Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-06-15

Z trumpet
"e O1 were sadly behind
oAses ~ ancest hen they left to
no 1nan pro b taak of blowing
h,'o@o1 asssv 50 xdaaliexcellence.-
aus Fun well the practical
asin .u hat species of musical
mances, R $pised the folly Of suf
g the brazen krument to remain lon
in the hands offers to blow for rs
we have experienced Q folly Of committing
our hopes Of success Fame. AS did our an
VISITORS; hence, each)r himself now -four
ishes the trumpet for mself. and thrives in
la'ness upon the afl Of his own brass!-
This is no enigma; RI one Of the practical
lacts OF this pra~ctica1century. You may
scan the world as it is nd+you will find all,
from the successful Tkvver 10 the lowest
mack drlver-the eminet politician and the
maker of patent piIls-Ihe reputable physic-
ian and the pedlar Of til ware-all who have
grown vastly rich and p~o,ular-look at them,
trace back their history and answer us by
return mail if they are not those who have
bloWed the loudest on the trumpet of person
81 e7ceQsRee- It needs hut a glance to be-
come satisfied Of this fact,if you will turn for
a moment TO the literature Of the day. Here
we behold the successful among the dabblers
in this polite traffic with his cheeks inflated
with gas to their utmost safety, and pouring
Il in a clarion blast through his own trumpet
until it echoes from every hill top" We are
forty foot ahead Of all competition
Now, whether this system is morally right
in the abstract, we shall not presume to de-
termine; we will leave that nut for the sage
Professors of the hair-splitting Institute to
crack; or to the wisdom of the next Legis-
lnture, provided they discover that they have
n right, and that it is within their jurisdic-
ton, to l~egislate upon questions involving
the moral welfare Of their constituents. 1t
dcvolves upon us, as a public journalist, to
speak of this modern science as it exists, and
10 apprisc our readers Of the incalculable
benefits arising from a proficiency in this ar
tistic accomplishment. If any arc 50 stupid
as TO disbelieve in the utility Of this species
Of music for pecuniary ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, let
them look at those who cut fashionable swells
on our most elite ~thoroughfares in splendid
carriages and prancing steeds at those who
throw fashionable society into graceful con-
WILSON'S at tho magniicence Of their parties,
their dinners, their silks and soirees-at those
who have made independent fortunes, and
retiring from the vexatious mart, now roll in
the luxury of +" purple and fine linen" eve
nv day. Let the disbelieyer look at these
and he will find them to be those who en-
ployed their own lungs in blowing their own
~trumpets. They saw it was futile to wait
on their oars for Fame and their individual
excellence to fill their pockets with the need.
full lucre, and, profting by this knowledge
they blowed diligently " from rosy morn tc
sombrc eve" and grew vastly fat on the SUI
r~crabundance Of gas with which they are
endowed.
- This modern accomplishment of trumpet
WI woue of the grand achievements of minC
over IN SsSqev illustrating this progressive am
practical century. 4 truce forSsaaaG 1aBr
Fame our stupid ancestors battled for again
wind and tide We moderns know full w
that our three score and ten will be vast
ere we reach the goal OF WealJn IL we WI
for others to appreciate our excellence ov
our fellows, and he who is blest with t
most wind, and can toot the loudest on t
brazen instrument, is sure Of the prize. '
know Of dozens upon scores Of men, and y
men too among the most eminent in tn
way. who have made thor fortunes throu
the influence Of the blessed trumpet, withc
tho use Of which they would have been ms
%ninnieS; but, with a knowledge of its utili
they have blowed ahead through sharp ke.
major and minor mood, in double quick tin
and then laughed in their sleeves at the 9
(ibility Of the masses
We wish we were competent TO teach c
readers the rudiments of this graceful c
bellishment-thc gamut and some oftho m
popular airs, but, unfortunately, we are
\ mere tyro oursclf and incapable of tea
ing others. We should all be grateful, he
ever, that in us, as a people, the rudime
Of the science arc inherent and needs but
tic exercise in handling the brazen inst
meut to make US proficient in the art.
Let those who would increase their sto
in this worlds goods, lose none OF the
given them, but with all diligence empty
in the modern, fashionable way OF :-' bit
Ing their own trumpets ~
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