The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-03-17
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The other evening We at & party Of
friend of ours and amongst the lot WINS gay
young Miss. who had just returned from bosr1-
| ing school, where, after many solicitations and
apologies she seated herself at the piano. rocked
TO the right, then 10 the left, leaned forward
then backward, and then began She placed
her right hand about midway the keys and hog
left about two octayes below them. She now
puts OFF the right 10 brisk canter upon the tre-
bic notes. and her left after il. The left then
led the way back. and right pursued il in like
manner. The right sturhtd and repeated its
movement, but the left outrun il this time, hop-
ped over it and flung it entirely off the track
Ii came in again, however behind the left on
its return, and passed il in the same style They
now became highly incensed at each other. and
met furiously on the middle ground. Here
most awful conflict tnsued for a short space.
when the right whipped of all of n sudden, nS
we Thought fairly tanquished hut we were in
error in what Jack Randolph cautions us-it had
only ''fallen back to n stronger position" 10
had mounted up two back keys, and commenced
the note of n rattlesnake. This had wonder
full effect upon the left, and placed the doctrine
of snake charming beyond dispute. The lefs
rushed toward il repeatedly, hut seemed invari-
ably panic struck hen II came within six KEYS
oft, and ns invariably retired with "a tremenduus
down the bass keys; continued it's sssults.
sometimes by zgzag movement, but all its at
tempts to dislodge the right from its strong hold
proved intellectual, il CAME close up to its adves-
siry and expired
ANY one; or rather one, can imagine what
kind of iinises the piano made during the con.
fict: Certain iii that no can describe them,
aid therefore We shall not attempt it. The bat
tie ended, Miss Jane moved as though she would
have risen, hut his protested against by a
number of voices at once. Zone cong my dear
Jane. ''you must sing that sweet little French
air you used to sing, and which Madame Pig
gis Iueaki is fond Of" Miss Jaae looked niti-
T,l h.,- o,,Il l. y l.
it Miss Jane - accordingly she squared herself
for song. She brought her hands into a capus
this time in fine style, and they see ned tc be per
fectly reconcied to each other, then commenced
kind of colloquy the right whispering treble
very sadly, and left responding bass vory loud
ly.
The conference had been kept up until va be-
gan to desire n change upon the subject when
our ears caught. indstncty, some very curious
sounds, which appeared 10 piocet d fr m tie lips
of VI IS Jane they seemed 10 he compound OF
dry cough. gruut, hccough il appeared 70
us, rs Interpreters between the right and left
Things had progressed in this way for about Is
seconds. when We happened TO drt CT cur atten-
u"r TO MIR. X. His eyeR were closed, his head
swung gracefully from side 30 side, n beam of
heavenly complacency res ed on his countcnance
and his whole gave irresistible dem strati'rs
tin. Miss Jane 5 music had made him feel good
all over We resolved from this contemplation
extr Ict from the performance anything intelli-
gable. when Miss Jane made hy catching
grab at half-adozen keys in a row. and the same
instant che fetched long dung hill cock crow.
at the conclusion of which she gra ppled nt ns
many keys with the left. This came over II.
like warm bath, and over US like a rack of
bamboo iriars.
Our nerves were not recovered until Miss Jn-s
repeated the movement, accompanying il with
the sque'l of a pinched cat This threw us into
an ague ht. but from respec, to the performer,
we maintained our 30 siton. She made a
third grasp with her right. and ut the time
raised one OF the most uneartbly bowis that ever
| 's>uad from the throat Of any human being
! This seemed the signal for universal uproar and
destruction. She now threw away all reserve
| nd charged the pianna with her whole folee-
| She boxed il, slie clnwed il. she strapped it
| Ter mock veins swelled. her chin flew ND. her
I ace flushed. her eyes glared. her hosom heaved
( he screamed she howlea she yelled she c.ct :
| i. and was in the act ofdwclling upon the note
{ scrcech owl, when We took the ST. yitys'.
ruee and rushed out cf the room. Coed
ess." said bystander. '-if this te her s:nr;es.
what must be tes crying p