her friends. Bur young Miss Is a
fine genius, and learns rapidly; she drives
With eagle-swiiiness over these 6elds pf
srieHee. aud absolutely finds il necessary
sesake up some other siady 10 keep her
Shplos ed : 81 sa,s her teacher. and what
parent ever called in question the teach
Ier's opinion when 10 was complimentary
i " a beloved child!
Lei rs suppose that our Young friend
goes IhTnngh the whole course and comes
home thoroughly accomplished. She 10
fully at home in all matters Of science and
Literature in French De can bid you
good morning, and 60 through. al least.
the greaer portion 81 the usual round Of
compliments; and her French reading has
been also somewhat extensive, embracing
ihe Phrase-bOok, Telemachus, and bOuk
Of fables; and lhIs, by the way, rs as far,
probably, as she will ever have occasion
10 use the French. In Spanish, her
course Of reading has not been so exien-
siye; and as TO Italian. she actually al
iempls song or two in that y0Iupluons
language; (unluckily she has mol studied
Dnich.) She also paints beautifully. and
plays and sings most delightfully."-. Well,
taking for granted that every thing was
Straight in this department, | once asked
a very pleasant and interesting girl to play
piece Of sacred music for me; to my
surprise she had never played il; and an
other, and another piece was utterly un
known; and finally. to prevent any fur
!her disappointment, my young friend toll.
me that in the Institution of which she
was pupil, they did not teach sacred
music; and yet this was understood 10 4
strictly religious institution, and was
under the direction of clergyman ant
this case is only sample of many which
are constantly occurring. Christian pa,
rents send their christian daughters Ia
christian institutions, taught by christian
ministers /; and when hundreds have been
expended on their musical education, ask
one of them to play you one of the songs
of Zion, and you will soon discover that
this thing of praising God with the fingers
was'nos Introduced iIno lire course OF in.
struction at the - Female Institute.
II, however, you want some sentimental
!. and elegant composition, such as "Old
: Dan Tucker" or "Lucy Long," why
Y then their fingers and their voices are
|. quite at home.
NJ Well, our young friend comes home
i and makes her debut in the fashionable
i world, and for while she glitters as a
b brilliant star; but soon her days Of show
II are over. She marries and enters upon
!, the sober realities of domestic life New
j duties occupy her thonghis. Many, very
many things Of which she had never be-
# fore formed the slightest conception, f"rce
e themselves upon her attention. Her hus-
Il bands interest and comfort have to be
It consulted. Her servants must be regu-
: lated, and clothed; and after while there
j. is music from the crib or cradle so over
= whelming and absorbing in its interest,
1t that, alas, that $500 piano stands for
!, months in the parlor as silent as though
Il ii possessed no voice for song. Ask her
e to play, and she tells vnu that her days
+ of tune are over; and the instrument must
be kept for her eldest daughter to practice
r on. Or we will suppose that she Is a
i derotee to music, and every day spends
o hours under the influence Of its delightful
i witcherv; what then becomes Of house
| hold matters! Her servants need clothing;
U nakedness is coming on them apaee ; her
husbands garments. too, need InfpEare-
\ ment, and her own and her chldren's aP-
5 pearance indicates that the genius OF song.
II at least in this instance, maintains but a
l. sorry uniform. Now, although a man
a may begin housekeeping with good deal
= of poetry and song in his composhi"s'
II vet he finds afser awhile that German
e waltz or Russian march don't mend his
it coat nor darn his stockings, nor keep his
=. house in order nor is it very substan-
,t ,ial business to dine or sup upon tunf.
Il you say there is happy medium bs-
=, tween the two extremes, | grant 1t; but
e how many ladies Of your acquaintance
n have discovered it! Perhaps one young
,r lady in hundred possess talent Tor mn'
e sic, and may attain to some emnence IN
1t the world of song; the remaining n'nPt''
At nine will never attain to any distinction
1t beyond that of mere drummers. Ii VIII
At be perceived from the above remarks thai
Y, we are not enthusiastic admirers of the
$, system of musical instruction which pre-
D. walls in our female schools. We are mol
ID enemies to instrumental music; we don
r, believe it to be necessarily sinful: we can
V, perceive no reason why one may mo-
Ill praise God with his fingers as we'll as ms
of lips; yet it is not generally thus conse'
il Grated in the present system Of f'sh'ona
r bic female etifca,ion. There is. compa
er ratvely, but little Of the fashionable mu'
lie sic adapted to the piano which properly
b. recognizes Sod. or elevsws the soui i'
" spiritual communion 9th him: while
IS much Of it is calculated not merely to nj
the mind with froth and nonsense, bn
I. with sentiments, images, and allus'on'