The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1858-01-07

eu. Our word Tor II, there Is a happy home
somewhere, and we would like to look in
upon 1T when business hours are over.
't Sandy Hill Herald.
Tom, THE, BLIND MusIcIAN.-Tom. the
blind musician, gave his first entertainment
on Wednesday night, at Temperance Hall.
Tom is certainly a genius in his way. He
Is now only years old, and, without any
instruction except tile Teaching of nature,
executed on the piano, several original and
selected pieces of music, to the satisfaction
OF an appreciative and fashionable audience
If the future instructors of Tom can keen
+" his natiye-wood notes wild !" free from the
corruptiors of the. French and Italian
schools, the blind minstrel will, at some time
or other, astonish the musical world. Like
poor Tom, we never studied even the rudi.
ments OF the divine art, and, conseouentlv.
cannot speak scientifically on the subject.
but this much we will say from experience,
that if some Of the "high fuIluten . flights
we have heard, is music, we should like
some professor to tell us what is not music.
In this fast age Yankee Doodle and Old
hundred have become SO mixed with foreign
variations. that none but the learned can
tell one from the other. We think sit is
time to become little more Americanized"
Weonce knew very worthy, intelligent, but
nervous gentleman 10 forsake an excellent
hotel, simply because (" these evening bells"
in spirit of improvement, had been super
seded by thatm hofrid of all musical in.
struments, a Chinese Gong. Let MUSICIANS
and hotel keepers eschew all foreign novel.
ties, and let Tom slick to his native text
and he cannot but succeed.
Columbus Enquirer.
STILL HOUSE MALARIA.-The pestiferous
influences of dis,illery are manifest in eve.
ry neighborhood where such an establish.
ment exists. The walls, the roof, the win
dows, the hog.pens, the grounds, the vegct-
alton, all proclaim that blighting mildew
and death are there A handsome distiIle.
ry cannot be found in ali the western coun.
try. The very architecture of the buildings
appears to be from the Internal regions. So
The blasting influences are apparent upon
those who are officiating within, as well as
their families and neighborhood. On ap
preaching one of these ante. chambers of
perdition, the fences, farms, windows, every
thing betokens the thrifilessncss and de-,
moralization of the PEOPLE. The children
are ragged and ignorant, the mpn are idle
and profane, the Sabbath is disregarded.
morality and religion are below par.
Heaven pity all decent people whose lots
are cast in-the vicinity of a stillhousel The
stencil and filth around the place are a pret
ty fair type Of the moral condition of the
neighborhood.- - CRUSADER.
A LITTLE descent viii give water ran
ming motion. A few inches in smooth.
straight channel will give it velocity Of sew.
ersl miles per honr. The same thing Is
true Of morale, A little decliyity--a little
start and away all goes, gathering speed
and momentum as the daysmeasure the dis
tance. The best OF men sometimes, from a
slight push "a little start out Of the right
way--go like running water, swifter and
swifter rs il: draws higher to the sea. BE
careful that you do not get this first start.
lest all the powers of yourself and friends
may be too feeble to turn You back.
Spirit Of the Age.
IF in Sparta q Young man purchased an
estate upon advantageous terms, or sma6e
WHAT'S termed good " bargain" he was
rendered accountable To tha State and foed