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Nasal Music.

SNSCt ~ tMy9 AiHu " tnciUuy-tt meiOuy " cdnJ
y ecorfec(lr styled; but the editor Of the Geor-
o. IEmily Visitor, inihe subjoined humorous
essay and pefsonal experience, shows shat the
nkss sdbpieasant music -is to be heard down
South" once in while. -
Heaven bless the man who invented sleep," |
[quosh honest Sancho Panza, and many i po6rl
1konaphas reiterated the pious benson OF tncI
famous Governor of Barataria. What god |
send this great invention has proved to the |
noble army of poets, and authors; and clergy
man. and orators Of every sort. who would be |
altogether uncomfortable but for this never fail |
ing resource. Danish it from the world, and |
what "beggarly account Of empty boxes"
should we have ct our churches, at lecture
rooms and on all public occasion, and what a |
vast number Of "Sonnets to q Yong Lady |
Sleeping" and such like, would be entirel, lost
to the world But for the deep sleep which
fell upon Adam. we should never have had that |
most glorious of all institutions - women. |
Somebody has remarked that it was blessed
thing Adam had good nap on that occasion
tor he probably never enjnined quiet one af-
terwards. Not being Benedict we are unable
to pronounce this slander on cur own respon-
sibility. asia sr4 aa a.i q tts s. ass5 sia'
The Irish have legend that when child
smiles in its sleep the angels are lowering over
and whispering 10 Il. Prince Pnngent thinks
differently. He cites the case Of poetic young
lady, who said as her infant nephew smiled;
"Dear little one-the cherubs are sighing to
liz" "Nonsense Polly" cried the matter of
fact mother, sits not the cherubs-it's the
colic." Pierce declares that there is an init.
mate relationship between "wind, sleep and
; peppermint" and tells US of something be read
in an ancient volume, of certain Mrs G. who
couldn't sleep on account Of the terrible wind
which was blowing out OF doors. Horace,
my / We, how dreadfully the wind hcwls; don't
: you hear it! can't sleep for it,"
e my DEAR said her better half, who was a
philosopher, "open the window and put pep
permint lozenge outside"
"Why!' asked his wife.
Because" quotb he. Its q good thing to
cure the wind"
> But the wind is not the only disturber OF
> dreams. There is q certain class Of sleep de-
s,royers-veritable Macbeths who murder
sleep" and think no more of it than does Miss
> Lucie Lulac OF breaking hesrt--your fellows
who make night hdeous with thar ~nsssl aul
sic, which seems 70 quiet their own nerves in
as great degree ~ il exctes other peoples
''Now. we insist that great reform 10 needed
ia this matter. Snorers should either be made
d to correct this abominab!e habit, or some Law
e ought to be enacted compelling them to "keer
!. themselves to themselves" After one has
established reputation TOR the business. he is
: generally avoided be his acquintances. bu
n unfortunately. such fellows travel sometimes
Did you ever watch 1 confirmed snorer worn
:. himself into the good graces Of stranger, Rh.
totally unsuspicious Of the trap he is falling
i into, agrees 10 share q room with him! Poo
le fellow! he little knows what night is befor,
e-l him.
b. WHY can't this this be corrected in earl
:. lifcg Children arc fought propriety in othe
~ matters, and why should not the hideousnes
ID Of this offence against good manners 10 presse
W upon them! Has parent who sends out
u. confirmed snorer fulfilled the Scripture injunc
ton; "Train up child in the way he shoui,
go!' We contend that no man has right +
!. 90 out into the world with an unruly nos
tn raj rest. Night il blessed gift OF heaven I
IL man:
ait robs the world Of light,
80 To lend in lieu greater benefit.
he Repose and sleep" .H
K It is the season of rest and refreshment att
rs the labors, and cares and troubles Of the day
To and when we put cut the candles we at ii
same time desire to put out the world. VIII
10 indisputable right he held less culpable ths
ne he who flches from Us our good name, or stes
a. ue our purse! sss4srf
ad We we'll remember an awful night on,
zen passed at public hotel. 1t was summer tin
ses and we came in tired aud sleepy. There was
NJ bright moon shining, and its slvery bear
:ne came ia through the open windows and MAJ
lco lco the room almost az bright % day, There we
.eu two beds id the apartment We saw stran,
M eef pair of boots and apparel not our own sfori
~, 81 side III one Of them and we knew at once th
VI we had room mate, but il cost us no uneas
'au ness, tor we had no welI filled purse or 9th
al valuables to tempt the cupidity Of the veris
no pickpocket in the land; so we turned in quel
sa ato sleep, perchance to dream" We are
ss that unfortunate class who cannota at cnce 81
Avn into state Of unconsc ciousness. We alwa
ri have job of thinking to do, and generally
ae' neu we had altnost gotten within its bonnd,ri
when sound de Of far distant thunder sts
g upon our ear. We Iistened but all was sile
fter aes,n. Once more We approached the land
ght ma. hud apailiwe hesrdthe mutterings Of thu
ay- tder. hut this time not SO distant. At first I
Droe sonnd was faint and indistnct and then II 6ro
he 1orth more loudly. There was no mistakine
Un now sJcWas Z 1nore and it came from
was other bed. Sleep had departed from our b.
POI, Tds and we rose on our elbow in the agony
ldeepair. From our earliest youth just 50
Des- fellows az this one had been snr secret hotr
and now we were in forit without hope Of
pug. llease. Our aei shb.r q IL aaare Of our =
= links. got worse and worse. He seen
i T. warm with his subject and his d
ring became almost eloquent. We "a
~ near forgetting ahe dreary prospeet be:
- a. IN our admiration Of the sltist.z HE snor
!. ~ Z. was the perfection Of science. Hes drew
great uuantities % fair with snort al.d 4
!, - sent ii Out sgssn ike N engine bloulnG
\ Ia steam. His inspirations we're hka 6ute;
~ exuiralions like IN ophicleide. 6em.sines