The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-06-01
For the American Musical Review
Tho Little Quaker Musician.
Bl l.. 81. T.APrAN.

broad DillnHlcd beaver rose and fell upon his head
Ike Il sLlptusscd on stormy ocean. Servants
gazed upon each other in mute aSton,hmcnt--
Even the old house dog perceived that something
extraordinary lad happened; aud raising himself
upon his fore paws, regarded his master with fix
cd attention.
AS sure as my name is Moses Pluyillc," said
The mccn-cd Friend rising, II will" There hc
stopped. What hc intended to say, or why he did
mt say II We are left entirely to conjecture. But
bone thing WAS cvidcnt--Hpscs Pluyle, in spite OF
hIs crccd--socunI To none IN h, own estimation
his usual unyaYng cquanimity, lis principles
oi seven and forty years standing, and, if there i,
any thing sl!.e, IN splto &-that,soo s@ ..lo pas
sion
lIisson john, a lad about IA years of age had
purchased a violin or fddc, Us his father called
it. aud being passiouatcly ford Of music, had con.
ceolcd II III bis room, with the intention. at the
iirt opportunity, Of retiring to the woods and lear
nirg To play but unfortunately for him, it was
discovered by his mother.
Moses Pluvie and his wife Sarah, being mem.
bcrs Of the denomination Of Friends, not only in
name, but heart their son could not have commit
ted an act which would have more displeased
them
Moses, though nm excellent husband, yet like
many others, was willing to have it appear, that
his children Inherited all tcir evil propeustics
from their mother
"'lis all from thee, Samh,' lie commenced
these inclnations must have been Inherited from
thee Ny father and grandfather lived and died
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trt,scd me so much a, tbi, terrible destination or
nclinatipns manifested by thee my dcrcnrrotc SON
command thee to DESTROY. forthwith that in,,ru.
ment Of thy dourayity. and TO restrain. in fItprc
thy unlallowcY desires. As punishment 20 TO
the river and immcrse tly head seven fines in
its waters
4 wood Of the ancient Growth ofoak stood NJ
no great di,tante from the L,psc. through which
the river referred to. flowed In Il decp valley.
ON the bank Of tni, river surrounded on three
sides by steep hills and ON the other the water
fell in q cataract over l,,h and ragged rocks with
adcoruius souud, John, instead oi destroying con.
ccalcd hi, violin.
/ lie tried hard to obey but in vain. His love Of
music conquered and lie iually yielded to DISC
1e.itncc'
O9Id or warm, every moment that he could
,'e'' away he passed IN tins way, IN the top OF a
large hoI'o" OAK tie cay,,y Of which served for a
pace %! c"hcealnS his vol lie played and sung
alternately; Ana sweetly did his itch tuned voice
rE through the wood, an! chime with the base
OF the 'oHmng cataract For there's music in na
t"Te, ne sweetest puFest, best There Is harmo-
ny III Tie signing Lrcezc, The murmurs Of the
stream .as s9ngS OF birds and thousand other
'hnS' which tuous son' may feel rs the ficii'
est srAndest OF all harnonie+, AM never be able
70 express thnse teeI1ns>. Natures orato"o may
D' hTarI, J'' oNt can never be conn'tted 10
household words lhe sensations are too deep
70 0l iran miiteu TO paper. l nave set Tor hours
ana 'is'ehe" 10 inc songs OF ord' over my head
ana never wea,ied' one VIII pour forth noun
u. sfan, ano'Lfr aJoyous; ana yet such min
sIhS "' thrli diier5ht notes, that no dIscor liant
sound ever disturbed Their concert Why, have
Oxen u'N5ht zoe, not man sinS as naturally as
,H' o'd' Angels sirS ana pay their golden
ha'p7i We hkG them, are immortal, while the