The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-05
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The Organ, long eapsltsd. bus Hrri.,d
beeh unPaeked, set uP, aha gloried dyu.-=
The great players Of the region round shout
or Of distant celebrity. have had hs grand
Organ Exhibition anf lhs isenidesnt IN
slrumgnl has been pot through III ils paeef,
ID manner which has Surprised e.ery orc.
and, II Il had had a conscious eaisienie, muIt
have surprised the organ Itself moat of ~,
IL has piprd, haisd, tEumPeisd, hfayetl, than
dered Il has played 80 loud that everybody
was deaiuned aud 80 sofi thai nobody could
hear The pedals played for thunder. the
flutes languishrd aud ooqasi,ed, and the
swell died awaS-Ia delicious sufioeailon. iiks
one sngi1sN sweet song under the bed
elaIhes, Nov Il leads down a stupendoua
waltz win full bass, sounding very much nS
", In summer, ihunder,storm should plaf
above our heads "Coms haste 10 The wedding" I"
or "Money Musk" Then come marches.
gslops, aud hompipcs. An organ playing
hornplpes ought 20 have elephants for daf-
GERS,
~ length hgue Is to show the whoH
scope and power Of the instrument. ThG
theme, like cautious rat. peeps Gut 70 ht n
the coast il clear and after few hesitations
comes forth and begins 10 frisk a little, and
run up aud down 10 see what Il can Gnd. IL
dod' just what It did not want, puring ts-
nor lying in ambush aud waiting for spring.
aud as the lheme comes inrAulieuks near
The savage eat Of a tenor pitches at H. miases
ia hold, and then takes after IL with terribIS
earnedness. But Il has misealtdhtsd tho
agility Of the theme. Aii that Il could do,
With tie most detr6rste effort was 10 keen
the theme from runhihg back into its hole
again, aud 40 they ran up aud down, around
and Ground, dodgihg, eluling, whipping IN
and out OF every corner and nook, an the
whole organ was aroused. and the bass began
to ,HNe part, but unluekily slipped and rolled
down stalks, and lay at the bottom raving
and sfuNling 10 the most awful manner, and
nothing could appease IT, Sometimes tho
theme was caught by one part, and dandled
for a moment, when, with a snatch, another
part took il and ran OFT exullant until una
wares ihe same dick was played on Il, and
finally, all the parts being greatly exercised
in mind. began 10 chase each other promis-
euously in aud out up and down, now sepn-
rating and now rushing II full silt together.
until everything in the organ lost pAtienetT
and all the "atops" were drawn. and, ia fphs
OF all thh the brave orEAnist could do, who
flew about and bobbed up' and down, feet.
hands, head, and all-lhe tune broke up into
areal row, and every part was clubbing eve.
~ other one, until at length. patience hai-s
no lsuger virtue, the orgnnist with two or
three terrific crashes put an end to the riot.
ard brought the great Organ back to al
leneel
And now, Who shall play the organ ? is
the question. And IN tie end, Who has not
played .7 Pltst, perhaps, lady who teach
es music is exalted to the responsibility. Her
taste is cultivated, her nerves are fine, her
muscles feeble, her courage small aud her
fear great She touches the great orgSh ~
II she wereA trembling worshipper fearing Il;
arouse some terrible deity. All the meek
stapI are uAel, hut neae Of the terrible nneH.
and the great instrument is made to walk in
velvet slippers every Sabbath, aud After each
stAnza the organ humby repeats the last
strain in the tune. The instrument is quite
subdued. 1t is the modern exempliheatioh
OF AHadne riding safely on a tanned LEOPARD
But few women have strength for mechanical
labor. II ought not to be so. Women
ought to have better health more muscle,
more power, and one Of these days doubtless
will have.
Next, an Amateur player is procured, who
was said to have exquisite taste and finished
execution. A few pieces for the organ he
knew by heart, pretty way of varying
theme, sentimental feeling, and reasonable
correctness in accompaniment
Next came an Otsanist, who believed that
all this small playing, this petty sweetness,
was disgrace to the powers Of the insiru-
ment. Tie meant TO lead forth the long
pent-up forte, and accordingly he took for
his first theme, apparently, the Deluge, and
the audience had it poured upon them in cN-
cry conceivable form, wind, rain, floods,
thunder, lightning, with all the promiseuous
stops, which are put in all large organs ~
produce q screcching brilluney. full drawn, 10
signify universal misery and TO produce il,
That man gave the church their full moneys
worth. lie flooded the house. The voievs
of the choir were like birds chirping in
thunderstorm lie had heard that the sing
ing ofa congregntio should be borne up
upon the music OF. the organ and as it were
aoated andsh he seemed to be aiming, for the
most part to provide fan Atlantic oeeaR
for the slender choir TO make its stormy voyS
ages upon.
A fortunate quarrel disposed Of him, and
the Organ went back to the tcnderperformer.
But before long a wonderful man was called,