Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-06-08
9Th 6 Abamina.ieas Of Music.
For lie Eayestee.M Qsssrrer.
NASHVILLE, .SagbaA Entnl,1a,


self OF his foref.thers, the writer Of
this is condemned to live in i suburb
of the city that would be ii pleasant
location, were it not that it is inftst-
ed With A serious class Of people, who
are in the constant habit Of letting
off tn ir excess of sanctimo4ious H.
gubrity, in loud and heart bending
songs of praise
A quiet Sabbath is one of my chief
delgh It's. :. l look forward to it with
longing hope, as weekly oasis where
in | G IN repOse my wearied faculties
after ! tx days toll and woariness.
What pleasure. when the mind is free
from the craving pressure Of imme-
diate duties, 10 Irecline at cas- e in the
coolies part III the house, and beguile
the bq rnng hoar5 oil tropical days
with the works of some Eavorite au-
thorl But then, what torture, just
when you hay bacome Interested in
your book, to hear the preliminary
growl Of your neishbor -who|lives ex.
actly twenty feet from ) bu and
which sad experience tells ypuis but
the prelude Of his violent Sunday
vocal exercise He is a COOL citizen,
an e kcellent husband ana father, a
man sturdy and honest, exemplary
and fat, piou aud pondefous, and
possesses voice withal at which the
bulls Of Bashan would stare IN Won
der, a nd which fear has alre4 dy worn
deep burrows i n his llfsrin$ throat.
The vile Of m y friend is also a merci-
less choral rasper, anl the seven plive-
branches Of my friend emllate the
parental disc ord by excruclating
shrieks. Tie burly choris ter seats
him ieff at an open windo9-he d.
vests himself Of his coat, vest, and
cravit, that he may with more ease
go Trough biz TREMENDOUS vocal Ia
bors and, pr eisely at S L. NJ, the
nerv les of his neighbors are startled
with the prem onitory groa rs Of the
coming storm At 9 when the
"brea klast thi ngs' are put away, and
other little family m It'll ers arranged
It'll e wife of his bosom joins him,
aud one BY on th4 yoaa ger branches
take up the burden of bis mournful
strain, and the J oungP st bantling,
kicking in IFS mot her s arms, dlversi-
des the exa$ pera ting melody, with
scream ofpup gent anguish; and, from
morn till dew y evf +, the noisy family
; prolong their house hold lamentations
1t il glorious sig ht, doub tless, that
: pres ented by The interesting group
e The ire is ii joyIin witnessing the fierce
delIght'of that elderly corp nlent sing.
er, as his red facd bacom rs purple
and his throat swells with terrific eli,
fort IS to eject the deep bass from the
low est rccesses Of his fathomless
stomach. 1t is pleasant to watch
the earnestness Of his EN- nlous part
ner, as she dandleS her infant and al
the same til ne drows in poignant
, scre eches, and to perceive the solemf
=, abs tractednes$ of the younger ones
as, with super juveh bile shrillness, they
ioin in the chhnt; but it would be fal
more pleasant, if dne could temrcra-
, rily suspend : he flculty o { hearing.
II What thes people sing no man
( lnbweth but the ctual perpetrator
1 The music is evidently the mangled
J; remains of S pine murdered psalm
d tua be; but the Jerking variations" Of
discordant woe wrung fromit are mi.
rae ulous. Then, after vain attempts
to forget the noise-after you have
thr own away y our book dozen times,
and find every thing impossible but
: to listen to thb dismal moan, which,
liz spite Of yourself, gradually PCS
= ses$ es you lit suddenly ceases, while
e the perspiriug performers take breath.
r You look out, in hope that the mex
orable musicians have relented, and
meet the exulting glance Of theIpant-
: ing Either, which proudly says more
, plainly than wo rds could speak-fHe
, that hath ears to hear, let him hearl"
1t is too muchl and if, at the same
moment, half dozen church bells
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