Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-03-20
ntistrllducous.
From the Home Journal.
The HuichlBsOns.

some particulars respecting the cnrerr of
these popular singers, which, II We mistake
not, our readers will deem interesting.
FROM the choir of village church, IN
New Hampshire, Mary Lenvitt one fne sun
day, fi1y years ago, sang her way To the
heart OF Jesse Hutchinson, n farmers son,
who sat, in hoDcSpun suit, among the con-
gregniion. Bellies then were not; but Mary
was the Iieau'y OF the village--rosy, coy, rus
tic, mud sixteen. jesse had been addicted
To the violin, bht had lately. lram religious
scruplcs, " hung up the lililr AMI the how;"
aud afterwards. in make assurance duuhly
sure, had cut his irnocpnt instrument into
iob1cco borss. llG could not whitte away his
brmHilul voice, aud - continued to he ia
nous ior his singing IN the country round.
On n Sunday rvrning--cnnsrcrnird in New
Engluud To luve--lltr sduitru J,'ssr, "clnd in
his best liulucspuu suit, aud his hair tied in
n queue brhud, wlIl black rihliuu and u
broad beaver on his head, presented himself
to the beautiful yuung singer IN The cbnrac-
ter OF a lover. She was too Young 10 he
married, she SHiil and wHs hard ~ persuade F;
her tatirr. who thought very highly of the
Nuung mnu. who had borne u most excellent
character, pleaded for him; lnt she would
not cOnSint, aud, leaving him IN tire parlor,
she went to bed. lie sat up alone, all night
M tile roou, aud the ucxt morning WHEN She
went in, there she inuud him hut sl,c was
still resOute, aud hc set of lnr Salem, think
ing TINT tine aud alscuce might operate IN
his favor, aud he was right On hs return
she wns glad to see him, and though s;il
young, consented to bc married."
Seventeen children were the lfuit Of their
Union, of whom Thirteen survive.
The single, but constant aud ,uli.ciunt lux
r. Al. A L.. 4
beginning, was music. IN the summer she,
all l1borcI on the farm: ii winter the chill
dren went to school. But summer aud win
ter, their delight was still 10 sing. Sacred
songs aud simple ballads we're the staple of
their domestic cGureYts. The mother knew
Watts hymnS 10y heart, and had IN her me
mory an ample stare of b, Ilad>, not less sa-
cred. Judsuu Hutchinson, when about iii-
teen years OF age, determined Ia procure the
great object OF his desirc-a fiddle but more
obstacles than one lay IN his way. His faith
or had sacrificed his instrument on the shrine
Ui what he considered principle, aud IL was
not likely that he should allow the forbidden
thing To bc handled 10y his sous. But what
will not enthusiasm accomplish! JudSUu
was nn enthusiasts fiddle lac determined
he would get-and get unc he did. Bat
now? Money kr had nouc--luckily, il
seems his credit was good, aul n trusting
soul, one Diamond prnr,uns, let hin have a
fiddle on credit, which he paid iur iru'n lln
profits IN a crop of beans, grown esicril-
" iur harmonic pirposcs." ASH, not 10 lee
behind hand, borrowed from u relative IN
Boston, basS-viul, which had hrcu madr hy
an ingenious Yankee, thirty Years hci'r',
with that great instrument %! Yankee inge-
nuiiy, a jaek-knye! JnhIi, fred ly silIl,r
ambition, bought violin with muney Which
lac guined 10y selling garden vegetables, ralS-
ed 10y his avn labor. Thus furnished, the
brothers practised most usSiduouSly though,
from regard to their fathers feelings, Ia re-.
mote and secret nlsces. "ht sunrise, at
hun-set, at dawn, at dark, they repaired to
quiet hooks III unirequented fields, tlid there,
spite OF opposition. alter the hnrd inrm work
was dDne-iur they neglected 10 du,l-and
not nbaiing one jnt of heart or hope, they,
day after day, studied aud lnlnred, and vt
last conquered. There was one la,orite SPOT
Tor their niusicnl exercises chusen hy these
young men. Ardent lovers of nature in her
simple grandeur, they sought places OF re-
tiremeni in picturesque situations. At the
back OF their larni orchard was II rock, under
whose shadow IN warm summer evenings,
they loved 10 meet, and with n broad and
beautiful Ian Escape heiurc them, aud bnlny
breeze, they, hall inspired, drew from lheII
instruments notes, which to uieu were more
musical llan those of ApOllO's lnle. Those
rock-cOncerls pcrmps yielded them more
pleasure, il not as much profit, as any IN
which they have since horne pnri."
They continued Tins curIr>r oi private prar-
tce Tor two years, without Any assistance
Whatever iron masters, aud with no thought
OF ever per!orn,ing Ia public.
The first attempts al ANY tllng like rcgu-
lar concerts, We're musical rr-uuiuns IN the
family circle. These were given on Thanks
giving aud last days; aud uu one memorable
OCCASION tour llunclnnsonian generations as-
seniblcd beneath the raernnl roof The old
minister of tie village church became inter
cSted, aud invited the loung nriSlrlHl,s Ia
give their first public cOHcert Ia The Baptist
meeting hnu>r. TIE otter was accepted
on HE appointed evening the aldienre, III
GLIDING the father aud grandmother, assem-
bled. squire LiVrrnIore addressed The pco-
plc on music and then came The event OF tie
night. 'I'he Old llundredh,' that good old
staye, was sung, every one joining, aud there
followed various pieces, Two sisters of tho
family lending their aid. Pheasant was the
sight! Abby arrayed in all the lovelinesS oi
youth aud innocence, aud Rhoda inir und
Unid AS iawn. Abby had uuro confidence
than her sister, for Rhodn, although slic pos.
sessed sweet voice, lacked cnuhdrnce ia
her own powers. But tAo sio,cls sang Il
duet, aud, ior no snarlIng critics were there
charmed all hearers. ln short, all went oil
admiralty, aud nInny were the predictions oI
ultimate popularity tor tie performers. Al,
ter this debut, on the Orrasions OF breaking
up ut schools aud such like times, Asa, john
aud Judson gave reciIuuons, uilernaied with
singing aud play ing, aud 50 sped the time
unIil aud during the following winter al
home"
Tile success Of lher first effort fixed three
of The brolhrrs ia The resolution 10 adOpl
public singing ns their profession mud, rs a
preliminary step, IheY rnnInved % DnslOn.