Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-19

1HE PowEk OF MUsIC.-ln looking over an old
Newspaper" printed several years ago came
across this beautiful piece, which struck Inc as
being true TO nature.
Could MT, cos he sung so = Leaning idly
over fence few days since we noticed little
four-year old lord Of creation amusing himself
IN the grass by watching the frolicsome fight of
birds, which were playing around him. At
length beautiful bobaink pelched on a houpb
of an apple-tree, which extended within a few
yards of the place where the urchin sat. and
maintained his position apparently unconscious
OF his close proximity to one whom birds usually
consider dangerous neighbor
''1he boy seemed astonishcd Mt his impudcncc.
and, alter regarding him steadily for q minute or
two, obeying the instinct of his baser part. he
picked up stone lying at his feet, and was pre-
pairing to throw it, steadying himself for good
aim. The little arm was drawn backward with
out alarming the bird, aud bob was within an
ace of danger, when 10 his throat swelled. and
forth came nature IS plea link, link, a-link.
bob-a link, bob-a-link, a-no-sweet, a-no-sweet !
l know it, know it, a-link, a-link don't throw
1t, throw it. throw it, etc.-and he didn't =
Slowly the little arm fell to its natural position,
and the now despsed stone dropped The min
strel charmed the murderer! We heard the
songster through, and watched his unharmed
night, as did the boy, with sorrowful counte-
nance Anxious to hear an expression of the lit
tie fellows feelings, we approached bin, ard in
quired why didn't you stone him, my by? you
nlgnt nave Killed him, and carried bin home
g he poor little fellow looked up doubtinplv
as though he suspected our meaning and with an
EXPRESSION bali shame and half sorrow, he re-
piled:
"'CouH nit cos he sui1 son
Nv no VIII say that music bath no charms to
soothe the savage breast or aver that God hath
not made melody to move the purer fountains of
t,ur nature, to awaken those sympathies that are
ind rAH To I'D
self Let the sweet tones of music break upon
the cars OF the dull schoul boy, and he wiz awake
with new life and energy. Pour the notes Of
melody into the ears OF the wilful cn,d, and you
disarm him; the stone will fall from his heat. and
lie Will become obedient and attentive. Le1
maslc be the first to break the silence of the
kchool-room in the morning, and the chords of
young hearts that are put in motion will continue
10 vibrate during the day. Happy will be the
time, when not only the tones of our sebool-belIs
can he heard all over the land, but when the
notes of our schoolchildren in the morning.
breaking upon the silent atmosphere along the
ATLANTIC coast in the East shall reverberate
along the Gull Of Mexico, and the echo be heard
III California. ."-i"diana School Journal
SOME time since, farmer living near Easton,
fenn,, sent his daughter to a neighboring town
TO get hundred dollar'note changed for smaller
bllls Arriving too late for banking hours she
endeavored to effect her object with some of the
merchants, but failed, and started on her home
ward journey, when she was overtaken by a
stranger on horseback, who was very attentive
unlil they reached lonesome place in the woods,
~hen lie demanded the note from her, and en-
forced the demand by presenting pistol. She
accordingly handed out the money, but in passing
IL TO him the wind blew it away, and the robber
got OF his horse to get it, when she put whip TO
her horse. and started off at good speed the eh-
wayman's horse following 4 pistol discharged
Al'er her only made the horse 60 the faster. The
young lady arrived home safely with the horse of
The robber- on which was pair of saddlebags
containing fifteen hundred dollars in good mo-
ney lhe horse was worth more than the money
she lost.
DUBIOUS PEovENDER--A Sandwich Island pa
per advertlses quantity Of Hawaiian beef'-
This sounds suspicious, considering the man eat
ing habits of the natives some years ago. Next
below the beef advertisement, is the following
mysterious announcement
The subscriber will in future wear weapon.
10 defend himself If necessary.
n. LOMBARD INGAIS,
An American Citizen
The beef-packers have evidently taken n. Lom-
bard Nichols for John Bull, and manifested
desire 10 cut him up. His declaration of war is
gritty.