Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-29
HOW TO PLAY THE PLANO.

Ihe other evening, wo were at a party Of
friend Of ours, and among the 10, was a
gay miss who had just returned from board
ing.schoo when after many solicitations
and apologies, she seated herself at the piano
rocked 10 the right, then 10 the left, leaned
forward, then backward, and began. She
placed her right hand about midway on the
KEYS, and her left about two octaves
below them. She now pu, of the right 10 a
brisk canier upon the treble notes, and her
left after ii; The left then led The way back.
and the righ, pursued it in like manner.--
The right turned and repeated lis movement,
but the left outrun il this time, hoped over
it, and flung i, entirely off the track; i, came
in again, however, behind the left, on its re.
turn, and passed it in the same style. They
now became higly incensed al each other,
and met furiously on the middle ground
Here mos, awful conflict ensued for shor,
space, when the tight whipped of all of a
sudden, as we thought, fairly vanquished,
but we were in error, 1t had only "fallen
back 10 stronger position" Ii had mounted
upon two back keys, aud commenced the
note Of ra,llesnake; this had a wonder
ful effect upon The left Ard placed the doc.
| ,rine of understanding hey ond dispute
The left rushed toward it repeatedly, bCt
seemed invariably panic struck when it
came within six keys Of it, aud as invari.
able retired with tremendous roar down
the bas. keys; continued its assaults, some
times BY zezag movement, but all its at.
,empis to dislodge the right from its strong
hold proved Intellectual, i, came close up 10
! lis adversary and expired. Any one, or ra,h.
er no one, can imagine what noises the piano
made during the conflict; certain it is that
no one can describe them, and, therefore,
we shall not attempt ii. The battle ended !;
Miss Jane moved as though she would have
risen, but this was protested against by
number Of voices, al once. One song,
my dear jane" said Mrs. Small; "you
must sing that sweet little French air you
used TO sing, and which Madame Pigyi.
sqneaki is so fond Of" Miss Jane accord.
ingly squared herself for song she brought
her hands into a eapus this time in fine style,
and they seemed TO be perfectly reconcon-
cled 10 each other then commenced kind
Of colloquy, the right whispering treble very
softly, and the left responding bass very
| loudly. The conference had been KEEP, up
until we began to desire change upon The
/ subject, when our ears caught, indslnclly,
some very curious sounds which appeared 10
proceed from the lips Of Miss Jane; they
seemed to be compound OF dry cough
and hiccough, and il appeared TO us as in
terpre,ers between he right and left. Things
had progressed in this way for about fifteen
seconds, when Miss Jane made a ny-catch-
ing grab al half dozen keys in a row, and
the same instant she fetched long souall
at The canclusion OF which she grappled al
as many of bamboo briars our nerves had
not recovered until Miss Jane repeated the
movement, accompanying it with the squea
Of pinched cat. This threw US into az
ague 6t, but from respect 10 the performe
we maintained our position. She now mad,
a third grasp with her right, and at the sam,
time raised one Of the most uneanhly howl
that ever issued from the throat OF any hu
man being. This seemed the signal 70
universal uproar and destruction. she nov
threw away all reserve, and charged the pi
ano with her whole force. Her neck.vein
swelled, her bosom heaved she screamed
she yelled, and was in the act Of dwelIin!
upon the note of a screech-owl, when W,
) took the 81. Vi'us' dance, and rushed out O
the room. "Goodness ~ said byslander
, ''if this be her singing, what mus, be her cry
: ingr,