The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-11-02
The Ik,iiclIcrb0Cker for october.
Ftom the Boston Post.

will soon be so very rich
in good things that we shall be obi
ged to copy the whole number Ger
bntim Ell Hier0tim.
For instance, how can we omit
the following Musical Criticism
so like some of the stuff one reads
in the papers.
"NuSicaL Criticism.- Since Herr
Smash, we have been favored with
NJ. Strikhardt, performer, we do
think, who will excite violent fu-
rore in the United'n States'n. lie
does not call himself the lion pianist,
but there is good deal of the ami
NAL about him for all that. Since a
little more grape, Capt Bragg
we dono anythink more sublime than
his first onset onto the keys. lie
entirely differs from the Herr in style
and intonation. In the former, he is
more spangling in the latter, he
possesses a greater degree Of warm
ish. We think his elbows are bent
at an obturer angle, and lis fingers
exhibit more warrantablc degree
of curve. His crash is much softer;
his gaace notes arc more airy; his
touch more crisp and cracking, but
in the slam bang passages we think
he might bear on a little more. In
the fantasia ID, we noticed the effect
of his playing, which was electric to
degree. In one place, he inter-
iected a HWdle-didd'e-c-ide which
almost affected us to tears. In an
other, he stretched out his arms in a
string or series of rapid guadalquiv-
ers and Observation-Disclosures,
which seemed to say in SCOTS Won
derful scene of Rob Roy, 20, Mr..
Obaltiistone, save me ;! save me p
At another time, we were walking
through meadows, and see the little
fishes a sporting in the stream. But
if he did riW, he sometimes gave
evidence that he could Mupdtr. If
he did giggie it was again apparent
that he could haze hcsO? Such are
his merits; butif we would express
our opinion freely, we should say
that his principal fault was lack of
solid judgment. Yes, we will print
his notices. if he will send us tickets
for self, wife, our Epenetus William
um, Mr.. Thomas and Printers Dew
H."
We think the following, though
rather long, almost perfect model
of an obituary -
"lSt in 'tdntiSvim0, WALTER CTS.
CO, little colored boy of the otos
of about II years a servant of the
editor of tins paper, aud we give
this obItuery notice cheerfully
black as the ace Of spades and Of
good disposition, but he would lie
Most colorcd children will as also
white, until they are whipped out o.
it. Spare the rod and spoil tie
child. Some time ago we offered
him siX-pcncc for every ten rats he
caught. The next day he come and
told us that he had caught all they
was. We pulled out our purse, in.
tending to pay him punctual dime
piece or less, in proportion, just ac.
cording to the number of rats he
caught. We asked him how many
and he answered, without changing
color, hundred and three; thu,
bringing us into his debt sixty ant
some odd cents. This we told hin
we never could consent TO y; and 70,
this we horse whipped him, well
knowing that our house would no
include so many rats. Says we
Walter, look us right in the face,
But he looked Just as if he was pul
ling up his eyelids with pullies.-
Says we, walter, had we have me
your eye in previous part of Oh,
conversation, we should a said {,
Soy BOYS s ha9 '{ihfa Sa N Maqr Art ha
and didn't give him the money fo
the rats he dH catch, and sent hin
to bed without no supper. For W,
suppose upon liberal average h,
might have cotchcd seven rats ant
not one scintil a more. We hac
been bothered by this vermin goot
deal, but as to catching hundred
and three rats in so limited perio,
OF time, we knew it could not be. -
10 extirpate rats at that average
head would be ruinous. The stat,
of our subscription list would not
Justify it, we think, although the
Flag Staff is rapidly advancing II
the tideof patronage. Dear friends
we say TO you, let no efforts be wan.
ting on your part. Cirklelatc! cir.
Relate Principles we 90 for, no.
men. And this colored boy we hone
has gone where lie is better off, ant