Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-17

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Where whilom wont the Templar Knights to hide,
Till they decayed through pride.
SPENCER.
q" '.. -th' unthinkng crowd,
Tread thoughtlesS the sacred ground, and throng
Beneath that holy roof, unmindful that
In ages past Knights Templars raised the shrine
In pious mem'ry of that blessed spot,
In Paiestine--the Church of Holy Sepulchre.
F .. |'lG ANONYMOUS.
A great crowd assembled a, Temple Bar,
and jostlcd each other in their haste 10 pass
through the arches for foot passengers on
either side of the Temple gate, while hack
ney.coaches and the fine glass coaches of
people OF qualify drove rapidly through the
GENRE carriage way. Not only the Ben.
chcrs of the Temple. but all classes hurried
on TO the ancient Round Church OF the
Knights 'Templurs, to hear the two magni.
ficen, organs ,ha, had jus, been erected in
different parts Of the venerable building, by
old Father. Bernard Schmidt, us this grea,
orgOn-builder was called, and Renalus Har.
ris, tho Frcnch-born Englishman," who
had been taught "across seas" 10 construct
these marvellous pieces Of mechanism as
well MS his great elder German rival.
Eigh, or nine month before, the Master
Of the Temple and The Benchcrs announced
their desire 10 purchase an organ, which
should be as complete an instrument as pos.
sible. The two great organ.builders
Schmidt and Harris, both sent in proposals
and were recommended by an equal number
Of great musicians and distinguished friends
The Benchers could not decide whose pro.
po'al 10 accept, and at last il was suggested
thai the TWO builders should each erec, on
organ in different parts Of the church, and
after trial that organ should be retained which
should be pronounced by majority of The
Judges to be the better of the two. This
proposal hnd been accepted, and the two
organ-buiIders had just completed their work
This was the day of trial. The famou,
Master Henry Purcell and The great Dr.
Blow were there as Schmid's friends, and
were 10 play its wondrous excellence. Rem.
aius Harris had procured Queen Calharlne s
organis,, good Monsieur Lully, who was O
skilliul and cunning prayer, and he left sure
that the foreigners wilching touch would
surely secure favor for his organ. Grea
musicians, great men were ranged on both
sides, and parry spiri, ran high. a's
First pealed OUT the grand notes Of the
Germans organ, forit had been placed there
q few hours before Harris had arrived, and
was entitled 10 the first trial. Sweet Master
Purcell played, he was so inspired that those
who had heard him olien play, said they hat
never heard him poring forth such melodiou,
sounds; and many ayerred alierward, that or
that day they first heard passages of hi
great "To Deum" and "Jubilate," which
which were The unwritien. Good old DR.
Blow stood behind this much loved musi
clan, and while lIhe solemn movements o
lugue pealed out, tears streamed dwn hi
cheeks, and he calculated what he al orwart
badc them write on his grave.sIone,
al was the Master of this famous Harry Purcell
Dryden stood close beside him, with hi
beautiful wOyward wife, The Earl OF Berk
shire's daughter, and when her poet. HUSBAND
whispered, "Only in heaven can Harr,
Purcell's harmony be exceeded, she curle,
her pretty lip with an arsiocralic sneel
though tho next moment she was see
Smiling swceily on the composer, and ialkin
"inSipid noihings" TO him with gruciou
oir Truth was, hor husband made he
feel too deeply the distance between medic
Gritty and genius, while she probably, on he
part, exaggerated her own possession G
beauty, and the "lordly blood Of the How
ards" which flowed pure in her veins, bu
moi all sweet Master Purcell's skill coul
thavo resolved into harmony tho discordar
tones that Jared The life.chords Of IBIS il
matched paik ''a' -'' , y '.,' t, -' 7.
"Tho FrenhcEan's organ canno, cqug